[Shop-talk] old people pouring gas

[Philip Ethier]

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 <jniolon at att.net> 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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