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.