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  1. 07-06-2010, 04:24 AM #16
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    I also spill a whole lot of gasoline using these new fuel jugs. I guess in order for them to vent the spout cannot be bent down to pour well - so they are difficult to use without spilling.

    You can buy the small plastic vents for fuel cans from most motorcycle shops or order them online.


    Here is a link to a place that has them for $ 2.75 each.

    http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...aver-Jugs.aspx
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    I have used the 1 1/2 and the 2 1/2 gal can and they work great. They are a little pricey but work very good with very little mess even in string trimmers.

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    I buy the 5gal metal cans from northern tool and pick up the metal spouts for them on ebay - just toss the silly plastic spouts. I fond the plastic ones decay over time, esp. when exposed to sunlight.

    My small 1gal cans that hold saw mix are the plastic enviro style - which I agree sucks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guido Salvage View Post
    One thing that I have noticed about the 2.5 gallon plastic cans with the new spouts. If you leave them outside (not even in the sun), they tend to swell as the ambient temperature rises. I release the pressure during the day and before I store them at night. Even so, when I go to get them in the morning they are all drawn in and deformed.

    I wonder if I can still get the rubber vent buttons for the 2.5 gallon metal Eagle cans? I used to use them but the vents all went bad. I think I still have 2 or 3 of them left.
    I've heard they swell but I still think I have a crooked gas station in my town. I was able to get 6.5 gallons in my 5 gallon gas can and it wasn't even full. I use a different gas station now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ct greenman View Post
    The new environmentally friendly cans suck! I spill gas all the time with the new cans never with the old style cans
    That's what happens when people can't adapt to new technology, they blame the tool instead of the operator.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Groundman One View Post
    That's what happens when people can't adapt to new technology, they blame the tool instead of the operator.
    Being a tool you would know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Kidd View Post
    Needing to replace a couple of old style 5gal plastic gas cans, the new style(self venting)really suck. Are the old style with a vent still available?? If not, I'm thinking about drilling a small vent hole and use a screw with a neoprene backed washer.
    I find them at garage sales and flea markets. Way cheap. I don't like the new ones, either, and won't own one until I exhaust all my older-style ones, which range from 1 gal to 7 gal. They should last me the rest of my life unless I get stupid or calamity strikes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ct greenman View Post
    Being a tool you would know.
    A tool who can adapt to new technology, yes.

    I'll leave the complaining to others who cannot.


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    They always sell them at farm auctions, but I have noticed the prices going up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Groundman One View Post
    A tool who can adapt to new technology, yes.

    I'll leave the complaining to others who cannot.
    No problem adapting. The old way was just better, I see no advantage with the new cans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ct greenman View Post
    No problem adapting. The old way was just better, I see no advantage with the new cans.
    Me neither. But I can still use the new ones.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Groundman One View Post
    Me neither. But I can still use the new ones.
    Only possible advantage is with the gas station selling more gas when new can makes people spill it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Groundman One View Post
    Me neither. But I can still use the new ones.
    Agree... new cans suck, but I can overcome them

    the issue is the cans were designed for tanks with pronounced "lips" to be able to push against and our saws don't have such things. Using a newer can on a trimmer, blower or mower, no problem, no spills . There are a lot of people who need all the help they can get with the mandated safety devices....

    most of us can "hear" as a tank is filling up.... some less mechanically inclined simply don't grasp "pour slowly".... so the govt steps in and bang!!!! now we have to deal with safety cans
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    This is starting to sound like a ''If you don't like flippy caps, you......



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