Where can I get an old style non CARB 5-gal gasoline can?
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From: Harry K on 12 Jun 2010 10:16 On Jun 12, 6:10 am, "HeyBub" <hey...(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > Brent wrote: > > Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? > > > I pine for the days when 5-gallong gas jugs had a pour spout and a > > vent. All the gasoline cans I can find in the stores are something > > called "CARB compliant". They are miserable abominations. > > You may be tempted to modify your new-style can so that it actually works.. > > I betcha there is a significant sanction, like jail, fine, and/or flailing, > if you do so. > > It's for the children. Give them time and they will come up with a can that will only allow gasoline to go _in_ and never out. They have almost succeeded with that abortion with the lever you have to hold open. Harry K
From: Dean Hoffman on 12 Jun 2010 10:39 Brent wrote: > Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? > > I pine for the days when 5-gallong gas jugs had a pour spout and a vent. > All the gasoline cans I can find in the stores are something called "CARB > compliant". They are miserable abominations. > Some cut. We used the old five gallon oil cans out on the farm. Some still available on Ebay.
From: dpb on 12 Jun 2010 10:55 Dean Hoffman wrote: .... > We used the old five gallon oil cans out on the farm. ... Was going to say/suggest same thing. Fortunately, still have a sizable collection that will outlast me... Where to look would be highly dependent on where OP is located, I'd think. Major city/urban area would be tougher I'd think than rural given few city-folk deal in bulk oil products. --
From: Ed Pawlowski on 12 Jun 2010 11:55 "HeyBub" <heybub(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message news:tMudnaAUBYH7Go7RnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > Brent wrote: >> Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? >> >> I pine for the days when 5-gallong gas jugs had a pour spout and a >> vent. All the gasoline cans I can find in the stores are something >> called "CARB compliant". They are miserable abominations. >> > > You may be tempted to modify your new-style can so that it actually works. > > I betcha there is a significant sanction, like jail, fine, and/or > flailing, if you do so. > > It's for the children. > They will make them so safe that people will go back to using glass milk jugs for the ga s.
From: George on 12 Jun 2010 12:07
On 6/12/2010 2:17 AM, Brent wrote: > Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? Places that require Algore cans: CARB Compliant, Can Be Sold In CA, CT, DC, DE, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX & 5 Northern Counties Of VA > > I pine for the days when 5-gallong gas jugs had a pour spout and a vent. > All the gasoline cans I can find in the stores are something called "CARB > compliant". They are miserable abominations. > > I've never spilled so much gasoline in my life! > > One model has an on/off lever, but you have to use two hands at all times, > one to hold the can, the other to keep pressed down on the lever, and the > third hand to hold the funnel. The moment you let up on the lever, the > handle locks shut, necessitating a manual reset. > > The other type has only a push-to-open tab which you supposedly press > against the lip of the tool you're filling. Forget using funnels with this > method. And, since the spout fills the opening of the tool you're filling, > you can't see when it's full until you spill it all over the outside of the > tool. > > There must be somewhere I can get the old-style gas cans. > What is the reason for these CARB abominations anyway? > > Any idea where to get the old style 5-gallon gas cans? |