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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Francesca Knowles wrote:
That wing nut on the little trailer always worried me...and so did the possibility that someone might walk off with my tank!
Solved both problems by scrounging around in the shop 'til I found a nice stout piece of flat steel bent into a squared-off u-shape. It even had a couple of holes in it! It fits perfectly over the tightened/lined up wingnut "wing" and the bar that holds the tanks on.
A long shaft padlock completes the set...keeps the wingnut in place AND deters theft, at least temporarily.
I did the same.
