No more floating propane tanks, and I used some of the cursed curved angles

[winchman]

We had another flood event the other day, and the propane tanks came unstacked and floated out the gate. So I decided to use up some more of the curved angles that are so hard to find a use for to make a rack to keep the tanks above the high water.

[sdeering]

WOW you must barbeque alot!

[sasquatch]

Love to have one or two of those tanks for air storage!!

[metalmagpie]

where do you live that it floods so often?

[Mcostello]

You must scream very loud when they are filled.

[winchman]

The school is in Thomasville, GA. It's downhill from a football stadium with several acres of paved parking lots and buildings. When the little retention pond fills up, all the water flows down the hill into the yard behind the shop. I've seen it up to the shop doors at least once a year since I've been there, but this is the first time since the building was built in the '60s that it's gotten inside. It was eight inches deep flowing through the building for about an hour.

[rohart]

There seem to be several handles welded on to the sides of those tanks. Can't you just wire the tanks up to some kind of anchor ? Then they may float, but they won't go far.

[sasquatch]

Re" Handles: Those are lifting hooks for unloading/loading off a truck deck.

[winchman]

True. A lanyard would have kept them from leaving, but they still would have unstacked when the water came up. We also wanted to keep them upside down, so they could air out without getting water inside.

And I was itching to use some of those 3 x 5 x 3/8" curved angles, too. The other project I used them in turned out better and is much more useful.