How to unload propane transport
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- čas přidán 29. 01. 2017
- As a propane transport driver I thought I could be helpful to make a video on to unload a propane tanker. If you have any questions please leave them in the comments.
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Heck ya I'm an old retired truck driver! I have 40 years of hauling lpg and nh3 good job on the video I also trained in drivers through the past and empathize the safety cuz it can kill you by being careless thanks bro good video❤
On behalf of the warehouse employee at Gas Equipment, I thank you for this video. Be safe, my friend!
Thanks for sharing your expertise on your work. Your detailed explanations clarified aspects of a subject I knew very little about. I was taken by how much more there is to your job than just hooking up a hose and letting it flow! Be careful out there! Be safe!
Thanks! Bob
Any video like this gives the inexperienced the idea of what is the 'Right Way'. 35 Years of Hazmat has taught me 1) PPE first for propane is ear protection, FR clothes, insulated gloves, Hard hat and safety glasses. 2) Chock blocks 3)Connect the ground cable to the unit. 4) NEVER drop the hoses on the ground - those 2" hoses are super easy to handle. Pull them out with 1 hand and catch the loose end with the other hand. Opening belly valve slowly to equalize the pressure and all other valves get opened very gradually. A quick motion on a valve handle can 'slam' the safety valve shut.
Overall the video gave us a glimpse of how it is done. Hauled fuel for years and then Propane. Loved Propane - clean dry and doesn't stink like fuel. Empty tanks in the winter give great traction too. Canadian regs are enforced more than the U.S obviously. Doing an unload like that up here would earn you a trip out the gate.
US gets enforced also. It all depends on the plant manager. But ppe is important.
Obviously common sense is more.
I had a guy at my plant that got burned, how I don't know and he had a face shield. But it got him in the neck
Thank you for your initiative mate, I just hired by Seaboard transportation propane division 🙂
Nice video, Dominic. Not many LPG videos out there. Always assumed it was due to safety regulations. I'm a transporter for Enterprise Products.
Good information Driver.
Awesome. Nice information.
Thank you for your effort. I need these opportunities.
Cool vid! Very very similar to cryogenic liquid off/onload procedures, but some how people are scared of it.
Thank You for posting this helpful video
Great video!!
Big thanks for your efforts and training
PPE Faceshield Not Needed ?
Cool video
Thanks for video!
Nice video! Good job.
Rick Evans thanks give it a thumbs up
I guess safety is not the priority . Thank you for instructing us.
NICE VID BRO!!!
Good video kid! Done propane for years good job
Jeff Rapp thanks
@@DominicHallBuffaloNick no problem sir! Stay safe ok
Great video, used to drive propane, butane and aerosol propellant, we also done natural gas deliveries, nice set up that you have though.
czcams.com/video/GgrDZdEOnYc/video.html I'm hauling one of those
September 2022 is getting cold 🥶 propane, season getting busy.thanks for the video
Crazy, I live in south bend, indiana and was just researching propane jobs out here.
This reminds me alot of hauling oil and jet fuel, just a tad bit different.
That was a slick move putting you hand back in your glove one handed.
Very helpful. Would like to know more on the spray valve?
Would of liked to see how you finished it up. Like what valves you close first, and how you get the propane out of the line when done. Thanks for the video
Dave Applegate I have been wanting to redo the video, wasn’t expecting to get so many views.
Yes I do making more videos please great job which u tube
What's up Dom? Mikey from DHT. We running Marysville to Taylor.
not much did you sub lol
Looks so much better than hauling gasoline into bad neighborhoods at 2 in the morning.
that content cop theme coming out of no where though....
Like to learn more about hauling propane bud,thanks
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Thanks bud
Better tutorial then then the person just trying to cram the info into my head
Empty!wish that was the case here in NH! Bouncing around 85% both loads today and last week. It's been warm.
David knows it's been warm here 45 it's starting to drop, it a 10,500 trailer I think the needle has issues lol.
Dominic Hall I meant our plant is bouncing around 85% lol. I'm hoping it gets cold through February and March.
Damn dude I’m dying to get into propane, probably real good money in it.
Just a word of advice from someone seasoned in LPG hook up your vapor and liquid on trailer first from the hose tube just a few turns on then connect on the risers keeps your fittings CLEAN and keeps from oblonging your vapor or liquid
The reason behind the video is to allow drivers that don’t get but 1 day of training to have something to go back to. I have seen lots of companies just let drivers figure it out on there own
nice i do the same thing with ammonia..
Lmao! I have to do the same thing with that gate valve.
Yep
Do you know Hank Hill?
I do not know this man but I do NOT approve of his methods of unloading propane. Always safety first in everything you do. You must wear face protection and use a vapor hose. Yep. I tell you hwat.
Hank Hill hmmm I’m not sure your the real hank hill
@@leftlanekr2295 Well, that's up to you.
As a gas passer ,hank hill jokes are old from day 1
@@burnthecandleatbothendz Go f**k yourself before I unleash some PRO-PAIN ON YA
I do cryogenic bulk atmospheric gases, some parts of your offload are similar. I also do gas hydrogen, that's a totally different animal.
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i hope theres nobody standing next to a propane tanker right now googling how to unload this thing =D
where is your FR gear hard hat glasses
great video
It’s camouflage lol
Trucks near my home get loaded up and go about a mile away from the site. Some pull in and release pressure into the woods. Is there a good reason for doing this after being loaded?
Not sure
Seems like you should have to ground the trailer, and yes I understand there is metal in the hose that grounds it but a separate ground before you hook up. I don't think I would let the end of the hose fall to the ground when removing it from the truck so it does not get damaged.
