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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:35:36




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Hi Guys,

My wife has been after me for two years to get rid of this "Ugly green tank". Finally had to get 'er done today as the REA is coming next week to lay in a new electrical service and it was kinda in the way.

Don't know how long it has been setting there. The original owner and that last guy to live there died clear back in 1985.

Darned thing had to have been about 2/3 full of sludge. I mean to tell ya, that gizmo was heavy.

Made that ol' tractor "grunt" just a little. :>)

Allan

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jlmtractor

11-20-2006 18:39:14




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
well who is runnin the electric or what ever seems u could do it with that trencher in the back



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Leroy

11-20-2006 06:19:36




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Check who actually is the owner, I would think it is still the propane company that orignally installed it, or any decendant company. Here you cannot buy a tank yourself, they have to be owned by the propane supplier. The only tank you can buy is the underground tank and some supilers will not even fill one of those if they did not install it. It makes no difference how long it sat unused the company still owns it. We were with one company for 35 years, company went bad and in the last 10 years had the tank replaced 3 times each time we went to anouther supplier, the old company always picked up there old tank, couldn't keep it if you wanted. Soon os we get out of contract with company are with now will be doing it again.

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Allan In NE

11-20-2006 07:24:00




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Leroy, 11-20-2006 06:19:36  
I own it.

Allan



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city farmer

11-19-2006 19:03:02




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
must be careful if you are going to work on these tanks use aluminum wrenchs as not to create sparks even if empty some gas fumes inside can cause a very big boom we fill them with water for a week before working on them work on one all weekend here in fl. making a new cooker can sell when finished 4 4000 $ but will keep this on and build one to sell would like to have the one you have and they do make a very good air tank

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Brett in KS

11-19-2006 18:29:35




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Gee Allan, your front tire looks low...;-)



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Mike M

11-19-2006 18:08:35




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
If that has anything in it your not to lift up by those loops. Your lucky they didn't rip out. Are you sure it isn't 2/3 of propane and not sludge ? those tanks usually stay very clean inside if sealed up. That would make one heck of an air compressor tank ! Old LP tanks get used for air tanks all the time here in Ohio alot by the Amish.



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Butcher

11-19-2006 17:16:09




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Geez. here in N.E.Iowa those used LP tanks will bring $1.00 a gal. You got a 1000gal. tank swing"n there.



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Sid

11-19-2006 16:49:50




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
That will make you one handy dandy field roller.



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Darrell Wilson

11-19-2006 16:20:31




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Yeah i big litter of kittens lol



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Larry806

11-19-2006 15:56:32




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Dang I sure would like to have that tank here in Ohier!



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city farmer

11-19-2006 15:47:23




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
nope made out of 1/4'' stell would make a great smoker for cooking meat have one i am working on now about half that size



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John S-B

11-19-2006 17:26:11




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to city farmer, 11-19-2006 15:47:23  
Criminy!! Whatcha gonna smoke? A brontosaurus?



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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:49:33




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to city farmer, 11-19-2006 15:47:23  
Tag on this one says 1155 gallon. That would make it a 1,000 gallon propane. Right?

Allan



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135 Fan

11-19-2006 17:21:32




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:49:33  
That's about right. Propane can only be filled to 80% of the tank capacity to allow for expansion from the tank getting hotter in the sun etc. Dave



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Nebraska Cowman

11-19-2006 15:41:25




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
Wondered where ya been all day bud. You missed all the fun!



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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:44:39




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-19-2006 15:41:25  
What's going on? Did you wean some more babies 'er something?

Allan



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Nebraska Cowman

11-19-2006 15:47:50




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:44:39  
No, but Kim had kittens



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BobHnwOh

11-19-2006 16:01:36




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-19-2006 15:47:50  
Kim had kittens,LOL!!!!! !!!!



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730virgil

11-19-2006 15:41:20




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
allan do yopu know what tank was used for ? looks like it about flattened front tractor tires



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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:43:33




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to 730virgil, 11-19-2006 15:41:20  
Yeah,

They had a propane heater in the house. One of those old "floor vent" things. And, another line ran out to the tank for the propane tank heater.

Allan



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Glenn F.

