How do you move your 100lb LP tanks
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joe_padavano
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It's easy when they're empty. I just lift them into the back of the truck and secure them. My local Southern States fills them in the truck, so no handling needed there. At home I back the truck up to where they go and gently slide them out of the truck. Once on the ground, tip and roll to reach the final position.
My local Propane fill station says its about 50% on folks who lay them on their side vs. standing them up. Do you transport them horizontal or vertical?
I'm assuming if horizontal the bottom is at the tale gate. how do you secure them? Straps?
I'm assuming if horizontal the bottom is at the tale gate. how do you secure them? Straps?
Richard Cranium
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I use a appliance moving dolly
2 wheel dolly with a ratchet strap when full. when empty I tip them onto the pickup bed and slide them in.
I can tip them when full back in after filling but my guy usually just picks them up and sets them in by hand (show off!)
I can tip them when full back in after filling but my guy usually just picks them up and sets them in by hand (show off!)
joe_padavano
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Vertical, strapped into the back corner of my truck bed. They need to be vertical to fill them.
Kaizen
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I transport laying down strapped to side of bed. When full rolling it in its corner like I do with oxy tank. Or my tried and true d handle dolly
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Streetbu
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I transport mine laying down. You are SUPPOSED to transport them standing up. Really as long as they are secured and you give them an hour to settle after standing them up, you'll be fine. There is some kind of slime for lack of a better term in the tanks from the propane, if that gets in the valve, then in turn the line is where you run into issues.
Streetbu
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Oh I blew my back out once, had surgery and I'm 90% fixed. I'm much more careful when lifting/moving heavy objects now
Kaizen
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If it was dangerous they would require a metal screw on cap like pressurized gas. Just be careful and don't drop it. I had to just trash my perfect 100 pounder when I couldn't get anyone to recertify it. Such a waste
If I were to go that route I think I would work on a Gantry of some type. This is a cool though..I hadn't seen one before.
nh_yota
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What are 100lb propane tanks used for? Seems like it's easier to get a big stationary tank with propane delivery for anything bigger than a grill.
I use mine for my shop heater. lots of heaters need more SA boil-off than a 20 or 40 lb can give. I'd love a stationary tank but it's not really feasible for my shop...
Workshop Heater - I hate the idea of having one of those huge submarine looking tanks in my back yard just for one workshop furnace so I built a mini shed, have an auto change over regulator and two 100LBs Propane tanks standing up (not scaring off the deer!!) near my workshop.
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Well, I did it! I didn't blow up, not even a little. I get so much from this web site that I figured I would toss up a pic of how it looked in case someone else is thinking about this in the future.
I used straps on the "top" of the tanks and those little steel adjustable hook things (dont' know their name) for the bottom to attach to the anchors on my truck bed.
Turns out the my cheap Harbor freight dolly is the exact width (inflatable tires) to lay in the middle of two tanks.
Using the tail gate to lower them down helped.
Took two people to get them loaded AFTER they were full but empty load and full unload went well.
Thanks for the support folks
I used straps on the "top" of the tanks and those little steel adjustable hook things (dont' know their name) for the bottom to attach to the anchors on my truck bed.
Turns out the my cheap Harbor freight dolly is the exact width (inflatable tires) to lay in the middle of two tanks.
Using the tail gate to lower them down helped.
Took two people to get them loaded AFTER they were full but empty load and full unload went well.
Thanks for the support folks
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TractorJeff
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Lady I know has the same setup for her kitchen stove. Dealer comes out 3 or 4 times a year to change one out. In her area this is a cheaper alternative to getting someone to take it somewhere for a fill.
An old guy out near her used to get 100lb'ers dropped off on the side of the road, he tipped them over and dragged them with a rope through the snow!
Interesting the other post about not having screw-on caps as both of my friends that get it delivered have caps on them.
Other post about leaving it to settle for an hour due to "Slime"?
Not plausible as there should be nothing in that tank
I just pick them up and put them in my truck. It's only like 125 lbs or so, I can lift a lot more than that. I lay them down, bring them home, stand them up and use them right away, never had a problem. I've even put them in the trunk of a car to bring them home.
mine don't have provisions for a cap but I have a couple friends with several older 100 lb tanks that do. I assume the non-cap style gets around it with the handle/shield (like 20 lb'ers). the older style with caps don't have that.
Lassen Forge
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The oily "slime" is the Methyl Mercaptain odorant that settles to the bottom of the tank. Discharge a slug of that and you'll know for a year or 3.
I used to transport them laying down in the bed of the pickup, stand them up on a hand dolly, strap them in and take them to their resting place, then I got a wet tap on our tank and just used a hand dollyt o move them around. .
I used to transport them laying down in the bed of the pickup, stand them up on a hand dolly, strap them in and take them to their resting place, then I got a wet tap on our tank and just used a hand dollyt o move them around. .
PopcornSutton
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DOT requires any tank over 40LB size must be transported vertically and secured.