Welding Tips and Tricks

Hey there,

I've got a standard pickup truck and I'd like to be able to transport a 120 CF cylinder of Oxygen and exchange it for a 120 CF cylinder of Argon at a local shop. I talked to the shop and they are willing to do it, but I have to get the cylinder there and back.

I can't strap them up right because they would be too top heavy, I imagine. So what other solutions are there? Do I need to wait till I get a back rack or something like that which will attach to the bed and allow me something to strap the cylinder to? Thanks for the input.

My LWS would sometimes deliver the bottles (in a pickup) laying down, it's my understanding that acetylene is the only gas you DON'T want to lay down.

You can safely lay them down and transport. With acetylene just let it set upright for a day before you use it.
Been doing that for 55 years with no mishap.

I copied my father in law and screwed (4) 2x2 boards together to lay the tanks on so they don't roll. When not in use it collapses. I run a ratchet strap over the tank to my tiedown points to keep it from sliding. As stated earlier, laying down bottles is not an issue, except acetylene.

I have a F 150 with the tie down placements already on the box. This time when replacing the cylinders I tightened a strap across the box and straped the cyl to it, it never moved.

maker of things wrote:I copied my father in law and screwed (4) 2x2 boards together to lay the tanks on so they don't roll. When not in use it collapses. I run a ratchet strap over the tank to my tiedown points to keep it from sliding. As stated earlier, laying down bottles is not an issue, except acetylene.

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Nice.
I've always stood the acetylene tanks up for 24 hours after transport on their side. Never had acetone in the hoses.

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