frontpagerickdog7072 posted Aug 08, 2024 01:30 AM
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frontpagerickdog7072 posted Aug 08, 2024 01:30 AM
Costco Members: Flame King 100-lb Empty Steel Propane Cylinder w/ POL Valve
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* No more than 90 pounds total in an enclosed vehicle. (Car, SUV, Van).
* No more than 45 pounds in a single cylinder in an enclosed vehicle. (Car, SUV, Van).
* Up to 1,000 pounds in an open bed pickup truck or trailer. (Has to be open, not enclosed).
* No special driver license needed, just a regular driver license.
In addition to DOT regulations:
* Most places will only fill a 100 pound cylinder if it is in a secure and upright position. Tied down with rope or strapped in the pickup bed. Not unsecured and rolling/moving around.
So, to haul around a 100 pound tank; just need a regular driver license, a pickup truck or open trailer, and some kind of way to secure the tank.
I made a simple brace for my truck out of 2x4s that secured the bottom of the tank. I use four straps to secure the top.
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In rural areas where natural gas is not available, many folks have propane furnaces, and electric powered well pumps and pressure tanks if there is no municipal water supply. For those not able to have their own water, there are tanker trucks that will bring you water. Propane companies will bring a truck out and fill your above ground or below ground propane tank which is 250, 500, 1000lb tank, often painted white.
If ya can't move it, ya can't use it.
Plus, per another post from the DOT's POV multi 50 lbs are less regulated (so to speak).
In rural areas where natural gas is not available, many folks have propane furnaces, and electric powered well pumps and pressure tanks if there is no municipal water supply. For those not able to have their own water, there are tanker trucks that will bring you water. Propane companies will bring a truck out and fill your above ground or below ground propane tank which is 250, 500, 1000lb tank, often painted white.
I wound up going with several Flame King 30 and 40 pound cylinders instead (Costco, Walmart). 30 and 40 pound is a good size, a lot more capacity than BBQ size cylinders, and much easier to deal with filling them compared to 100 pounders. 30's and 40's you can actually throw them in your car and carry them when full and fairly easily move them around by yourself. With 100's, you are going to need a pickup, a helper, a dolly, have to heft them up into the bed of the truck, and a bottle of Advil for your back, etc. Not fun.
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When time came to use the generator with a small (approx 3k watt load) and the extreme cold, I got 3 hours total runtime on each tank. When I went to refill them, the propane place charged me full price per refill on half empty tanks.
I'm just giving advice that if you plan on using propane in a cold climate, just know your total capacity is diminished. I had to switch to gas for my needs, but having access to both is best in emergency.
When time came to use the generator with a small (approx 3k watt load) and the extreme cold, I got 3 hours total runtime on each tank. When I went to refill them, the propane place charged me full price per refill on half empty tanks.
I'm just giving advice that if you plan on using propane in a cold climate, just know your total capacity is diminished. I had to switch to gas for my needs, but having access to both is best in emergency.
* No more than 90 pounds total in an enclosed vehicle. (Car, SUV, Van).
* No more than 45 pounds in a single cylinder in an enclosed vehicle. (Car, SUV, Van).
* Up to 1,000 pounds in an open bed pickup truck or trailer. (Has to be open, not enclosed).
* No special driver license needed, just a regular driver license.
In addition to DOT regulations:
* Most places will only fill a 100 pound cylinder if it is in a secure and upright position. Tied down with rope or strapped in the pickup bed. Not unsecured and rolling/moving around.
So, to haul around a 100 pound tank; just need a regular driver license, a pickup truck or open trailer, and some kind of way to secure the tank.
I made a simple brace for my truck out of 2x4s that secured the bottom of the tank. I use four straps to secure the top.
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While DOT technically does not forbid transporting it flat, it is not recommended to do so. Also, most places will refuse to fill them if they know you will transport them laying flat. Due to liability reason that they don't want to get sued if you blow up.
The reason propane cylinders shouldn't be transported laying flat is that it would defeat the pressure relief valve at the top of the cylinder. Once the pressure relief valve is defeated, the propane has no way to escape in case of excess pressure (typically due to heat), and will then rupture because that gas has no where to go except by rupturing the cylinder. Now you have a 100 pound bomb in your car that just exploded.
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