Charles Roberts they don’t have a ground cable, well there’s 1 there but it’s not hooked to anything. I get what you mean about the hose, I don’t do that anymore I had it fall right on the vapor hose and flatten the end lol. Some of the places I used to go to are not maintained well. I will possibly redo this video, but still a decent basis for someone to get the concept. Thanks for watching.
I used to haul ethanhol and Im going for a job interview to haul propane in a couple of days so that's why I watched your video. I damaged a hose fitting about 15 years ago dropping it and it was slightly egg shaped and I fought it so ever since then I let the hose drop on top of my boot.
Good luck with the job. I have scheduled 40 tile pipe around my hose now so when it shakes on the ground I don’t get a hole in it. I have never hauled ethanol, it must be closed to the same. Propane to me is like a semi retirement job lol.
Don’t know who your going to but crestwood is starting at 85000 a year just saying
Ethahol is the same as Gasoline.Same trailers, same Sculley but less hassle because your unloading at the fuel terminal not loading and waiting for the price to change. No dispatchers on the phone telling you to go ahead and unload at the gas station when you know it wont fit. No snowplows plowing off the lids. Easy money and loads with an arm same as petro.
That stuff get cold like when they fill the bbq tank?
Swang Yes sir propane is a chilly minus 44 degrees Fahrenheit, pretty damn cold.
Is your pump driven by a jackshaft or hydraulic motor?
Hydro pack no jack shaft
Duane Tegels I ran for an outfit for a couple years and all of they're trailers were set up for Jack shafts. They supplied me the gear pump but I had to plumb it from my PTO. Simple enough but a U joint will go out at the most inconvenient times
I got one question ...i considering to do this job .....so what if somone hit your trailer with car in traffic??I mean can trailler can withstand the hit by car??? Nice video and stay safe!!!
Tha trailers are about a one inch thick, and you don’t here about them blowing up often. Thanks for watching
@@DominicHallBuffaloNick thank you for the respond 😀
Try harder and you will freeze
Can you show how you wet kit set up and how it connects to the trailer?
It’s a hydro pack 2 line with couplers, a wet kit will work also 2 line with couplers. Some trailers are a jack shaft.
I scold my drivers when they drop the end of the hose out of the tube.
Yea I didn't like that myself. Dog ears break and what not... Plus your hauling explosive material 😅
Make more videos
A quad axle 18,900 uswg / how many litres of propane is that ?
It’s a 19,200, I can put 17,000 gallons 64,345L
How DO YOU KNOW HOW THE LOAD WILL FIT ...MAKE A VIDIO TO SHOW THE PROPER WAY TO DO THAT
I see tank was empty. You don't have to cool tank down before unloading? I delivery liquid nitrogen and with a empty tank is considered a first fill. It's a long process of cooling down tank before pumping liquid in because tank can explode.
Why not just swap tanks instead of refueling with dangerous methods?.
Oh shit! You forgot the “methanol”. Lol.
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J wrench is useless knuckle buster. Seldom do I ever have to go beyond hand tight. Past that a few whacks with the cap or a brass hammer does it.
Are you supposed to take your phone into the bulk plant?
Daniel Gurga it’s a dslr lol
I’m a colleague from
Italy…. I have the download from behind tank
I’ll check it out
I did not see you clamp a grounding strap from the frame work of the bulk tank to your trailer.
that is not even hooked up lol I do if its there.
Smart hose, not needed.
Wait so is it liquid or gas ?
liquid
Pedro Brito liquid when under pressure. It is gas at temperatures above -44 degrees Fahrenheit.
Propane is liquid but there is propane gas on top of the liquid, boiling point is -44°f under pressure the boiling goes up under pressure.
Dam how long you been doing that ? It seems like a sweet deal. Surprisingly their is a decent market for propane down here in Florida were I live . I doubt u come down this way . But the grill containers like blue rhino is pretty big business .
Liquid under pressure only
No PPE?
A T nope
Sickening that he is not wearing PPE and there is no one to supervise the off load in case he has a medical emergency. No ground wire means no off loading. They should also be reported for having a rust spot on the tank. Whoever owns the transportation company is going to be looking at a multi-million dollar negligence suit for not properly training, testing and checking their driver's safety knowledge. The customer should be audited for the safety of their facilities. They need to have that grounding system checked annually by a certified technician. The static charge caused by the fuel flowing through the hose and pipes needs to be dissipated through a discharge wire that is connected before the product transfer begins.
Where's ground wire?
ok so stupid ?...when cars use this for power is it turned back to gas at normal pressure or is the hole fuel system pressurized right into the engion
Dan Brit that's a good ? Not 100% but I would say it stays under pressure.
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I have meow :)) happy trucken
How long does it show how long does it take to fill the trailer and tractor
U should be wearing a face sheld any time u hook or un hook the hoses
Yeah, only if u work for amerigas
Or if you like your face🤷🏻♂️
You ever come to ohio?
Alliance Ohio yes Archbold
No more new videos??
I’m getting too old lol
@@DominicHallBuffaloNick
We need more videos offloading propane/butane
Light a cig
Cob Ash?
liftedXmudXdigger yep
I see you run through lapeerl all the time
liftedXmudXdigger beep at me next time
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Tail Lights yep
I have a tanker endorsement but don't like heights, I turned down a food grade tank job because I don't want to get on top of tank for hatches....so I was thinking of this type of job....correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe I have to climb up on any of these compressed gas tank jobs correct? I believe this is the job I need
No climbing, it’s an easy job no time frames load anytime. It’s like being retired.
If you only work 5 days a week it’s around 80,000 if you work more you can make 100,000 or more
@@DominicHallBuffaloNick what are some companies I can look into? Who do you work for? Thanks for the info bud
@@bijanakbari2049 where are you out off?
I worked for cob ash for 10 years, now I’m independent