I’m 51 years old. I’m old enough to remember the metal cans, and they worked great. I’m so glad you made this video. FINALLY! Lol. I totally agree with everything you said and demonstrated, especially the part where you said “teach your kids not to mess with gas cans!” Freaking hilarious! I laughed out loud! To me, THAT is the root of our problems. You nailed it, man! We don’t need the government to protect us from ourselves, we need to teach Kids in school the right way to do shit, and acknowledge danger. Keep up the good work. I am definitely ordering the vents and spout. Thanks for sharing!
I'm old enough to remember the 2 gallon Eagle dome shaped metal gas cans with the rubber button vent in the fill cap and the old metal or newer yellow vinyl spout. You set them down they were almost impossible to tip over that was the best gas can safety feature ever.
Just a tiny detail... When you pour out the gas, insert the tube into the tank and THEN open the vent. That way you won't have any gas come out the vent as happened in your video.
I'm 70. I hear ya' loud 'n clear bud! First thing I do when I get something with safety equipment on it is to remove ALL safety equipment, even the side discharge rubber on lawnmowers. The tootsie wrap plastic cover on weed trimmers goes too. Saw a T-shirt, it said: STUPID SHOULD HURT! Gotta' get one!
This video is 100% on the money. I despise the CARB gas cans. I have a collection of 33 old style gas cans with vents and bent old style spouts. I buy them whenever I see them at yard sales. California is the devil.
Seems everyone always bitches about California yet there are 40 million people still living in that hellhole state. If you continue to live there and still need to bitch about it, it may very well be you that's the problem. If it's so bad move. Just don't move to Florida, we don't want you here, we already have enough Canadians with their liberal think, we damned sure don't need any more liberal Californians or their social programs.
@@thebusterdog6358 ...FUCK-YES...we are full...close to 30 million by some non-governmental accounts...In 2000 the Feds said there were between 4-10 million Illegals...CUBA...HAITI...BAHAMAS...Nearly every SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY...MEXICO.....English is the 3rd language in FLORIDA...THE POLICE STATE...Come For Vacation...Leave On Probation...Returned For Violation....T-RUMP could move too. Charlot & Pasco County are beyond corrupt....the other 65 are a close 2nd.
So for all of you Californian's, don't let gas spill on the manifold while refilling a hot engine. Then again, we could get rid of some who Darwin overlooked that way.
Yeah, they design a gas can that doesn't allow fuel to evaporate from the container, but makes the user spill 10% on the ground. That's probably 8% more in the atmosphere than would have been caused by evaporation for all the ones that are frequently used for construction and recreational activities.
You are the kind of RUclipsr I like to watch. My grandmother had a saying about straight forward speaking. She would say, "That's telling them how the cow at the cabbage". Don't pull punches, don't mince words. Great video. I subbed and rang that bell.
Love your video. My plastic gas can has developed some kind of leak and it has the older version of this spout, which is annoying as it inevitably slips couple of times as you push the spring loaded spout down onto the equipment. The sad part is that you end spilling fuel anyways. I now need to replace it and was searching for reviews on RUclips. It seems that now they have come up with a fancier pump nozzle that will probably break in a year or two. They are designed that way so that we keep having buy stuff more often. Thank you
Best idea of all....Buy the new SureCan. The hose is attached to the BOTTOM of the can. The fill spout can be loosened to serve as a vent. One general suggestion for all of these - metal and plastic....fill them ALL the way up. When it gets HOT outside and your can is in the heat, liquid expands much less than the gas that is left in your can if you stop before it's full. This causes the can to expand and in some cases deform. When the can is not full, crack the vent open to prevent the can from exploding (or imploding when it gets COLD). Just be sure that nothing is open that would let water in. Also, if you're using the gas in a small engine (chain saw, weed-whacker, lawn-mower, chipper, etc.) use ethanol-free gas. It's more expensive, but you won''t burn any pistons like I did a few years back. Corn was meant to eat, not burn in place of gas.
Kudos to you for a much -needed statement on bureaucrats interferring in our lives. Your slightly acidic wit was perfect. Do keep these videos coming. Love your style.
make sure you collect EVERY FREAKIN' LIBERAL MORON and put them in california BEFORE YOU BUILD THE WALL........just make sure it's high enough with plenty of RAZOR WIRE........
just make sure you move EVERY FREAKIN' LIBERAL MORON to california BEFORE YOU BUILD THE WALL,,,,,,,,,,make sure the wall is high enough with plenty of RAZOR WIRE......