11-19-2006 15:38:13




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:35:36  
That's an lp tank, right? How is it so full of sludge?

Glenn F.



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doogdoog

11-19-2006 17:06:24




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Glenn F., 11-19-2006 15:38:13  
Aloha, I read somewhere that LP is product that is derived from oil so it leaves some junk behind.

Mahalo,
doogdoog



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MN Bob

11-19-2006 15:44:05




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Glenn F., 11-19-2006 15:38:13  
Glen; No expert but I have heard even from the LP Co. that over time imputities settle and gradualy the tank looses volume. I think there is a way to clean it but imagine it would be under controlled envirment. DTDhey told me it would happen faster in my case as I only use it for backup so never a full tank in a year.



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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:48:08




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to MN Bob, 11-19-2006 15:44:05  
Had a pickup on propane for 3 years one time.

Darned stone filter started muddin' up right away. It was a new tank when I hooked 'er up too.

It is that "sludge" that gives off most of the smell too. That why you can always tell when the tank is getting low. You can start to smell the darned stuff in the house.

Allan



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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 15:42:06




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Glenn F., 11-19-2006 15:38:13  
Hi Glen,

Propane. They always sludge up with that "mud" in the bottom of the tank. Never saw one that didn't. Thick, slimy, putrid stuff.

They still build 'em out of cast iron? Leastways, I think that's what it is made of.

Allan



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Leroy

11-20-2006 06:23:54




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:42:06  
I can see in the pictures the welds where the steel plate is welded together, cast you would not see welds.



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banjo

11-19-2006 23:04:25




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:42:06  
yall must get the stuff at the bottom of the tank. I had a wet valve installed in mine this year and looked down in the bottom and it was clean. i dont know how old this tank is but i know my grandparents used it for a long time and iv'e used it for the past 17 years.



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135 Fan

11-19-2006 16:05:17




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 15:42:06  
Propane tanks are considered a pressure vessel. That's why they have to be certified. Most, if not all, are of welded steel construction. There should be a name plate with pressure ratings and thicknesses for the shell and heads. The plate usually has a "U" stamp on it. The same as an air compressor tank. I've built larger ones and all the welds are X-rayed or ultra sound tested. The bigger ones usually use thicker steel so they have some corrosion resistance. That would be on the name plate as well. If you could get it cleaned out and steamed, you could cut it in half and make a couple nice waterers for your cattle. Just a thought. Dave

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Allan In NE

11-19-2006 16:11:16




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to 135 Fan, 11-19-2006 16:05:17  
I dunno,

The local fuel supplier wants to buy it... Says they'll bring another out in it's place.

Darned thing sure looks like cast iron to me. The plates are so old it is hard to read 'em.

Allan



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135 Fan

11-19-2006 16:27:28




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to Allan In NE, 11-19-2006 16:11:16  
Look on the feet, the lifting hooks and the fittings. You should see welds under the paint. The fuel supplier might want to buy it so that nobody will use it as a propane tank. It probably has corrosion and wouldn't pass inspection. A couple shops I worked in had to cut apart vessels used with sour gas, to put new trays in, and then weld them back up. Talk about a stink. Stunk the whole shop up for days. Liquid propane causes severe burns because it boils at a very low temperature. That's how it creates the pressure to push the gas out. Most tanks are rated for 250 psi. Dave

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Ol Chief

11-19-2006 21:15:50




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to 135 Fan, 11-19-2006 16:27:28  
In reference to the odor.Our propane tank went empty while we were out of state.Glory ,when we entered the house it was unbearable.Next day I talked to the local supplier about the stink.He told me that the odor was in no way a product of the propane.IT is purposely put in the tanks to alert to low level and that the stinky stuff is actually made from dead animals.



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Ol Chief

11-19-2006 21:15:06




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 Re: Heavy Load in reply to 135 Fan, 11-19-2006 16:27:28  
In reference to the odor.Our propane tank went empty while we were out of state.Glory ,when we entered the house it was unbearable.Next day I talked to the local supplier about the stink.He told me that the odor was in no way a product of the propane.IT is purposely put in the tanks to alert to low level and that the stinky stuff is actually made from dead animals.



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