Tighten you propane tank wing nut
So on the way home, I exited our town exit for the highway. The next turn I here a clunk and look in the rear view to see my 30lb propane tanks being dragged on the ground. I stopped right away and ...
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It is easy to get the tanks to appear tight, but often they are not sitting square in the tray. Then some bumps or a washboard road can make them loose as they vibrate to square against the base.
The trick is to spend a little time finding the position that the tanks need to be in, so that the hold down can press the entire package square, and then use a marker to mark the positions of the tank and hold down.
If you are just putting it on straight, then it is unlikely to be square. The tanks usually need to be turned some, and the hold down at an angle using different slots in it against the tanks.
I used to have this loosening of the tanks from time to time. When I picked up my last TT at the dealer, they had the tanks and hold down positioned as I described. It looked weird to me. After talking to the tech and looking it over close.. It is now plain as day what was happening.
The trick is to spend a little time finding the position that the tanks need to be in, so that the hold down can press the entire package square, and then use a marker to mark the positions of the tank and hold down.
If you are just putting it on straight, then it is unlikely to be square. The tanks usually need to be turned some, and the hold down at an angle using different slots in it against the tanks.
I used to have this loosening of the tanks from time to time. When I picked up my last TT at the dealer, they had the tanks and hold down positioned as I described. It looked weird to me. After talking to the tech and looking it over close.. It is now plain as day what was happening.
