 SparkChaserPremium
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Downingtown, PA
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| Gasonline cans recommendations Are there any decent gas cans out there. I keep buying the plastic ones with the funny nozzle. The nozzle breaks in a week or two. I get the idea that this is suppose to reduce emissions but only when it's working. I'm reduced to using a funnel most of the time.
I've hit HD, Lowes, Ace, all the same |
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 Zorack
join:2001-12-14
Fayetteville, WV | Do a google search for metal gas cans,there are plenty out there.
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Apparently it is some Federal requirement to reduce spillage . It does not seem that anyone ever thought to check and see if the designs would work more than once or twice without breaking !
No you cannot have my old style metal cans 
( Referring to the spouts , the cans themselves seem fine ) |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | reply to SparkChaser
Since you didn't give a budget, a DOT can like this is pretty safe and should last a lifetime.
»www.amazon.com/Eagle-1215-Transp···00LEF3XY |
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 MsradellP.E.Premium
join:2008-12-25
Louisville, KY
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said by MrFixit1:No you cannot have my old style metal cans
( Referring to the spouts , the cans themselves seem fine )
??? Metal cans and spouts are certainly allowed in many forms! See the one that robbin posted above for an example! Or, here's another one: »www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-1···odBTkAYA |
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SparkChaserPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 | reply to robbin
Robbin, That is more than I want to spend for a lawnmower and snow-blower.
If I have to go there I will. |
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | said by SparkChaser:Robbin, That is more than I want to spend for a lawnmower and snow-blower. Okay, is it for business purposes (Like, you run some sort of landscaping business), or you're just extremely violent with your plastic gas cans? I can't imagine how you keep breaking the nozzle every 2 weeks.
Maybe you're using it wrong? You know the venting line in the nozzle should be UP, not down. |
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I have one of these »www.amazon.com/Eagle-U2-51-S-Gal···00BQO15I
It's pretty nice, it seals completely airtight (unless pressure gets too high, then it'll vent), and you just pull the valve lever towards the handle by gripping it to open both the pour valve and the vent at the same time, so it's fast pouring and no "glug glug glug". Has a metal screen basket in the fill/vent port too.
The fill port cover is spring loaded though, with nothing built in to hold it open, so it's a bit tricky to fill. |
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I was looking for a gasoline can some time ago and found this website:
»www.globalindustrial.com/g/safet···ety-cans
or this website:
»www.johndow.com/fuelchief
Remember red for gasoline!
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Yellow for diesel.
Blue for Kerosene. |
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 UHFAll static, all day, ForeverPremium,MVM
join:2002-05-24 | reply to SparkChaser
The new style spouts suck. People say the gas comes out very slowly too, takes about 3 days to fill up the riding mower  |
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said by Msradell:said by MrFixit1:No you cannot have my old style metal cans
( Referring to the spouts , the cans themselves seem fine )
??? Metal cans and spouts are certainly allowed in many forms! Oops The line about the spouts was supposed to go before the comment about the metal cans 
Was referring to the fact that the plastic cans themselves are fine , just the plastic spouts seem to be wanting .Teach me to post from the phone !
Well aware that metal cans are available with the new safety spout systems , but have no intention of replacing my old style metal cans until I have to |
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Zorack
join:2001-12-14
Fayetteville, WV | I remember owning the old style cans in the 70's when I was a nice young man(grabbing one of those old style cans would be a nice bonus today.)
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to MrFixit1
Actually it's not really a Federal requirement.
The industry begs the Federal Government to regulate it, to set standards that they could then meet and therefore be protected from BS liability lawsuits.
Said regulations never materialized, and as a result any gas can manufacturer faces hundreds of suits a year from idiots and professional litigators trying to make fast cash.
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I have Justrite 5gal cans (2 gas, one diesel) and while they're pricey, they're also worth it. Gonna get another diesel.
The Eagles sound similar (I've never seen one) though the Justrite's are easy to fill; you just pull the handle back and insert the fill nozzle. Release the handle and the cap seals tight & spillproof.
Got mine at Amazon. |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | reply to SparkChaser
The new plastic gas cans are very annoying. Couple years ago I used to work in landscaping. What I did was first of all I modified (removed) the child-proofing from the caps, which are irritating as hell when you have to use the gas can several times a day. Second, I found a store that still had stock of the old style flexible spouts, and bought a couple dozen of them. |
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The key thing about the new cans is that they have to let in air in the same place where the gasoline comes out. Therefore they are slow.
Personally I just screw off the spout and pour it in. But I only do this with a COLD engine. With a warm engine I just use the spout.
I haven't broken any but the one that I like the best is one I got from walmart where it has a handle on the top to open the spout where you press down and pour the gas. |
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 Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT | reply to SparkChaser
This is the can I have
»www.amazon.com/BLITZ-Enviro-Flo-···fuel+can
I saw all the bad reviews about it before I got it, but it's been a year now and I've used it a few times and during the last huricane and I never had an issue.
My Kerosene can has the one with the green ring that you push down and turn and the pressure on the nozzle keeps it from closing.
nevertheless I've never had one leak and this is a full tank
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Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT | reply to UHF
said by UHF:The new style spouts suck. People say the gas comes out very slowly too, takes about 3 days to fill up the riding mower
I have a 5 gal kerosene can and it takes about 3 min to drain it, I ended up using a battery powered pump just because I was pouring into a heater and the way where the fuel goes in causes a spill.. and as you know Kero has a strong smell.
But it's not because it was slow, I remember when I first started pouring I was saying to myself they call this slow?
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I'll 2nd that recommendation. I've got that style in the following:
2x 5 Gallon Gasoline
1x 5 Gallon Kerosene
1x 2 Gallon Gas
They are great cans. A little on the slow side when filling, say the generator which takes 6 gallons but for the lawn mower they work awesome. For kerosene I use a hand pump so cannot comment on the spout. |
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