Question about tractor propane tanks

Gambles · Jan 29, 2013

I'm going to look at a factory propane-powered tractor in a couple of days. (It's an Oliver, just to quench anybody's curiosity) I've never owned a propane tractor before and I have one question: Do any of these tanks ever need to be retested after X amount of years? I know they eventually take the acetylene and oxygen tanks and test them every few years. What about propane tractor tanks? Is there some law that says they have to be retested? Is there any fear of a tank that is 50+ years old and has there been any instance where a propane supplier would fear such a tank or shy away from refilling one?
I'm not worried about the vaporizers or the carbs on them, as I've rebuilt dozens of them on propane forklifts. TIA.

dej(Jed) · Jan 29, 2013

(quoted from post at 12:20:48 01/29/13) I'm going to look at a factory propane-powered tractor in a couple of days. (It's an Oliver, just to quench anybody's curiosity) I've never owned a propane tractor before and I have one question: Do any of these tanks ever need to be retested after X amount of years? I know they eventually take the acetylene and oxygen tanks and test them every few years. What about propane tractor tanks? Is there some law that says they have to be retested? Is there any fear of a tank that is 50+ years old and has there been any instance where a propane supplier would fear such a tank or shy away from refilling one?
I'm not worried about the vaporizers or the carbs on them, as I've rebuilt dozens of them on propane forklifts. TIA.

Depends where you are. Having it tested would only beneifit you.

jackinok · Jan 29, 2013

To my knowledge no. It would be hard to enforce this since most propane tractors would be refueled on the farm. Now if the tractor was setup as dual fuel, or had been converted to propane with a portable tank that you took somewhere to have filled,then tank WOULD have to be inspected every x no of years. Tank at your home is supposedly visualy inspected each time they are filled since the person filling them is a qualified and licensed propane person. Thats my understanding anyway from what ive been told. i suppose you could have one inspected,by taking it to a propane dealer somewhere if there was some doubt as to the integrity of the tank. but other than a visual inspection or checking to see if it met current codes and things,i doubt if many of them would have the equipment to do a real pressure test.

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