[Sid Coleman]

OK, ANYBODY have a clue where to get a !#$%^^&[email protected]# gas can for my lawnmower, preferably about 5 gallons, with a REAL spout for it?? NOT on of those EPA-Mandated abortions that leak, spill, and generally unusable!!!! Suggestions welcome!!! Please!!!

 

[surmin69]

I had a post like this about 1 or 2 yrs ago. I never found a good one, wound up getting one like your talking about, POS.
You can buy the metal ones from A place like Basspro shop, or northern tool but they are not cheap.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200447906_200447906

 

[grandsport]

I think it has something to do with the governement? Not to make you jealous Sid,but there was a good ole' 5 gallon one in my moms garage in pristine condition.Notice I said was.

 

[jsand6769]

I had to move to a racing fuel jug, works awesome here is the link
http://www.kgmotorcycletires.com/vp_fuel_jugs.htm

 

[Mark66SS]

I went to the dollar store and bought a couple of water pistols ...pulled the filler cap out of the gun drilled a hole in the gas jug and put it in. Now when I pour the jug is vented and works like it should

 

[FLASHED]

I buy every old style 5 gal can I find at garage sales ,I probably have 10 now .The new ones suck and take forever to empty ,get very heavy before its empty. Cant our govt leave anything alone that works ?

 

[DONTWANT2]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200447906_200447906
This can is not only a PITA to pour, It's as bad to fill.

 

[LeoP]

I have plastic ones for my mower and other machines, are they not available any more?

 

[Bill Rose]

The fuel jugs that Jason mentioned are great. I have a red one for gas, and I just bought 2 yellow jugs for diesel fuel. I made a rack in my trailer, to hold them.
No tricky valves, or vents. Just loosen the vent cap, and pour it out threw the 10" long hose.

 

[forcd ind]

i got an old one from a flea market, before gov intervention-i hear ya, new stuff sucks
i wonder how we sur. back in the day with all that dangerous stuff, lol
strange, that same gov sent us off to get shot-go fig

 

[novaderrik]

the new gas cans were designed to comply with a law in california (where else?) to comply with some stupid new evaporative emissions laws or something like that. as far as i know, the old style cans are still legal everywhere else, but they aren't available because the companies that make them don't want to have to mess with having two different styles of cans, so they just sell the craptastic ones everywhere.

 

[rocks66ss]

You might be able to go to a Army Navy surplus store and buy a gas can, those have real spouts.

Rocky

 

[ktrim]

you can drill a hole in the can and fish a valve stem from a wheel in from thr bottom, remove the shrader valve, and you knowhave a vent. ive done this on a couple of mine, works pretty good

 

[SixActual]

The fuel jugs that Jason mentioned are great. I have a red one for gas, and I just bought 2 yellow jugs for diesel fuel. I made a rack in my trailer, to hold them.
No tricky valves, or vents. Just loosen the vent cap, and pour it out threw the 10" long hose.

That's the very same type I have that I bought new at E-Town Bill, and I love it. VP makes a square one now too for easy storage. Being in NJ, we know that Red is the required color for gasoline here. IIRC, I paid about $22 for it, which included the hose, cap and plug.


I "misplaced" the white caps for the hose/tube twice and the plug for the large cap once a few times over the years, so I called VP and they sent replacements of them to me free of charge. :beers:


After I bought mine and was walking away, an older couple was buying a Purple one. I guess they were from another world somewhere.

 

[Jim Mac]

we get 2.5 gallon plastic chemical containers at work with wide mouths. Granted they arent technically gas cans, but it works for me. I just use a funnel. Also never had any gas station say anything about me filling one either. I guess thats one good thing about self serve. jim

 

[Sid Coleman]

Thanks guys. Going to get a VP can soon!

 

[Elcoman]

I ran out of gas once and used a milk jug(had water in it). The one gallon water jug is cheaper than the gas cans.

 

[1966_L78]

I just had to buy a new one for my lawn mower... No matter how carefully I try to pour, they all spill all over the mower... Yeah, thats great for the environment :sad:

I wonder how long until the government outlaws ALL gas cans?

 

[Derek69SS]

the new gas cans were designed to comply with a law in california (where else?) to comply with some stupid new evaporative emissions laws or something like that.

I'd still like to know why a hole that's designed to suck air IN, was emitting fumes. :clonk:

 

[Mark66SS]

I'd still like to know why a hole that's designed to suck air IN, was emitting fumes. :clonk:

Well its when the cool gas gets warm it builds pressure and the can will vent. These new cans will swell to a great extent but what I don't get is when you open it the vapor escapes just like it did on the old ones, so whats the point ?