Apparently they are breakable!

Theres really only one thing you could say and that's very similar to what a crow says

Oh what a feeling!

And I hear he jumped too.

Yeah - gets a slight wobble in the front end at 100km/hr

Apparently there's a bit of a knack to closing the passenger side front door too... But all in all the rest buffed out I heard!

he's just thinking about were to put that brand new roof rack now, mmm what can i bolt it to,the door nah, the roof if i had one.May be he was just trying to make it easier to grab him self a beer from the back

Lucky it was a Lux. Would'nt have been enough left for a pic if it was a Cruiser, Patrol or one of those other Toorak Taxis :))))))))))

Them's fightin words, gramps...lol

Willem,

Had to say something controversial after Mad Dog virtually killed off the Land Rights issue in the other post by daring to introduce relevant facts to the discussion :))

Imagine how much would have been left if it had been a real ute like a mighty Mitsubishi Triton, Gramps. The gas bottle would probably only have imploded and left a slight stain on the Black Duck seat cover which would have washed out in due course.

Now, now Wombat - behave yourself. That would have been wholly because of the Black Duck seat covers and the protection they afford. Undoubtedly the same effect if fitted to the Hilux LOL

Can you get them small enough to fiy that tiny thing purporting to be a seat in the back of the Hilux?

They are actually perfect for strapping the fridge full of essential medicines and lifesaving supplies to :)))

Otherwise only suitable for the decidedly vertically challenged ! And even they would need suitable quantities of natural padding around their rear ends LOL

Who cares about the back seat. I do all my driving from the front like a man :)

Apparently it was still running...as was the owner and 125000 cats from the general area

"don't leave cylinders in your work truck!.."

Sorry mate, but I have to disagree with you there. I have been a "fridgie" for thirty years and I always have oxy/acet on board. I have many colleagues who do the same and always have....I have stored them laying down on many occasions as well. It's when you light the torch with the acet laying down that problems start..... or in this case failing to turn the tap off (Or did the valve simply leak?) therefore filling the car with gas...... if he had stored it in his garage, chances are the same thing would have happened except to the garage not the Hilux....

You can NEVER be too safe! Check your bottles are off always when not in use...

We all take on board habits from people we work with,be the habit good or bad,but it is well known that acetylene becomes unstable when left laying on it side,althought it may not have caused this accident does'nt mean it wont in the future...bottles laying on there side,if it was indeed a leaky valve or just was'nt turned off properly it would'nt have mattered were it was it was an acident waiting to happen..so true you can never take oxy/acet for granted.One hell of a tool if used properly!!!
JD

JD, for the sake of being "picky" the reason you don't lie the Acetylene bottle down is that liquid Acetylene gets into the hose, not good. If the bottle was lying down and liquid was leaking out significantly more gas would be released than if it was standing. (that an "I think" statement)
When vertical and being consumed as the pressure decreases in the bottle more of the liquid Acetylene vapourises and maintains a pressure until all the liquid has gone, pressure drops, bottle empty.
Maybe you where saying the same thing in a different way, if I misunderstood, I stand corrected.

Just to clarify, I actually think we're all on the same wave length here....

Liquid acetylene indeed explodes, and you must NEVER use oxy/acet with the cylinders laying down..... when they are used standing, only acetylene vapour is dispensed, vapour burns not explodes... In storage in the work van, it is not always possible/practicle to keep them upright... in a lot of service vans, (of which I have had between 20-30 over the years... you name it. I've probably worked from it !!!), space is at a premium due to the amount of equipment required for the "job", sometimes they have be laid down. My rule (when I laid them down for storage) was always to set the kit up (with bottles upright) and bleed the lines to be sure no liquid was in the lines.... liquid acet is un-mistakeable... before striking the torch.

For the record, the last time my bottles were laid down in storage, 5 years ago when my work truck was an old HJ one tonner ute with those big tradesman boxes on the back.... no-where else to put the cylinders but lay 'em down in the box.... these days they stand upright in the "Misty Express"..... I actually bought myself one of the new mini "C" size kits that BOC developed for plumbers and fridgies.... weighs just 15 KG's all up.... brilliant!!! I can highly recommend them!

Jeez how rude ...JD's membership has not EXPIRED!!!!!
Check you bank details people you will see it was direct depisited whilst my membership was current!!!

Sorry Boys did my time in the 70s os can't help myself.
Form my Boilermaking & structural steel Fabrication (revised edition 1977)
Apprentice module notes 9-14
it reads

"Due to the chemical instability of acetylene and the possibility of explosion if it is stored in a free state above a pressure of 100 kPa, it is necessary to provide a steel cylinder in which the gas can be separated into minute HARMLESS sections. The cylinder is filled with lime/silica saturated with liquid acetone which dissolves many times its own volume of acetylene. Thus the high mass of acetylene cylinders. When the cylinder valve is open the cylinder pressure is decreased allowing the gas to leave the liquid."

Thats why you don't use an acetylene bottle on its side as the acetone can leave the bottle.

As for blowing up all bottles will have fusible plugs fitted that will melt and release the gas if the bottle gets to hot

Regards Richard Kovac

I thought it was against the law to have bottles inside a vehicle

If it is against the law, then there's about a zillion tradeys all round Australia breaking that law!!!!!

HI Richard,
I was going to refer to my trade text as well,as I stated the "no no" you see! you would need dangerous goods cert as well,work cover would fry u,s if they seen them laying down.....point made lesson learned...anyway merry xmas to all
JD

What do you call the tree that done that???
!!!!!!! SIR !!!!!!!!!.
JD...Membership is current!...

limp ??? Hiluxes don't limp, they motor :))))