[AT] Gas can rant

[Rob Wilson]

If you want to bypass all the modifying of cans and you're in the market for new ones pick up a Jazz style fuel can that racers use. Big 3" cap and a 3/4" hose with vent and holds 5 gallons and has two handles. All this for about $20-$25 from places like Jegs or Summit.



On Jul 22, 2015, at 7:58 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:

For anyone that is interested,  the online outfitter "Sportsman's Guide" 
usually has
some 5 gal metal military "Jerry Can" knock offs for about $25.--
I don't know what quality they are but their ad says "made to last".
They appear to be identical to the old jerry cans.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dean VP
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 11:30 PM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: Re: [AT] Gas can rant

LMAO


Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the 
gospel of envy, its inherent
virtue is the equal sharing of misery."  . Sir Winston Churchill

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Charlie V
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 8:02 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Gas can rant

I thought I would save some time so I held the S&W .357 Magnum to the top
of the can and pulled the trigger.  Made the perfect hole to thread a 3/8
bolt into.  When I filled the can with gas I discovered a matching exit
hole in the bottom of the can.  Darn!! Didn't think about that.  Didn't
have another 3/8 bolt so had to throw the can away.  Wonder if I filled the
can with water first and loaded with a .38 next time would it stop the
bullet before  it got to the bottom..  Hummm.

Maybe I will just use a drill bit.

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O.K.  Only kidding.  Do not try this at home.
No animals were harmed during the telling of this lie.---

> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
> 
> No, I use an 18v battery powered drill. Seems to work fine--the 1/2 bit
> can get through the plastic OK. !
>        Dave
> 
>> On Jul 21, 2015, at 10:48 AM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>> 
>> You guys are using a non-electric hand drill to drill these cans with
>> aren't you...  :-)
>> I find that if I use the tap drill size for either a 3/8" or 1/2" bolt 
>> to
>> drill a vent hole then I can force a short cap-screw of that size into
> the
>> hole and it fits snug enough to not loosen up but when unscrewed from 
>> the
>> hole vents fine.
>> I looked at a new can at Wally World yesterday and I believe that they
> have
>> given the designation "POS" a whole new level of crappy product. I'll
> check
>> Rural King.
>> I still have a couple of 2.5 gallon cans here that I need to toss in the
>> trash. My mother had bought them long ago and while they were a decent
>> quality can they are quite round on the bottom. How smart is that for
>> something to haul around full of explosive fuel?  :-) They are shaped
> about
>> like a little LP tank but with only a small flat bottom area.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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