Transporting Propane Tank

CurlyDave · May 29, 2008

My dealer has a pump on his delivery truck which can pump either direction, i.e. he can empty my tank into his truck.

You might want to check if someone could empty the tank for you in its current location & give you a credit for the propane they take out.

I am certain you would never get full retail price, but losing $50-100 is nothing compared to the cost of the ticket you could get.

orezok · May 29, 2008

This deal is DEAD. The risk is too high. The local supplier in the area (only one) will not pump down the tank.

Thanks for your answers.

GreatWhitehunter · May 29, 2008

Yikes sounds like a BLEVE waiting to happen. Good thing you on the west coast.

Matt T.

orezok · May 29, 2008

GreatWhitehunter said:
Yikes sounds like a BLEVE waiting to happen. Good thing you on the west coast.

Matt T.

Now why would you ever say a thing like that?

john_bud · May 30, 2008

orezok said:
This deal is DEAD. The risk is too high. The local supplier in the area (only one) will not pump down the tank.

Thanks for your answers.

Too bad, I was checking the satellite for images of the fireball.

jb

Rara Avis · May 30, 2008

orezok said:
Now why would you ever say a thing like that?

Maybe he thinks the Mojave Desert is as hot as having DIRECT FLAME IMPINGEMENT on that propane tank...

tommu56 · May 30, 2008

orezok

I would assume it dosent have a wet line on tank if it did you could gravity fill 100lb or a lot of 20 lb tanks to empty it.

If you want the tank and are not woried about propane just burn it off
They couldent get the last 5000 lbs out of our huge tanks at work and burned it off to empty for plumbing changes that had to be done

tommu

GreatWhitehunter · May 30, 2008

Why would you ask a question about doing something dangerous and then ask why I'd say that? Obviously transporting a nearly full tank is unsafe. Not just for you but others on the road. If you were to be in an accident and the tank bleve'd the damage would be catastrophic. Propane stays low so in the desert sun the tank would be relieving pressure and could easily find and ignition source causing a disaster. It's wise that you considered the risk too high but it was foolish to even consider in the first place.

Matt T.

John47 · May 30, 2008

I wouldn't worry about it, as someone says, throw a tarp over it, I'm sure your going to get stopped and searched every ten miles or so! The propane company who moved my 500 gallon tank well over half full didn't empty it, they just loaded it on their special trailer and hauled it to my location. According to law, they were supposed to empty it. They had a bigger liability than you and they didn't worry!

GET R Done!