Where can I get an old style non CARB 5-gal gasoline can?
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From: willshak on 12 Jun 2010 12:11 Brent wrote the following: > 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. > > 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? > You can blame the People's Republik of Kalifornia for that. CARB = California Air Resources Board. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @
From: dpb on 12 Jun 2010 13:52 dpb wrote: > 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... .... Speaking of which, I've not tried it as the form factor isn't quite as convenient but the current 5-gal plastic pails w/ the pour spout used for motor/hydraulic/etc. oil would certainly hold gasoline as well. Most of those the spouts pour reasonably well if not perfectly. Those should be relatively easy to find one of -- if nothing else by 5-gal of whatever motor oil one uses and transfer it to something else... :) --
From: HeyBub on 12 Jun 2010 14:03 Ed Pawlowski wrote: > "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 gas. Heh! Those are harder to find than metal gas cans. However, Empty bleach jugs work well. But to solve the original problem: If you can snuggle the mower up next to the car, there are siphon hoses that can defeat the filling-hose interlock business on the gas tank.
From: cuhulin on 12 Jun 2010 14:37 Olive-Drab store will be happy to sell you a Jerry Can. http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mvg_jerry_can_metal_gas.php Or see if there are any Army-Navy surplus stores near you.I think nowadays they are made of plastic. cuhulin
From: JIMMIE on 12 Jun 2010 15:18
On Jun 12, 9:07 am, LSMFT <bole...(a)aol.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. > > > 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? > > I modified one of those cuntrified cans. I found you can buy a separate > nozzle with a nice twist shut off nozzle. Then I drilled a hole in the > back end top of the can and put a screw in it when not in use. I just > remove the screw, tip the can up and twist the nozzle to pour and twist > to shut it off. Has a nice long clear spout with cap too. > > -- > LSMFT > > I haven't spoken to my wife in 18 months. > I don't like to interrupt her. I put my screw through a wing nut so I can take it out easier. Add a drop of Loctite and never worry about the screw and nut coming loose. Jimmie |