Propane Tanks IF you have pulled one, Ups, Downs r just good Advice? Thanks

yeah, but ya know fozzy, not a whole lots has changed i guess, the sad part is,alot of the same bottles thats been out here since the 60 and 70 are still out here! ofcourse they have ahopfully all been totally redone with new kingpin knaps, and new axles and suspensions. as long as they pass the 5 year magna flux and pressure inspectiosns and yearly inspections, they are worth a 1000 per year, example a 1975 bottle is still worth 75 grand if fixed. although newones are in the 150 to 170k range........

hey fozzy, when you unloaded back in the day, i assume you used a jack shaft off the back of your truck correct?

 

there is a five year inspection date on the side of the trailer. it should say P I and then the date it was done, below or above that date will be another date, the yearly, that says V K and then the datge it was done. also, any of the racks you load at will have the information in there system if that trailer has loaded there before, if not, then it must be registerd. if your trailer is outtta date, the rack will tell you 30 days in advance that its gonna expire soon. once it expires, that trailer will be locked out until it has been inspected.

your company probley has its own people to inspect it, other wise if they dont, they have to have it sent off and done. your company has to have all records of the inspections on file.

 

No, I saw some outfits with those.. we had right frame mounted PTO driven pumps (reversable) .. LPG tanks will be used forever with new running gear and such.. they just cost so much to buy new and as long as they spec out, they run.. My semi trailer that I had first was a 58.. the truck and trailer I had was a 75 I think or something like that.. I love the truck and trailers over the semis any day of the week and twice on Sunday..

 

If you go into a gas plant to load or unload ,they hook and unhook because lots of them use steam to unload you. Propane is in a unbaffled bottle, don't forget it "EVER" as it will push you through a intersection on snow! Rough riding trailers too. Do not stand in front of any popoff valve as it will popoff if you do. If you have to odorize a load be sure and wear all the protection as Mercaptin is the stingkingest stuff in the world. 1 qt/9000 gal load poured down the loading hose. Real fun.

 

FozzyNOK, You in Lincoln County? Know Acordsm my daughter in law is related to them.

 

there were baffles in our propane tanks... and yes.. odorizing loads is no fun if you don't know what you're doing.. the first time I didn't and stunk for a week!

 

Nope, I'm a refugee who is living in southern Ok (Carter County) but Oklahoma has Phillips' as thick as fleas on a dog..

 

Companies all say that! Companies will WANT you to wear PPE (personal protective equipment) and is not hard.. the hardst part is from the DRIVERS side where they cannot understand that its a RULE and a REQUIREMENT.. we have driver who get busted on almost a weekly basis by shippers or recievers for not wearing their PPE.. this stuff will potentially save your life! Listen during the orientation to what they expect, and listen and COMPARE it to whomever trains you and what they do and say and that will show you whether or not the company has much control or respect from their drivers.. if the bulldog has rubber teeth.. no one is afraid of it..

Learn and ask and try and continue learning.. it will keep you alive.. I made one mistake while hauling this stuff and got a pressure / vapor burn even with my nomex coveralls on.. a second of getting out of sync can get ya hurt bad.. I just got and ugly bruse and some chicken skin on on my arm... it went away,, but it was mistake that was avoidable. I opened a wrong valve (when switching vapor lines from the trailer to to truck tank and the cap that was on the line (and my arm was near) blew off and hit me with a LOT of pressure.. the nomex saved be from getting frozen or burned (basically the same thing)...

Good luck out there driver and contrats on the new job...