Question Tips For Transporting Portable SCUBA Compressor

[iain/hsm]

Apart from that suggested above you have a compressor with a maximum inclination tilt angle of 6 degrees this however is an improvement on the 5 degrees maximum allowed with the older MCH-6

I would suggest taking a good quality long spirit level with you or better still attach two each side of the frame long sides and another two at each end just to be covered. Also an axe and a small fishing rod.

That way at least when you park up before you start the compressor at least you can ensure that the compressor oil has drained past the piston liners back into the sump.

The axe comes in handy for cutting down the trees to make up the packing material you require to level.

 

[broncobowsher]

The smoothest ride on a trailer will be in the front of the trailer, closest tot he hitch ball.
Behind the axle in the trailer will be the most violent ride as well as leading to trailer instability.

I've left parts sitting on a trailer tongue that were still there 100 miles later, yet the same trailer would knock the tailgate off the hinges pulling into a gas station. Location on the trailer matters.

 

[Tracy]

Unless you drag it up the Dalton Hwy, no amount of trailering will compare to the vibration that pump sees while running. I would mount it close to the front of the trailer and just give a good look over for oil leaks before operating. It will likely be fine riding around.

 

[happy-diver]

**** put a couple of folded blankets in the bottom of your tub or under it and go pumping FFS!

 

[grantmac]

Vancouver Island? You planning on China Creek expeditions?

 

[Edward3c]

I am transporting my MCH-6 Icon on a 20 foot flat bed single axle trailer to various dive sites. Some of the roads are rough dirt/rock routes. Even on pavement rough patches at speed can bounce the trailer.

Question: Is there a way to help isolate the compressor from the jolts/bounces while in transit? Compressor frame has 4 small rubber 'feet'.

Please no deriding the Coltri, had enough of that sniping, just need viable means to protect the compressor. Plan is now to load it forward on the trailer bed assuming the hitch end will have he least vertical movement.

Thanks for suggestions!

I have a MCH-6, but carry it inside my SUV.

From my logistics background, unless you have sophisticated suspension on the trailer anything on it is going to get bounced around. The nearer to the tow hitch you place any weight can effect the stability of the trailer. Normal tow hitch loading is around 100lb, too much or too little can be dangerous.

 

[Wallowa]

I have a MCH-6, but carry it inside my SUV.

From my logistics background, unless you have sophisticated suspension on the trailer anything on it is going to get bounced around. The nearer to the tow hitch you place any weight can effect the stability of the trailer. Normal tow hitch loading is around 100lb, too much or too little can be dangerous.

Roger that...manufacturer of trailer recommend a hitch weight of between 100-300 lbs...depending on load, again close to 10%...I pull the trailer with a Tundra/Hawk FWC so no room for compressor and dive gear inside.

Thanks for your input...

 

[Tracy]

Roger that...manufacturer of trailer recommend a hitch weight of between 100-300 lbs...depending on load, again close to 10%...I pull the trailer with a Tundra/Hawk FWC so no room for compressor and dive gear inside.

Thanks for your input...

What hitches are you guys running? 100-300 pounds tongue weight? Surely a tundra is rated to tow more than 3000 pounds?

 

[Edward3c]

What hitches are you guys running? 100-300 pounds tongue weight? Surely a tundra is rated to tow more than 3000 pounds?

We’re talking about the vertical loading not what the hitch can pull.

 

[Wallowa]

What hitches are you guys running? 100-300 pounds tongue weight? Surely a tundra is rated to tow more than 3000 pounds?

The trailer is rated to 3,800 lbs....hence the manufacturer's recommended 100-300 lbs of tongue weight to stabilize the trailer . Even with HAWK FWC onboard my 05 Tundra AC SR-5 pulls the load easily....less load than trailer GVW is always better in my view....may only be 500-600 lbs on trailer when loaded out....still very much in planning phase...