If you haven't seen the "NEW" gas cans, they have out done themselves!

[AaronS]

We have 10 or so old cans in the barn, and one or 2 of the new ones. The next time my wife says something about thinning out our collection of old ones I'll point her toward this thread.

 

[MNBobcat]

What I have taken to doing is setting the gas can on top of the tractor or whatever, unscrewing the spout, and then using a jiggle siphon to fill the equipment. While its filling, I walk around and do other things. But the leaving it unattended only works if your equipment will hold more than the 5 gallons you're putting in.

Works on the riding lawn mower (5 gallon diesel tanks on each side), too. What's nice is the spout becomes a non-issue!

 

[MNBobcat]

I bought 4 of these years ago and wish I had bought a lot more. They will last forever though!

 

[bmarsh999]

I like these too. I bought a one for diesel and another for gas. Of all the new designs they are the easiest to use in my opinion, but not cheap! They are high quality and made in the USA.


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A nice feature of the No-Spill cans is they stop the flow automatically when the tank is full. There is a dead-man vent valve that you must hold open, but it works well.

I just bought 4 of them. One for diesel. Tried to use a modified "no spill" today and fuel shot all over.... Was trying to fill a generator and now feel that if I had a power outage, I'd be hard up to fuel without a lot of loss.... Hope the NO-SPILL works out.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

+1 on the No Spill. Picked up a 1.25 gallon size at the chainsaw dealer a couple of months back. Expensive, but filling the saws has never been easier, there's no funnel to chase down, the cap on the nozzle is tethered, and I haven't spilled a drop of fuel yet. The clerk warned me to push the button before tipping the can, as that releases any built up pressure that could cause a surge of fuel.

Now if I can keep from running it over with the tractor or nicking it with the chainsaw, I'll be a happy camper!

What I don't understand, though, is why it's "OK" to store fuel in a plastic container? Seems to me, if there was a fire in a building that contained plastic containers, the plastic would melt allowing the fuel to spread the flames. A steel container would vent the fumes as the fuel heated/boiled, but the liquid would remain contained. I guess the main reason plastic is OK is that it's cheaper, or at least it used to be before the EPA mandated all the vapor control stuff on the plastic ones.

I think I see a couple of those Justrite 5 gallon cans with the built in spouts in my future. I can probably get $30 apiece for my old plastic jugs to take some of the sting out of the price.

 

[Hudsoner]

Quote Originally Posted by nc redneck View Post
The Obama team has the EPA and IRS at its beck and call. The obvious solution is to outlaw all of scumbags who put fuel in there own equipment. Force them to take it to Union and EPA approved location to fill there tank. Its pretty simple if they do there own work they probably cheat on there taxes. Next will be a registration system to buy a gas or diesel 5 gallon can so you can be looked at by appropriate multiple government agencies.
IMO

Of course this system would need to charge some fees. These scumbags should have to pay for this privilege. We can't just have people doing whatever they want.

I don't understand why this subject is used to make some stabs against the current Gov't of the USA and the current POTUS of this country?

Neither Obama nor the EPA has anything to do with this regulation. If you read the label of these cans very carefully, you will see that they are CARB compliant and not EPA, or President Obama, or IRS compliant. And if you do some googling around, you'll find out that CARB stand for "California Air Research Board". With other words, the cans comply with the air quality rules of the state of California!
I don't know why all stores across the nation have those as their only gas cans, it might be that the manufacturers don't want to make different versions of gas cans, or it might be that the retail stores discovered that they can sell these cans for a higher price than the old ones, and thus make more profit on them. Whatever it is, it is neither the POTUS, or the EPA, or the IRS who bought us these stupid cans!

 

[79tomato]

I use VP Racing fuel cans. No frills, buttons or gizmos just a good quality jug with a long pour spout. I have blue for my diesel and white for gasoline. The pour spouts also work great on modern cars.

 

[ljames]

Hey Guys, here is an easy solution to this problem: DuraHeat Battery-Powered Siphon Pump-DH-20 at The Home Depot. This is just one source of these pumps. I bought a 2 pk from Sportsman's Guide for $26. My LS tractor fuel tank cover is almost level with the seat top so trying to juggle a 5 gal can of diesel fuel that high and not spill is a challenge for someone with bum elbows.Now I just set the can on a plastic milk crate, put the pump in and flip the switch. They pump fairly fast. When the pump starts sucking air I can dump the little left by hand. I also use this set up on my Craftsman garden tractor that I mow my lawn with. I have some old jerry cans with the old spouts, but also some new jerry cans with the new spouts which caused me a lot of frustration until I got the pumps. I also have some European metal jerry cans with a different type of spout, from SG for about $26, but I haven't tried those yet.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I bought one of the new style cans that has the little green collar that you are supposed to twist and then pull back to open. Well the firs time I used it, it took about 5 minutes to run 2 gallons of gas out and it dripped gas out all the time it was running. The next time I tried to use it, the valve wouldn't open, it would sometimes open for a second and then snap closed again. What PO me more is that every can has a different thread on it so nothing interchanges.
For the new can, I used a drill to drill out the valve mechanism, taped up the collar so it wouldn't dribble gas and just used the nozzle as a way to close up the hole. I found removing the nozzle and using a funnel has less likelihood of spilling fuel.
I had no problem using the kind that had the little flip button on the side of the handle that you then squeezed to release the valve but it looks like they quit making that one.

 

[fluxed]

I don't understand why this subject is used to make some stabs against the current Gov't of the USA and the current POTUS of this country?

Neither Obama nor the EPA has anything to do with this regulation. If you read the label of these cans very carefully, you will see that they are CARB compliant and not EPA, or President Obama, or IRS compliant. And if you do some googling around, you'll find out that CARB stand for "California Air Research Board". With other words, the cans comply with the air quality rules of the state of California!
I don't know why all stores across the nation have those as their only gas cans, it might be that the manufacturers don't want to make different versions of gas cans, or it might be that the retail stores discovered that they can sell these cans for a higher price than the old ones, and thus make more profit on them. Whatever it is, it is neither the POTUS, or the EPA, or the IRS who bought us these stupid cans!

Ahh, just a heads up. The current gas can regulations are a result of the EPA. Yes, CARB
began them in 2000 in California, but the EPA mandated this change for the rest of us in the nation in 2009. A direct result of the current thinking. Most of us now spill and waste more fuel before than we did with the old style cans.