Small 1-2 gallon Yellow Diesel jug

[tomplum]

I have to say that my small diesel cans are yellow spray painted gas cans. People leave me so many of their small cans when they have crud in their fuel system. I just wash them out and toss them up above when dry. The yellow paint I had and have stuck good enough to the cans for many years. I'm bad, I know...

 

[Port Hope]

Maybe go up to 2.5 gal to get a quality jug?

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/80263/10002/-1

I would, but they have been out for over 3 months.

 

[2manyrocks]

$19.99 yellow 1 gallon plus tax, but free shipping if you use the drop down menu to find the yellow version

One Gallon Utility Jug-Utility Can - All Kind of Use | Flexible Spout Included | eBay

Includes, chord to hold the cap to the can and vent plug etc. The size is 3"x6"x10" and weigh approx. The spout is 8.75" height.

www.ebay.com

 

[ruffdog]

I would, but they have been out for over 3 months.

Well that sucks....they do have the blue 3 gallon ones though.

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/803311/10002/-1

 

[Wagtail]

Somehow, over the years I've accumulated more than a dozen plastic gas cans. I wrapped yellow electrical tape around the handle and wrote diesel on the side with a jiffy marker. On others I've used different colours of tape to mark 87, 91 or 94 octane and also mixed gas for my dirt bike and other two-strokes. never had a problem mixing them up.

That's exactly what I do; yellow tape around the tank & handle, marker DIESEL. Black tape around the tank & handle, marker 2 STROKE. Etcetera.

I've never mixed them up.

 

[Robin Veerman]

…never had a problem mixing them up.

Huh. So, You mix them up all the time? Don’t you mean never mix them up?!

 

[Wagtail]

…never had a problem mixing them up.

Huh. So, You mix them up all the time? Don’t you mean never mix them up?!

Yes.

 

[Crank Shaft]

I went through this search years ago and was determined to solve it.

Back then even the cheap Amazon crap gas jugs were not available in 2.5 gallon yellow so I contacted the manufacturer of the 5 gallon jugs but they were not interested. I asked if I could hire them to start making them for me on a high volume basis and I would become the distributor but again, zero interest from the manufacturer.

This I could not understand. They have the molds, they have the process and equipment; All they have to do is change the colour of the plastic, but no, zero interest.

I then looked into having my own molds made but quickly realized the costs of the molds and safety certifications, insurance etc were beyond me. If you ask me, they missed an opportunity and it would seem that the Amazon jugs prove the demand is there.

 

[2manyrocks]

The EPA settled a civil penalty of $1.7 million against Midwest Can in 2021. UNITED STATES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH MIDWEST CAN FOR CLEAN AIR ACT VIOLATIONS | US EPA

Could be manufacturers simply don't want them breathing down their necks.

 

[Crank Shaft]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting the EPA info. But if a company already manufactures a red plastic 2.5 gallon container, is there really any more liability by changing its colour?