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Fritz Campbell

03-17-2005 15:28:19

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Man, I'm on a rant big time. All the new plastic gas cans for sale in PA and some other states must now be CARB (California Air Resources Board)compliant. They all must be the unvented type and have the automatic type shutoff spout. I had to saw the spout off to remove the spring mechanism and drill a hole in the top of the can so I can get the gas to flow evenly instead of slurping all over the place. Now I have to plug the air bleed hole with a cork and cap the spout with another plug when I need to fill. Anyone ever try and fuel a top fueled tractor off a ladder holding one of these ingenius devices attached to a full five gallon gas can? Another classic case of the government protecting us from ourselves I'm sure. All the bunny huggers need to get a real job. These new cans are the most unuser friendly thing I've ever seen and I'm taking great personal satisfaction getting around it. Oh not to mention that this new spout design probably also raised the price around $5 or so.

If anyone else has a better solution - I'd appreciate the advice. Sorry for the rant - I don't feel any better anyway.

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Dannie

03-18-2005 13:57:23

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Do not like new gas cans,but arount here we have other problems someone thinks the cows are polluting the river.Same wise people on the job.

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MAC,IL

03-18-2005 09:59:19

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

A little off the gas can subject, but put me to thinking (again) about the gas guzzler tax thats passed on to customers. Geeez, be nice and just add it onto the vehicle price under some other name.But again, be thankful maybe as this I dont think applies to SUV's or trucks.

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jeffcat

03-18-2005 09:06:58

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

I love my country-----I FEAR my government!

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Obie

03-18-2005 09:57:53

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to jeffcat, 03-18-2005 09:06:58

I agreeeee with you 100 per cent! Those new gas containers are JUNK! My son bought one to use to fill his chain saw what a piece of shi!!!!. Ill tell you where you can get all the " good ole gas cans you want" is at farm auctions or other sales. I've been picking up (5 Gal. or 2 1/2 Gal steel cans mfg. by Eagle) at auctions for one or two bucks each. Keep gas in them for the tractors and there great. Seems that at auctions no one wants to bid on them, Dont know why?

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MAC,IL

03-18-2005 10:02:05

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Obie, 03-18-2005 09:57:53

Still glad I have an old 2-1/2 and 5 gal eagle can.

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Ken Crisman

03-18-2005 06:53:49

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Yes I bought one too . Paid a heck of a price for it to begin with . I couldn't get the end of the spout into my fill tube on my trucks tank . So I had to saw the end off so to get gas to come out , but still couldn't get into my gas tank . Lost part of a gallon on the ground . Great engineering . Hope they didn't pay that nitwit much money for his idea .I know I wasted mine . Ken

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Nolan

03-18-2005 06:33:36

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

That's the Blitz can sold just about everywhere. It truly is a lousy design. Splashes everywhere.

But if you get one from Eagle, it's very different design and works just fine. It'll remind you very much of an old jerry can.

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Neal

03-18-2005 06:04:15

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

I'm glad I'm retired. I was a general foreman for a can plant and made millions of the older steel gas cans. They were made in sizes from 2 1/2 to 6 1/2 gallon. I still have some, new in boxes. We used to make 12,000 to 15,000 of these cans in a day. I often wondered where they all went. Today, you are hard pressed to find a metal gas can unless you buy the type mentioned above.

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willie j

03-18-2005 05:14:58

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Had one similar about 25 years ago. Only needed it for filling lawn mower. Actually once I got used to it, it was rather handy. No funnel, no slobbering spill. Just tip can over & press down on tank neck, was a bit slow, but when tank was full, air bubbles stopped & gas stopped too. Worked on the same principle as water fountains for chickens. could be a bit unhandy on the larger tractor tank necks.

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Rauville

03-18-2005 04:11:51

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Why use plastic cans? I've always found that the old style 5 gallon metal U.S. "jerry" can with a flexible spout works the best. I know that the new ones are expensive, but I've picked up some at auctions for $5.00 or less.

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sawtooth

03-18-2005 03:57:50

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

How do the NASCAR folks get around this? I bet the EPA guys mess their pants when they see those cars leaving the pits with gas spewing out the vent.

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Bill-KCKs

03-17-2005 23:31:02

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

While off-topic somewhat, I learned recently that some states require that new gas cans be STERILIZED. Blitz has a steady stream of new gas cans coming from the plant in OK to Kansas City to be sterilized and back to OK. A friend made some decent money hauling those loads of cans. I thought he was nuts when he first told me about it.

Bill
KCKs

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Davis In SC

03-18-2005 20:55:24

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Bill-KCKs, 03-17-2005 23:31:02

Good load to haul, ... no risk of overweight tickets. I bet it was to get cans Flourinated... treated so they are impervious to out-gassing. Many blow-molded containers must be Flourinated before being sold..... ....

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teamjunkyard

03-17-2005 22:28:15

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kerosene can in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

kero cans here are the "old " style, I now use them for gas.

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old

03-17-2005 20:57:19

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Face it theres the right way the wrong way and the Gov. way guess which one is last LOL

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Mark - IN.

03-17-2005 17:17:40

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Amazing isn't it? At one time, the job of being a Senator or Congressman was a part-time job. But somewhere evolved into a fulltime mess. Amazing. Simply amazing.

