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fenceman

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One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:
 
fenceman":18ts2d44 said:
One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:

Are talking about Jerry Can's if so I have five.
They are not for sale.
 
Caustic Burno":3861kze6 said:
fenceman":3861kze6 said:
One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:

I think jerry can is different i may be wrong. Eagle (brand) saftey can is about 50 bucks but worth it. It has a spring loaded flapper type lid . comes with a yellow dual purpose funnel/ spout . that fits around lid were you wont lose it . has a metal stirrup shaped handle you pull to open spring loaded lid.

Are talking about Jerry Can's if so I have five.
They are not for sale.
 
fenceman":ejcrohhc said:
One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:

Try cleaning the area JB weld a patch on it. Or run your lawn mower exhaust in the can to remove any oxygen. Remove and light a fire on a stick and see if any fumes are left. Then you should be able to braze the damaged area.
 
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hurleyjd":1o40t7n6 said:
fenceman":1o40t7n6 said:
One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:

Try cleaning the area JB weld a patch on it. Or run your lawn mower exhaust in the can to remove any oxygen. Remove and light a fire on a stick and see if any fumes are left. Then you should be able to braze the damaged area.
That's what I was thinking. It can be made safe to braze. Just go have to do it right.
 
Caustic Burno":1qo5h7mi said:
fenceman":1qo5h7mi said:
One of my guys lays a roll of barbwire against my eagle safety can today. If your not familiar with this gas can, it's the best made . Metal with no unattached parts to lose. Except the funnel x spout. It's ingenious and as handy as a pocket on a shirt. Around here it's known as a fort hood can. Only kind you can take on the army reservation. Anyway on the ride the barbwire rubs a hole in the can. Ruining it. I go to the nearest station and pay 17.00 for a 2 gallon plastic pos. I think this thing has more parts than my truck. And it takes half a day to get the 2 gallons of gas out of it. Until I cut a vent hole in the crazy contraption. :mad:

Are talking about Jerry Can's if so I have five.
They are not for sale.

Authentic NATO all steel jerry cans for sale but they ain't cheap

a little less expensive

or
http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.co ... -Cans.html
 
M-5":1kzrfr1w said:
I put a valve stem on the back of the handle and remove the valve.

I just tapped a small hole at top of handle and put a screw in it...easy in, easy out..no leaks. I like the valvestem idea too.
 
Going to killeen today im going to pick up two new ones. One for gas, one for diesel. The old is going in the broken tool pile that we attack on slow Rainey days(. That piles gotten pretty small lately :lol2: ) cody is a good hand , so he still works here. He'll be being more careful about how he stacks things on the flatbed though. :mad:
My real gripp here is the pos plastis can i had to buy in a pinch. With the crazy spring loaded spout and no vent. It was fine for holding gas i guess. But getting the gas out took three hands a pocket knife. And two days worth of cussing.
 
I seen these at HF the other day the reviews are good on it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-j ... 99553.html

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bball":1qrrk3re said:
M-5":1qrrk3re said:
I put a valve stem on the back of the handle and remove the valve.

I just tapped a small hole at top of handle and put a screw in it...easy in, easy out..no leaks. I like the valvestem idea too.


That's what I did as well bball, good idea on the valve stem though
 
I had a chainsaw chain rub against those plastic pos and cut it and waste out 5 gallons of that liquid gold they sell at the pumps... Plastic cans are BS
 
I ran over one of mine. With the tractor. I did not cry but sure thought about it. I am down to 4 good cans and some of those junk ones with the stupid valves. Sure hope no one steals my good ones.
 

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