[AT] Gas can rant

[Cecil R Bearden]

I keep gasoline in 5 gallon plastic cans since everything but the atvs 
and the lawnmower stuff and the sprayer are on diesel.  The worst thing 
is losing that little yellow cap when the cans get hot and then you 
cannot find a replacement.   I found a cap from a new hyd hose fit one 
of them.   If y ou try to buy a new nozzle for one, it costs nearly the 
price of a new can.  I used to use the old metal oil cans, but over time 
they develop leaks at the seam.  Water sets in the seam on mist because 
the bottom is dished up into the can.   I found a posting where a guy 
drilled a hole in the can and then pulled a tubeless tire valve with the 
core removed through the top of the can and put a washer on the outside 
to keep the valve tight in the hole.  you use the valve cap to get the 
vent...

Cecil in OKla



On 7/19/2015 7:52 PM, Paul Waugh wrote:
> I agree, that is why all of mine have vents. Our local 'farm store' (Big R)
> sells a kit containing all necessary parts to throw away the newer spout and
> drill a 3/8" hole and insert a vent. Works wonders on my patience.
> Paul    -  Indiana
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 7:52 PM
> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> Subject: [AT] Gas can rant
>
> I'm by nature and experience a believer in institutions, and after many
> years in the military and then several more now as a civilian employee of
> the Air Force I'm convinced the big majority of government workers are
> dedicated, conscientious, capable, and sincerely focused on doing the right
> thing for the nation.
>
>   
>
> That said, what slack jawed, lame brain, inbred, bone headed, half witted,
> simple minded, no account, short sighted, stump jumping, good for nothing,
> foolhardy, bureaucratic leach decided gas cans are better if they don't have
> vents??
>
>   
>
> Dean Vinson
>
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
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