steveplym Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 I wanted to let you guys know I learned my lesson with those vertical compressors. They tip over really easy. I always kept it at the back of the garage along the wall next to where the Plymouth sits. Not anymore. I had torn down my pool deck a few weeks ago as it was damaged in a storm and we were getting a new pool and deck. So I saved some of the boards and put them behind the compressor. Anyways I had a rotten board in my back porch deck that I wanted to replace with one of these. So Sunday I went out and pulled a board out from behind my compressor, making sure it didn't come back and hit the Plymouth I pulled a little too hard on it and it knocked the compressor over, it hit the left rear door and left rear fender. It was covered up so I wasn't sure how bad the damage was. Pulled up the cover and it put a good dent in the rear door and a small dent in the edge of the fender. So this weekend I've got to pull the rear door and fender. Gonna do the bodywork and paint both pieces. Good thing is it is basecoat/clearcoat, so I can blend in the base and then just clear the whole panel. I'll post pics this weekend of it once I get it apart. I've covered it up and left it sit ever since. Made me pretty sick. You try so hard to keep from hitting the car, and then it happens. Oh well, it could always be worse. Quote
dezeldoc Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 That sucks! On the stand up compressors they are supposted to be left bolted to the pallet. i was told the vibration will crack the legs if left on the ground. mine is an 80gal and have never had any problems with it wanting to tip over. Quote
steveplym Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Posted May 28, 2009 Well this is a small compressor that has two wheels on the back and then the small rubber stop on the front. I knew better then to leave the compressor where it was at. Sad thing is I've been meaning to move a larger compressor into the garage that my dad is giving me. It is like yours and on a pallet. Been trying to find a truck big enough to move it, or a trailer. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 mine has been on the same pallet it was received on back in 1984...they are easy to tip otherwise..it is everyone's nightmare who works in or abround a finished car,..sure hope you get it straightened out.. Quote
dezeldoc Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 Is it one of those little harbor freight kind? my buddy had one get away going down his driveway and hit the fender on his 30 plymouth, broke the head on the compressor also. of course his driveway is on a 28 deg slope! Quote
steveplym Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Posted May 28, 2009 Is it one of those little harbor freight kind? my buddy had one get away going down his driveway and hit the fender on his 30 plymouth, broke the head on the compressor also. of course his driveway is on a 28 deg slope! Yeah, I bought it at rural king. It probably would have damaged the compressor if it would have hit the concrete and not the car. Although I would have felt better having to buy a new compressor rather than repairing my car. Quote
dezeldoc Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 dezeldoc' date=' Your buddy's must be a horizontal model. With that kind of slope in the driveway I'll bet he could really get that thing going down hill. Even better if he cut a drain hole in the rear of the tank. Then he could sit on it, open the rear drain hole for extra power and ride it down the driveway.:D[/quote'] Now ya went and made me spit my soda on the keyboard! that was good! Yeh it most likley did more damage to the car than what a new one would have cost! Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 Sorry to hear about your damage. Sounds like one of those items a person should fasten to the wall with a piece of wire or rope to prevent such an event. Good luck with the repair. Quote
radioguy7 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 I had a similar experience happen with my compressor after tugging on the hose one time, but I was a lot younger then and able to leap to my feet in time to stop it from falling forward into my truck (the 59 GMC). After that I took a short length of small chain I had laying around and put an eye bolt on one side of the compressor and another on the other with a clip on one end of the chain so that same scenerio won't ever happen again. Plus, I've learned not to tug on the hose anymore! I did the same with my torch tanks Quote
greg g Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 easy fix, length of chain or cable attached to the studs on either side of the compressor. easy fix refers to keeping the compressor vertical, not repairing damage from a fallen one. Quote
JIPJOBXX Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 Well like I say if it weren't for bad luck i wouldn't have any all. I know how you feel as our cars are a special part of us and anytime we damage one of them somehow it takes a few days to get over it. I did something like that with my wife's Honda I left two car ramps standing up on a wall and wouldn't you know it one decided to fall back on the drivers door and put a little crease in it. Boy was I mad at myself but oh well poop happen.. Quote
radioguy7 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Posted May 28, 2009 Well norm, that was years ago, and since I've been married I haven't had to tug on my hose in a very long time. oh and no need to brag here if yours is long enough to fit in a hose reel!! Quote
Frank Elder Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 A metal strap on your upright tank will chafe also, unless you add a rubber isolater. Now you can apply that to your work or your personal life, that is up to you! Quote
radioguy7 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 There's an easy way to solve the problem of tugging on the hose. Even if you've learned your lesson not to do so' date=' sometimes we all forget that lesson in the heat of the moment. So.......you can keep your compressor mobile without tying it down someway, and still not worry about tugging on the hose and making it fall. The air hose I use is not connected directly to the compressor. It's attached to a hose reel that is attached to the shelf on the bottom of my workbench that weighs a ton. You need two floor jacks to move that bench. Then the hose reel has a short 15 foot hose attached to the compressor with quick disconnects on both ends.If one wanted to strap it to the wall, I don't think I would use a chain. I would think the chain would rattle from the vibration of the compressor when running, making extra noise. Also, could scratch it up and cause rusting. I would use a tie down strap like you use to tie things down in your trucks. All of this compressor talk just reminded me. I need to pick up some new air hose. Mine is about 10 or 15 years old now. Don't want one of those hoses blowing up in my hand.[/quote'] Yes Norm I used a piece of garden hose, guess I need to give all details so not to give something to shoot down in the future. Oh and what kind of PSI are you running at for a hose to blow up in your hand?? 250 PSI?? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 last of my worries are the fear of a hose blowing up in my hand..I do not know of any home compressor capable of that pressure. Further I know of no known rated air hose that would allow the the hose to "ballon" to a point of blowing up..NOW IF indeed we are talking about the hose blowing off the barb fitting it is connected to..now that is of serious concern as the damage from a whipping air line can be pretty damaging to oneself, surrounding equipment etc..the one case where I had seen a rupture in a commercial high pressure hose it was just that..a rupture resulting in a good little pop and lots and lots of escaping air. splice the hose, clean the shorts and go on... Quote
radioguy7 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 Ok Norm, time to drink a nice glass of warm milk and settle down into your easy chair. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted May 29, 2009 Report Posted May 29, 2009 It just kills me how I have made mistakes that scatch or dent my car. It really hurts your feelings when "YOU" do it. I scatched my Plymoth backing it into the garage. This is something I have done many times before but this time I rub the skirt against the suport. The good thing is I buffed it with some fine compound and the scatch came out. I have scratched the hawk about two weeks ago however it only bent back the spear on the fender. There was also a small scratch on the fender. It made me think that if I had not gone to the cruz spot that night it would not have happened. Things happen, it could be worst I could have totaled it just as it could have been worst for you Steveplym. Atleast you can fix it. Quote
steveplym Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks for the comments guys. It's nice to know I'm not the only one that screws up once in a while. I got the door and fender off this evening. Both are fixed and primed. Will be sanding them down tomorrow and doing the repaint. The let them sit up about a week, sand and buff, and then back on the car. All these local cruises going on around here makes me want to get the car out and drive it, not work on it. A week or two and I'll be back on the road again. Quote
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