Minor Annoyance Solved--Propane Tanks

[Joe_Way]

On those occasions--such as today--when I take out both propane tanks for filling, the holddown bar and regulator fall to the bottom of the threaded rod. When I put the tanks back in, I have to fight with the bar and regulator as I'm trying to lift and position the 7 gallon tank. Today I fixed that. I lifted the top of the regulator mount and the bar clear of the rod and put on two 1/2"-13 nuts and a flat washer. I ran them down to about the right place. After I put the tanks in and tightened the holddown bar, I did a fine adjustment so the washer is an eighth inch or so below the bar and tightened the nuts against each other. Now when I remove the tanks the bar and regulator stay up high so I can use both hands on the tank.

[attuco]

I thought I was the only one having problems with the bar. Thanks for reminding me a providing a simple solution.

[4x4van]

Another option would be to slip a piece of PVC pipe over the bolt long enough to reach that same level.

[profdant139]

D'oh! Why didn't I think of this?? I often take off both tanks so that I can take them to the gas station nearby to be refilled. Thanks for this idea!!

[RVcircus]

When we rebuilt our TT I did the same thing when the regulator was replaced. Works like a charm.

[my_toys]

NICE! I was just dealing with this annoyance yesterday! Doing it today.

[93Cobra2771]

Nice fix.

[SCClockDr]

The image below shows how I dealt with this annoyance.

The regulator is mounted to the back wall. The tanks are now a breeze to install when full.

[nineoaks2004]

Good idea, I will file in for a future mod. Thanks for sharing

[romore]

:C A very simple fix for an annoying problem.

[fla-gypsy]

I will be adopting this practice although I rarely take both off. Thanks

[JWRoberts]

Now that's using your head. Nice mod.

[Calicajun]

Nice simple fix.