[AT] Gas Cans

[Paul Waugh]

WOW
All of my cans just voted in the election, they are that old. I am so glad 
that I have 10-12 of them around in sorted sizes.  I have never seen what 
this thread refers to, and am glad that I haven't.

Paul - IN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Johnson" <moscowengnr at yahoo.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: [AT] Gas Cans


I also agree that these cans are a real pain. I had a few days in hospital 
and was trying to explain to my wife how to put gas in lawn mower. End 
result was a neighbor filling mower tank after wife spilled gas all over 
herself and the mower.

I finally found a more reasonable plastic gas can at Northern Hydraulics in 
SW Houston and purchased it so my wife would have something she could use, 
and I would also have a more reasonable gas can to use. It has a simple cap 
that can be removed and allows the nozzle to open up.
(Please do not share this with the regulators or they may try and stop the 
sale of gas cans that do not spill gas.)

It is also fun to try and fill a weed eater using one of the new cans. The 
weed eater is so light that when you push down to open the fancy nozzle it 
upsets the weed eater and you spill more gas.

Regards,
Dennis


I agree the new Blitz fuel cans suck.

Many states have a requirement that only CARB cans can be sold in that 
state. This is to combat all the *&*^%$ lawn service people that you see 
with open gas cans on thier trucks.

Nearly 100% of the gas cans used by the lawn service people in Houston are 
missing the cap.

So they decided to punish all of us by making it a requirment that all gas 
cans sold have a self closing gas cap. That means you can purchase a $50+ 
metal gas can or one of the plastic BLITZ cans. It seems no one else is 
making the plastic cans.

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