Propane tank valve removal

Originally Posted by Tincankeith

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Your problem will be holding the tank in order to put enough lb force to break it free. Good luck!

Thanks, Tincankeith. I had seen that and may eventually get one, but I was hoping for something a bit cheaper. I won't spend a dollar I don't have to.

ur a scraper make one

Originally Posted by Otto

Thanks, Tincankeith. I had seen that and may eventually get one, but I was hoping for something a bit cheaper. I won't spend a dollar I don't have to.

If you do a lot of scrapping and ever come across some pipe galvanized or cast iron you can make your own tool to slip over the valve once you unscrew the knob that turns the tank on and off you notch out a piece of pipe so it will fit over the valve secure the tank somehow and unscrew the valve hopefully you have all the pressure out of the tank I use my receiver hitch on my pickup I have a receiver that slides in my hitch with no ball on it and I slide the propane tank on to it so it locks itself when I unscrew the valve

Originally Posted by Artie7700

If you do a lot of scrapping and ever come across some pipe galvanized or cast iron you can make your own tool to slip over the valve once you unscrew the knob that turns the tank on and off you notch out a piece of pipe so it will fit over the valve secure the tank somehow and unscrew the valve hopefully you have all the pressure out of the tank I use my receiver hitch on my pickup I have a receiver that slides in my hitch with no ball on it and I slide the propane tank on to it so it locks itself when I unscrew the valve

Can you post a pic of your setup? I am not quite understanding it. Thanks.


My method is a large welding table, with a trucker strap looped under table/over the tank and cinched down. On the really tight valves the tank moves off center. Thinking of making a cradle out of angle iron. I made a socket which worked okay, but overall a pipe wrench has been faster.

Originally Posted by Tincankeith

Google is your friend
Universal Propane Wrench Universal Propane Wrench
Your problem will be holding the tank in order to put enough lb force to break it free. Good luck!

I made my own version of one of these. Can post pics if interested. Usually get 1 person to hold a crowbar in the top handle part and then I use the homemade tool.