New fuel can comments.

[varmint]

I learned that drilling a small hole in a high spot at the back of a plastic gas can, and then using wire to pull through a rubber tire valve stem, which you just leave the core out of and cap works perfectly to vent the can. I have spilled more gas trying to use the new safety cans than I ever did with old fashioned gas cans.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

I never used to think that a gas can could ever become a prized possession. These new fuel cans probably cause more gas to be spilled into the environment than the old ones ever did because they are so functionally messed up.

Got that right!

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

I have heard that you can remove the spout from these and use them on almost any gas can.

These are often found next to the trash near the diesel pumps.

 

[BnRidge]

My orthopedic surgeon brother inlaw needs the trifecta spouts to keep from dumping gas all over everywhere. Anyone smart enough to think of another way probably does not.

 

[Oaktree]

It is against federal law to change these safety caps out but what they don't know won't hurt them. If ezpour wants to know what kind of can and how old it is make something up.

I believe most of these spouts are sold for use with water jugs. I guess some "water" is more flammable than others.

 

[ultrarunner]

I believe most of these spouts are sold for use with water jugs. I guess some "water" is more flammable than others.

Fire Water…

 

[papalynn]

I believe most of these spouts are sold for use with water jugs. I guess some "water" is more flammable than others.

According to chatgpt AI, this is what it says.

No, it is not federally illegal to change the spout on a gas can, but there are EPA regulations that require newer gas cans (since 2009) to have spill-proof, self-sealing spouts to reduce emissions and prevent fuel spills.



What This Means for You:

• You can modify or replace the spout on a gas can for personal use, but if you remove the EPA-compliant spout, it may no longer meet federal environmental regulations.

• Selling or manufacturing non-compliant gas cans/spouts for commercial purposes could be a violation of EPA regulations.



Many people replace modern “no-spill” spouts with older-style vented ones for convenience, but this is technically not EPA-compliant. However, enforcement is mainly focused on manufacturers, not individuals.

 

[Oaktree]

No, it is not federally illegal to change the spout on a gas can, but there are EPA regulations that require newer gas cans (since 2009) to have spill-proof, self-sealing spouts to reduce emissions and prevent fuel spills.

This may also vary by state...supposedly in my state it's illegal to sell those spouts to use on jugs for flammable liquid hence the "water jug" notation. Of course, if the customer chooses to mis-use it, the store is off the hook.

 

[Fixastuff]

I like the VP racing “not a fuel jug” jug for fuel.

 

[RjCorazza]

I would be very disappointed if people didn't modify their fuel cans. It shows that we have more common sense than the EPA.

 

[dodge man]

The problem with the VP style cans is the nozzle is just a tube sticking straight up. It’s a little awkward to get it in the fill hole and manhandle the jug. They make a cheap plastic device you can put on the plastic nozzle to put a bend in it, that helps.

 

[5030]

Not about to pay 60 bucks for a battery operated small fuel pump when I can buy the Harbor Freight battery operated pump fop 10 bucks. I agree they fail after a while but I can buy 6 of them for the price of the one on Amascon. What I did was I switched from D cell batteries to D size Li-Ion batteries and I keep 2 charged up all the time so when one set gets weak, I drop in a fresh set.

None of the new EPA approved cans are worth a darn far as I'm concerned.

Whomever came up with that design should be fired.

 

[zoedog2012]

Not about to pay 60 bucks for a battery operated small fuel pump when I can buy the Harbor Freight battery operated pump fop 10 bucks. I agree they fail after a while but I can buy 6 of them for the price of the one on Amascon. What I did was I switched from D cell batteries to D size Li-Ion batteries and I keep 2 charged up all the time so when one set gets weak, I drop in a fresh set.

None of the new EPA approved cans are worth a darn far as I'm concerned.

Whomever came up with that design should be fired.

Maybe DOGE can "fix" the EPA.

 

[5030]

Far as I'm concerned the EPA is loaded with book smart people that have no real world experience. OK to be book smart put for practical applications, not so much and the EPA approved cans are a shining example and so is the T4 final mandate on tractors.

 

[airbiscuit]

T4 will be like the smog controls of the mid 70s. It was almost like Detroit tried to do a bad job with pollution control. The Ford Flathead V-8 met all the standards except idle. Detroit de-powered engines and added clumsy pollution control devices. Today's gas engines put out scads more power and run clean. I expect we will see the same with diesel engines in 10 years.

 

[Williy]

Those $10 pumps last for about 2 or 3 times of use then die! The $60 one has
a shut off and you can have your can on the ground and watch so you don't over fill as you don't want fuel all over your tractor. NO high lifting is very nice also

willy

 

[EdwardL]

You can fix most of the new cans (except the ones with the green button. Don't buy one ever).

for the others (midwest type cans) First pull out the strainer and throw it away. For the spout, fix them this way; there is a rubber gasket on top of the nozzle that holds it together. Take it off, pull the sliding part out, remove the spring, slide it back together, put the gasket back on. When you need to use it, just push in the release button, pull the sliding part up and get the fuel out.

 

[ultrarunner]

Green Button Can?

 

[WinterDeere]

Green Button Can?

No Spill brand. Oddly, my favorite of all the current options, without modification. But if you're going to modify, they'd be the most difficult.

 

[ultrarunner]

No Spill brand. Oddly, my favorite of all the current options, without modification. But if you're going to modify, they'd be the most difficult.

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I like this can also… no complaints… that said sometimes only a long flex spout will do.