cheap blitz 5 gal. fuel containers

[ENG18LT]

That's a nice can.

 

[Redbug]

You can still get the metal 5 gallon cans from Northern. Notice they have the regular screw on sealed type lid, (stored under the handle when you buy one). You can also get a better screw in type of nozzle that is not environmentally friendly and much more practicable. These are what I am using. Just the regular old jerry can.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200376069_200376069

 

[the6shooter]

blitz does make a nice 15 gal. container that works well, I have one. when I need to refuel in the field I put it in the loader bucket, and raise it up. It flows out like a siphon. I usually need more that 5 gal. at a time. This is what works for me, never likes standing on the tire and holding up 5 gallons of fuel.
I guess I'm just getting lazy.
david

 

[the6shooter]

Oh yea, and it comes with an 8 ft. hose.
david

 

[First one]

the6shooter
standing on the tire and holding up 5 gallons of fuel.
I guess I'm just getting lazy.
david[/QUOTE]

The best time to do this is when your tires are covered in mud . Oh ya , and a flashlight :thumbsup:
That's when you really find out that where not getting any younger, and those 5gal. cans are getting any lighter I need to not be so cheap and get a fuel pump, so the can can still be on the ground, and me not on top of the tire hanging on waiting for that one bad slip ( that I knows is coming one of these days) Every time I fuel up am swearing about that ..... can not pouring faster enough .

 

[beppington]

While holding my 5 gallon diesel jug, I have to make the large step up onto my tractor's floor board on that little spot in front of the HST pedal where there's only enough room for one of my feet, while trying not to hit my head on the canopy (hunched over the whole time), & trying not to slip off or drop the jug. And then the tractor's filler tube is just far enough away from me that I have to hold the jug out in front of me 6 or 8 inches, cantilevered; not something I can do for long with 35 - 40 pounds, or whatever it weighs when it's full.

It's a little bit of a workout.

 

[Redbug]

I have a 6 foot step ladder that just fits over the front tire when opened. I step on the first rung then onto the little spot Beppington mentioned. It helps to have the can already sitting on the floorboard.

 

[2manyrocks]

The problem is not the fuel container, but the gizmo spout. I remember you used to open the lid on a jerry can and pour the fuel in with a funnel. The sorry way these gizmo spouts work, they invite people to unscrew the spout and pour the fuel in the old way.

 

[LBrown59]

1*Thinking about a 50 gal. transfer tank that I can put on truck bed with forks to run to station and fill.
Then I will put in shop with a pump.

You don't have to put the transfer tank on your truck bed with forks to run to station and fill.
Just use the pump .

 

[clemsonfor]

I never like Blitz even when they made them 10 yrs ago with the corrogated fill tube that went in the top they always leaked for me no matter what. But when they went to the hard black topped ones with the little yellow cap on them. They were not vented then but not safty, they vented through the throat as you poared. They could reverse the neck inside or out of the tank. These are my favorites. The new safty ones are not that bad, just super slow. I can get the tank inplace over my tractors fill hole then open the "switch" thing to let the fuel flow in,for the nest 10 mins!!, vs my old school one that spills out most of the time at first.

 

[nazbom2]

I got a hold of about a half dozen military 5 gallon fuel cans, the newer plastic ones. with the new screw on spout the are great, I buy fuel (gas and diesel) and transfer to smaller cans as needed.

 

[jonyyuma]

Mark, that s a good can and it has the safety snuffer inside the spout...They hold up well too..

 

[beppington]

I have 2 of the exact Blitz can & nozzle below, & was pouring diesel into my tractor ... I mean onto the ground ... because the cap itself split about half-way around where the seal is made against the can's spout, & it let diesel flow freely onto our precious environment. ie It cracked in the same place it would crack if you purposely tightened it waaaay too tight. But I did not.

Translation: These nozzles are cr@p.

Blitz USA: Item # 81054 5 Gallon Enviro-Flo Plus Diesel Can

 

[jonyyuma]

Beepington, thanks for the warning...last thing i need is to buy something that splits easily, especilally when in a strain in the first place?

 

[beppington]

Beepington, thanks for the warning...last thing i need is to buy something that splits easily, especilally when in a strain in the first place?

Just ridiculous that our govt thinks these are more environmentally friendly than the old ones. I still have a couple 1-gal, a 2-gal & a 2.5-gal can that are plastic & range from ~15 - ~25 years old, & none have any cracks or leaking nozzles. (they're all red for gas)

 

[dwest]

I purchased a small transfer pump from Heartland America. (Google) Runs on 2D-cell Batteries and pumps a 1 & 1/2 gals. a minute. Works great for us, no mess and very easy to use. I have a weed control business with 10 or so small engines and Kabota tractor. We use them everday. They run about $20.00 a piece. I buy 2 or 3 at a time. They break sometime but they work great.
dwest

 

[HiTechTed]

The cap on my Blitz can split at exactly the same place as the op and an couple of other people on here said. I -HATE- Blitz cans, especially the stupid nozzle.

Can somebody tell me what exactly is more environmentally friendly about these cans? It might be that they are air-tight and vapors don't leak out. Whenever I open mine up, vapors blast out of it so I guess that doesn't help anything.

That justrite can looks pretty awesome! Too bad I still have to do a balancing act to fuel the tractor with it, but at least I wouldn't have to worry about fuel leaking and dripping out everywhere.

P.S. The metal can at Northern tool is no longer available according to their website....but it's a Blitz anyway so there's bound to be something wrong with it...

 

[The It]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lcnwdIYEfI]How to Fix a New Gas Can - YouTube[/ame]

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[clemsonfor]

I like that double survielist guys tips, i may even buy a new can and do that to it!

 

[beppington]

Re: the 1st video: I did all the same mods to my 2 Blitz cans, except made my vent a little different (threaded a 1/4" bolt into the vent, but I like his idea better!). The problem is that there are 2 little holes on the back of the nozzle itself ... these are the ones that cause the gurgle-gurgle the whole time you're pouring when the can is new & un-modified ... & once I drilled a vent hole, that allowed diesel to pour right out those 2 nozzle vent holes. For now I've inserted rubber pieces into those holes to plug them, which works OK, but they're a little "rigged". They do work, tho. If someone comes up with a good idea on how to plug those 2 little odd-shaped nozzle vent holes, please post it :thumbsup: