Oxyfuel cart recommendations

[mustangtyson]

Got the largest tanks I could buy and not rent. 125cft oxygen and 75cft acetylene. Before I take the caps off them, I need a cart. Should I get one with a firewall (like OSHA wants) between the tanks? What do you recommend for a home user in their garage? Manufacturers and specific models appreciated.

Looks like tanks are 7 inches in diameter and have a combined weight of 104 lbs.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

Mustangtyson,

I guess that there are a few ways to do this:

1. Place your tanks next to the wall and chain them there. I know a lot of guys who have done that who didn't need to move their tanks.
2. Be patient and find a used, industrial quality one at an auction or CL.
3. Build your own cart, if you have access to a welder & steel. The black one pictured below is one I built years ago (I used a ratchet strap to secure the tanks). The grey one is a cart that I flipped. I'm sure that others here have good ideas for building your own.
4. If you need one NOW, shop for a new one. Harper hand trucks look good. I'm sure that there are others. I've looked at HF carts, and I'm not impressed, although they may be fine for hobby use.

IMO: I wouldn't bother with the firewall. I assume that you do all of the normal safety practices (shut off valve & empty hoses when done, etc). However, I would strongly recommend investing in a set of flashback arrestors, if you don't have them.

Let us know what you find.

In my situation: I'm in the process of "rebuilding" my oxy/acetylene set. I also need a cart. However, I plan to just keep the tanks chained to the wall until I find a cart at an auction. I currently don't have the steel to build one. The hunt will be a little longer for me because I'll need a cart with a 400# capacity.

 

[Rrumbler]

Depending on what sort of terrain you will be moving your setup around on, you need a cart with fairly large tires. The "off road" cart I used to use where I worked had 16" wheels that were about three inches wide and used a tire similar to a wheelbarrow tire only bigger; we had to drag it around in gravel a lot, but on pavement, it rolled almost too easily. Don't forget that you're going to be moving about 400 pounds +/-.

 

[Marcm157]

I bought the one from Northern Tool although I probably don't need it. For the money its a decent cart and gets the job done. I had my tanks chained to the wall for years and really haven't moved the tanks from where they were except now they sit on the cart! My tanks weigh just about 100 lbs combined which is the listed capacity of the cart but it handles them just fine.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200512861_200512861

 

[laser3kw]

I sold a lot of Harper carts.
A good design was

Harper cart 140 series link - click here
poke around the Harper web site. Any of the Harper 140 series or maybe the 118 series would be good. There are subtle differences such as handle style, wheel size, height. Those were the most common home user / shop user for that size cylinder combo. I would look for the one with bigger wheelss, they rollbetter when the surface is less than smmoth
I don't think you really need the "firewall" divider - just my opinion.

 

[BD1]

Check craigs list for a tank cart. If space width is a concern, go for a front to back cart. I love it !
http://www.harpertrucks.com/product_details.php?product=128

 

[fred d]

I set mine up front to back instead of side by side.
Just works better in my garage setup

I use casters on the front and old large wheel mower wheels for the rear

 

[dr_clyde]

I have a hard tire Harper. I like it. If I needed to go offroad or something it wouldn't be the right one though.

 

[mustangtyson]

I ended up going with the SafTcart 935-8s although I do have some reservations about not going with a front to back option.

 

[rlitman]

I sold a lot of Harper carts.
A good design was

Harper cart 140 series link - click here
poke around the Harper web site. Any of the Harper 140 series or maybe the 118 series would be good. There are subtle differences such as handle style, wheel size, height. Those were the most common home user / shop user for that size cylinder combo. I would look for the one with bigger wheelss, they rollbetter when the surface is less than smmoth
I don't think you really need the "firewall" divider - just my opinion.

That looked so familiar I had to check out their catalog. It seems I've got their model 108-70.

I have no complaints about it. I didn't really pick it though. It came with the cylinders I bought on CL.

 

[macgyver37]

I made mine years ago and since I use propane a store bought one wouldn't work anyway. I swapped wheels on a cb750 honda motorcycle and had the old ones left over so I started with those. I set the O2 tank in a brake drum and then parked the 20lb propane bottle behind the O2 but up high enough the hose would reach easy and the 2 runners/handles captured both bottles and went down to the brake drum.
Anyway it is narrow enough to get in between things and the large wheels and tires make it really easy to offroad which I was doing alot of at the time.