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<DIV>There were a couple of motivations for me to make the purchase of the
SureCan. </DIV>
<DIV>1. Made in the USA</DIV>
<DIV>2. Appears to be very rugged and at the same time relatively light
weight. </DIV>
<DIV>3. I’d already switched to the Eagle cans but thought the cans were a
bit involved to </DIV>
<DIV>operate plus the purchase pricing between Eagle vs. SureCan was a near
toss-up.</DIV>
<DIV>4. And, most importantly I had experienced the opportunity to load 5
gal of diesel into </DIV>
<DIV>my truck (pulling my 24’ trailer) along side the road on I-80 in downtown
Chicago rush </DIV>
<DIV>hour. Difficult enough already but the holding the tank high up to
drain all 5 gals (my </DIV>
<DIV>Cummins engine requires a <U>minimum</U> of 5 gal to simply re-prime the
fuel pump) was </DIV>
<DIV>reason enough to switch to the easy to operate bottom draining design of
the SureCan.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Steve
Hammatt<BR>Mount Vernon WA USA<BR><A
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dirtbeard@gmail.com>old
dirtbeard</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 28, 2018 8:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=arvid.jedlicka@gmail.com>Arvid</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=gsteve@hammatt.com>Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA
USA</A> ; <A title=kentsu@corvairkid.com>Kent Sullivan</A> ; <A
title=shop-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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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi Arvid,
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<DIV>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:</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="https://www.zoro.com/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-red-5-gal-u2-51s/i/G2583402/feature-product?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv-ertvPC3wIVErnACh04pQkYEAQYBSABEgJJzfD_BwE">https://www.zoro.com/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-red-5-gal-u2-51s/i/G2583402/feature-product?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv-ertvPC3wIVErnACh04pQkYEAQYBSABEgJJzfD_BwE</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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.
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Again, sorry to preach, and I have no idea how good these gas can
are. :-)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>best,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Doug</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 9:28 PM Arvid via Shop-talk
<<A>shop-talk@autox.team.net</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P>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.<BR></P>
<DIV class=gmail-m_-7288430910075884127moz-cite-prefix>On 12/26/18 7:31 PM,
Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA via Shop-talk wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Speaking of gas cans, here's my suggestion for something that I really
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<DIV>liked when I purchased my 5 gal diesel can. It really made a
difference </DIV>
<DIV>when refueling my truck and being able to sit the can on the edge of
the </DIV>
<DIV>pickup bed and fuel the tank, no more holding and tipping it up to make
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<DIV>it work. Go here:</DIV>
<DIV><A href="https://www.surecanusa.com/"
target=_blank>https://www.surecanusa.com/</A></DIV>
<DIV>plus their extremely strong and made in the USA. BTW, they’re now
</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>
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target=_blank>www.leatherplates.com</A></DIV>
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