i have my own propane tank out back that i get filled once a month sometimes twice depending how busy it is...and its a whole different story when you provide the gases...i have 2 customers i provide propane to for free..but noone who buys their own oxygen and propane can make a living at 10 a ton...NOONE lol..and if your so gung ho about 10 a ton..and the 2 customers are family members lol..when i was a small time cutter i was always offered to cut combines for 25 bucks a ton..if i worked 8 hours i could get pretty much a whole combine done...but being that quick you learn quickly you can make way more buying the stuff yourself and taking it in instead of cutting it...only way to make living at 10 a ton even with gases paid would be cats or cranes or the likes where 2 cuts equates to 1500-2500 pounds falling to the ground lol and still it wouldnt be a great living more like surviving lol






Quote Originally Posted by PistoneScrapProcessing View Post
If you are constantly doing burning day in and day out. You need to go bulk. Pour a concrete pad put in a big tank get some manifolds made for it. Go big or go home. There is no point in killing your profit having a whole bunch of tanks sitting around bleeding off product which results in change falling out of your pocket every time you hear it blow off. The happiest person right now you deal with is your oxygen company because you are making them a killing. A bulk tank wont bleed off if used properly and regularly. No product lost means no money lost. You are probably also using 100 pound propanes or 435 propanes which you are paying labor on top of gas for each one of them you have to be filled. A 500 gallon tank will save you a ton of money. Once a month delivery versus's probably once a week delivery is three less trips a month the bigger you go the more you save. Are you locked into a contract with your gas supplier or is it just a verbal agreement? How many tons a month on average are you cutting? How many tons of torch material do you have on the ground right now if you were to estimate? See a simple argument can turn into you saving money lol. Cut your costs at all costs has always been my motto.