Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Any one know of a good way to modify one of these spill proof gas cans to not spill so much gas.

You almost always need to hold the spring loaded nozzle open while you are trying to fill a tank or pour into a funnel. All the while, the you are trying to watch the gas go in the tank at a terribly slow rate. Instead you are knocking over the funnel or pouring the gas down the side of the tank.

I feel like most of the time I am a pretty reasonable, forgiving sort. But I think I would like to see the person that came up with these things tarred and feathered.

What could possibly be the matter with a regular gas can? I can't get mail order, went to PA and Delaware. Forgot to look when I was in NY. Tried to buy a regular spout, doesn't fit the can.

Help.

I had a camping bottle like Ben07 had mentioned.  I looked at it a while back and saw that it needed to thrown away.  Too much rust.  I wonder if gas stations will turn on the pump if you try to fill a blue can with gas.  I don't like metal cans as they rust.  I like plastic, but don't like the style that store away in the can.  Too much dirt can get in there over time.  I like the style that has the spout on the top with a sealed cap on the end.  I only have 1 gallon can like that, and it has a 2 cycle mix in it.  The best alternative to all of this is probably to have a setup like me and Richie do. 

AJace wrote:

HiAJace.  Those camping bottles as far as I have ever seen are made of aluminum.  Not saying they never made some out of steel which can rust, I just never seen one, Mine are 10 year old vintage,  Have looked at what is out there today, like at Dicks sporting goods, they are aluminum also.  And keep in mind they are only good for small stuff, small tanks and top offs,  Usually the situations where I can spill most times

Ben07

Well, I meant alimum cans.  I also used it for 2 cycle mix.  It had sat dry for several years until I finally decided to throw it away.  Maybe the oil helps it from rusting.  All I know is that it didn't look good inside.

I understand completely

While your here who is that runnin the snowblower up to their hips in snow, on the pic in your posts,  One of your pic's  or just a borrowed pic.  Great picture whoever's it is,  The photographer must have been wearing snow shoes to get all the way out there for the shot.

Ben07

It is someone testing the Ariens blowers as hard as they can.  I understand that Ariens does this regularly, to make sure that their machine are up to par. 

Here is larger one

I guess he just startedb into a drift or something cause don see any trail behind him,  unless he slept there

Just kidding of course

Ben07

Thanks for the blow-up looks like there may be a trail,  just that he may have came into the pic on a hard left hand turn,  looks like a trail on the right

That will teach me not to be a doubting thomas

Ben07

He got there somehow...lol

He came up from the tunnel in his driveway so as to not put any foot tracks on his drive before clearing it                             

                    18 degrees