Safety Gas Cans

Dog Folks wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

Dog Folks wrote:
Get the good metal cans that work well from the start for a few bucks more, rather than spending the time to make a cheap plastic unsafe.

Safety has no price.

Please explain EXACTLY what in that mod in the link in the OP makes it as you say "UNSAFE".:h

Larry

1. EVERYTIME that man uses a clipper or razor knife to remove elements, he is removing safety. He does this about four times in the first two minutes.

2. I personally would not trust the long term resistance to gasoline wetting the rubber tire stem.

Just my humble opinion. Don't claim to be an engineer.

#1. The items he removed has NOTHING to do with "safety" unless you think it is safer to never FILL the can in the first place which was two of the mods by cutting off the push in that prevents the darn nozzle from being removed in order to fill the can..

Try this, put your can out in 32F or lower temps and try to push that little tiny piece of plastic in so you can fill the can in the winter.. That plastic gets pretty darn hard at those temps..

He removed that darn little side button which makes you have to use a thumb to push in the button while trying to squeeze the handle. There is no need for that stupid locking button.. Meanwhile you are trying to hold a 5 gallon can with one hand and doing crazy things with your other hand that was not meant to do..

#2 Simple fix, buy a METAL stem and use O rings rated for alcohol/oils and if you want a valve in the stem use one rated for use in A/C units (those must survive refrigerant which has oil mixed in)..

There, ALL of your "safety" concerns fixed in one post..