Mark

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Davis In SC

03-17-2005 20:51:30

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mark - IN., 03-17-2005 17:17:40

To paraphrase the Will Rogers quote about newspapers.... Ain't it funny how there is always just enough to keep Congress busy for a session..... .

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kyhayman

03-17-2005 19:54:43

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mark - IN., 03-17-2005 17:17:40

Used to be our legislature met 60 days every 2 years. I always thought it should be 2 days every 60 years. Now they meet 40 days in the off years.

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nebraska kirk

03-17-2005 18:15:53

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mark - IN., 03-17-2005 17:17:40

If con is the opposite of pro, is congress the opposite of progress? he he!!

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Jim Broughton

03-17-2005 21:39:42

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to nebraska kirk, 03-17-2005 18:15:53

Hey guys...wait till congress finds out your cows are on steroids !! LoL..Jim

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jhill

03-17-2005 17:14:04

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

EPA has decided that to much gas vapor is lost during the transfer of fuel to small engines. Carb is the lead in all new emissions laws. You will also see new fuel tanks on small engines because they think too much vapor is thru walls of plastic tanks on, lawnmowers, snowmobiles etc. EPA has a never ending mandate. Once they attain one set of goals they have to set new ones and work for attainment so we will see this forever. Of course the people who work for EPA are all trehuggers with no common sense.

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Pete in Cal

03-17-2005 16:51:14

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

All is not lost. Try this link for what you are looking for; Link

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Coloken

03-17-2005 16:38:34

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

I still have a 5 gal. one made of steel. Even has the non-removable spout that doesn't drip. I've horded it for years. Maybe I should put it on E-bay and start it at 50 dollars.

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Eddie in MI

03-17-2005 16:37:52

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Is that why these gas cans are the way they are? I didn't realize it was a CARB thing. It does make sense in a twisted sort of way.

I bought a new gas can and it's one like you described - stupidest design it make a real mess whenever I use it. I just thought that I happned to buy a bummer gas can because I wasn't paying attention. Now, it seems like they are all going to that design.

I wonder what simple, taken-for-granted item they'll mess with next...

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old blue

03-17-2005 17:22:40

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Eddie in MI, 03-17-2005 16:37:52

I think the next thing on their agenda is trying to figure out a way to make toilets filter out what they flush!! maybe they should do a test with their brains and see where they end up

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dr.sportster

03-17-2005 16:12:19

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Fritz Campbell, 03-17-2005 15:28:19

Last time I went to buy one I left due to the insane price and wacky cap thing.A $5.00 gas can in Lowes was $30.00,.Gotta check around for old ones now.Pretty stupid design.

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HUSKY

03-17-2005 18:17:30

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to dr.sportster, 03-17-2005 16:12:19

AAAAWWWWW WWWWW COME ON NOW I LOVE TO HUG BUNNIES BIG ONES LITTLE ONES FAT ONES SKINNY ONES ITS FEDERALLY EMPLOYED IDIOTS/ MORONS THAT COULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT PAYCHECK NOR WORK WITH THERE OWN RULES IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT I REALLY HATE

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Mopower

03-18-2005 04:30:40

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to HUSKY, 03-17-2005 18:17:30

Right on Husky!!! This can be compared to the alternative fuel vehicle issue. The government never invented anything. When demand increases to a certain level, private industry always finds a way. The best thing we can do is get out of the way and make it less burdensome to meet demands. Oh yeah, I like bunnies. I"ll hug a bunny. Of course I"ll eat a bunny too. The bunnies around my place like to play in my nice mowed yard that I mowed with an old inefficient lawnmower, filled with a beat up tin gas can. It never bothered them. I prefer to fill my tank, not douse the surrounding area with explosive fuel. What"s next? A permit to buy WD-40?

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Mike from cny

03-18-2005 23:54:20

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mopower, 03-18-2005 04:30:40

Funny you mention wd-40 needing a permit. Last week I was at walmart buying odds and ends, and I got ID'ed for buying brake-klean! lol! I said come again?. Granted I'm only 20, but when I go to buy brake cleaner, I probably have some oily parts that require a nice clean surface. Go figure.

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Mopower

03-19-2005 04:19:27

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mike from cny, 03-18-2005 23:54:20

I think maybe the brake cleaner has something to do with all the crystal meth labs operating around here. Not sure. Yeah it is kinda funny and yet not funny.

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xragman

03-18-2005 06:50:33

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Mopower, 03-18-2005 04:30:40

mopower I think the gubbermint already has a commite working on doing just that !

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Eddie in MI

03-17-2005 19:24:24

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to HUSKY, 03-17-2005 18:17:30

Yeah, it's not really the bunnies or the trees that we have the problem with, is it??!! lol!

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spud in mo

03-18-2005 03:42:24

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Re: Bunny huggers strike again in reply to Eddie in MI, 03-17-2005 19:24:24

For thirty years we had to use a stupid design of steel can that had a spring loaded trigger operated lid with no pour spout at all. If you didnt have a large, LARGE funnel you would be lucky to hit the opening at all. The excuse was it was fire resistant. It had to have been designed by someone who had their tank filled by someone else and never used their own can. It was worse than these new ones, so I guess it is a matter of perspective..... These people dont hug bunnys.. That might traumatize the poor thing...LOL!
spud in mo
PS the march of tecknowwizery. It will never end.

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