Double Propane Holder Doesn't Fit?

K Charles wrote:
Move the battery

Exactly. Move the propane to the rear and batteries to the front. BTW I see no reason to need the make and model of the trailer to suggest solutions for this issue. It seems to be a very generic type of issue common to many trailers
RichH

Move the battery

Here's a few pics that illustrate how I solved this same issue you're having.

Thai wrote:
How are people mounting your double propane brackets? Mine doesn't fit and would rather not try to cut and remove the existing braces.

It would help if you'd list the make, model, year of trailer you have - it just may be that the front set of rails are intended for the battery and the rear set for the tanks. Have you compared the width of each?

That said, my trailer stock came with dual 20 lb propane tanks mounted just aft of the tongue jack - no rails, just the tank plate like you have bolted to the A-frame. I prefer having my tanks sitting at the rear of the A-frame just in front of the body but as in your case the tanks wouldn't fit properly between the rails. Simple solution - a piece of 2" pressure treated wood cut to size and painted with gloss black paint. The wood insert is bolted & screwed to the rails, the tank plate is bolted & screwed to the wood insert, the tanks sit in the plate as they normally would.

Thinking a bit more (dangerous I know!) I would cut the plywood and then fasten the whole thing (wood and metal propane bracket) at the same time by drilling through both and the existing L brackets and using bolts through the whole thing. I would use one bolt near each end of the L brackets (4 in total) with blue Locktite on the threads.
Barney

how about couple pieces flat stock from lowes lay across the angle and bolt down. me I,d weld them on.

BarneyS wrote:
Cut a piece of marine or exterior plywood to fit between the two L brackets. Screw or bolt it down. Then screw or bolt down the propane bracket to the plywood.
Barney

Thanks. I'll try that. Was really hoping this would be a simple bolt-on when I ordered it. Thought it'd be a fairly easy/common thing. But guess every trailer is different eh.

Cut a piece of marine or exterior plywood that is thick enough to be at or slightly above the brackets and will fit between the two L brackets. Screw or bolt it down. Then screw or bolt down the propane bracket to the plywood.

Looks like you will have to also move your chain snap-up brackets back a bit. No problem doing that as long as you have almost a vertical pull on the chains.
Barney

Hornnumb2 wrote:
Just bolt it on top.

The bracket is just at the size where it won't sit securely on top either. I'd have to use some sort of plate that is wider.

Just bolt it on top.