Air compressor isolation mat
 

my compressor has the solid ring base & 4 feet mounts. so separate isolator pads won't work. anyone have theirs on one of those horse mats from tractor supply?

worth it to have on a pad or mount to the floor without it? I mounted my old one directly to the floor and was definitely some noise transmitted.

also do the dixon air hose end repair fittings work well?

Got the Emax compressor yesterday, have to run 6 gauge and a 40 amp breaker yet. not a fair comparison to my old one but this one is more heavy duty and better quality in every way. it looks great, hopefully it will run great. shipped all the way from the east coast undamaged couldn't believe it.

Does it really need to be supported around the entire perimeter of that base ring? I'd think you could use a separate isolator pad under each bolt hole and it would be fine. Hockey pucks with holes drilled in the center is one cheap and easy way to do it.

I used some concrete studs and 4 shock bushings. Put a stud in the floor, put a shock bushing on the stud, walk the compressor onto / over the studs, and tighten it down.

If the noise bothers you, building a small shed outside of the garage is the best thing I ever did to not have to listen to the compressor run. If I ever get all the necessary things finished at this house, I will build a small shed for the compressors.

The air intake has a lot to do with compressor noise, I packed the air cleaner in one of my compressors with foam rubber, (same type small gas engines use for air cleaners) that helped a lot.

That`s how I did mine. 60 gal upright.

i have a 60 gallon upright compressor, i use 4 pieces cut out of a thick truck tire, about 4" x 4" each with no bolts or anchoring to the floor, it hasnt moved at all for 10+ years.

I probably shouldn’t admit it but I left mine bolted to the pallet. I hooked into my piping with a hose to isolate vibration. Been that way for at least 20 yrs. Now watch!��

My Atlas-Copco 5HP v-twin with 80 gal tank is 20+years old & it is also still bolted to the pallet I bought it on! Admittedly the pallet under mine is smaller than the one pictured by the OP.

I have no excessive noise or vibration, but my shop is large (56 x 88) so I don't work very close to the compressor. Every once in a while, I will reach over & hit the valve on the bottom of the filter/water separator to let the little bit of water out & the compressor will kick on & scare the sh1t out of me! LOL:o

God Bless
Bill
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Mines still on the pallet too. Never did anything but plumb the line and plug it in . That was 2012 still there doing fine. It Is far quieter then my bolted down compressor at my hangar. If I wanted it quieter I’d probably use some 2 inch foam board and make a box around it with air holes but it doesn’t bother me.

I slipped 3 of these under each leg 3 years ago . Hasn't moved.

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I bought some mounts from A Hardware store that hat a single bolt mount on the top and a two bolt mount that I attached to my wooded skid. Works great and as was posted the Induction Noise is much louder vs the compressor possibly moving around.

The new barn will have a dedicated compressor room to make it even quieter. The horse blanket stuff is not the right stuff to use.
Plus the newest adds from Harbor Freight say do not allow your pets to be near it. Typical for Chinese cheap HF stuff.

Tom V.

Might not be right for everyone ... but I welded up a carriage for mine so I could roll it around if necessary and mounted it to the carriage with isolators. Good quality casters will roll around 600 lbs without much trouble.

If I need to get behind it, get it in the open to work on it, clean it etc. .. just unplug, pop off the connections to the air system ... roll it out of the way. Also gets the drain valve up off the floor so it's easier to get too.

Mine is still on the pallet, also. Seems to work out good 20 years later

[QUOTE=JUDGE3;6379871]my compressor has the solid ring base & 4 feet mounts. so separate isolator pads won't work...
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My compressor has the same type of base. I was able to use vibration pads but had to place some flat steel on the top of the pad. The steel is under the ring but without it the ring was crushing into the pad. My Ingersoll said not to leave it on the pallet and the unit must be firmly mounted, however, it appears that a lot of guys use the pallet with no problem. I bolted mine only because I wanted to use my new hammer drill.

Even after 15 plus years, of sitting on the shipping pallet it has had no effect that I can determine, but it's still noisy.

Back in the 70s I put mine in it's own shed behind the garage, that was the absolute best answer to compressor noise. I ran the drain valve into the garage so I didn't have to go outside to drain the tank.

