Fuel can

[Stephen Blair]

If it blows up with gas on a hot day it's your own fault for leaving it in the sun and not realeasing it before use, if you get dust in the tank then you should of wiped it first. I think they are brilliant , only problem I ever had was I ran 1 over with the Mog in a monoblock car park in summer, kibooom!!!!! Come on Stihl get your act together lol

[likeitorlumpit]

If it blows up with gas on a hot day it's your own fault for leaving it in the sun and not realeasing it before use, if you get dust in the tank then you should of wiped it first. I think they are brilliant , only problem I ever had was I ran 1 over with the Mog in a monoblock car park in summer, kibooom!!!!! Come on Stihl get your act together lol

 

It's all down to personal preference

I understand the mechanics of this but I would release the pressure and get fuel on my hands/gloves + waft of fumes. Then wipe crap off again a pain. Then unless concentrating and unsighted by the can and spout fuel would invariably bubble out of the tank.

Plus you have to push down quite hard which rocks the saw and is even worse with a small strimmer/hedgecutter. Plus from memory I remember them sometimes jamming open.

[blazer]

as the stihl no fills get older the fuel one starts jamming, also on a hot day if u forget to release the preasure befor filling it pees everywere exept ur fuel tank,,, but it has to be the stihl with the normal oil spout and a quick fill fuel spout for me

 

Yep release pressure even if nearly empty. I use a Stihl can as with most I didn't bother with the oil quick fill too slow in winter.

[Jamis]

Same, it just becomes natural to give the spout a squeeze before you fill, again I use the Stihl combi with the standard oil spout and the auto fill fuel nozzle, had mine 4 years and not a problem (the can isn't as see through as it once was mind).

 

The only nozzle I've had problems with it sticking open is the Husky, but then Sweden isn't Germany for engineering.

[likeitorlumpit]

Maybe I need to try them again- it was when they first came out that i got some - must be 10 years ago- perhaps the design has improved/ my impatience diminished

[wildwood-dwt]

I Have had the Husky and the stihl:

 

The husky I thought was Useless the shape of it made it very difficult to put fuel in in the first place, the petrol anti spill spout lasted about 3 weeks and unlike the stihl you cannot easily see how full the can is when putting fuel in.

 

The stihl can is great (although I do not have the special oil cap, is this any good?) has lasted a very long time, and our lads are not gentle with it. the petrol sprout works fantastically and I have had no problems with it! However extremely pricey for essentially a fuel can, does anyone know where to buy cheap ones?

[will.morris]

Jerry can + top of a coke bottle .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Na I have a bog standard oregon one ... tranfers fuel from can to saw so works for me