GrillinFool
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I've got a 500 gallon propane tank, a trailer, and somebody who can use a cutting torch and welder. So, I need some design ideas for how to turn this into a trailered grill.
Nobody has mentioned being absolutely certain that the propane tank is empty before cutting into it. I've never done it but from reading here the best way to do it is to fill it with soapy water, drain it, then fill it with clean water and drain again. We don't need BBQ'd Brethren
can never be too safe around explosive gas in a sealed vesselI'm pretty sure it's empty. It was slated for the junk yard. We rescued it. But that's a good tip on cleaning it out to make sure there aren't any residuals... Oh the visions in my head of a dozens of shoulders and briskies or a whole hog.
I've heard of people filling them with soapy water and using a plasma cutter to cut the door while it is still filled with water. Also heard of dropping large quantities of dry ice into the tank to diplace the oxygen, making the tank safe to cut.
A good way to make sure that the tank can not explode is to feed argon or another inert gas (I.E. CO2) into the tank. You can rent a full tank of argon or CO2 at a welders supply, and just feed the hose into the tank, and fill the tank, and keep the flow going while cutting. Of course a couple of rinsings with soap and water first wouldn't hurt...
SteveT
I've got a 500 gallon propane tank, a trailer, and somebody who can use a cutting torch and welder. So, I need some design ideas for how to turn this into a trailered grill.