Hey Happy New Year! [Seems strange maybe I'm replying from your video a year later] But oh my "the idiots in control" I need therapy from trying to use one of these for the first time! I've been using the old kind! I thank you for this video! Now I know how I'm going to modify mine as well! You expressed my sediments on this very well! What a crazy world we live in! God bless! AL from CT
The biggest issue with that 'new fangled' spout, is to release the lock and then place the spout to enable flow. Try doing that with a 5 gallon can - lifting it into position etc. close to impossible, especially as some fillers on cars are recessed, and the lock resets while you are jostling for position! I did the same as you, removing that dammed trigger lock, as it is not needed, but I refrained from adding a vent. BTW I have a small can just like your older one, with a pull-out spout in the cap, that I use for my 2 cycle fuel for trimmers etc.
Damn man, I'm sorry. I know I don't have to apologize but I feel I need too. You see I was borne in California 80 years ago. My father and grandfather were also borne here and in the time my family lived here this state has degenerated into a nanny state from what was a state a man could live in and do business on a handshake. What happened was people started pouring out here from other states and we lost control. So I would suggest that if the same thing starts happening in your state make sure you have a well-armed welcoming committee and have a friendly discussion about your values and how you feel about things and how you don't want your state to become like California. Emphasis added
I bought a five gallon can just like that about three weeks ago. At first I thought they had corrected all of the problems safety cans had caused, then I pored gas on my truck. Yep, I said on. As soon was pouring the gas in, the pressure that you have to put on the push spring caused the spout to pop loose from the screw cap. The first time using it and the gasket that keeps it from leaking is ripped because there wasn't enough surface area to hold the pressure of the nozzle being pressed against the filler hole.
Problem with your aftermarket vent. As you noticed, because the spout doesn’t flex, and you have to turn the can upside down, gas will come out of the vent until the gas is below the height of the vent you added. That makes a big mess for the first timer, and seeing the error of the added vent. For it to work, you would have to put the vent on the bottom of the can, do when the can is flipped to dispensed mode, the vent is on top. Sounds like the right idea, but the ergonomics of the can and fixed spout make it a sure fire way (bad pun) to soak ones self the first time you use the added vent. It is a great design if you switch to a flex spout so the vent can stay about the level of the gas in the can.
Hey I’m not sure about those plastic containers. I like the ones you push the button when you go to pour. You just have to burb it upright to let out pressure before you pour. Because if you don’t you might get splashed by gas. Now I don’t mind getting other plastic containers and installing those vent plugs but the button one gives you more control. I’m thinking of getting several Valpro metal gas containers. Nice video
I literally just switched out 4 brand new Midwest 6gal cans (the can in your video is a Midwest) with vents and the old style spouts 2 weeks ago. HATE the new carb cans. So much easier to deal with the bendy spout when filling up my truck in a rest area (towing travel trailer). I have 4 of the old Rubbermaid cans too. If you buy aftermarket spouts, the thread spacing is different on the Rubbermaid than on the Midwest just FYI. Keep your female piece that attaches to the can just in case the spouts off Amazon/EBay don’t fit. Great video! I literally stumbled on it tonight lmao
Spot on...I have to admit, I didn't see the wording to pull back the label for instructions (58 years old...eyes aren't what they used to be)...so I googled the damn thing...came to this video and I totally agree!!
loved the part where you said to teach your children not to play with the gas can...seems like nobody or very few teach there kids anything....good video
They used to all be vented but I think they were made illegal in 2009. Problem is if it is involved in a fire in an attached garage you will have insurance problems if you have a vented container. You can file the gas can away with washers that don't wash, lights that don't illuminate and maybe worse of all chemicals have been dumbed down so much they don't work.
those yellow vent caps are also available in a hi-flow version, meaning the vent hole is twice as large for a faster flow. they can be found on eBay through 'eli's general store', and possibly other eBay sellers.
I would say that the old style plastic cans were better than the old metal ones because the plastic cans could keep the gas fresh for a longer period of time without the need for Stabil or some other preservative. (and the plastic did not rust or leak from the spout as much as did the metal ones...)
The best vent idea I have seen is using a valve stem for a car tire Just remove the valve stem core and screw the cap back on. It requires a half inch hole as well,and feed it through the neck with a metal coat hanger or something equivalent to it.
Alcohol in the fuel will make that option both too labor intense and short lived. In theory, it makes total sense. readily available at a plethora of locations and relatively inexpensive. But the difficulty of installing a valve stem from the inside and the fact that modern fuels are gonna turn it into mush, IMO, makes these plastic vents a superior choice. I like how youre thinking outside the box though!
