Thread: Storm

"Propane won't go bad"

I've got a piece of a 20 lb. tank that I can't cook with in the house. It has a strong odor.

Originally Posted by canebreaker

"Propane won't go bad"

I've got a piece of a 20 lb. tank that I can't cook with in the house. It has a strong odor.

Hmmmm, you sure you don't have something else going on with it? We have a 500 pound bottle on a farm that we just use in a hunting cabin. That propanes been in there since 1968.

Originally Posted by Speck

Folks don't think about that!!! You can convert over to propane for about $100.
Propane won't go bad and one 100 lb bottle is equivalent to 4 tanks of gas in most generators!!!

Would you please explain that? Thanks.

Originally Posted by majflyboy

Would you please explain that? Thanks.

No Problem Major, just about any small 4 stroke gas engine can be converted to run off propane or natural gas with a simple kit. you can get a kit for either dual fuel (gasoline and LP or Natural gas) or a kit to run off straight propane or natural gas. Several companies sell these kits as do most propane supply stores. The reason I prefer propane is it stores forever unlike gasoline or diesel. Plus, if there is ever a BIG disaster ie earthquake, flood, alien invasion, ect that disrupts natural gas delivery and gasoline supplies, you can still function as long as you have propane. I figured I could run my entire house on a 1000 pound tank for at least 33 days without any outside assistance.
A and C Propane Natural Gas Conversion Kits

Didn't notice until a little while ago but neighbor across the street had a huge oak blow down into his side yard. No damage except fence. Never heard a thing.

Originally Posted by Speck

No Problem Major, just about any small 4 stroke gas engine can be converted to run off propane or natural gas with a simple kit. you can get a kit for either dual fuel (gasoline and LP or Natural gas) or a kit to run off straight propane or natural gas. Several companies sell these kits as do most propane supply stores. The reason I prefer propane is it stores forever unlike gasoline or diesel. Plus, if there is ever a BIG disaster ie earthquake, flood, alien invasion, ect that disrupts natural gas delivery and gasoline supplies, you can still function as long as you have propane. I figured I could run my entire house on a 1000 pound tank for at least 33 days without any outside assistance.
A and C Propane Natural Gas Conversion Kits

Thanks for the link but it's still Greek to me. I have a Troy Built 8500 with a Briggs & Stratton, I'll just have to hire the conversion out but it makes sense to do it because of the reasons mentioned, especially the availability of gas in an emergency/natural disaster situation. Thanks again.

Major, after watching the chaos in New York and New Jersey with people standing in lines a mile long to get a can of gas for their generators, I was reminded of this thread. There were fights breaking out, assaults, ect. They were positioning police and state patrol at gas stations to keep civil order. This is exactly the reason I was talking about for switching your generator over to propane.