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There were a couple of motivations for me to make the purchase of the =
SureCan.=20
1. Made in the USA
2. Appears to be very rugged and at the same time relatively light =
weight.=20
3. I=E2=80=99d already switched to the Eagle cans but thought the cans =
were a bit involved to=20
operate plus the purchase pricing between Eagle vs. SureCan was a near =
toss-up.
4. And, most importantly I had experienced the opportunity to load 5 =
gal of diesel into=20
my truck (pulling my 24=E2=80=99 trailer) along side the road on I-80 in =
downtown Chicago rush=20
hour. Difficult enough already but the holding the tank high up to =
drain all 5 gals (my=20
Cummins engine requires a minimum of 5 gal to simply re-prime the fuel =
pump) was=20
reason enough to switch to the easy to operate bottom draining design of =
the SureCan.
Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
www.leatherplates.com
=20
From: old dirtbeard=20
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2018 8:13 AM
To: Arvid=20
Cc: Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA ; Kent Sullivan ; =
shop-talk@autox.team.net=20
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Gas Can Spout
Hi Arvid,=20
Ye, the price is higher than what we typically would see for a regular =
plastic gas can. I have not purchased one of these as I have my US-made =
steel Eagle cans that I like:
https://www.zoro.com/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-red-5-gal-u2-51s/i/G2583402=
/feature-product?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMIv-ertvPC3wIVErnACh04pQkYEAQYBSABEgJJ=
zfD_BwE
What I have grown to know over my life is that I have never regretted =
paying a higher price for a better product, but ultimately I almost =
always regret buying a product based upon price. I think it is the =
"China Syndrome" where they can put such a low price on a product that =
most of us just cannot help ourselves from buying it. It is the Harbor =
Freight marketing strategy.=20
Anyway, sorry to be preachy, but I am pleased to pay a premium for =
high-quality products, particularly those made in the USA. Ultimately if =
we are not willing to pay for quality, all we will have to choose from =
are products that are made down to a price, and that will send us down =
the road of short-lived, mediocre functionality, disposable products =
that are soon to overflow the landfills.=20
Again, sorry to preach, and I have no idea how good these gas can are. =
:-)
best,
Doug
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 9:28 PM Arvid via Shop-talk =
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
I saw those a few weeks ago at Mills Fleet Farm in Lakeville =
Minnesota. Similar to your reaction, I thought they looked like a great =
idea. Sadly had a little bit of sticker shock when I looked at the =
price.
On 12/26/18 7:31 PM, Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via Shop-talk =
wrote:
Speaking of gas cans, here's my suggestion for something that I =
really=20
liked when I purchased my 5 gal diesel can. It really made a =
difference=20
when refueling my truck and being able to sit the can on the edge of =
the=20
pickup bed and fuel the tank, no more holding and tipping it up to =
make=20
it work. Go here:
https://www.surecanusa.com/
plus their extremely strong and made in the USA. BTW, =
they=E2=80=99re now=20
available in many of the typical places.
Kent, hoping you and Julie and the boys had a great Christmas!
Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
www.leatherplates.com
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<DIV>There were a couple of motivations for me to make the purchase of =
the=20
SureCan. </DIV>
<DIV>1. Made in the USA</DIV>
<DIV>2. Appears to be very rugged and at the same time relatively =
light=20
weight. </DIV>
<DIV>3. I=E2=80=99d already switched to the Eagle cans but thought =
the cans were a=20
bit involved to </DIV>
<DIV>operate plus the purchase pricing between Eagle vs. SureCan was a =
near=20
toss-up.</DIV>
<DIV>4. And, most importantly I had experienced the opportunity to =
load 5=20
gal of diesel into </DIV>
<DIV>my truck (pulling my 24=E2=80=99 trailer) along side the road on =
I-80 in downtown=20
Chicago rush </DIV>
<DIV>hour. Difficult enough already but the holding the tank high =
up to=20
drain all 5 gals (my </DIV>
<DIV>Cummins engine requires a <U>minimum</U> of 5 gal to simply =
re-prime the=20
fuel pump) was </DIV>
<DIV>reason enough to switch to the easy to operate bottom draining =
design of=20
the SureCan.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: =
#000000">Steve=20
Hammatt<BR>Mount Vernon WA USA<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.leatherplates.com";>www.leatherplates.com</A></DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: =
#000000"><BR><BR><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A =
title=3Ddirtbeard@gmail.com>old=20
dirtbeard</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 28, 2018 8:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Darvid.jedlicka@gmail.com>Arvid</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=3Dgsteve@hammatt.com>Steve Hammatt, Mount =
Vernon WA=20
USA</A> ; <A title=3Dkentsu@corvairkid.com>Kent Sullivan</A> ; <A=20
title=3Dshop-talk@autox.team.net>shop-talk@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Shop-talk] Gas Can =
Spout</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 4px solid; =
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DISPLAY: inline'>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi Arvid,=20
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ye, the price is higher than what we typically would see for a =
regular=20
plastic gas can. I have not purchased one of these as I have my US-made =
steel=20
Eagle cans that I like:</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"https://www.zoro.com/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-red-5-gal-u2-51s/i/=
G2583402/feature-product?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMIv-ertvPC3wIVErnACh04pQkYEAQY=
BSABEgJJzfD_BwE">https://www.zoro.com/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-red-5-gal-=
u2-51s/i/G2583402/feature-product?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMIv-ertvPC3wIVErnACh0=
4pQkYEAQYBSABEgJJzfD_BwE</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What I have grown to know over my life is that I have never =
regretted=20
paying a higher price for a better product, but ultimately I almost =
always=20
regret buying a product based upon price. I think it is the "China =
Syndrome"=20
where they can put such a low price on a product that most of us just =
cannot=20
help ourselves from buying it. It is the Harbor Freight marketing =
strategy.=20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyway, sorry to be preachy, but I am pleased to pay a premium for=20
high-quality products, particularly those made in the USA. Ultimately if =
we are=20
not willing to pay for quality, all we will have to choose from are =
products=20
that are made down to a price, and that will send us down the road of=20
short-lived, mediocre functionality, disposable products that are soon =
to=20
overflow the landfills. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Again, sorry to preach, and I have no idea how good these gas can=20
are. :-)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>best,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Doug</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 9:28 PM Arvid via Shop-talk=20
<<A>shop-talk@autox.team.net</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex">
<DIV bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF">
<P>I saw those a few weeks ago at Mills Fleet Farm in Lakeville =
Minnesota.=20
Similar to your reaction, I thought they looked like a great idea. =
Sadly had a=20
little bit of sticker shock when I looked at the price.<BR></P>
<DIV class=3Dgmail-m_-7288430910075884127moz-cite-prefix>On 12/26/18 =
7:31 PM,=20
Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via Shop-talk wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: calibri; COLOR: =
rgb(0,0,0)">
<DIV>Speaking of gas cans, here's my suggestion for something that I =
really=20
</DIV>
<DIV>liked when I purchased my 5 gal diesel can. It really =
made a=20
difference </DIV>
<DIV>when refueling my truck and being able to sit the can on the =
edge of=20
the </DIV>
<DIV>pickup bed and fuel the tank, no more holding and tipping it up =
to make=20
</DIV>
<DIV>it work. Go here:</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"https://www.surecanusa.com/"=20
target=3D_blank>https://www.surecanusa.com/</A></DIV>
<DIV>plus their extremely strong and made in the USA. BTW, =
they=E2=80=99re now=20
</DIV>
<DIV>available in many of the typical places.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Kent, hoping you and Julie and the boys had a great =
Christmas!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Steve Hammatt</DIV>
<DIV>Mount Vernon WA USA</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.leatherplates.com"=20
target=3D_blank>www.leatherplates.com</A></DIV>
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