[AT] Torch kit

toma at risingnet.net toma at risingnet.net
Tue Feb 16 11:39:26 PST 2016


I lease a large oxygen tank. I have 2 smaller tanks of undocumented origin
that no one will fill. I have a pigtail I use to fill the smaller ones because they are easier to move around on my cart.  It has been more than  2 years and I have not used up the oxygen. I think the rent is. about $80 per year. There are several large orphan oxygen tanks at the other ranch. My plan is to exchange this tank for a full one and transfer as much as possible into my tank collection, use up what is left in the rental tank and turn it in. 
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Sent from myMail app for Android Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 08:29AM -0800 from Grant Brians < sales at heirloom-organic.com> :

>I have tanks that I bought from our current filler and tanks that I 
>bought at auction and tanks that I bought from private sellers. The only 
>issues I have had are with several of the auction tanks that were 
>originally from a national company that no longer exists by that name. 
>Those have been a challenge to get exchanged. I suppose that that good 
>part of that purchase is that the Oxygen and Argon in the tanks was 
>worth more than I paid for the tanks and gas at the auction! Now I have 
>to keep refilling again.
>            Grant Brians
>            Hollister,California farmer and seed sales
>On 2/16/2016 6:29 AM, Ron Cook wrote:
>> I have the exact same experience except I have no idea where my original
>> purchase receipt went.  I bought my tanks in 1971.  I always get them
>> refilled as an exchange.  I have no idea what would happen were I to
>> move to a different location and use some other supplier.  That question
>> has always been in the back of my mind.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>>
>> On 2/16/2016 7:52 AM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>>> I never lose the purchase of original bottles even though there is a serial
>>> # on each bottle , they don`t go by that , just the owners name .So , when
>>> I purchased the bottles , they are purchased by size only and charged
>>> according  thru the years and truth be known , I would NEVER see the first
>>> bottles I picked up . That is why it is important to keep the original
>>> sales ticket . The company I started out with years ago has changed hands
>>> three times and I have NEVER been ask to produce a copy of my original
>>> sales ticket . See Greg Hass`s response below if I am confusing you .
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 8:30 PM, Mike M < meulenms at gmx.com > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bo, once you turn your purchased bottles in, don't you lose the
>>>> ownership advantage? Help me understand how this works.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike M
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/13/2016 7:09 PM, Bo Hinch wrote:
>>>>> I purchased the cutting / welding set from Harbor Freight in 2008 and
>>>> have
>>>>> NEVER been sorry of it . I own my bottles as they will pay for themselves
>>>>> in a few years . Just keep receipts of purchase on bottles . I turn mine
>>>> in
>>>>> for full one and never have to worry about inspection of bottles . Also
>>>>> note , Victor torches and tips interchange with Harbor Freight .
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Greg Hass < ghass at m3isp.com > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know enough to comment on the torch brands as I can't even
>>>>>> remember what brand I have, but I can tell you about my experience with
>>>>>> tanks. I bought my torch kit at a local auto parts store. I also leased
>>>>>> a set of tanks. I don't remember the length of the lease but during that
>>>>>> time the company was sold 4 times. Each time it was sold, more of the
>>>>>> records were lost. Finally, toward the end I went in for new tanks and
>>>>>> was told I would have to prove I had a good lease in order to get more
>>>>>> gas. The auto parts store convinced them to give me another set of
>>>>>> refills until they could sort out the problems with the records. Well, I
>>>>>> had the tanks for about ten months and get a bill with $400 in late
>>>>>> charges. Well, I hit the roof and called the new leasing company where I
>>>>>> got a woman with an attitude. She got nasty so I just told her that it
>>>>>> was not my fault most of the records had been lost. I also told her I
>>>>>> knew of 6 other people who had tanks from them and I was going to tell
>>>>>> them to bury their tanks and not return them because 1) her company did
>>>>>> not know who they were to charge late fees and 2) it would be cheaper to
>>>>>> bury them than return them and face $400. She said that wouldn't be
>>>>>> right and I told her what she was doing was not right. In the end I
>>>>>> agreed to return the tanks and pay a 1 month late fee in   return for a
>>>>>> paper saying all accounts paid in full. I then went to a local welding
>>>>>> supply store and bought my tanks plus I later bought 2 Argon tanks. I
>>>>>> have not had a problem since plus the cost to buy the tanks was about
>>>>>> the same as the lease cost. I realize everywhere is different but am
>>>>>> just saying what happened to me.
>>>>>>                Greg Hass
>>>>>>
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