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Gas bottle mounting angles
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:04:07 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote: I guess my question is mostly about oxygen bottles. IIRC, propane, acetylene and CO2 are all liquid inside the bottle and have to be mounted vertically. OR, could they be mounted at a 45, particularly an acetylene? My trailer has an O2 and an acetylene mounted vertically. They both were mounted with plate that is about 3/4" thick, and came from some salvaged use. They look like crap, and were gorilla welded on. But I don't like their high profile. The O2 is a full sized tall tank, and the acetylene is stubby, about waist high, but not the fat round one. If I stay with propane, I'll use the shorter tanks anyway, or go with a stubby fat one that won't stand that high anyway. But the O2 just sticks up there way high, and I don't like the leverage it has that way in sudden maneuver driving situations. I believe that I could mount the O2 horizontally, and it wouldn't matter. Is that correct? I don't use a CO2 on the rig, but down the line, who knows. I do have an acetylene bottle there, but may go to propane. Would the acetylene be okay mounted at a 45? Steve Check with a dealer. There may be DOT regulations about transporting pressurized cylinders greater than a certain size in any position other than vertical. It has to do with safety rather than function. |
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