New fuel can comments.

[dodge man]

Could they possibly be making something more unsafe trying to make it safer? I got this fuel can a few weeks ago for chainsaw gas. Of course it dispenses fuel pretty slow which actually works ok for filling a chainsaw. There is mechanism you have manipulate that takes two hands to engage but I can live with it. What I couldn’t live with was the green ring in the picture which is a safety thing for holding the spout on. There are teeth on it that won’t let the spout spin off. There is a tiny thumb lever that is suppose disengage the teeth so you can take the spout off to fill the can, yeah right. I cut it off.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Link doesn't work for me, but if it is like a recent purchase, I bought a new "old style" filler neck and a vent. The way it came is a big PIA, slow, and yes, I spilled a little, unlike the old style.

 

[RjCorazza]

When they first started with the safety cans I bit the bullet and bought (6) 5 gallon Jerry cans with regular flexible metal spouts. The 6 cans get my walk behind mower, snow blowers, and small generators through one year.
For 2 cycle engines I use (and like) the "No Spill" brand of fuel containers. Push button to dispense, and they have a clear strip down the side to see the fuel level.

 

[ericm979]

I cut those cap ratchet things off too.

 

[Runner]

The very next stop after picking up my last new 5 gal can was 3 feet away in the same aisle to grab one of these:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ez-pour-hi-flo-replacement-spout

Don't know how many more fuel jugs I'll be buying in my lifetime, but I guess it will be this way from now on....

 

[ultrarunner]

Many don’t have a choice due to local or state prohibitions…

I’m glad my existing should be a lifetime supply.

 

[2manyrocks]

I never used to think that a gas can could ever become a prized possession. These new fuel cans probably cause more gas to be spilled into the environment than the old ones ever did because they are so functionally messed up.

 

[jyoutz]

When they first started with the safety cans I bit the bullet and bought (6) 5 gallon Jerry cans with regular flexible metal spouts. The 6 cans get my walk behind mower, snow blowers, and small generators through one year.
For 2 cycle engines I use (and like) the "No Spill" brand of fuel containers. Push button to dispense, and they have a clear strip down the side to see the fuel level.

Every one of those flexible metal Jerry can spouts that I have used leaks.

 

[ruffdog]

The very next stop after picking up my last new 5 gal can was 3 feet away in the same aisle to grab one of these:

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ez-pour-hi-flo-replacement-spout

Don't know how many more fuel jugs I'll be buying in my lifetime, but I guess it will be this way from now on....

A couple years ago I bought EZ Pour spouts for all my cans. It was the BEST money I ever spent. I don't dread filling the equipment with fuel any more.

 

[RjCorazza]

Every one of those flexible metal Jerry can spouts that I have used leaks.

Guess I'm lucky. Mine have never leaked over the 25 years I've been using them.

 

[mrmikey]

First thing I did on mine was remove that useless, waste of plastic lock. Second was turf the solid spout and put a flexible one on it. Third was drill a hole in the back/top and stick in a tire valve with the Schrader valve removed and put just a valve cap on it. Only problem is you can't buy the corrugated spouts around here any more and I'm dubious of the ones on Scamazon.

 

[2515R Dude]

Here it is Fuel can

https://www.ruralking.com/red-utility-jug-5-gallon-3983

 

[caver]

Here it is Fuel can

https://www.ruralking.com/red-utility-jug-5-gallon-3983

That's what I bought for my last diesel jug.

 

[JasperFrank]

Lots of Youtubes on how to defeat the "safety " features. A big one to fix for me was removing the fine mesh plastic cup in the fill port.

 

[bdhsfz6]

I don't pour gas anymore. I remove all that spout crap and just close the jug with a plain cap. I use this handy pump to fill all my small engines. It fits in most cans up to 5 gal. or so:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HOXQ3GU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I have two of these pumps. I don't know why the price doubled since I bought the first one a year ago.

 

[Munsie]

For plastic gas cans it’s hard to beat the No Spill cans.
For metal cans, the Justrite Type II are great (watch nozzle size).
If your Jerry cans are leaking, get new cap and nozzle gaskets.

 

[jyoutz]

For plastic gas cans it’s hard to beat the No Spill cans.
For metal cans, the Justrite Type II are great (watch nozzle size).
If your Jerry cans are leaking, get new cap and nozzle gaskets.

The ones I had (and threw away) were leaking from the flexible metal tubes, not at the gaskets.

 

[airbiscuit]

All my fuel cans (1-5 gal) are old school BLITZ cans. They work great, and no spills. No longer manufactured, but can be found at auctions and garage sales.

 

[ultrarunner]

All my fuel cans (1-5 gal) are old school BLITZ cans. They work great, and no spills. No longer manufactured, but can be found at auctions and garage sales.

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I bought 5 of the 5 gallon yellow ones on close out just ahead of the new regs… I got lucky.

 

[jyoutz]

I bought 5 of the 5 gallon yellow ones on close out just ahead of the new regs… I got lucky.

https://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-diesel-can-56420.html

These aren’t bad for a small can and the nozzle is easily replaced with the many available on Amazon.