Here's some interesting facts, figures we put together on propane, A.K.A. LPG...
store (DOT) intellaliftparts.com (DOT) Propane.html
thought I'd pass along.
I'm gonna guess that the majority of internal combustion trucks in North America run on LPG. Not diesel, not gasoline, but LPG.
One thing that has surprised me as a parts supplier, is how there are regions of the country where we sell new LPG tanks, and other regions we sell zero. In our state of Michigan, most of the LP gas suppliers will provide a no-charge outdoor storage rack, and tanks at no charge exchange basis, provided you buy the LP gas from the gas supplier.
What is it like in your market? Do the LP suppliers give away free tanks? Or do you need to pay for them? Or do you only need to pay for them if you have a bulk tank (but then really, how often would you replace a tank, seems like they last a long time)
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Agree on the quality bit; in the past whenever we had tar issues it seemed to be the cheese-ball "Hank's Propane Parts and Accessories" kind of LP supplier vs Amerigas, Ferrell, etc
That said, I've learned there are different grades of LP gas. Cooking and heating grade and motor fuel grade. So buyer beware, I don't think there's a lot of disclosure by the LPG suppliers on this nor do I think there's any gov't standard for LPG.
I'm outside Phila Pa & pricing is all over the place. Some vendors supply the tanks & such "free of charge"- but the price of these extras is built into the price of the LP. Others make you purchase or rent the extras, but their pricing on LP is better.
The real question is- what's the quality of the fuel being sold? I've found that the companies that "give everything away" & include these extras in the fuel cost sell less quality LP than those which charge for the extras.
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