Fuel bottles

[TonyRumore]

I prefer the kind with vent caps.

 

[genesis5521]

I only cut 10 cords a year so I don't use that much gas. To keep my gas mix fresh, I only mix up 1 gallon at a time. I've been using the same "recycled" bar/chain oil plastic jug for a couple of years now with no leaks or problems of any kind. I just marked it the first time I filled it with exactly 1 gallon of gas, so I know how much gas to put in when it's empty. It's worked great for me. I also save those little 2.2 oz oil bottles used for mixing 1 gallon of gas. I refill them with exactly 2.2 ounces from a bigger bottle which is much cheaper to buy.

Don <><

 

[REJ2]

I only cut 10 cords a year so I don't use that much gas. To keep my gas mix fresh, I only mix up 1 gallon at a time. I've been using the same "recycled" bar/chain oil plastic jug for a couple of years now with no leaks or problems of any kind. I just marked it the first time I filled it with exactly 1 gallon of gas, so I know how much gas to put in when it's empty. It's worked great for me. I also save those little 2.2 oz oil bottles used for mixing 1 gallon of gas. I refill them with exactly 2.2 ounces from a bigger bottle which is much cheaper to buy.

Don <><

Don, i think you mean 2.6 ounces for 50:1, or 3.2 ounces for 40:1

 

[MtnHermit]

I'd be surprised if you could still buy a gas can like that. I haven't seen one like it in years.

I prefer the kind with vent caps.

 

[husky455rancher]

when i was a kid i was a petrolium distribution engineer (gas pumper lol) and i put a gallon of gas in a milk jug for a guy once haha. i got some #### for doing that but i still remember it.

 

[genesis5521]

Don, i think you mean 2.6 ounces for 50:1, or 3.2 ounces for 40:1

Yup. You're right. Shoulda said 2.6 oz.

Don <><

 

[ncfarmboy]

I use Castrol Synthetic in my vehicles buy the 5 qt. jugs. Reuse empty jugs for saw gas. Jug has a window. Sturdy and pour fairly well.
Shep

 

[AT sawyer]

I guess my bias toward trail expedience worked its way into this discussion. I only use MSR bottles when I have to carry my fuel clipped to a backpack and the blowdowns are miles apart. When I cut firewood, I take a gallon can, as I'll be cutting in the same spot close to the truck.

 

[REJ2]

Bud Lite has a commercial showing resealable blue aluminum bottles, can buy them six at a time. Wonder how well they seal and for how long?

 

[HorseFaller]

Bud Lite has a commercial showing resealable blue aluminum bottles, can buy them six at a time. Wonder how well they seal and for how long?

just spit my coffee on the floor laughing.:msp_thumbup::msp_thumbup:

 

[HorseFaller]

I have heard of State Troopers stopping crummys to check fuel storage. You can use Gippo jugs on the job but have to be empty while in a vehicle:msp_sneaky:. I dont follow this either but its what is supposed to be done. Also was told i couldnt transport fuel in the back of Excursion either.:confused2: Okay I guess

 

[alderman]

Fuel bottle

I bought a couple of these awhile back. Fit right in the chainsaw case when lugging a saw around in the back of the truck during hunting season.

 

[chainsaw kid]

I'm old school I guess...I like Eagle cans. My favorite can was the one with the white spout, but it is so old the spout cracked at the bottom. They (Eagle) don't sell a replacement but you can find a cheap aftermarket replacement that will last a week if you are lucky and it don't pour the same either.

After that broke, a friend of mine gave me an Eagle can with a wooden handle and it has a small screw on cap that pours nice if you are careful. I've been using that for personal my 32:1 mix.

My newest addition is the Eagle can with the funnel. Another friend of mine gave me that a couple of months ago. I replaced the rubber on the spring loaded cap and that SOB is air tight now. I love that can but you have to take precautionary measures to make sure you keep the funnel clean... this can pours real nice. I use this for my 50:1 mix...that's what most customers run so this cans used the most.

 

[Little Al]

I have a friend who works in the plastic production industry. His advice was only to use plastic containers that have been used for oil or the certified portable gas cans, the ones for water, milk & other non oil/gas products will be dissolved over time by the gas & will eventually fail, but before that will leech out dissolved plastic into the gas which could result in poor running & possible failure, one sign is if a clear container goes cloudy he explained it in a more technical manner but that was the general gist. May not happen but is it worth the risk? in my case NO.

 

[pgg]

you don't use plastic drink bottles and stuff for gas, unless you're temporarily stuck with nothin' else. And alloy drink bottles don't have the lid to handle it. Bar-oil's different, you can put it in pretty much anything, but drink bottles are too soft anyway. for lightness and convenience, as in carrying gas on your hip/belt in a zippered pouch, or tied up short with just string, you can't beat the one-litre turps/kero/meths/ plastic bottles, they're tough as, you can even run them over and burst the lid off and just pummel the thin plastic back to shape and away you go again, their lids are also completely leak-free, I've dragged them around the bush for years, about the only thing that punctures them is the teeth on your saw

 

[imagineero]

+1 on the comments already made about it being illegal to transport fuel in non approved containers and the dangers associated with leaking, threads popping and leaching of plastic. They are very strict on not filling non approved containers in aus.

I use a few 5 quart plastic fuel cans for work. A couple of those will get me through most days, it I need more than that I have a 2 gallon of unmixed that I use in the stumpgrinder. I like to have fresh fuel and dont store it for more than a few days. The modern plastic fuel cans work fine without the spout, you just have to learn how to pour. You poor them upside down - not spout first, 'butt first' with the sout furthest away from the saw. That lets you tip the can way past 90 degrees before fuel starts coming out. puring spout first the fuel starts coming out with only 10 or 15 degrees tip.

Shaun