EXHIBIT 23.6

                              Consent of Appraiser

     We hereby consent to the references made to us and/or our appraisal by
Hanover Equipment Trust 2001A, Hanover Compressor Company and Hanover
Compression Limited Partnership under the headings "Prospectus Summary--The
Operating Lease Transaction," "Risk Factors," and "The Equipment" in the
Prospectus constituting a part of this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
on Form S-4. We also consent to the filing as Exhibit 99.7 to such Registration
Statement of the Appraisal Report, dated as of August 16, 2001, covering
Synthetic Lease Portfolio Hanover Equipment Trust 2001A Natural Gas Compressors
prepared by us for Hanover Compression Limited Partnership providing a value of
not less than $309 million.

                                             AMERICAN APPRAISAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

                                             By:     /s/ Dale J. Egan
                                                --------------------------------
                                             Name:  Dale J. Egan
                                             Title: General Counsel

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

May 24, 2002