The newest cans have a screen in them. Try putting gas in it. It fizzes up and overflows. It took me 20 minutes to get five gallons. With about a quart spilt for a learning curve. Lol
😂 great video. We have the 5 gal fuel cans for diesel that we put in the tractor and in my bus. The other day, well a couple of months ago, I was putting fuel in my bus so I could move it to a fuel station and I put 15 gallons in my bus tank and holding those suckers up is a very large challenge for a 66-year-old fat woman. LOL but I did. The 5 gallon fuel cans also has those little lips that you have to position correctly to put on the edge of your fuel opening to pour the diesel in your tank. It took a long freaking time. So all of my fuel cans on this property is going to get those little air breathers added to it. Thanks again for the video, I loved it. LOL
JFYI ~ This design you can thank California and EPA supporting the production and nation wide of inconvenience and spillage of fuel. From what we discovered (legal disagreement) You may transport your fuels PA, check your state, in anything but glass. Next problem would be finding cans without the CAL CRAP!
They have these cans in Mexico and Canada too. Sorry, we have a lot of idiots here in high places. These idiots control too much of what happens in out country. California needs your help!!! "WWG1WGA"
NOT TELLING YOU WHERE I LEAVE, CAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO STEAL THEM,,,BUT COUPLE YEARS AGO I GOT TWO (2) VIRGIN RED USMC 1967 DATED 5 GALLON GI CANS WITH THE INVERTED DONKEY DICK SPOUT INSIDE THE LID AT AN ESTATE SALE FOR $10 'MERICAN DOLLARS. I HAVE THEM IN MY LIVING ROOM SITTING ON TOP OF MY TWO (2) VIRGIN GREEN 16 GALLON CIVIL DEFENSE BOMB SHELTER WATER CANS WITH PLASTIC LINERS . LOOKS KINDA CHRISTMASSEY YOU KNOW....RED AND GREEN,,,, NOT THE CANADIAN COMEDIAN EITHER... GUNNEY JIM
Brought to you by engineers who have never poured am ounce of gas in their life. "I layed it out on auto CAD and it says this is the best" said every engineer that can't do your job and has no clue how to
I love this dude! He makes almost too much sense here. Why on earth things have to be so effin complicated nowadays, anyway???? Right? Tumbs up homey! I can now chill with my newly modified "freedom fluid" can and have my sanity back! For that, hats off to you sir-eeee!! :)
Those new gas spouts are the biggest joke ever. They don't seal, pour or do anything it was designed to do. They fall apart and dissingrate instantly. I got a free one and threw the spout away, made a disc to convert to a simple cap. I use that one for storage or to fill cold machines. I'm glad I have kept all my old gas cans.
I have a old blitz 1 gallon that's still good but I switched to metal eagle and justrite cans after all the carb compliance garbage they are a bit more money but not as much as you would think a 5 gallon eagle metal can is around 30 bucks shipped
i agree on both sides of the scale with out vent is better for filling weed whackers chainsaws trimmer u tend to loose more fule on the ground with a fast flow...............................but as to filling a car or bigger engine /rideon lawnmore nothing worse than gulp gulp gulp gulp etc so its a debate for the user to their needs just my opinion good video tho
I agree with you but we have no options. We have to keep out government out of out business. It should be left to the guy filling up whatever he is filling to determine whether or not the nozzle or spout is right for the job not our government. We can probably agree that no one is filling a chain saw with a 5 gallon can. I have a small spout for filling my chainsaw. It's no longer available since these new spouts are forced on us. So what this new spout has done was to halt future gas spout designs. Imagine now the cost to meet a standard just to make a few bucks on a spout that would be optimal for the application. The government is telling us what light bulb we can or can't use. It's our decision, the consumer who decides. New bulbs cost more and don't meet their longevity claims. They have no competition so it's what we are stuck with. California shouldn't be telling other states what they HAVE to do. When this gas spout thing came out I looked in Mexico and Canada for the old spouts and they also comply with California's spouts >.
*I used this on my 2006 Troy Bilt Pony (MTD) tractor **Bestfor.Garden** also recommend it was an easy swap. It's very light aluminum and seems sturdy enough so far; I assume you really only need to replace the idle pulleys once so if these wear out anytime while I have the mower I'll update the reivew.*
Metal gas cans were great, issue was people left them outside to rust and break apart. If you had them and stored them in the garage or shed where no rain or moisture got to them, they would last virtually forever. Its no different than leaving a car or lawnmower or motorcycle or anything with metal outside ... the moisture in the air will destroy it over time.
If you put the nozzle into the tank (before modification) (the end of the nozzle) below the level of fuel in whatever you are filling no air can get into the tank, no fuel leaves the "can" Vent at one end with a spout and nothing on it at the other, is the way it should be,
I just bought the Midwest Gas Can @ Harbor Freight for that TaxFree Hurricane purchase. I recall a friend buying a large gas can @ Walmart with similar pouring spout. We did not understand how to use so found an old can, poured it in and gave the new can away. One video showed these new spouts pouring gas out in the area where that push-button is. I will have to test this on the 2-gal I just bought. I may have to use your Re-Design. Why don't these manufacture company can't figure a better solution if they watch users describing how Horrible they Spouts are made. Thanks for the video.
