Vented non fuel jugs.

joea99 · Mar 11, 2024

Here in NY there are signs on the pumps warning to use only Yellow cans for diesel. Also to use only "approved" fuel containers. Seems to be legal/"fire marshall" thing.

Red for "gasoline" , yellow for diesel, blue for kerosene.

aircommuter · Mar 11, 2024

Typical of NY and California who have so many people running around looking for something to keep themselves busy.

joea99 · Mar 11, 2024

aircommuter said:
Typical of NY and California who have so many people running around looking for something to keep themselves busy.

Can't have anything to do with safety and making it easy to identify stored fuel.

aircommuter · Mar 11, 2024

I believe that one should be capable of marking their own containers. If not they probably aren’t capable of using them.

MRTOES · Mar 11, 2024

Don't use any of them for GAS then Diesel. Have seen the vapors ruin an injection pump.

aircommuter · Mar 11, 2024

Did you know that Mercedes recommended adding gas to Diesel for winter fuel.

nyone · Mar 12, 2024

joea99 said:
Here in NY there are signs on the pumps warning to use only Yellow cans for diesel. Also to use only "approved" fuel containers. Seems to be legal/"fire marshall" thing.

Red for "gasoline" , yellow for diesel, blue for kerosene.

I'm also in NY and have never had a issue filling up a lime green, OD green or even purple fuel jug. They also didnt say a word when I filled up a 30gal metal drum with K1. I think these signs are just there to release the company from liability.

aircommuter · Mar 12, 2024

nyone said:
I'm also in NY and have never had a issue filling up a lime green, OD green or even purple fuel jug. They also didnt say a word when I filled up a 30gal metal drum with K1. I think these signs are just there to release the company from liability.

Probably to satisfy their insurance carrier.

LittleBittyBigJohn · Mar 12, 2024

dodge man said:
So I bought a vented non fuel jug today. As best I can tell it can be used for fuel other than the fact it has the old style vent cap you can loosen to let air in. Any reason to not use these for diesel? The one I bought is like the picture below except it’s yellow. I of course wouldn’t use it for fuel since it says not to.
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I have 2 of these and I avoid using them as much as possible. With the vent closed, barely anything flows. But with it open, fluid runs out of it and all over everything. I hate them and will never buy another one. They also both leak really badly around the lower cap if when they fall over in the truck on the way back home after filling them up. I hauled the side by side a couple of hours for a day of riding with the family. I left with a full machine and one of these cans full. By the time we got there the can was empty on its side.

aircommuter · Mar 12, 2024

I don’t like those because the vent is too close to discharge opening.

Williy · Mar 12, 2024

I purchase my oil in the T6 2.5 gal jug and when empty
they become diesel containers painted YELLOW!
Very cheap containers and every time I change oil
I get some more free diesel conatiners

willy

dodge man · Mar 19, 2024

OP here. I’m a little on the fence on these fuel cans now after using one for a while. They come with a hose but it’s not very flexible and too long. Amazon sells these plastic elbows that you can slip on the hose to put a bend in it. I’ll see if that helps.

ruffdog · Mar 19, 2024

My Toolcat (pictured) and RTV900 had fill openings that are on the side of the equipment (like a car). It was difficult to fill with a jug until I bought this Scribner funnel. Now the large opening jugs are the ones of choice.

dodge man · Mar 19, 2024

I’ve got a big funnel but on my tractor it’s on the rear of the tractor on the side fairly high up. It’s awkward with ultra super duper safe jugs because they are slow. With a large funnel and the new jug I’d have to lift even higher to get over the top of the funnel.

dodge man · Mar 19, 2024

This is the device I got to put a bend in the spout. Of course I needed one but it came in a two pack. Like I mentioned earlier heat things up with a heat gun the hose isn’t very flexible otherwise.

edwardo37 · Apr 28, 2024

I have two of these. But I’m getting to the age where they are getting heavy to lift to the hood of the tractor. Does anyone use a hand rotary pump with these tanks?

Williy · Apr 28, 2024

edwardo why not put the can on the tire and use
a battery powered pump? Tire in wrong place?
Or use the T6 empty oil jugs smaller lighter cheap

willy

FERLING · Apr 28, 2024

dodge man said:
So I bought a vented non fuel jug today. As best I can tell it can be used for fuel other than the fact it has the old style vent cap you can loosen to let air in. Any reason to not use these for diesel? The one I bought is like the picture below except it’s yellow. I of course wouldn’t use it for fuel since it says not to.
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Use for diesel and get the following from Amazon.com