Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:59:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Propane Tank Rated Size
Comments: To: Will Taygan <lists@ALASKABIODIESEL.ORG>
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At 06:31 PM 3/16/2010, Will Taygan wrote...
>Doing some Propex/Espar math.  Anyone know what the KG rating for the
>Westy propane tank size is?  Roughly 3 to 3.3 gallons at 4.2 pounds
>per
>gallon gets me to about 5.7-6.3 KG A wild guess would be a 6KG tank??
>
>Will in Alaska.

They're Manchester tanks (US made), so they're in imperial units
(rounding to metric won't get you closer).

You're correct, though - 6.3 kg capacity, all things considered.

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