I give dzlfreek a Standing Ovation and he is funny .... Thank You for the video .... I just bought this gas trap today ... No instruction, so I decided to go to You Tube to find out how this gas release nozzle even worked .... Dam I wish i had kept my old gas container ....
Im 59, I bought one of these at local parts store I did notice the nozel contraption but of course in a big hury, stoped buy the gas station unscrewed the nozel stuck the gas pump gun in the can hit the trigger and shot gas all over me my truck tailgate and everything else with in ten feet of me,.after a few choice words I looked in the can and there was a plastic screen with holes so small you couldn't shine light threw it im thinking buy now maybe I should have shoped around but a guy on the other side of the pump came walking over with a screw driver and a hammer and a smile he laughed and said your troubles have just began.
Plastic gas cans used to be $5 for 5 gallons and they worked. Now they are $20 and need fixed before they are usable and several dollars in spouts and vents to even approach the utility of the prior cans. Maybe the gov't can pass a law and fix 'em ...
I found the kits for gas cans that has the vent and the flexible hose at Menards very cheap I bought 2 of those kits some or those new plastic gas cans leak where you screw the nozzle on the can and it don't make any difference how tight you tighten the cap it still leaks
Try a "VP Racing Sportsman Container" at Cabela's. The five gallon container carries 6 gallons?? According to them you can dispense "feeds, pellets, and liquids, including automotive liquids". None of the junk to slow it down, works just like an old jerry can. I can empty 6 gallons of diesel in about the same time it took you to empty the one gallon of water. I really enjoy your channel. My skoolie doesn't have quite as much rust as yours, but your videos have a lot of great information by someone who actually knows what he is doing. Keep up the good work!
I’m 51 years old. I’m old enough to remember the metal cans, and they worked great. I’m so glad you made this video. FINALLY! Lol. I totally agree with everything you said and demonstrated, especially the part where you said “teach your kids not to mess with gas cans!” Freaking hilarious! I laughed out loud! To me, THAT is the root of our problems. You nailed it, man! We don’t need the government to protect us from ourselves, we need to teach Kids in school the right way to do shit, and acknowledge danger. Keep up the good work. I am definitely ordering the vents and spout. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your support!
doesnt work when you got kids on meds and they think anything dangerous is fun and find ways to destory things with these means.
@@DabblelyDiddly Keep the can and get rid of the kids? Cheaper! lol
yess those damn kids are evil......lmao.......I am 100 % with you.....
I'm 52 years old raised by a man born in 1918. I think we think alike.
I'm old enough to remember the 2 gallon Eagle dome shaped metal gas cans with the rubber button vent in the fill cap and the old metal or newer yellow vinyl spout. You set them down they were almost impossible to tip over that was the best gas can safety feature ever.
Just a tiny detail... When you pour out the gas, insert the tube into the tank and THEN open the vent. That way you won't have any gas come out the vent as happened in your video.
Great tip. I noticed the spill.
So happy I just saw this...brought one to fill up my gas tank on my bike and didn’t understand what to do with that neck peace. Thx!!
"natural selection" "teach your children" LOVE IT!!!
Amen
Thanks for info. I have switched to a battery operated fuel transfer pump from tractor supply.
Thanks. It amazes me that the so-called safety cans wind up spilling more gasoline than the old style stuff.
I use the VP Racing cans, works especially well when adding diesel to my tractor. The fueling opening is behind the seat and six feet up.
which one do you use?
After all the Modifications and Changes that work alot better
I'm 70. I hear ya' loud 'n clear bud! First thing I do when I get something with safety equipment on it is to remove ALL safety equipment, even the side discharge rubber on lawnmowers. The tootsie wrap plastic cover on weed trimmers goes too. Saw a T-shirt, it said: STUPID SHOULD HURT! Gotta' get one!
You are a riot. Thanks for the instructions. Did not know what that red thing on the funnel was.
I just take the spout off and pour gas into a funnel to fill my mower or anything else.
I have one on a 5 gallon can, now I spill more gas than ever, thanks Calif. I'm going to get an aftermarket flexible spout for mine.
I remember the metal ones myself laugh out loud thank God someone said something.
This video is 100% on the money. I despise the CARB gas cans. I have a collection of 33 old style gas cans with vents and bent old style spouts. I buy them whenever I see them at yard sales. California is the devil.
not much good comes out of commiefornia.....thats for sure!
Seems everyone always bitches about California yet there are 40 million people still living in that hellhole state. If you continue to live there and still need to bitch about it, it may very well be you that's the problem. If it's so bad move. Just don't move to Florida, we don't want you here, we already have enough Canadians with their liberal think, we damned sure don't need any more liberal Californians or their social programs.
@@thebusterdog6358 preach it brother.
