Making gas cans great again

[KennyG]

I suppose there are good battery pumps out there but I've had two from Harbor Freight and they both crapped out after a couple of uses. So I'm back to hoisting the can over the gas tank.

 

[brkdrvr]

I have 2, 5G Eagle safety cans. I used to really like to use them, but at 82 I can no longer squeeze hard enough to keep the vent cap open.

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I am starting to have same issue, I think the Justrite cans are a bit easier. The eagle is way better than those plastic and with the sping loaded spouts

 

[mjonesnh]

I suppose there are good battery pumps out there but I've had two from Harbor Freight and they both crapped out after a couple of uses. So I'm back to hoisting the can over the gas tank.

Had one from harbor freight that lasted 4 years, replaced with one from Amazon that has a nozzle that can be locked on. Going to give it a try, same price as harbor freight.

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[leonz]

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Make Gas Cans Great Again by Improving Flow | US EPA

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued letters to portable fuel container (PFC or gas can) manufacturers encouraging them to add vents to gas cans to ensure safe and effective refueling.

www.epa.gov

lee zeldin strikes again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kozal01]

While I've hated almost every safety gas can I've had I do really like my Sur-Cans. I use them for both gas and diesel and I find them really easy to use, they vent when you open the valve and they flow pretty well. They are great especially with my small 2 stroke equipment, very precise flow control and the larger 5 gallon cans I have for diesel sit right on the tank, I bend the spout into the tank and hold the handle, super easy. Pricey but they work.

 

[howardjohn]

I just unscrew the filler neck they give you and pour directly into a funnel I spill less and fill faster

 

[Grumpycat]

I think you’ll find the next few years may show some changes in the typical bureaucrat/faculty lounge thinking we have seen for many years.

Could only hope so. That's What I Voted For™.

 

[Grumpycat]

I’ll beat a dead horse a little more. I bought on of those nozzle and vent kits from Amazon and installed them on my diesel cans. With stuff down lower they work well. My tractor fuel tank is about waist level and the fast pouring cans are a problem. Trying to hoist a can up, get the nozzle in the filler and not dump all over is and issue. I got one of those cheap battery pumps and once a couple of gallons is out of a 5 gallon can you can tilt it into the filler and just dump.

I use 5 gallon "utility cans" with a big screw on cap. Put one of these through the treads threads in the center. Use the valve to regulate volume of flow or inhibit until the nozzle is in the filler cap.

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[dodge man]

I use 5 gallon "utility cans" with a big screw on cap. Put one of these through the treads in the center. Use the valve to regulate volume of flow or inhibit until the nozzle is in the filler cap.

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I’ve got one of those racing jugs and I have the elbow for it that puts a bend in it but I hadn’t seen the add on with the valve. Looks like helps.

 

[not2old]

100% - I got rid of all my crappy plastic cans with the EPA restrictive spouts and broke down and paid $$$ for Justrite ( painted galvanized) gas and diesel cans that my kids will inherit. they are safer and pour fantastic, in the long rum they will be cheaper.

My first gas can was galvanized steel and lasted less than a dozen years before I had to replace it due to a leak from rust. I'm guessing that was in the mid 1970's. I'm still using it's plastic replacement along with a dozen others I purchased at a garage sale for $2.00 each. I will admit that only about three of the spouts are still serviceable and it's time to buy some. All of the cans have vents.