Propane Tanks in SW New Hampshire

[DaveBP]

I see a new listing on Craigslist today. Someone selling Propane tanks with tags still on them, 250 and 330 gal. for a buck/gallon. Is that a fair price?

(broken link removed to https://nh.craigslist.org/tls/5600896375.html)

 

[maple1]

Sounds decent to me.

 

[warno]

Sounds good for water storage but I wouldn't buy it for propane use. They might be out of date on the hydro test, then good luck getting it filled.

 

[DaveBP]

I paid half that for mine 5 or so years ago. Just thought someone might be looking for some (for boiler use) as they're harder to get now around here, I think.

 

[warno]

Around here there's a place that sells them cheap. They have probably close to 100 various tanks at any given time. It's a company that services the bobtail trucks and tanks in people's yards. So when a tank is deemed "junk" it gets vented out and compressed air ran through it for set time to vent fumes. They also cut a hole in the side and ushally mess up the fittings so it can't be used as an air tank. then it goes in a pile with the others. And until scrap prices go up the pile grows and grows.

Here's the prices around here.

 

[vtwoodheater]

Gates Salvage in Hardwick, VT has more 500 and 1000 gallon propane tanks then you could shake a stick at. They also had some monster tanks when I was there last. They sell for market scrap price/lb. No holes cut in them, no fittings boogered up.