@@thebusterdog6358 ...FUCK-YES...we are full...close to 30 million by some non-governmental accounts...In 2000 the Feds said there were between 4-10 million Illegals...CUBA...HAITI...BAHAMAS...Nearly every SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY...MEXICO.....English is the 3rd language in FLORIDA...THE POLICE STATE...Come For Vacation...Leave On Probation...Returned For Violation....T-RUMP could move too. Charlot & Pasco County are beyond corrupt....the other 65 are a close 2nd.
So for all of you Californian's, don't let gas spill on the manifold while refilling a hot engine. Then again, we could get rid of some who Darwin overlooked that way.
Yeah, they design a gas can that doesn't allow fuel to evaporate from the container, but makes the user spill 10% on the ground. That's probably 8% more in the atmosphere than would have been caused by evaporation for all the ones that are frequently used for construction and recreational activities.
Thank you Sir-great tips, will do! 👍
Your a genius. Thx for teaching me how to fix these crappy things
3:58.."faster than what? molasses?" hahaha. have no fear, your gov't is here
You are the kind of RUclipsr I like to watch. My grandmother had a saying about straight forward speaking. She would say, "That's telling them how the cow at the cabbage". Don't pull punches, don't mince words. Great video. I subbed and rang that bell.
I like the thumb vent regulator! Good thing you practiced with water! Lol!
Thank you i was crying.cause it was so complicated for no reason.you have no idea. You turned it to laughs
Love your video. My plastic gas can has developed some kind of leak and it has the older version of this spout, which is annoying as it inevitably slips couple of times as you push the spring loaded spout down onto the equipment. The sad part is that you end spilling fuel anyways.
I now need to replace it and was searching for reviews on RUclips. It seems that now they have come up with a fancier pump nozzle that will probably break in a year or two. They are designed that way so that we keep having buy stuff more often. Thank you
Love the video. Today a friend and me were discussing the added difficulty of today's gas cans.
I am not a golfer but I drilled a smaller hole ( 1/8 inch ) and used a golf tee to seal the hole for storage. Remove tee, gas now pours out easily.
Best idea of all....Buy the new SureCan. The hose is attached to the BOTTOM of the can. The fill spout can be loosened to serve as a vent.
One general suggestion for all of these - metal and plastic....fill them ALL the way up. When it gets HOT outside and your can is in the heat, liquid expands much less than the gas that is left in your can if you stop before it's full. This causes the can to expand and in some cases deform. When the can is not full, crack the vent open to prevent the can from exploding (or imploding when it gets COLD). Just be sure that nothing is open that would let water in.
Also, if you're using the gas in a small engine (chain saw, weed-whacker, lawn-mower, chipper, etc.) use ethanol-free gas. It's more expensive, but you won''t burn any pistons like I did a few years back. Corn was meant to eat, not burn in place of gas.
Kudos to you for a much -needed statement on bureaucrats interferring in our lives. Your slightly acidic wit was perfect. Do keep these videos coming. Love your style.
Build a wall around California....and throw the key away !!!!!!
make sure you collect EVERY FREAKIN' LIBERAL MORON and put them in california BEFORE YOU BUILD THE WALL........just make sure it's high enough with plenty of RAZOR WIRE........
just make sure you move EVERY FREAKIN' LIBERAL MORON to california BEFORE YOU BUILD THE WALL,,,,,,,,,,make sure the wall is high enough with plenty of RAZOR WIRE......
move all the liberal morons their before you build the wall
good idea
why do that
I have converted all my gas cans to pour faster with the add on vent and a new spout. Good video keep up the good work
2.5 faster than molasses LOL.
Hey Happy New Year! [Seems strange maybe I'm replying from your video a year later] But oh my "the idiots in control" I need therapy from trying to use one of these for the first time! I've been using the old kind! I thank you for this video! Now I know how I'm going to modify mine as well! You expressed my sediments on this very well! What a crazy world we live in! God bless! AL from CT
The biggest issue with that 'new fangled' spout, is to release the lock and then place the spout to enable flow. Try doing that with a 5 gallon can - lifting it into position etc. close to impossible, especially as some fillers on cars are recessed, and the lock resets while you are jostling for position! I did the same as you, removing that dammed trigger lock, as it is not needed, but I refrained from adding a vent. BTW I have a small can just like your older one, with a pull-out spout in the cap, that I use for my 2 cycle fuel for trimmers etc.
If it is pouring down rain or freezing cold, 10 seconds is a lifetime.
We can all thank California for the crap we have to go through. 🖕The old style cans work much better than the new ones.
John Aldrich hell yea and I never had gas all over the place, the cans are crap.
Sorry, we have a lot of idiots here in high places. These idiots control too much of what happens in out country. California needs your help!!!
