gas spout laws

[ClownColor]

I've read it time after time...I REALLY hate these new gas cans. Mine spills more gas on my equipment then I put "in" my equipment. I'm always checking Craig for older ones and even garage sales. I resorted to YouTube to modify them...works better but still leaks.

Anyone have a good solution? I'll pay good money for something that works. I heard you can by military cans but haven't found any yet. About to switch to the blue water cans but not sure how the gas will affect the plastic... and I could care less about the "law" at this point.

Rant over!

[SwivelDigger]

+1000.....We have to use these $&@£ing things at work. Not good trying to pour gas into something that you can't really let cool down .

[Stringerless!]

You are kidding ? There is a law about gas can spouts now ??

[CaptainMusky]

I'm sorry but I had to laugh at this but YES I feel your pain. I will sell you one of my good ones but it will cost ya! Lol

[Meyer8043]

Last can you will ever own search no-spill gas cans. Been using them at work and home and use them everyday day and have had no problems with them in 3 years

[Whoaru99]

You are kidding ? There is a law about gas can spouts now ??

Dunno if it's a law, but certainly there is a trend to have these new funky pour spouts. This is due to lawsuits, even though the news story I saw about it said most of the incidents that have happened have happened when refueling hot equipoment.

Was sort of funny and pathetic at the same time. The woman relaying most of the story ends with "you should never refill equipment when it's hot". One of the anchors says "Well, that's kind of a statement of the obvious." Thought to myself, apparently it's not too obvious if most of the incidents have occured while refueling hot equipment.

I forget the exact details but it was something like 1200 ER visits and 10 or 12 fatalities in the last 15 years. Sure, it's bad when any number happen, but consider what must be many, many, millions of gas can refuelings in the last 15 years, it seems the incident rate is very low and the risk overblown. IMO, of course.

[norseman]

To fix the plastic "safety" cans fleet farm sells a kit with 2 screw on nozzles and 2 drill in air holes with caps...$10. You can find them in the same area as the gas cans . Quick and easy fix only drill one hole and your back to freely pouring fuel like God intended.

[skee0025]

this will only be a problem until I can find a 3D printer.

[wally diver 2]

You can still buy the metal ones. They don't leak when pouring. I paid 45 for a 2 gallon can though.

[SwivelDigger]

"you should never refill equipment when it's hot"

Yep, obvious.....until you've got a gas water pump pumping water out of a trench that guys are working in and you need to keep the pump going for their safety........uh oh guys the pumps outta gas, we' d like to keep going but we got to let it cool down. Hmmmm looks like you'll get to be waist deep in water now.

[CAMAN]

Check out "How to fix a new gas can" by doublesurvivalists on utube

[PurpleFloyd]

this will only be a problem until I can find a 3D printer.

[CaptainMusky]

I love the 3D printer post. Build me a couple guns while you're at it.

[leech~~]

You need to pick up your self one of these nice motocross fuel jugs. They cost a little more but work pretty nice!

[UKCM]

Yep, Better off shopping rummage sales for usable gas cans rather than the dump they sell now. I am trying to figure out how spilling gas all over God's creation is 'safer'.

[WalleyeBIZ]

Fleet Farm sold new spouts last year! Havn't looked this year since i replaced all 7 of mine! Old style, just a screw on cap, no talk like this new stuff!!

[PurpleFloyd]

I think you can order gas cans that work without modification from Canada.

[LMITOUT]

How about the Jerry Cans from a military surplus store? Fleet Farm sells them too, I believe. Sportsman's Guide has them as well.

[leech~~]

I think you can order gas cans that work without modification from Canada.

"Buy American" So what if you spill a little gas here are there!

[Rick]

[Hawg]

Fleets are $10. the video show the air stem, you don't need to modify the spout. Just put in the stem for a vent. I get old style spouts from the landfill, they have programs to use as much old stuff as they can and gas cans are something they save, at least around here. If the can is bad just toss it and save the spout.

[harvey lee]

I have 4 of the older good ones but 1 of the newer cans. I just made a vent with the tire stem and it's good to go.

Leave to our lame elected officials to come up with this new gas can garbage. Better they do nothing as they typically only screw things up that they work on.

[NKLCOLT1911]

i have a no spill style and its awesome, ill throw a pic of it up tonight if i have time, wasent cheap but works great

[NKLCOLT1911]

this is it and i love it going on three years old and does not leak a drop until i push the button to let the gas out

[ClownColor]

this is it and i love it going on three years old and does not leak a drop until i push the button to let the gas out

Do these pour quickly? Another thing with those others is that it takes an hour to dump 6 gallons.