A decent fuel can?

[HCJ]

You guys are all wrong about these clever new "No Spill" containers. They were designed by a brilliant engineer who was given the goal of reduced emissions, less polution, and generally promoting health. Who could argue with that! He suceeded beyond everyone's expectations. Very little diesel spills into your fuel tank, hence the name, the hour it takes to place 15 gallons in your tractor greatly reduces "seat time" lowering emissions and those horrible greenhouse gases, and the workout you get holding 50 pound containers above your waist in uncomfortable positions really gives your arms and shoulders a workout. This engineer deserves our thanks for making this a better world. While you are waiting for the fuel to drip into your tanks, you guys need to do something constructive, like read a great novel or think of ways to spend the carbon credits you have earned by keeping your smoke belching tractor idle. Someday, hopefully, they will design a container that has no spout at all. Think of the fuel savings that would create!

[MNBobcat]

I have the solution that will make all of you happy!

Go to fleet farm (and I suspect Tractor Supply would have them too) and get yourself a jiggle siphon. Its a clear hose with a brass fitting on one end. Place your gas can on top of your tractor (or whatever you're filling) then insert one end of the hose into your tractor and the other end with the brass fitting goes into your fuel can. Then simply shake the hose up and down a few times and fuel will start flowing into your tractor and will go until your can is pretty well empty. The end with the brass fitting has some kind of ball valve in it. The shaking motion forces fuel into the hose acting like a pump and starts the siphoning.

Seriously, guys....I hate those d*mn new cans too but since I got this jiggle siphon the type of can no longer matters at all! Its so nice to stand there and watch 5 gallons of diesel flow into my bobcat tank and I don't have to stand there holding the fuel can any more.

Get a jiggle siphon and you won't be sorry! Its now a must-have tool for me.

[wedge40]

Originally Posted by MNBobcat

I have the solution that will make all of you happy!

Go to fleet farm (and I suspect Tractor Supply would have them too) and get yourself a jiggle siphon. Its a clear hose with a brass fitting on one end. Place your gas can on top of your tractor (or whatever you're filling) then insert one end of the hose into your tractor and the other end with the brass fitting goes into your fuel can. Then simply shake the hose up and down a few times and fuel will start flowing into your tractor and will go until your can is pretty well empty. The end with the brass fitting has some kind of ball valve in it. The shaking motion forces fuel into the hose acting like a pump and starts the siphoning.

Seriously, guys....I hate those d*mn new cans too but since I got this jiggle siphon the type of can no longer matters at all! Its so nice to stand there and watch 5 gallons of diesel flow into my bobcat tank and I don't have to stand there holding the fuel can any more.

Get a jiggle siphon and you won't be sorry! Its now a must-have tool for me.

why dont they just sell a can WITHOUT a spout and include one of those jiggle siphons?

Wedge

[BlacknTan]

I always loved things that "jiggle"...

I'll have to try that siphon!

[PILOON]

TRouble with 'jiggle syphons' and all the flexible spout gismos is that they are made from PVC and in very cold times the generally simply break rather than flex.

My solution is a 20 gal container and a 'el cheepo' hand crank pump.
Works for me and I no longer have to hold 5 gals at arms length standing on a bench to fill my tank. (and getting grease on my jacket from FEL zerks)

[LBrown59]

Originally Posted by scuvnut

I refuse to use them. I bought a bunch of the older style ones without that ridiculous "thing"..

This will work untill the service station attendant refuses to put fuel in an unapproved container.

[LBrown59]

Originally Posted by PILOON

1*My solution is a 20 gal container and a 'el cheepo' hand crank pump.
2*I no longer have to hold 5 gals at arms length standing on a bench to fill my tank.

1*my solution
2*I can also pump from any 5 gallon can right into the tractor while the can sets in the truck bed on the floor.

[sw03]

Originally Posted by HCJ

You guys are all wrong about these clever new "No Spill" containers. They were designed by a brilliant engineer who was given the goal of reduced emissions, less polution, and generally promoting health. Who could argue with that! He suceeded beyond everyone's expectations. Very little diesel spills into your fuel tank, hence the name, the hour it takes to place 15 gallons in your tractor greatly reduces "seat time" lowering emissions and those horrible greenhouse gases, and the workout you get holding 50 pound containers above your waist in uncomfortable positions really gives your arms and shoulders a workout. This engineer deserves our thanks for making this a better world. While you are waiting for the fuel to drip into your tanks, you guys need to do something constructive, like read a great novel or think of ways to spend the carbon credits you have earned by keeping your smoke belching tractor idle. Someday, hopefully, they will design a container that has no spout at all. Think of the fuel savings that would create!

It works great and it takes about 45 seconds to drain 5-gallons. The person that invented it saves me from spilling all over and if you have a hard to with the wight of the fuel; well, time to suck it up little man..

[fishpick]

Originally Posted by LBrown59

1*my solution
2*I can also pump from any 5 gallon can right into the tractor while the can sets in the truck bed on the floor.

I have seen that - what did this rig set you back... that's a LOT of no-spill cans! Looks sweet!

[mcd176]

I normally pump diesel out of my 100 gal tank but if I am out away from the tank I use a large funnel and take the D**N spout off and pour it in, I hate these new cans!!!!!