My compressor got high today . . .

[Steevo]

I finally raised my compressor up onto the pallet rack today.

First I made some cross-mounts that drop into the pallet rack.

I used 4” c-channel and ¼” x 4” flat bar to make drop-center mounts that place the compressor lower between the load beams for a little more clearance when installing it, and for stability.

Then I used rubber isolation mounts between the feet and the mounts:

Then I arranged it so that my little forklift could get it into place, removed the front load beam so I could get it situated, and held there while I reinstalled the front load beam.

Once the load beam was in place, I lowered the lift forks out from under it.

This setup gives me more room underneath for my blast cabinet. Yeah, that beam is higher on one end. I fixed it after I took that picture.:

While I was at it, I plumbed in a high-side gauge and hose quick-connect ahead of the regulator. I picked up the large gauge at a surplus place for $10.

 

[dandan111]

Good use of some space!

 

[kngkong]

Yeah ^. Must be nice to get that out of the way. Looks good.

 

[RECox286]

I like it. However, I would be wary about posting pictures like this on the

internet... I hear the cHINESE are watching !

Very nice job Steve. I'm sure that you are pleased as punch.

Uncle Bob

 

[A_Pmech]

Looks good, nice work on the special drop center beams.

The only thing I might add if I was doing it is to install some clips on your beams so that the pallet rack beams can't spread and drop the compressor. Your rack beams may not require it, but some pallet rack systems need cross-ties between the beams to keep them from spreading at rated load.

Regardless, it's a heck of a way to save space and looks very clean. It's nice to have a forklift!

 

[OccupantRJ]

Steevo has high-jacked his own air compressor!

 

[eeyore1]

Are you making a poster to remember to check the oil?

 

[Thruxton]

Nice job- the dropped beams are very neat.

 

[Morrisman]

Funnily enough, while I was trying to re-arrange stuff to make more room (physically impossible) I thought about the same thing: lift the compressor up higher so I could use the space under it. I can't stack on top of it, so raising it a yard or two would be a good move.

Just a thought, I don't have a forklift, so I'll have to do some creative thinking.

 

[olytdi]

Perfect. I will be putting my Quincy in the air as well. Cannot see it taking up floor space. Awesome.

 

[Cryptic1911]

We've been thinking of doing the same thing

 

[Slick111]

Maybe you will need to run a bigger drive pulley to speed up the pump cuz now your compressor is up in altitude hence thinner air. Yuk yuk

 

[akdiesel]

Great use of space. I would like to do the same but it would enter fear with my shop heater.

 

[NUTTSGT]

While I was at it, I plumbed in a high-side gauge and hose quick-connect ahead of the regulator. I picked up the large gauge at a surplus place for $10.

I like the way you plumbed the cross with the guage and quick connect. You do nothing light duty, everything is industrial in your shop.

 

[pipsters]

I'm a huge fan of horizontal compressors

 

[jamesemery728]

That looks great. Very good way to make more space where you need it. How about some info and pics on your forklift. Looks like an excellent size for a home shop. Thanks

 

[bluevenom867]

Looks like a IR T30 compressor? Those rubber isolators have a solid core or does the bolt go through them? Wheres the tank gunna drain to now that its over your blast cabinet?

 

[Steevo]

. . . How about some info and pics on your forklift. Looks like an excellent size for a home shop. Thanks

That is my Clark walk-behind electric forklift.

It is a handy little unit. I think it can lift 3000#.
My brother-in-law gave it to me. One of his customers was going to scrap it when they got a new one.

I have used it for hanging cabinets, for dropping the toolboxes into my steel workbench frame, for loading and unloading tractors, parts, a lathe, a mill, etc.

 

[Steevo]

Looks like a IR T30 compressor? Those rubber isolators have a solid core or does the bolt go through them? Wheres the tank gunna drain to now that its over your blast cabinet?

That is an IR T-30 with 2475 pump and 5HP Baldor motor. The rubber mounts have a solid rubber core, rated at 175# per mount. It dances on them slightly when running.
I plan to get an automatic drain, and run a rubber hose from it to a location near the floor by the roll-up door.

 

[jamesemery728]

That is my Clark walk-behind electric forklift.

It is a handy little unit. I think it can lift 3000#.
My brother-in-law gave it to me. One of his customers was going to scrap it when they got a new one.

I have used it for hanging cabinets, for dropping the toolboxes into my steel workbench frame, for loading and unloading tractors, parts, a lathe, a mill, etc.

Very nice, Thank you.

 

[OccupantRJ]

That is my Clark walk-behind electric forklift.

It is a handy little unit. I think it can lift 3000#.
My brother-in-law gave it to me. One of his customers was going to scrap it when they got a new one.

I have used it for hanging cabinets, for dropping the toolboxes into my steel workbench frame, for loading and unloading tractors, parts, a lathe, a mill, etc.

I have always heard them called walkie stackers, or walker stackers, and have used them many times when I was a millwright for setting equipment inside industrial spaces. Fantastic little machines.