I have one this to say about those new gas cans because I own one. THEY SUCK!!!!
Oh man you sound just like me - my favorite new word of the year is now "Fuckery"-- LOLOL
So well done, I laughed too much, and must say very entertaining!
OLD SCHOOL, MAN STUFF!!! WELL DONE BRO!!!!! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Enjoyed your presentation very much. Thank You.
I did not know you were being sarcastic, and I ordered 10 of them before I realize it. LOL
Damn man, I'm sorry. I know I don't have to apologize but I feel I need too. You see I was borne in
California 80 years ago. My father and grandfather were also borne here and in the time my family lived here this state has degenerated into a nanny state from what was a state a man could live in and do business on a handshake. What happened was people started pouring out here from other states and we lost control. So I would suggest that if the same thing starts happening in your state make sure you have a well-armed welcoming committee and have a friendly discussion about your values and how you feel about things and how you don't want your state to become like California. Emphasis added
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER
I love California too but we do need help. The party of Idiots will come for your state next, it's their plan. It almost worked in 2016. "WWG1WGA"
I bought a five gallon can just like that about three weeks ago. At first I thought they had corrected all of the problems safety cans had caused, then I pored gas on my truck. Yep, I said on. As soon was pouring the gas in, the pressure that you have to put on the push spring caused the spout to pop loose from the screw cap. The first time using it and the gasket that keeps it from leaking is ripped because there wasn't enough surface area to hold the pressure of the nozzle being pressed against the filler hole.
that's why I disable all that crap and install a vent. aint nobody got time for that!
Problem with your aftermarket vent. As you noticed, because the spout doesn’t flex, and you have to turn the can upside down, gas will come out of the vent until the gas is below the height of the vent you added. That makes a big mess for the first timer, and seeing the error of the added vent. For it to work, you would have to put the vent on the bottom of the can, do when the can is flipped to dispensed mode, the vent is on top. Sounds like the right idea, but the ergonomics of the can and fixed spout make it a sure fire way (bad pun) to soak ones self the first time you use the added vent. It is a great design if you switch to a flex spout so the vent can stay about the level of the gas in the can.
Thanks for a great video. I'll show it to my HVAC students.
You said it very very well 👍
I agree totally!
And after using my over priced can the rubber seal fell apart. Yay!😂🤯😂
Best video on all of RUclips !!! Could definitely hang out with this guy.
Hey I’m not sure about those plastic containers. I like the ones you push the button when you go to pour. You just have to burb it upright to let out pressure before you pour. Because if you don’t you might get splashed by gas. Now I don’t mind getting other plastic containers and installing those vent plugs but the button one gives you more control. I’m thinking of getting several Valpro metal gas containers. Nice video
I literally just switched out 4 brand new Midwest 6gal cans (the can in your video is a Midwest) with vents and the old style spouts 2 weeks ago. HATE the new carb cans. So much easier to deal with the bendy spout when filling up my truck in a rest area (towing travel trailer). I have 4 of the old Rubbermaid cans too. If you buy aftermarket spouts, the thread spacing is different on the Rubbermaid than on the Midwest just FYI. Keep your female piece that attaches to the can just in case the spouts off Amazon/EBay don’t fit. Great video! I literally stumbled on it tonight lmao
I’ve NEVER had a problem with the new-fangled can. I simply push, squeeze, twist, pray, and stand on one leg. Works every time.
Man, you are a genius!🏁😵
Great mods sir.
Spot on...I have to admit, I didn't see the wording to pull back the label for instructions (58 years old...eyes aren't what they used to be)...so I googled the damn thing...came to this video and I totally agree!!
I agree. I am changing all my new cans to the old style.
Enjoyed the hell out it! Fixed my cans a few years ago. California, who needs it.
Don't Give California Away!!! Are you Kidding me? They will come for your state next!!! California needs your help. "WWG1WGA"
Thank you very much you saved my day what this video
EZ-POUR sells replacement spouts and vents, the classic spouts. The vent install is the same as what you did but they have a open spout.
loved the part where you said to teach your children not to play with the gas can...seems like nobody or very few teach there kids anything....good video
Enjoyed the video. Cranky old buggers like us need to stick together lol
Allan Lavallee I’m a young dude and I don’t belong with the new overprotective bs
They used to all be vented but I think they were made illegal in 2009. Problem is if it is involved in a fire in an attached garage you will have insurance problems if you have a vented container. You can file the gas can away with washers that don't wash, lights that don't illuminate and maybe worse of all chemicals have been dumbed down so much they don't work.
those yellow vent caps are also available in a hi-flow version, meaning the vent hole is twice as large for a faster flow. they can be found on eBay through 'eli's general store', and possibly other eBay sellers.
