The EPA is solely to blame for all the problematic emissions required diesel engines in tractors as well as big trucks. Before I retired from the Western Star dealership where I worked, a full 70 percent of major work was related to emissions issues. Being 'book smart' isn't being practical smart as evidenced by the wonky, spill more compliant fuel cans of today.Maybe DOGE can "fix" the EPA.
I bit the bullet and bought one of the $60 pumps. Like you, I wasn't happy with the D cell batteries so I used this adapter:Not about to pay 60 bucks for a battery operated small fuel pump when I can buy the Harbor Freight battery operated pump fop 10 bucks. I agree they fail after a while but I can buy 6 of them for the price of the one on Amascon. What I did was I switched from D cell batteries to D size Li-Ion batteries and I keep 2 charged up all the time so when one set gets weak, I drop in a fresh set.
None of the new EPA approved cans are worth a darn far as I'm concerned.
Whomever came up with that design should be fired.
I think that’s it. Or, they tested it only on one specific equipment type, and failed to recognize all the different places and situations in which we need these things to work.I'm convinced the well intended folks who designed these "safety" containers never actually used one.
Somewhere I have a very old glass gasoline jug… never could find a spout as I guess it rusted away 100 years ago.Idiots trying to design an idiot-proof product to conform with decrees from the EPA and OSHA.
The last good thing they did was forbid transporting gas in glass jugs.
I had watch it a second time to see the gas can....Same, cut them off!
The only good fuel can that I’ve found, out of these newer designs, is No Spill brand. Just ask Jill! The rest of the new style cans have spouts that just don’t work for me.
As to speed, they’re almost on par with my late-1990’s old school spout cans having the always-too-tiny breather holes, but not as fast as 1970’s cans.