Mounting torch tanks

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I just got my bobcat ready to mount on the  trailer, now on to the bottles. Lately Ive been seeing folks mounting their bottles on what looks to be a 45 degree angle. If Im not mistaken I think you can lay your oxy down flat, but the acy is a big no no . Evidently you can leave your acy at a 45, it doesnt have to be full 90. Is a 45 as low as you can safely go?? Or do I have the whole thing bass ackwards?Shake and Bake
Reply:If acetylene is tipped over more than 45 degrees it should should not be opened up until the cylinder has been standing upright for at least an hour(so the gas can restabilize).
Reply:I always see acetylene standing up.  Oxygen I see in all positions.   I stand all mine up when in use.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
Reply:Posted a pic a while back of a trailer at Atwoods.  Had the cylinders mounted at the 45 degree angle.  Thought it was funny, because I really don't know who'd of bought those trailers.Seems to me that most Acetylene tanks are short enough that mounting them upright wouldn't seriously mess up the profile of the trailer/truck, so why are they layed down??  Seems weird.  I know I wouldn't want them at that angle.The trailer in question had no real way of putting it upright easily.  So why haul it that way in the first place?"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:I have to wonder what the advantage would be to mounting a tank at an angle or laying down.  Seems to me to be a waste of valuable floor space.All the welding trailers/trucks we had at work had the tanks upright and that is what I feel comfortable doing.Gordie -- "I believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."