I would say that the old style plastic cans were better than the old metal ones because the plastic cans could keep the gas fresh for a longer period of time without the need for Stabil or some other preservative. (and the plastic did not rust or leak from the spout as much as did the metal ones...)
I agree with everything you say!!! Just shows STUPID people always get there way
Well said, fumes are more flammable than gas itself. Love this review
Those nozzles spill more gas and vapors using my hands as a cup.
The best vent idea I have seen is using a valve stem for a car tire
Just remove the valve stem core and screw the cap back on.
It requires a half inch hole as well,and feed it through the neck with a metal coat hanger or something equivalent to it.
Alcohol in the fuel will make that option both too labor intense and short lived. In theory, it makes total sense. readily available at a plethora of locations and relatively inexpensive. But the difficulty of installing a valve stem from the inside and the fact that modern fuels are gonna turn it into mush, IMO, makes these plastic vents a superior choice. I like how youre thinking outside the box though!
The newest cans have a screen in them. Try putting gas in it. It fizzes up and overflows. It took me 20 minutes to get five gallons. With about a quart spilt for a learning curve. Lol
😂 great video. We have the 5 gal fuel cans for diesel that we put in the tractor and in my bus. The other day, well a couple of months ago, I was putting fuel in my bus so I could move it to a fuel station and I put 15 gallons in my bus tank and holding those suckers up is a very large challenge for a 66-year-old fat woman. LOL but I did. The 5 gallon fuel cans also has those little lips that you have to position correctly to put on the edge of your fuel opening to pour the diesel in your tank. It took a long freaking time. So all of my fuel cans on this property is going to get those little air breathers added to it.
Thanks again for the video, I loved it. LOL
don't forget to cut the safety latch on the cap and cut the latch on the spout
JFYI ~ This design you can thank California and EPA supporting the production and nation wide of inconvenience and spillage of fuel. From what we discovered (legal disagreement) You may transport your fuels PA, check your state, in anything but glass. Next problem would be finding cans without the CAL CRAP!
They have these cans in Mexico and Canada too. Sorry, we have a lot of idiots here in high places. These idiots control too much of what happens in out country. California needs your help!!! "WWG1WGA"
natural selection, best reference ever to stupidity!!!!! :)
Kept watching for the sarcasm, smart-ass ness. Great video.
The old "Donkey Dick and a Jerry Can" they are the best!
NOT TELLING YOU WHERE I LEAVE, CAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO STEAL THEM,,,BUT COUPLE YEARS AGO I GOT TWO (2) VIRGIN RED USMC 1967 DATED 5 GALLON GI CANS WITH THE INVERTED DONKEY DICK SPOUT INSIDE THE LID AT AN ESTATE SALE FOR $10 'MERICAN DOLLARS. I HAVE THEM IN MY LIVING ROOM SITTING ON TOP OF MY TWO (2) VIRGIN GREEN 16 GALLON CIVIL DEFENSE BOMB SHELTER WATER CANS WITH PLASTIC LINERS . LOOKS KINDA CHRISTMASSEY YOU KNOW....RED AND GREEN,,,, NOT THE CANADIAN COMEDIAN EITHER... GUNNEY JIM
Brought to you by engineers who have never poured am ounce of gas in their life. "I layed it out on auto CAD and it says this is the best" said every engineer that can't do your job and has no clue how to
Thank you for once again speaking truth and common sense in a world nearly devoid of it!
I love this dude! He makes almost too much sense here. Why on earth things have to be so effin complicated nowadays, anyway???? Right? Tumbs up homey! I can now chill with my newly modified "freedom fluid" can and have my sanity back! For that, hats off to you sir-eeee!! :)
You can get vents with caps on EBAY drill a half inch hole in the can pop in the vent throw away the safety spout pit an old one on
you didn't watch the video or look in the description, did you?
Those new gas spouts are the biggest joke ever. They don't seal, pour or do anything it was designed to do. They fall apart and dissingrate instantly. I got a free one and threw the spout away, made a disc to convert to a simple cap. I use that one for storage or to fill cold machines. I'm glad I have kept all my old gas cans.
I have a old blitz 1 gallon that's still good but I switched to metal eagle and justrite cans after all the carb compliance garbage they are a bit more money but not as much as you would think a 5 gallon eagle metal can is around 30 bucks shipped
WHAT WAS THAT!!!....!!!!?....oh a shit ton of water hippies just stroked out watching you waiste water lololololololol DO IT AGAIN DO IT AGAIN! !!!!
