Fuel cans suck...

[PA Dan]

Are there any fuel cans out there that are any good? I absolutely hate the styles available today! The expand and contract and if you go to fill a saw and don't relieve the pressure look out! So has anyone found some good ones? What are you using? I left this one out over night and it got into the 40's!

 

[old guy]

Love my No Spill Jill.

 

[USMC615]

I been running the same dozen or better, old school, non-EPA, 2.5-5-10 gal plastic and metal gas cans with rear vents for years. I guess most folks use those Jill's Jugs or whatever they are, seen some talk about them anyhow on different threads. Don't know if they'll eliminate the expansion/contraction problem or not, but might be worth a try.

 

[CJ Brown]

First thing I do on cans like that is drill a hole in the top/rear portion of the handle and install a big 1" long wood screw that I can remove or install with my fingers. You can attach the screw to the handle with a piece of thin wire or string if you are afraid of losing it when you are pouring.

One day an engineer decided to build a better gas can, and from that day forth they have been garbage. You can't even buy a proper spout for them anymore.

 

[USMC615]

First thing I do on cans like that is drill a hole in the top/rear portion of the handle and install a big 1" long wood screw that I can remove or install with my fingers. You can attach the screw to the handle with a piece of thin wire or string if you are afraid of losing it when you are pouring.

One day an engineer decided to build a better gas can, and from that day forth they have been garbage. You can't even buy a proper spout for them anymore.

I bought a couple of 5-gal kerosene cans last year that were the new-fangled EPA chit. Immediately walked back over to the aisle and purchased the conversion, non-EPA spouts, got'em home, replaced the spouts, drilled and reamed a .490 vent hole in the top rear, snapped in and sealed in place the 1/2" vent that came with the conversion spouts. Sent the chit EPA spouts to the landfill with the trash.

 

[Deets066]

No-spill

 

[CJ Brown]

No conversion kits up here - can't be undoing .gov's handywork you see. However, I am going shopping on the Bay and see what I can find.

 

[USMC615]

No conversion kits up here - can't be undoing .gov's handywork you see. However, I am going shopping on the Bay and see what I can find.

If you can't find any for your mfg of can, let me know. Local hardware stores here have them by the dozens for various mfg's cans.

 

[Hinerman]

Are there any fuel cans out there that are any good? I absolutely hate the styles available today! The expand and contract and if you go to fill a saw and don't relieve the pressure look out! So has anyone found some good ones? What are you using? I left this one out over night and it got into the 40's!

Love my No Spill Jill.

No-spill

Another vote for No-Spill.

However, PA Dan, they do expand and contract, and you need to relieve the pressure or they will spray fuel everywhere. So don't purchase them thinking they won't.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

No spill for the win!

 

[Onan18]

This is all OSHA will allow in a shop environment anymore and honestly they are well worth the money.

 

[Homemade]

http://www.justritemfg.com/Documents/TechTalks PDF/TT Gas Cans - knowing what to use.pdf

I'm prefer the metal can. It don't puncture and is required to have bleed off vents to prevent pressurizing.

The problem is, it's hard to justify $60+ fir a freaking gas can! Especially when a good one cost one $10 at the local wal mart.


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[Cigmaker]

I have a pile of these they are awesome.

 

[moparnut88]

The best idea to fix the new plastic EPA jugs I've seen a is drill a 1/2" hole in the rear of them then fish a rubber valve stem thru it and install the valve stem and leave the valve core out and open the valve cap to vent as needed.


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[czar800]

I like my yellow spout cans,

How's that new saw treating you?

 

[Adirondackstihl]

The best idea to fix the new plastic EPA jugs I've seen a is drill a 1/2" hole in the rear of them then fish a rubber valve stem thru it and install the valve stem and leave the valve core out and open the valve cap to vent as needed.


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That's a good idea!

 

[moparnut88]

That's a good idea!

That's what I told him! Told him I was stealing his idea! Lol!


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[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

This is all OSHA will allow in a shop environment anymore and honestly they are well worth the money.

OSHA can GFT

 

[exSW]

http://www.justritemfg.com/Documents/TechTalks PDF/TT Gas Cans - knowing what to use.pdf

I'm prefer the metal can. It don't puncture and is required to have bleed off vents to prevent pressurizing.

The problem is, it's hard to justify $60+ fir a freaking gas can! Especially when a good one cost one $10 at the local wal mart.


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Metal cans are great. Just don't put ethanol in them.

 

[RI Chevy]

I did the same to my plastic gas cans. I drilled the hole and installed a short rubber valve stem with guts removed. Works perfectly. But I also have a 5 gallon plastic Sunoco Race Fuel can. Paid $33 for it at my local race track. And I have a 2 gallon no spill can that works well too.

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