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How about a rope & pulley? A second rope & pulley would allow one to hold th=
e can elevated & the second one to top it. =20
Peace,
Pat
Pat Horne=20
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity
On Dec 5, 2018, at 7:10 AM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
I=E2=80=99m admitting it. I=E2=80=99m 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 =3D many leaves) My worst part is filling equipme=
nt with fuel. I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one surgery=E2=80=99d and t=
he other needs it. Hoisting and holding a 30-35 pound gas can up above wais=
t high is getting to me. The holding is the hard part... I know it gets ligh=
ter as it empties 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 in=
lets are high and it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also.
=20
I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard red p=
lastic 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 fill=
ing. I=E2=80=99ve seen the tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but they are a=
ll 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.
=20
Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t too e=
xpensive, yet The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad reviews.=20=
=20
Anyone built something like this ?? Or, have an affordable pumping system t=
hat works ??
=20
thanks
john
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">How about a rope & pulley? A second rop=
e & pulley would allow one to hold the can elevated & the second one=
to top it. <div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div id=3D=
"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Caldwell Cou=
nty Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On D=
ec 5, 2018, at 7:10 AM, john niolon <<a href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net";>j=
niolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">
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<div>I=E2=80=99m admitting it. I=E2=80=99m an old broke down guy. =
; 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) My worst part is fillin=
g=20
equipment with fuel. I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one surgery=E2=80=
=99d and the other=20
needs it. Hoisting and holding a 30-35 pound gas can up above waist hi=
gh=20
is getting to me. The holding is the hard part... I know it gets lighter as i=
t=20
empties but it=E2=80=99s still a struggle. It takes 12-15 gals to fill=
the zero=20
turn and about 1/2 gallon to fill the vac motor. but both inlets are h=
igh=20
and it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also. </div>
<div> </div>
<div>I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard r=
ed plastic=20
gas cans and allow for easy filling...I know I=E2=80=99d have to lift the ca=
n into the=20
rack.. but then the rack could hold the weight during filling. I=E2=80=99ve s=
een the=20
tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but they are all too short. I can=E2=
=80=99t=20
find anything on the net to suit. I won=E2=80=99t replace my cans with=
the ez-pour=20
bottom spout cans. That would be about 150 bucks. I keep 5 five gallon=
=20
cans for the mowers.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t t=
oo expensive,=20
yet The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad reviews.&n=
bsp;=20
</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Anyone built something like this ?? Or, have an affordable=20=
pumping system that works ??</div>
<div> </div>
<div>thanks</div>
<div>john</div></div></div>
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