Fe-Wood Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I'm looking at buying 2 used 100 pounders and wonder if they have an expiration date (where is it located) and what other pitfalls I should be on the look out for. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 After a lengthy google search, I found this to be helpful-http://www.propanesafety.com/Resource%20Library/Gas%20Check/Gas%20Check%20Cross%20References/gc3.2.1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Talk with your local propane supplier! They did the inspection and furnished a new valve for my large tank and at a trivial cost, (cost of the used tank + inspection and new valve was less than 1/2 the cost of a new tank!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 When I had the need for a tank that big I bought a used one from my supplier that was ready to go. I had an older one and they re-certified it and put on a new valve for a nominal fee. They are eager to sell fuel you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 The inspection date is stamped on the safety collar that protects the valve, along with a code to identify the person who inspected it. As suggested, it's best to take it to a licensed supplier and let them recertify so there will be no questions when it comes time to fill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat pete Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 i would take it to a dealer and have them deal with it.....i have no idea what the rules in CA are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oh, California...are you sure you can even possess one of those legally??? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Hill Forge Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I just picked one up at a yard sale for $75, was wondering about certification, thanks for the info, mine is good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hammer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 TSC sells new 100# tanks for $125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Well, I went ahead and did it. two 100 pound tanks with about 50 pounds of propane between em for $160. Date of manufacture 10/06, so I got nine good years... Hope my arm holds up:D I was also thinking I can run a small foundry furnace from them.... Down the road:rolleyes: Thanks for all the input, BTW don't tell Arnie I have them, he may pass a law or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I won't tell Arnie on ya. I lived in Fairfield for almost 40 years. CA is a great state that the politicians have ruined. The only two things I miss are the trees, and the fresh produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Don't forget the ocean. Thats what brought me back from Montana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I wasn't much into the ocean, other than fishing in it, or looking at it. It was my shooting hobby that helped me make my decision after my folks passed away. If I stayed there CA would have considered me a felon for owning rifles with "evil" features that I had purchased in CA years earlier. They kept changing the laws on two of my hobbies (cars, and guns) to the point where it was difficult to pursue them. Got tired of it, and started over in Southern Nevada. Huge difference just a state away. Vegas was too big for me, so I moved out to a rural area where I can pursue my hobbies, and have space around me. The only rush hour traffic I have here is when the Quail are coming through my property in the morning, and the evening :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 I tell ya, one state away is a world of difference! I live in the foothills and shooting is no issue as long as one has friends in Nevada.... you know what I mean. Sometimes I think I made a big mistake stopping in the foothills, the rules and regs. of Ca. can be crippling. AND the roads suck! My old car collection is a '73 2002 BMW and a '67 P1800 Volvo:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 The P1800's were one Volvo I wouldn't mind driving, especially a wagon. Clean shape. For me it is a 2001 Dodge 3500, 4x4,6 spd, CTD for hauling, and a 98 Saturn SW2 for commuting. Both have over 200,000 miles now. The toys are a 74 Gold Duster, 72 F250 4x4, 72 Olds 98 Ambulance, 67 M715, and a 60 Chrysler Windsor 2dr hdt. I still have to pick up the M53 that I bought. Been thinking recently about selling all of the toys off to get the one car that I have always wanted, a 1941 Willys coupe. I found a guy who makes a very affordable body, and it is hand laid mat-no chopper gun. As for shooting, I hear machine guns on some weekends where I live, and have friends with class 3 items; machine guns, SBR's, canons, mortars, flame throwers, and suppressors. Most class 3 stuff is a bit out of my price range, but a suppressor may be in the future. Funny how they are regulated here, but encouraged in Europe as a safety device (hearing protection). The foothills are a nice area, and can understand why you stopped there. Unfortunately the big metro areas Bay Area, LA, etc. get more votes in than the rural areas. The attitudes in the outlying areas is vastly different from the urban centers. CA would be a far different state if the rurals made more of the decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 The whole country would be different if the rurals ruled. I had '67 P1800, nice car till some guy fighting with his wife rear ended me. Ruined my car and my neck. Great car to drive. Got a '70 GMC after that, it was easier to haul my 100# propane in and go shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 My first love, ah, I mean car was a '51 Willy's pick-up with a 283 and overdrive. What fun I had in that truck!!!! You know why they have all that amazing head room? Its because nothing hops like a Willy's in 4 wheel drive:D No machine guns around here unless you can pull the trigger REALY fast. Every once in a while... New years, fourth of july etc. I hear something REALY BIG go off. I think it could be Dynamite. I LIKE class 3 explosives, there a little hard to come by around here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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