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 on the cover page of and under the headings
"Prospectus Summary--The Operating Lease Transaction," "Risk Factors," and "The
Equipment" in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement on Form S-4.

                                             AMERICAN APPRAISAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 27, 2002