RANT New "safety" gas cans?

[ArlyA]

To reiterate what steel cans, like the Eagle ones we use can and cannot do. The Eagle Justrite cans we have are type I (Made from high-grade coated steel, each can is tested to guarantee 100% leakproof construction. The tough powder-coat finish resists chemicals and stands up to demands of rigorous use. Each Justrite safety can is equipped with a stainless steel flame arrester which dissipates heat to stop flashback ignition)

They cost more than the plastic ones, but mice can't chew through them.
Are leak-proof but will still vent if pressurized.
The handle is connected to the valve and will dump fuel out reasonable well. Ours have the flexible 7/8 steel hose.
Are pretty darn tough and have held up to rolling around in our truck and atv box...
Yes they cost lots more but they last, are easy to use and don't leak.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I do not like to store diesel and gas inside my buildings. So they stay outside in a hutch, off the ground. But critters chewed the vents off them. Still using whatever old plastic fuel cans I had before this new style safety cans. Both my Kubota B26TLB and dad's JD1070 are a pain to lift the cans to shoulder height to fuel. His I can stand on rear 3 pt to fuel, mine I have to use a stepladder against loader arms. Not pretty either way. Jon

Storage is a concern. My woodshed is my flammable storage area. It's 50 feet from the house, and is where the solvents and fuels live. I should do a better job of rattle can storage, since they use propane propellant nowadays.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

To reiterate what steel cans, like the Eagle ones we use can and cannot do. The Eagle Justrite cans we have are type I (Made from high-grade coated steel, each can is tested to guarantee 100% leakproof construction. The tough powder-coat finish resists chemicals and stands up to demands of rigorous use. Each Justrite safety can is equipped with a stainless steel flame arrester which dissipates heat to stop flashback ignition)

They cost more than the plastic ones, but mice can't chew through them.
Are leak-proof but will still vent if pressurized.
The handle is connected to the valve and will dump fuel out reasonable well. Ours have the flexible 7/8 steel hose.
Are pretty darn tough and have held up to rolling around in our truck and atv box...
Yes they cost lots more but they last, are easy to use and don't leak.

I'm still using a couple of steel jerry cans I bought in 1974. The plastic spouts are getting pretty ratty and the fitting is nonstandard, so I may have to fab up an adapter. The bottoms got a little rusty so I buffed them and did a coat of rattle can primer that has held up for the last 20 years.

 

[Jstpssng]

I bought 2 new Gerry cans back in the mid-80s but after using them for a while they set in my shed for a couple of years, when I went to use them again they were rusty. More recently I bought another, old army surplus at a yard sale; when I got it home, once again it was rusty. That must be why it was only $3.

 

[ponytug]

I bought 2 new Gerry cans back in the mid-80s but after using them for a while they set in my shed for a couple of years, when I went to use them again they were rusty. More recently I bought another, old army surplus at a yard sale; when I got it home, once again it was rusty. That must be why it was only $3.

You probably know this, but if they aren't rusted through, they can be cleaned up pretty easily if you want by using sand and/or steel shot on the inside, rinse it out, and then use POR-15 to coat the inside to seal it. (I'm not suggesting that it is worth it, just if you wanted to...)

All the best,

Peter

 

[rontaki]

I, too,really like the No-Spill cans. It's nice to be able to tilt the spout all the way down into the tank before opening the valve on the can.
However, while using a pull-behind mower with my ATV, one of these cans jumped out of the bed and went under the mower. Expensive red confetti! Sadly, no pyrotechnic display to amuse me in my moment of dismay.