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John A.
07-27-2007 23:03:43
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Re: How to fill Propane Tanks? in reply to WesleyC, 07-27-2007 07:22:18
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Wesley, I have read all the comments and no one has answered your question, How to fill a tank? It does not matter if that tank is on a tractor, Pickup or the tank for your BBQ grill it is all the same!
You will need a "Nurse Tank" it can be the tank that you heat your home from or a free standing tank just holding the LP for later use just like you DSL Tank over by the barn where you fill your DSL Tractor. Now, that tank will need a "wet line" that your filler hose will connect to, or you can use an "Unloading Valve" to put on top of the christmas tree valve on the nurse tank, the same spot where the LP truck hooks up to when that tank is being filled from the delivery truck.
hook up the hose to you wet line on the nurse (tank 1) then hook it up on the tank to be filled (tank 2). Open the valve on tank 2 then open the valve on tank 1. Now open the "bleeder valve on tank2" on big tanks like tractors or pickup tank it is the smaller version of the fill port on those tanks. On tanks for your BBQ it it is the screw driver head on the valve. That valve when opened will drop the pressure in tank 2 so the LP in tank 1 will flow to it. When tank 2 is full close the bleeder valve on tank 2, then close the main valves on tank 1 and Nurse tank remove the hose and off you go that is a short version of what you are asking.
Now if you buy an LP tractor, you will need a fast fill for when you run out of LP away from home. Scrounge up an old style BBQ tank it can be filled yourself, to use as a quick fill to get home to your big nurse tank. just hook up the old BBQ tank and a short length of hose to a bleeder then screw on the bleeder valve, turn BBQ tank upside down, when you don't feel the LP going through the hose. Close the valve on the BBQ tank, unscrew the Bleeder and there you are 5 gal of LP in you tank now you can now get home. Hope this helps!
Later,
John A.
PS I have personally pissed off more LP by reliveing pressure off my hose than most will ever use. that was When LP was $.35 cents/gal 4 pickups on LP over 150000k miles on each and countless tractors.
just think through what you are doing, do not leave any open valves where LP can get away from you. There will always be a little that escapes between the valves at tank 2 when you take the fill hose off that is normal, but a hudge rush of LP will indicate you have left something open. Again Just be careful, ask questions, do not get in a storm.
John A.
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