[Shop-talk] old people pouring gas

[Steven Trovato]

I find that working over an engine can be very 
hard on an "old broke down guy" especially with 
high vehicles like full-size SUVs.  I invested in 
a topside 
creeper:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGXSODA. 
Mine is an older model, but same idea.  When I 
have to transfer a lot of gas, I put the can up 
on the topside creeper.  I attach some tubing 
long enough to reach from the can to the tank I 
am filling.  I still manually tilt the can 
forward to get the gas to flow, but I am not 
supporting the whole weight.  I know that if you 
don't want to spend $150 to replace the cans, you 
probably don't want to spend $200 for a topside 
creeper.  The only way to justify that would be 
if you also want to use it for its intended 
purpose when working on cars.  Really, you just 
want a way to support a can high enough.  Have 
you considered rigging something onto a step ladder?

-Steve T.

At 08:10 AM 12/5/2018, john niolon wrote:
>I’m admitting it.  I’m 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 = many leaves)   My 
>worst part is filling equipment with 
>fuel.  I’ve got bad shoulders... one 
>surgery’d 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’s 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’s at an awkward position also.
>
>I’m looking for a rack or tilting rack that 
>will hold standard red plastic gas cans and 
>allow for easy filling...I know I’d have to 
>lift the can into the rack.. but then the rack 
>could hold the weight during filling. I’ve 
>seen the tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but 
>they are all too short.  I can’t find anything 
>on the net to suit.  I won’t 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’t found an affordable pumping system 
>that wasn’t too 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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