Re-fills: Is there an easier way than two 5-gal diesel jugs??

[lostcause]

Give it a year or two and it will start leaking around the sliding piece, then the sliding piece will stop sliding. We had a pair of Blitz cans that went through that process. They now have bootleg spouts from Canada installed and all is well (like this)

Aaron Z

i've had them several years already, and they sit outdoors 95% of the time. still no leaks. i can't say how many, but it's been 4 since i moved, and i had them for a few years prior to the move.

 

[laz]

Is this that perfect siphon?
Super Siphon Hose

Interesting

These are great. DON'T BUY THE Harbor Freight version, for 2 reasons:
the way the hose is packaged it stays collapsed impeding the siphoning.
the brass end has a spring that sticks and holds the marble, to free it you
get diesel smelling hands.

i use one of these and 2 plastic 5 gallon cans (new epa style) and just siphon
the diesel into the tank.

Anyone know where i can get a steel yellow can for diesel in the style of
a "jerry can". its much more fun to ride my motorcycle then drive my truck
to my tractor and i already have a mounting rack for the old style jerry cans
on the bike.


laz

 

[jcummins]

These are great. DON'T BUY THE Harbor Freight version, for 2 reasons:
the way the hose is packaged it stays collapsed impeding the siphoning.
the brass end has a spring that sticks and holds the marble, to free it you
get diesel smelling hands.

i use one of these and 2 plastic 5 gallon cans (new epa style) and just siphon
the diesel into the tank.

Anyone know where i can get a steel yellow can for diesel in the style of
a "jerry can". its much more fun to ride my motorcycle then drive my truck
to my tractor and i already have a mounting rack for the old style jerry cans
on the bike.


laz

Yellow Jerry Cans-Yellow Jerry Cans Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters on Alibaba.com

 

[BoFuller]

maybe i have a different style of "new" can? i got tired of trying to decide what fuel i had in what red can, so a few years back i bought yellow diesel cans. they have no vent hole to leak, and have the spout that has to be pushed down to release fuel.

i've posted here previously, and i understand that people are looking to find a solution so they don't have to lift a 5 gallon can, but what boggles my mind is the problems people are having with the newer cans. most tractors i've seen have fuel fills that are accessed from the top - be it hood or fender. these new can spouts work great with that style of filler. i will say that trying to fuel a car or truck with a side of the fender fill pipe can be miserable.

i can take my diesel can and tip it totally upside down and i don't spill a drop of fuel. while upside down i hold it over the fill pipe on the tractor and lower it. it starts filling the tank, and if the tank becomes full before the can is empty, it stops filling. when i take the can away the nozzle springs back to the closed position - no spills. also, since the filling is pure gravity, i don't have to hold the weight of the can. i just have to hold it steady from side to side. basically, once the can is over the fuel filler, i can leave one hand up there to steady it, and leave the other hand free for scratching myself, holding a drink, or whatever. with the old style cans i had to hold and tip it into the filler pipe, but not now.

Ditto, I think they work fine. I just stand on my step plate and it is an easy fill-up on my L3400.