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dtc0207 · #21 01-05-2011, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mowerbrad

But I think another big issue with propane as the fuel is its availability. In my area I can only think of two places that have propane. And they are on one side of town about 3 miles from each other, so it'd be great if I just worked in that area of town. They also aren't open but during normal business hours and only until noon on Saturday. So at the end of the day if I'd need to fill up or if I would need to fill up on the weekend, I would be pretty much screwed.

I can fill up at gas stations at 6 in the morning or at 9 at night any day of the week.

If you can get set up with the right company I'm giving my contractor anywhere between 6 to 18 and cage so they can store at home it depends on their needs so they can come see me once a week or two and the bottles are being lent out for free the 1500 conversion cost free so they can save money this year
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GravelyGuy · #22 01-05-2011, 07:54 PM

Little propane power. This is more my speed

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...8170_200418170

mowerbrad · #23 01-05-2011, 08:02 PM

Might as well get yourself your own propane F150... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YluwUcf3jBg

ed2hess · #24 01-05-2011, 09:59 PM

We got two propane equipped units this winter and the locked price is $1.99 per gallon. The tanks run about $400 and the dealer has propane. We are going to get a supply tank at our shop to refill our tanks. They think the price of propane will hold its price, guess we'll see. We will convert our diesel trucks to propane if gas does go out of wack.

tmf lawn care · #25 01-06-2011, 01:28 AM

First propane is heaver then air it will go down to the ground. I should know that because I'm a vol. firefighter. It safer then gas in it liquid form. It would take a spark to get it going. that my two sends

Terry Metro Lawn · #26 09-13-2011, 03:24 PM

Actually, ballistic tests back in the late seventies by the City of Mercer Island found that propane tanks were many times safer than their stamped plastic gasoline counterparts.

Don't forget, you've got 200# of pressure pushing out on these tanks.

I've been in the LPG industry for more than 35 years and I've only seen them punctured on purpose. When we take them out of service we emptly them and hit them with a pickax.

Crude but effective...