Remember to add a stabilizer to ethanol mix gasoline when you store it for long periods of time.
Just yesterday I was trying to put diesel into my tractor, balancing 30 pounds in one hand while trying to push the little release so the stupid spout would let the fuel flow, lost the balance and the weight broke the spout - now it's leaking all over my hand and arm but I had to hold it to get the rest of the can into the tractor.
I was cursing every environmentalist and every dimwit who believes them, and every congress critter who listens to them and makes laws based on their delusions, all of which led to me getting soaked in diesel fuel.
PLUS I guess it was part of the law that made the new gas cans have different threads so an "old style" (read, one that works) won't fit without leaking.
Unfortunately the democrats seem to have anticipated the huge on line sales this would have resulted in as the rest of the country ordered new gas cans from sources in Michigan. Hell, I'll be tempted to make the trek from Texas and fill up my truck bed - bootleg gas cans, anyone?
Like low flow toilets. Flush twice and waste more water. Everything a liberal touches makes it worse.
Michigan lawmakers pass gas...Killer Queen smiles.
It wasn't supposed to, it was about enriching the manufacturers, lobbyist and Politicians involved with the change. A buddy gave me one of these "safety" cans a couple years ago. Piece of trashy and that is where the safety nozzle portion went. I have not found a standard pour nozzle that fits the can, probably by design as well.
House Bill 4272 would ensure gas cans made, sold and used only in Michigan are not subject to interstate commerce laws ...
Federal courts say otherwise. EVERYTHING is or affects interstate commerce.
I siphon my gas through a 5/8 inch clear vinyl tube. No problem.
“Anyone who has used a gas can made after 2009 knows they aren’t very user-friendly thanks to federal regulations.”
And when the fancy spigots break or wear out, try buying one to replace it. They cost as must as a new gas can if you can find one. Might be wrong about this but I also think the pitch of the threads for the spigots are changed between cans made by different companies or at different times so the spigots are not interchangeable
I’ll be the first to reply with this premise:
Why.In.The.F____ is government involved AT ALL in how a friggin’ gas can is designed, built, and sold?
SMFH....
I saved the previous gurgling spouts and use them on the new cans but also buy the little yellow vents, drill a 7/16” hole in the top/back of can and pop that vent in which removes the gurgle and lets it flow fully. Yellow Cap Guy on ebay sells the vents for the old pull out, flexible clear spout cans and caps for the gurgle type cans.
The threaded piece that holds the spout has different threads usually but the gurgle spout will fit most any can’s threaded piece.
I still have two, one gallon cans with the clear flexible spouts. Great for the chain saw and string trimmer as you can stick your thumb over the vent to throttle the fuel.
My little tractor has a fine screen filter so the gurgle effect on the gurgle type works perfect. Full flow would be too fast.
I doubt Whitmer would sign this bill but I like the idea.
I have two old and one newer gas can. When needed, I transfer from the new five gallon can to the old one gallon cans.
I go to Michigan a couple times a year and will be buying freedom cans
“Anyone who has ever used one of the newer, EPA-mandated designs . . .”
And I’ve been blaming the Red Chinese for forcing those damn things on us.
***and result in more gas spilling than older gas cans,***
Absolutely correct. I’ve found ways to modify mine.
These cans are defective by design. The first thing I do is get an aftermarket spout and cap. The irony is anyone using these "modern" gas cans will spill more gas and generate more fumes than the old cans ever did.
Most of these gas cans have a spring to push the valve closed. This spring is usually WAY too strong. The good news is, it’s very easy to remove.
I wonder if the army still has the ole ‘Donkey Dick’ spout for 5 gal gas cans?
While I’m thinking (no smart remarks), also, cunt caps?
And if soldiers take pogey (pussy) bait to the field?
Certainly, they must have purged politically incorrect crap out by now.
Oops. Better check the Supreme Court in Wickard vs. Filburn (1942).