Most likely how I'll set mine up at the current garage. When I bought the house it had 2 compressors already here, and I still have my compressor at the old house, so I'll end up with 3, when I get everything situated. I'll have 2 in tandem for the big garage, and one for the storage garage.

:2cents:

My 60 gallon is also still bolted to its pallet. No issues.

Mounting & vibration dampening a ring base 4 feet compressor
 

Glad folks that left there's on a pallet had it work out. I would never do that.

don't know what horse "blanket" from harbor freight is. not what I'm talking about for sure.

I can see how using isolator 4" x 4" pads only at the feet on a ring base would not distribute the weight evenly and want to dig in without adding steel.

I used "stall mat" -for horses- from Orscheln's. believe tractor supply has it as well. very strong -and heavy!- stuff. a 4x6 mat of it is a load believe me. its 3/4" thick, perfect for the compressor isolation. does not dig into the mat at all, even walking the compressor around on it does not gouge it. I cut a 2' x 2' piece for the entire base to sit on distributing the weight evenly and hard anchored it to the floor.

Figured if I spent the extra bucks for a quiet running compressor I may as well isolate the base from any possible vibration. 1/2" anchors in the floor.

Looks great!

I used horse mat for mine as well. Never bolted it down, just set it on the mat. Doesn't seem to move at all.

Mine is still on the shipping pallet. Been that way for close to 30 years now. I've thought about anchoring it down. Still thinking I guess. :)

Like previously mentioned, i cut some squares out of an old semi tire sidewall. Not bolted down at all. That's for the house garage's 60 gal upright. My homebrew 60 gal in the shop is sitting on a piece of OSB, 3/.4 thick. Both have zero floor vibration. I do like the idea of putting casters on them, I have everything else on wheels, my compressor is about the only thing that isn't, and I see no downside to doing it.

R technology
 

wonder if the pallet guys left it on because they couldn't lift it off? lol check out the picture, I had to go it alone out here at my age and used redneck technology to get it off the dreaded "pallet mount".

my engine hoist would not go high enough to center the chain. the compressor wanted to really swing out even lifting a little. so being alone I strapped it to my truck hitch, and the other strap to the wall. worked perfect. came straight up just enough to kick the "shipping pallet only" out from under it and take it to the burn pile. :p


(please notice the 12 bolt posi marks in the shop. I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning. smells like victory!)

On a couple of occasions I was very happy my compressor is on wheels. Like when parts roll behind it, or belts need adjusting. etc.
I even have my 2500 lb Bridgeport on wheels :)

Runnin
 

Got it wired up with 6 gauge and 40 amp breaker today.

runs great no surprises and is it ever quiet running. quieter than I even expected. the whisper system is pretty darn neat.

must have a ram air V oil pump. nice steady 50 psi :)

NOPE! I have a fork lift, so taking it off would have been a simple process. Your pallet is definitely a shipping pallet & I would not have left mine on that either. The pallet mine is still on after 20+ years is much smaller & lower to the ground using stronger boards. Sorry no pictures.

God Bless
BIll
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Oil pressure gauge is very cool.

While you're plumbing it up, consider an automatic drain timer? There are options online from $30-$200. I think I have this $48 one: https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Au...dp/B00UEU6XIE/

Both of my big compressors are still on the pallets - one from 30+ years ago when my dad bought it!

compressin'
 

Rats! foiled by the wood pallet guys yet again.

Thanks, I may put one of those auto-drains on. like that.

used the excess horse mat for my bench top. iv'e always used this stuff for the bench tops. can cut various pieces for block sanding to.

emax use's 2 belts for less tension on the pullys, low rpm motor.

The manufacturer (Chicago Pneumatic) answers why you should not keep your air compressor on the original shipping pallet:

https://compressors.cp.com/en-us/exp...or-on-a-pallet

The reason mostly hinges on the pallet rotting, and the upright compressor falls over, they also site noise amplification on concrete. Since I bought my current home with 2 compressors left on the premises, I have one shop area with a wooden floor that has the compressor sitting on the wooden floor. It's been in there for at least a decade. The one at my old house has been sitting on the shipping pallet since i bought it new around 2006. The pallet hasn't rotted yet.