Mounting a propane cylinder

[pete.wilson]

Hey

Looks like your doing good Bill, keep us posted with pics.

Pete Wilson
Ottawa, KS

[wlooper89]

Thanks Pete, completed the tank mount today. It just needs to be screwed onto the trailer platform that will take a few minutes. The first photo shows the mount itself with the rods in place and Rumpole peering through the plastic base. I decided to use a hex nut on the inside to avoid the possibility of bending the angle aluminum when tightening the wing nuts.



The next photo shows the tank attached to mount by two 1/4" rods. I have been wondering if this design will be strong enough to hold the tank as the trailer bounces along the road. Time will tell, so I will keep my fingers crossed for a while.

Bill

[RC]

Very nice looking setup!

[wlooper89]

This is a photo of the propane tank mounted on our trailer. Almost time to go camping.



Bill

PS I think I will replace the two wing nuts with acorn nuts. It will be a cleaner look and I need a little wrench anyway to to fully tighten nuts against the split ring lock washers. Carrying two small wrenches will not be a problem. The nuts remove easily by finger once the lock washers are released. It takes just a couple of minutes to mount the tank or remove it.

[planovet]

Nice job. Here is one where someone else made a mount for his Willys trailer: clicky

Why is it so hard, no impossible, to find a mount that is commercially made? I'd love to be able to buy a simple mount so that I can mount my tank on my tongue.

[RC]

Nice job. Here is one where someone else made a mount for his Willys trailer: clicky

Why is it so hard, no impossible, to find a mount that is commercially made? I'd love to be able to buy a simple mount so that I can mount my tank on my tongue.

Would something like this come close to working?


http://www.rvupgradestore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1263