It's drifting a little off topic but there might be a better than scrap option with your neighbor's 250 gallon tank. It used to be that they were cheap to buy at the big box store but the prices have gone up a lot. They're somewhere around 750.00$ these days.
I've sold two used ones in the past eight months.
The first one i pulled out of the basement of a house that had converted over to propane heat. The tank still had 40 gallons of fuel in it. I made the mistake of trying to hoss it around by myself and injured my rotator cuff. That was a painful lesson in humility. I'm not as young as i used to be. Time to use the head and not the back.
The money worked out okay though. Got paid for my labor. Got 40 gallons of fuel worth 2.75 USD/gal. and then sold the used tank & fittings.
The next time around i was determined not to make the same mistake and hurt myself again. This tank was rugged up with unions so it was easy to break the connections and plug all the tank openings.Tipped the tank upright onto a pallet jack and then wheeled it over to the basement opening.
Rigged up a gantry outside and then lifted the complete tank out of the basement with a chain fall. The job went really well. No drama,no heavy lifting, no oily mess all over the work area to stink up the place. Made a few bucks and didn't put any unnecessary strain on an aging body.
I know every guy has his own work style but those tanks get nasty with all of the sludge that builds on the bottom. The job goes a lot betterer if you can keep it in one piece and sealed up tight for as long as possible.
If it can hold a pressure test of 10 PSI for 24 hours ... it can even be good for re-sale.
For whatever it's worth ?
Plan your work and work your plan ?
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