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deltabravo
Nomad
Feb 16, 2020

HUGE Propane tanks on new Backcountry models from ORV

Last week I was wandering around the local Northwood / Outdoors RV dealer. A model caught my eye because it had graphics I hadn't see on other ORV models. I went over and took a look at it. It's ...
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mobeewan
Explorer
Feb 17, 2020
profdant139 wrote:
I'm surprised that those tanks weigh over 70 pounds -- I thought propane weighs about four pounds per gallon, which would be about 40 pounds plus the weight of the tank itself?

My guess is that I am wrong about this.

In any event, lifting 70 pounds onto the front of a trailer is not easy, especially for those of us with aging backs. I could do it, but I would first have to get a pre-authorization for a visit to a chiropractor. ;)



A 40 lb cylinder weighs about 32 lbs empty.

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