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02-14-2011, 07:54 AM
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Rivet Master
1981 27' Excella II
mays landing
, South Jersey
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,179
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I may be wrong, but I believe these tanks have to be horizontal. Sal.
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TAC N.J. 17
WBCCI 24740
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02-14-2011, 11:48 AM
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Wise Elder
2010 30' Classic
Vintage Kin Owner
South of the river
, Minnesota
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,169
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Forklift cylinders are set up for liquid withdrawal and will not work properly for trailer use. The 1 1/4" acme valve threads won't fit the 1 5/16" on the regulator on your trailer, by design.
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02-14-2011, 12:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jammer
Forklift cylinders are set up for liquid withdrawal and will not work properly for trailer use. The 1 1/4" acme valve threads won't fit the 1 5/16" on the regulator on your trailer, by design.
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That's what I was looking for. I don't know who owns Vintage trailer supply, but by the time I'm done accumulating the order, I expect his kids to send me a thank you note when they finish college.
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02-14-2011, 01:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 22' Safari
Vassar
, Michigan
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 848
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robwok
That's what I was looking for. I don't know who owns Vintage trailer supply, but by the time I'm done accumulating the order, I expect his kids to send me a thank you note when they finish college.
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Not sure why you say this. The forklift tank on amazon was listed at 149.95 and the proper tank on VTS is $157.00. All alum. tanks are expensive. You could go with much cheaper steel tanks and cover them.
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TAC MI 14
Everyday is a Saturday
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02-14-2011, 02:16 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1997 25' Safari
1973 25' Tradewind
Greenville
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 384
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Most Fork lift tank come with two ports. One for liquid and the other for vapor. If it has both ports, just remove the liquid valve and plug it. Install a Vapor valve, the new tri handle, and now you have a tank that can be used vertically.
Rick
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02-14-2011, 02:39 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tkasten
Not sure why you say this. The forklift tank on amazon was listed at 149.95 and the proper tank on VTS is $157.00. All alum. tanks are expensive. You could go with much cheaper steel tanks and cover them.
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I'm not begrudging VTS. Love those guys and they provide a great service. I just wanted to save money where I can. Amazon is not charging me shipping on top of a slightly cheaper price. I wanted someone to tell me why VTS was the right way to go. I'd rather go with the right solution, and I wanted aluminum tanks.
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02-14-2011, 03:24 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
, ON
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11,219
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Or, there's a 40-pounder. Keeps you away from the popane dealer longer!
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02-14-2011, 04:08 PM
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,108
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The forklift tank has a gauge which is a $70 option at VTS. It would be great to know if they did work.
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BRN #20321 Air #4056
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02-14-2011, 04:43 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cosmotini
The forklift tank has a gauge which is a $70 option at VTS. It would be great to know if they did work.
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That was something I was wondering as well.
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02-14-2011, 09:45 PM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,030
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Yeah, if you look at various tanks, you'll find top-output (meaning vapor) and bottom-output (meaning liquid). Forklift tanks are bottom-output. Bad news for RVs, bbqs, and the like.
Lynn
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02-15-2011, 09:54 AM
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Wise Elder
2010 30' Classic
Vintage Kin Owner
South of the river
, Minnesota
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,169
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Forklift tanks are meant to be used horizontally. If installed vertically, the float gauge will not work.
They are a commodity product manufactured and sold in much larger quantities than the relatively specialized vertical aluminum tanks we use.
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02-16-2011, 05:41 PM
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More than one rivet loose
Currently Looking...
Los Alamos
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,756
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cosmotini
The forklift tank has a gauge which is a $70 option at VTS. It would be great to know if they did work.
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they work. I have had them for five years in both 30 and 40 lb tanks.
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Sarah, Snowball
Looking for a 1962 Flying Cloud
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02-17-2011, 05:49 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thecatsandi
they work. I have had them for five years in both 30 and 40 lb tanks.
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you use these horizontal tanks? Do you just ignore the float gauge?
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02-17-2011, 06:56 AM
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Rivet Master
1959 26' Overlander
Putnam
, Connecticut
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 3,064
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robwok
I'm not begrudging VTS. Love those guys and they provide a great service. I just wanted to save money where I can. Amazon is not charging me shipping on top of a slightly cheaper price. I wanted someone to tell me why VTS was the right way to go. I'd rather go with the right solution, and I wanted aluminum tanks.
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You bought a vintage trailer. Do it right or do it twice. There is nothing wrong with steel tanks. You can paint them silver, which is alot less work than polishing the al ones. You need to understand that the process is endless, the dollars are many, and the time three times what you would expect if you want a fully undated shiney trailer. I'ld suggest you use it for a season before doing much to it. You may find it is OK to have steel tank like stuff.
They have the best price I could find. Get the fuel gauge on at least one of the tanks.
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02-17-2011, 07:06 AM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Naples
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,508
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Just a quick rant on always searching for the 'best price'.
A company like VTS is a very valuable resource in this community. Send your business to the large retailers who might have the item a bit cheaper and watch the small, service oriented companies Like VTS, Inland RV and others whither away and disappear. Then you will have NOTHING except your cheaper price to thank!
And BTW, keep shopping at Wal*Mart while you're at it and support those good folks in the corporate board rooms who gleefully send US jobs to China and other offshore locations so they can increase their bonuses and the bottom line of their corporations while helping to decimate the US middle and working class.
Rant over!
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Solar Tech Energy Systems, Inc.
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02-17-2011, 09:49 AM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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Import Cheap
Lew:
I hear you!
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02-17-2011, 10:19 AM
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1 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Falling Rock
, West Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 15
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You can check the liquid level of any propane tank by pouring very hot water over the outside of the tank. A condensation line will appear, to give you a approximate level of liquid propane.
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02-17-2011, 01:34 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 26' Overlander
Richmond
, Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 790
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lewster
Just a quick rant on always searching for the 'best price'.
A company like VTS is a very valuable resource in this community. Send your business to the large retailers who might have the item a bit cheaper and watch the small, service oriented companies Like VTS, Inland RV and others whither away and disappear. Then you will have NOTHING except your cheaper price to thank!
Rant over!
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Rant away, I just sent VTS over $300 and plan to send a lot more. For something that is very standard, and that may be taking up a lot of room in their inventory, and be very heavy to ship, it was one of the few things I was looking elsewhere for. In hindsight, I probably should have kept the steel tanks and painted them. Certainly would have been much cheaper. I was kind of looking at resale value when considering the Aluminum. The old steel ones had just been sitting in a garage for a while. I could probably go back and get them, but it was an even split for the long term on how to handle those. And the savings I got from the aluminum tanks probably would have gone right back to VTS in the form of something or other since we are nuts about the Overlander.
I completely agree with the rant though. We buy our milk from a small family owned (meaning the teenage boys milk the cow) farm, and I do my best to support small family owned or regional businesses.
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