Thank you! I am going to "fix" my gas cans.
git er dun
@@dzlfreek just "fixed" mine...immediately after watching this. lol
You will have to drill a 31/64" (one size below 1/2") hole
i agree on both sides of the scale with out vent is better for filling weed whackers chainsaws trimmer u tend to loose more fule on the ground with a fast flow...............................but as to filling a car or bigger engine /rideon lawnmore nothing worse than gulp gulp gulp gulp etc so its a debate for the user to their needs just my opinion good video tho
I agree with you but we have no options. We have to keep out government out of out business. It should be left to the guy filling up whatever he is filling to determine whether or not the nozzle or spout is right for the job not our government. We can probably agree that no one is filling a chain saw with a 5 gallon can. I have a small spout for filling my chainsaw. It's no longer available since these new spouts are forced on us. So what this new spout has done was to halt future gas spout designs. Imagine now the cost to meet a standard just to make a few bucks on a spout that would be optimal for the application. The government is telling us what light bulb we can or can't use. It's our decision, the consumer who decides. New bulbs cost more and don't meet their longevity claims. They have no competition so it's what we are stuck with. California shouldn't be telling other states what they HAVE to do. When this gas spout thing came out I looked in Mexico and Canada for the old spouts and they also comply with California's spouts >.
The small things in life that amazes us!
*I used this on my 2006 Troy Bilt Pony (MTD) tractor **Bestfor.Garden** also recommend it was an easy swap. It's very light aluminum and seems sturdy enough so far; I assume you really only need to replace the idle pulleys once so if these wear out anytime while I have the mower I'll update the reivew.*
i like and need your work bench. truck bed . GENIUS
I think the spouts should have 45° bend down half way out. Straight spouts have to lift can too high to start flow, spilling gas.
Metal gas cans were great, issue was people left them outside to rust and break apart. If you had them and stored them in the garage or shed where no rain or moisture got to them, they would last virtually forever.
Its no different than leaving a car or lawnmower or motorcycle or anything with metal outside ... the moisture in the air will destroy it over time.
Had to buy one a few years ago. Triple the price of my last one. And can't pour without spilling it. Hate this design. Thank you libs
Those modifications also allow you to use your can ( when pouring ) as a bird call...{9:45}...
That is so true. I was wondering where the birds came from, LOL.
If you put the nozzle into the tank (before modification) (the end of the nozzle) below the level of fuel in whatever you are filling no air can get into the tank, no fuel leaves the "can" Vent at one end with a spout and nothing on it at the other, is the way it should be,
maybe so, but it still take forever to get the fuel out if the can. Leave it to engineers and legislators to over complicate a very simple concept.
Have fun. . . mine is "fixed" and I love it. lol
great idea... TY
I just bought the Midwest Gas Can @ Harbor Freight for that TaxFree Hurricane purchase. I recall a friend buying a large gas can @ Walmart with similar pouring spout. We did not understand how to use so found an old can, poured it in and gave the new can away. One video showed these new spouts pouring gas out in the area where that push-button is. I will have to test this on the 2-gal I just bought. I may have to use your Re-Design. Why don't these manufacture company can't figure a better solution if they watch users describing how Horrible they Spouts are made. Thanks for the video.
Right on!! Great video!! Just subscribed. Love your comments!
I give dzlfreek a Standing Ovation and he is funny .... Thank You for the video .... I just bought this gas trap today ... No instruction, so I decided to go to You Tube to find out how this gas release nozzle even worked .... Dam I wish i had kept my old gas container ....
Im 59, I bought one of these at local parts store I did notice the nozel contraption but of course in a big hury, stoped buy the gas station unscrewed the nozel stuck the gas pump gun in the can hit the trigger and shot gas all over me my truck tailgate and everything else with in ten feet of me,.after a few choice words I looked in the can and there was a plastic screen with holes so small you couldn't shine light threw it im thinking buy now maybe I should have shoped around but a guy on the other side of the pump came walking over with a screw driver and a hammer and a smile he laughed and said your troubles have just began.
Those cans are a bomb soon as gas warms up from coming out of the ground it expands, and on a hot day it is even worse.
I agree ,show your child how stuff work and how to use it
A good dose of rare common sense.
Plastic gas cans used to be $5 for 5 gallons and they worked. Now they are $20 and need fixed before they are usable and several dollars in spouts and vents to even approach the utility of the prior cans. Maybe the gov't can pass a law and fix 'em ...
I found the kits for gas cans that has the vent and the flexible hose at Menards very cheap I bought 2 of those kits some or those new plastic gas cans leak where you screw the nozzle on the can and it don't make any difference how tight you tighten the cap it still leaks
Try a "VP Racing Sportsman Container" at Cabela's. The five gallon container carries 6 gallons?? According to them you can dispense "feeds, pellets, and liquids, including automotive liquids". None of the junk to slow it down, works just like an old jerry can. I can empty 6 gallons of diesel in about the same time it took you to empty the one gallon of water.
I really enjoy your channel. My skoolie doesn't have quite as much rust as yours, but your videos have a lot of great information by someone who actually knows what he is doing. Keep up the good work!