Mine used to be on a nice wheeled trolley with a shelf underneath for the bucket of fresh beads and spare parts. Storage and stuff meant that had to go, so it's just perched on top of a toolbox right now waiting to take out a window or door panel one day!
I was going to take the filter out as you say, then run a large hose down into a plastic barrel with a pre-filter and filter on the end, if that wasn't enough I would've just stuck another barrel on the end to filter it out more!
Current plan is to make a custom sized box, with glass window and side door, built onto a trolley with sufficient venting built in, when I get the chance and have space to do it!