Russ from MN

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Bemidji MN
We are visiting my BIL in NY, and when I'm here I always do some handyman jobs for him. This is the kind of gas cans he has, we've never seen this type before. My wife like it! Has anybody ever seen this style for sale?
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I have had at least four of them for several years. One gallon up to 5 gallons. Sold at lots of hardware stores in SE PA. Will try to attach a picture. Called "No-Spill". Easily replaceable nozzle and spout extension to fill directly into a vehicle.
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Yep seen them and there a pain in the back sides like most of the EPA approved gas cans and they do not work well. I even had one and I threw the spout as far as I could and put on one of the older type spouts on the can
 
I like that style for small engines. You can shut the flow off ASAP by just letting go of the button. Great for weed eaters and chainsaws.

Still slow when wanting to dump a full five gallon can. I still like a vented can/spout for that.
 
You'd learn to hate them in a hurry if you had to live in NY full-time and they were mandated. They quickly stop working and then do one of several things--clog or plug for starters, or let too much gas through and cause over-fills and spills, or break and leak, or develop holes and cause gas to come out odd places, causing more spills and leaks. Add that to the fact that they're far more expensive to buy or replace than regular cans and it's small wonder that like many of NY's crazy laws they're simply ignored by most of the population, and are pretty much unenforced, as they cause far, far more problems than they could ever hope to solve.
 
these eagle saftey gas cans are the best, removable spout, they come in different sizes, a little pricey, but will last forever
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I have two of them, as others have said called No-Spill cans. They are way better than the EPA style spouts. I like mine for chainsaws, generator and weedeater use, I live in Southern Minnesota and got mine at Fleet Farm.
 
The gas isn't the problem, it's everything else--dust, dirt, pollen, sawdust, etc. etc. It gums up the mechanism and makes them prone to leaks, spills, overfills, etc. They've been a thorn in our side ever since they were forced on us, and most people have went back to the old style or, if they can't be found, will just take off the covers and fill with a funnel, even if it means drilling a vent hole in the can and plugging it with a sheet metal screw or other method. No meed to take my word for it--try 'em for a while and you'll find out the same.
 
(quoted from post at 16:40:34 06/10/18) I like that style for small engines. You can shut the flow off ASAP by just letting go of the button. Great for weed eaters and chainsaws.

Still slow when wanting to dump a full five gallon can. I still like a vented can/spout for that.

Exactly my thoughts as well. I have used a couple of these too

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I like these cans. On the 5 gallon ones I have they have a handle on the back opposite the spout so it's easy to hold the can in the "pour" position.
 
I have used these cans and are good for small stuff like lawn tractors and lawn and garden equipment but I will still take my old Chilton gas cans for large tractors.
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(quoted from post at 13:53:35 06/10/18) Yep seen them and there a pain in the back sides like most of the EPA approved gas cans and they do not work well. I even had one and I threw the spout as far as I could and put on one of the older type spouts on the can

I am calling BS on this statement. I have 2 of these personally, we have them on our chainsaw trailer, and both of my buddies have them on their farms and all of them to date work great. Even in the 5 gallon diesel cans we use to fill up the tractors.

The work great for chainsaws as you can pump the button to not over fill.
 
They are a pain in the --- when you try to fuel a 706 or 450 Farmall when you are holding 5 or 6 gallon can 6 foot off ground over your head
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I switched to these, made of steel, spring loaded cap, and the funnel make it easy to use.
I thought I would like the the Type II safety can better with a flex spout, but this model is fine. Funnel is easy to clean, rinse and blow dry with compressed air. There is a certain point in the pour where you'll get a bit of spatter, so adjust the pour angle. I have 4, 2 gas, 2 diesel. I don't burn enough fuel to buy in bulk. I use a step stool/ladder when filling the ford 4630, the type that folds up flat. Not a fan of hefting full 5 gallon cans up high, but this arrangement works well, no problem lifting the can.

Just remember, don't fill these to the very top, keep em out of the sun, and open the cap slowly to allow fumes to vent and you will not have unexpected spills or get doused. No complicated pouring devices stemming from the EPA or whomever decided the vented cans from the past were no good.
 
I've got a couple and I like them. For putting fuel in tractors, I drilled holes in the tabs beside the button, so I can lay the can on the hood, push the button in, slide a pin through to hold the button down. While the fuel is running in, I check my other fluids, or grease whatever machine it's hooked to
Give a lazy man a job, and he'll figure an easy way to do it..
Pete
 
(quoted from post at 15:21:09 06/10/18) You'd learn to hate them in a hurry if you had to live in NY full-time and they were mandated. They quickly stop working and then do one of several things--clog or plug for starters, or let too much gas through and cause over-fills and spills, or break and leak, or develop holes and cause gas to come out odd places, causing more spills and leaks. Add that to the fact that they're far more expensive to buy or replace than regular cans and it's small wonder that like many of NY's crazy laws they're simply ignored by most of the population, and are pretty much unenforced, as they cause far, far more problems than they could ever hope to solve.

Not a NYS law,but a EPA reg.
 
They sure do beat a 5 gal. milk can like most everybody used to use to haul gas then rinse and send to the milk company with milk in it the net day. Telling my age aren't I. LOL
 

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