Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] old people pouring gas

From: Philip Ethier via Shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 12:27:16 -0600

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Just use smaller cans.  Buy a bunch of 2-gallon plastic cans and fill them
at the gas station.

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 3:50 PM john niolon <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I=E2=80=99m admitting it.  I=E2=80=99m an old broke down guy.  Been fight=
ing leaves this
> week with a zero turn and a cyclone rake leaf vacuum. (Nearly 2 acres wit=
h
> 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 ot=
her 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 empti=
es
> 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.
>
> I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard re=
d 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 to=
o expensive, yet
> The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad  reviews.
>
> Anyone built something like this ??   Or, have an affordable pumping
> system that works ??
>
> thanks
> john
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just use smaller cans.=C2=A0 Buy a bunch of 2-gallon plast=
ic cans and fill them at the gas station.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 3:50 PM john niolon &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<div>I=E2=80=99m admitting it.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m an old broke down guy.=C2=
=A0 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)=C2=A0=C2=A0 My worst part is filli=
ng=20
equipment with fuel.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one surgery=E2=
=80=99d and the other=20
needs it.=C2=A0 Hoisting and holding a 30-35 pound gas can up above waist h=
igh=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.=C2=A0 It takes 12-15 gals to fil=
l the zero=20
turn and about 1/2 gallon to fill the vac motor.=C2=A0 but both inlets are =
high=20
and it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also. </div>
<div>=C2=A0</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 c=
an 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.=C2=A0 I can=
=E2=80=99t=20
find anything on the net to suit.=C2=A0 I won=E2=80=99t replace my cans wit=
h the ez-pour=20
bottom spout cans. That would be about 150 bucks.=C2=A0 I keep 5 five gallo=
n=20
cans for the mowers.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t=
 too expensive,=20
yet=C2=A0 The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad=C2=A0 reviews.=
=C2=A0=20
</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Anyone built something like this ??=C2=A0=C2=A0 Or, have an affordable=
=20
pumping system that works ??</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>thanks</div>
<div>john</div></div></div></div>
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