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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] old people pouring gas
From: RandE <rande90@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 19:30:07 -0600
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How about a gas can with a pump?
Here's a couple different sizes

https://smile.amazon.com/Second-Gen-TERAPUMP-TRFA01-Auto-Stop/dp/B010GNM7H4=
/ref=3Dsr_1_3?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1544059611&sr=3D8-3&keywords=3Dgas+can+with+p=
ump

https://smile.amazon.com/DuraMax-Fluid-Transfer-14-Gallon-Rolling/dp/B000MT=
94QA/ref=3Dsr_1_2?ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1544059611&sr=3D8-2&keywords=3Dgas+can+wi=
th+pump

Randy


On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 7:17 PM Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com> wrote:

> How about a rope & pulley? A second rope & pulley would allow one to hold
> the can elevated & the second one to top it.
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
> Pat Horne
> 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 fight=
ing leaves this
> week with a zero turn and a cyclone rake leaf vacuum. (Nearly 2 acres wit=
h
> 75 oak trees =3D many leaves)   My worst part is filling equipment with
> fuel.  I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one surgery=E2=80=99d and the ot=
her 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 empti=
es
> 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 inlets are high and it=
=E2=80=99s
> at an awkward position also.
>
> I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard re=
d plastic
> 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 filling. I=E2=
=80=99ve
> seen the tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but they are all 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.
>
> Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t to=
o 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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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">How about a gas can with=
 a pump?<div>Here&#39;s a couple different sizes<br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><a href=3D"https://smile.amazon.com/Second-Gen-TERAPUMP-TRFA01-Auto-Stop=
/dp/B010GNM7H4/ref=3Dsr_1_3?ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1544059611&amp;sr=3D8-3&amp=
;keywords=3Dgas+can+with+pump">https://smile.amazon.com/Second-Gen-TERAPUMP=
-TRFA01-Auto-Stop/dp/B010GNM7H4/ref=3Dsr_1_3?ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1544059611=
&amp;sr=3D8-3&amp;keywords=3Dgas+can+with+pump</a><br></div><div><br></div>=
<div><a href=3D"https://smile.amazon.com/DuraMax-Fluid-Transfer-14-Gallon-R=
olling/dp/B000MT94QA/ref=3Dsr_1_2?ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1544059611&amp;sr=3D8=
-2&amp;keywords=3Dgas+can+with+pump">https://smile.amazon.com/DuraMax-Fluid=
-Transfer-14-Gallon-Rolling/dp/B000MT94QA/ref=3Dsr_1_2?ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D=
1544059611&amp;sr=3D8-2&amp;keywords=3Dgas+can+with+pump</a><br></div><div>=
<br></div><div>Randy</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 7:17 PM Pat Horne =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:patintexas@icloud.com";>patintexas@icloud.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">How about =
a rope &amp; pulley? A second rope &amp; pulley would allow one to hold the=
 can elevated &amp; the second one to top it. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Pea=
ce,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div id=3D"m_6861100414930033492AppleMailSignature=
" dir=3D"ltr">Pat Horne=C2=A0<div>We support Caldwell County Habitat for Hu=
manity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Dec 5, 2018, at 7:=
10 AM, john niolon &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
>jniolon@att.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">

<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:12pt;FONT-FAMILY:&#39;Calibri&#39;;COLOR:#000000">
<div>I=E2=80=99m admitting it.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m an old broke down guy.=C2=
=A0 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)=C2=A0=C2=A0 My worst part is filli=
ng=20
equipment with fuel.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve got bad shoulders... one surgery=E2=
=80=99d and the other=20
needs it.=C2=A0 Hoisting and holding a 30-35 pound gas can up above waist h=
igh=20
is getting to me. The holding is the hard part... I know it gets lighter as=
 it=20
empties but it=E2=80=99s still a struggle.=C2=A0 It takes 12-15 gals to fil=
l the zero=20
turn and about 1/2 gallon to fill the vac motor.=C2=A0 but both inlets are =
high=20
and it=E2=80=99s at an awkward position also. </div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>I=E2=80=99m looking for a rack or tilting rack that will hold standard=
 red plastic=20
gas cans and allow for easy filling...I know I=E2=80=99d have to lift the c=
an into the=20
rack.. but then the rack could hold the weight during filling. I=E2=80=99ve=
 seen the=20
tilt racks for round 5 gallon cans but they are all too short.=C2=A0 I can=
=E2=80=99t=20
find anything on the net to suit.=C2=A0 I won=E2=80=99t replace my cans wit=
h the ez-pour=20
bottom spout cans. That would be about 150 bucks.=C2=A0 I keep 5 five gallo=
n=20
cans for the mowers.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Haven=E2=80=99t found an affordable pumping system that wasn=E2=80=99t=
 too expensive,=20
yet=C2=A0 The cheap plastic ones behind Google all have bad=C2=A0 reviews.=
=C2=A0=20
</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Anyone built something like this ??=C2=A0=C2=A0 Or, have an affordable=
=20
pumping system that works ??</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>thanks</div>
<div>john</div></div></div>
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