Welding Bottle Rack?
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Welding Bottle Rack?
Looking for a means to occasionally transport welding bottles in the bed of my truck. The bottles are medium sized, about 8" diameter and 30" tall. Sometimes I only need to carry one, but occasionally two.
Am hoping to find a rack that can be temporarily mounted in the bed, without drilling any holes if at all possible. Commercially available or homemade, either is fine. Anybody got any thoughts? Pictures? Plans? Product links?
Am hoping to find a rack that can be temporarily mounted in the bed, without drilling any holes if at all possible. Commercially available or homemade, either is fine. Anybody got any thoughts? Pictures? Plans? Product links?
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Why cant you lay them down up to the wall and wedge them in place so they dont roll?
Is the bed lined with spray on liner or a plastic drop in?
A rubber mat would keep them from sliding fore & aft.
If you want to keep them upright then place in the corner of the bed and strap them to 1 of the pockets.
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Is the bed lined with spray on liner or a plastic drop in?
A rubber mat would keep them from sliding fore & aft.
If you want to keep them upright then place in the corner of the bed and strap them to 1 of the pockets.
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You should not lay down a acetylene bottle. The acetylene is a tar like substance in the bottom of the bottle and that can find it's way to the top of the bottle and clog your regulator up if you lay the bottle down.
I would think a simple rack could be made out of an old bed frame if you did not mind drilling into the truck's bed. Unless you wanted to make a frame that utilized the bed stake pockets.
If you wanted to go ahead and make a headache rack to protect the back window, you could use that with some straps to tie the bottles upright. I guess you know you should not transport the bottles without the cap screwed on the top of the bottle.
I would think a simple rack could be made out of an old bed frame if you did not mind drilling into the truck's bed. Unless you wanted to make a frame that utilized the bed stake pockets.
If you wanted to go ahead and make a headache rack to protect the back window, you could use that with some straps to tie the bottles upright. I guess you know you should not transport the bottles without the cap screwed on the top of the bottle.
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Forgot to mention one of the bottles contains acetylene, so yes, I'd need to keep that upright.
Still in the cocktail napkin stage of design, hashing out some ideas. I'm thinking something vertical at a forward corner of the bed.
Still in the cocktail napkin stage of design, hashing out some ideas. I'm thinking something vertical at a forward corner of the bed.
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Why can't you lay down acetylene bottles?
Acetylene cylinders contain a porous mass and liquid acetone that dissolves the gas. If a cylinder has been transported or stored horizontally, it must be left to settle in an upright position for at least 30 minutes before use. This gives the liquid acetone time to return to its correct place in the porous mass.
I never heard of it as tar but just like refrigerator if laid on its side you have to let it sit upright so the oil evens out in the system.
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Why can't you lay down acetylene bottles?
Acetylene cylinders contain a porous mass and liquid acetone that dissolves the gas. If a cylinder has been transported or stored horizontally, it must be left to settle in an upright position for at least 30 minutes before use. This gives the liquid acetone time to return to its correct place in the porous mass.
I never heard of it as tar but just like refrigerator if laid on its side you have to let it sit upright so the oil evens out in the system.
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I made a carrier attachment years back that attaches to the receiver hitch to transport 2 bottles at a time. I drag it out and use it once in a while. Maybe that type of transport would work for you too? I welded 2 brake disks as a bottom, and lined it with scrap I had. it has a telescoping center arm also for different size bottles. I use it in conjunction with a yellow strap around the tanks/center arm to keep it secure.
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Come on now, with all your knowledge, you can't figure out to weld up some square tubing into a bottle stand that you can strap into the bed of the truck.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+...M_enUS906US906
I used to use one of these at work to trans port bottles from the bottle shed, https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/f...hoC-pMQAvD_BwE
Thinking back, I remember there were two sides to the shed, one for full bottles and one for empty's. So miss managed, so many empties they were paying a monthly fee on... This shed was the size of a two car a garage. That was just for our Dept.
Wow, you got me going now, The driver from the supply company would call me to meet him at the main bottle area, so I could use the forklift to remove the bottle skids from the truck, even if the order was for the main Plant. Because it was so hard to get a hold of someone from the "Master Crib". The skids of 12 bottles of N2 we used were close to, 6000lbs. We had three in our test area.
Sorry to ramble on. I worked 40 years for a big Aero-space company.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+...M_enUS906US906
I used to use one of these at work to trans port bottles from the bottle shed, https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/f...hoC-pMQAvD_BwE
Thinking back, I remember there were two sides to the shed, one for full bottles and one for empty's. So miss managed, so many empties they were paying a monthly fee on... This shed was the size of a two car a garage. That was just for our Dept.
Wow, you got me going now, The driver from the supply company would call me to meet him at the main bottle area, so I could use the forklift to remove the bottle skids from the truck, even if the order was for the main Plant. Because it was so hard to get a hold of someone from the "Master Crib". The skids of 12 bottles of N2 we used were close to, 6000lbs. We had three in our test area.
Sorry to ramble on. I worked 40 years for a big Aero-space company.
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