Advice on Gas Tank Removal wanted

[Worzel]

It's out, (not me, it)
no boomboom

[ben]

hey hugh ive always taken precaution when welding on a gas vehicle..  i turn the gas off
(at the tank) then start the vehicle run all the gas out of the line.  then start welding... if you dont and you have any leaks the current from the mig going through the body could not be so good..


before i take any tanks out id be running the gas out like i said previously.

cheers
ben

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

oh good ,good.  didnt forget an light a "CIGGY" halfway through by sounds of it then mate   

[Marishka]

ive always just turned the tap on the tank off and disconnected  and pulled them out, easy as,

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

ben . .you would still have gas in the line from your tank to the lock off before the converter as there would be no pressure from the tank to force it forward if outlet tap woz shut. if there was a leak,which you would know by the smell (thats why they make lpg smelly for that reason ) beforehand ,you then one would investigate & fix  before welding, as we dont want a no armed atall ben  yes marty shutting tap n undoing the connection will allow the gas in the line to evaporate safely, long as one doesnt have a lighted. . .CIGGY. . . (happy able?  )hangin out their mouth.  also be aware your inlet to tank line will also always contain gas under pressure at all times . ( "very serious" icon inserted ). . cannot stress how volitile this stuff is even one micro static spark will be enough, an NEVER weld near the lines if one has to, then shield the line appropriatley or move it completly out the way. . one rarely gets a second chance with this stuff if a leak ignites an A you dont have an extiquisher at immediate hand an B can move quick enough to put it out before major damage it caused.  cheers skippy   

[rossie]

a couple of years ago, a bloke across the road from work, blew his shed up,  when he was working on his car , while his potbelly was going. apparantly he had a gas leak Nothing left of the shed, it was like a masive bomb, he will never have a gas car in his new shed

[Bedfordcrazy]

I agree, i hate gas, in that i call it the invisable killer, you can't see it. I am going all electric in my van, no gas at all. my paranoia i guess, you just never know. The gas bbq at home, when not in use the bottle is stored in a shed down in the paddock, if it explodes then we loose the shed, not the house, chooks may not be to impressed but what can you do. lol 
George.

[Marishka]

i totally agree with Skippy and George, gas is a very dangerous thing,
i also store my gas bottles and mower petrol in the furtherest away from the house shed, 

but i have nightmares of my peacocks,chooks  n ducks rolling them back up and under the house in the night while im not watchin, 

[Warren]

I don't understand what all the fuss is about, gas is explosive, YES, but like all things, if treated with the respect it deserves its great stuff, and very safe.

Warren

[Bedfordcrazy]

hey marty, do you have peacocks ? we now have 7, one peahen had 3 chicks a few months ago, just in the last 2 weeks they have doubled in size. The male we call jacko, lucky guy he has 6 girls in his harem. We have wrap around verandas, and 4 acres, but guess where they love to s**t, yep you guessed it, and right in front of a door, try getting a wheelchair out the door without hitting it, lucky i have a few doors that lead to the veranda, to choose from. I tolerate them because when i go to feed the dogs of a night, they come up and sit right beside the dogs and have their meal of dog biscuits. tame as.
George.
will take a pic tonight a show you.