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Subject: [Shop-talk] old people pouring gas
From: "john niolon" <jniolon@att.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 07:10:45 -0600
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I=E2=80=99m admitting it.  I=E2=80=99m an old broke down guy.  Been =
fighting leaves this week with a zero turn and a cyclone rake leaf =
vacuum. (Nearly 2 acres with 75 oak trees =3D many leaves)   My worst =
part is filling equipment with fuel.  I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... =
one surgery=E2=80=99d and the other needs it.  Hoisting and holding a =
30-35 pound gas can up above waist high is getting to me. The holding is =
the hard part... I know it gets lighter as it empties but it=E2=80=99s =
still a struggle.  It takes 12-15 gals to fill the zero turn and about =
1/2 gallon to fill the vac motor.  but both inlets are high and =
it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also.=20

I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard =
red plastic gas cans and allow for easy filling...I know I=E2=80=99d =
have to lift the can into the rack.. but then the rack could hold the =
weight during filling. I=E2=80=99ve seen the tilt racks for round 5 =
gallon cans but they are all too short.  I can=E2=80=99t find anything =
on the net to suit.  I won=E2=80=99t replace my cans with the ez-pour =
bottom spout cans. That would be about 150 bucks.  I keep 5 five gallon =
cans for the mowers.

Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t =
too expensive, yet  The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad  =
reviews. =20

Anyone built something like this ??   Or, have an affordable pumping =
system that works ??

thanks
john
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<DIV>I=E2=80=99m admitting it.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99m an old broke down =
guy.&nbsp; Been fighting=20
leaves this week with a zero turn and a cyclone rake leaf vacuum. =
(Nearly 2=20
acres with 75 oak trees =3D many leaves)&nbsp;&nbsp; My worst part is =
filling=20
equipment with fuel.&nbsp; I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one =
surgery=E2=80=99d and the other=20
needs it.&nbsp; Hoisting and holding a 30-35 pound gas can up above =
waist high=20
is getting to me. The holding is the hard part... I know it gets lighter =
as it=20
empties but it=E2=80=99s still a struggle.&nbsp; It takes 12-15 gals to =
fill the zero=20
turn and about 1/2 gallon to fill the vac motor.&nbsp; but both inlets =
are high=20
and it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold =
standard red plastic=20
gas cans and allow for easy filling...I know I=E2=80=99d have to lift =
the can into the=20
rack.. but then the rack could hold the weight during filling. =
I=E2=80=99ve seen the=20
tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but they are all too short.&nbsp; I =
can=E2=80=99t=20
find anything on the net to suit.&nbsp; I won=E2=80=99t replace my cans =
with the ez-pour=20
bottom spout cans. That would be about 150 bucks.&nbsp; I keep 5 five =
gallon=20
cans for the mowers.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that =
wasn=E2=80=99t too expensive,=20
yet&nbsp; The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad&nbsp; =
reviews.&nbsp;=20
</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Anyone built something like this ??&nbsp;&nbsp; Or, have an =
affordable=20
pumping system that works ??</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>john</DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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