Don't know how it works elsewhere, but around here if you show up
with empty tanks at the local jobber they will trade them for full
ones for a very reasonable price. I would bring Praxair to a Praxair
jobber and Airco or whatever they are called now to an Airco jobber.
Bruce K
At Sunday, 16 November 2003, you wrote:
>I got a question and I hope someone here knows. Yesterday I was
at an auction.
>A lot of tools and equipment. One of the items in the shop was a
Oxyacetylene
>cutting torch set up. The tanks were in real good shape and date
stamped 4/02.
>The auctioneer said there was no way he would auction them off because
they
>didn't have any tags. He could loose his auctioneer's license. Could
someone
>explain? He seemed to be most concerned about the oxygen tank. Is
it related
>to proof of ownership? Can you get used tanks refilled? Should I
avoid used
>tanks or what tags do they need to make them legal. There's a guy
on that
>online (E-&%#) auction site selling tanks claiming that as long
as the receipt
>has the tank number you can get them filled. Who's right?
>
>It would be nice to try my hand at gas welding and a smoke torch
always comes
>in handy.
>
>Any information would be appreciated.
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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