Keep it or toss it?

[Yankeefarmer]

This has been occupying space in one of my tool drawers for many years. Will it be worth big bucks someday or should I just toss it in the trash?

 

[subroc]

3 weeks from now, someone you know will clean out a house or barn and sure enough there will be 2 or 3 cases of canned oil and offer to give them to you.

Then again, maybe not.

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

I think those are illegal now


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[steaks&anvils]

mark it with a $50 price tag and put it back in the drawer. When you have passed to the great garage in the sky, someone at your clean out estate sale will think they have found gold.

 

[65ranchero]

use it to reminisce about the "old days"

don't know of any oil products that use that spout all are screw cap

 

[txlonghorn1989]

Toss it.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Put it on ebay. Some guy that collects old oil cans might buy it for way too much money..lol

 

[Gunfixr]

I have two of those, and probably a case or more of the canned oil they worked on. I even have some canned transmission fluid.
I also have a case of r12 refrigerant, and two fill hoses.....

 

[Yankeefarmer]

Put it on ebay. Some guy that collects old oil cans might buy it for way too much money..lol

I just checked. There’s a fair number of them there. Most note that they are “pre-owned”!

 

[captain14]

I just checked. There’s a fair number of them there. Most note that they are “pre-owned”!

But are you the original owner? That’s always a bonus!

 

[JRC3]

 

[Copymutt]

It also works on giant cans of Hawaiian Punch, V8, and Fosters beer

 

[RTM]

On other forums, they post those with either "what is it?", or "Millennials won't know this!"

 

[four.cycle]

Every time I see one of those listed on Ebay, I am reminded of how many thousands of those things we sold - anywhere from 39 cents up to $6.99 a pop. I always wonder where they all ended up, since they are essentiall useless now.

I am in full agreement with JRC3 just above.

 

[samss]

At a family reunion we played a "Guess what it is?" game. There was a row of cardboard boxes with a hole just big enough to reach in and feel of the item inside. You had a clipboard with a sheet of paper to write down your guesses. There was a good mix of items, old and new. Some of the young folks knew what the oil spout was and some of the old folks knew what a thumbdrive was.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

It would be a cool thing to have for sure. I have many tools I don’t use anymore or never have used that I just collect.


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[bonneyman]

On other forums, they post those with either "what is it?", or "Millennials won't know this!"

I've got two. A smaller one and a normal sized one. And I sometimes come across canned oil NOS.

If it isn't taking up too much room, keep it.

 

[rsanter]

I think you should keep,it,
Hang it on the fence outside and let it rust.
As things get older, the rustier they are the more people think they are worth....

 

[Sumboodie]

I used one last year. Had a pile of oil cans.

 

[MushCreek]

I think those are illegal now


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In California, even a picture of one is illegal.

I have one somewhere. I also have a case of oil in the old-school cans. Not sure what to do with either.

 

[3jakes]

Toss it.
They leak.
Then be on the lookout for one that has the integrated funnel.

 

[bob15]

Find an old empty quart can, stick the spout in it and put it on the shelf.

 

[Bockscar]

mark it with a $50 price tag and put it back in the drawer. When you have passed to the great garage in the sky, someone at your clean out estate sale will think they have found gold.[emoji481][emoji38]_hitti

I like how you think.....evil[emoji48]

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[Gunfixr]

Toss it.
They leak.
Then be on the lookout for one that has the integrated funnel.

While it has been quite some time since I used one, as I recall, they did not leak, if used properly.
My father used them much more than I, he had 4 cars, and changed the oil himself in them all twice a year. Didn't leak for him, either.

Here ya go, speaking of illegal: he poured the old oil along the fenceline, to keep grass from growing there. He could just mow right next to the fence, and be done.
Imagine doing that, today...........

 

[CHRIII]

My dad would mix used motor oil with gasoline and use that to keep electric fences clear of weeds.

I'll probably be arrested for even remembering that!

 

[ambenz]

I tossed mine in 1994....sheeesh!

 

[sk farmer]

not real common any more.



but..............go to an airport. lots of jet oil comes in quart cans yet. i don't know the exact reason but i believe it has something to do with contamination. once a can is it opened it must be used right away and if not any oil remaining in the can must be discarded.

somebody must know more about than me but it is still readily available ot at least it was last time i wan at my local warehouse a few years back. the had stacks of cases in cans. maybe someone who know more will clarify this.

 

[ttpete]

Antifreeze also came in round gallon cans, and we used the spouts. I still have one hanging in the garage.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I'll bet I have a couple of can spouts and at least on "mason jar" screw lid pour spout !

Probably close by my distributor wrenches and drum brake tools ! Where is my dwell tach ?

 

[minke]

I remember, in that era, used oil (sorta recycled?) in glass containers and the oil looked bluish. If you dripped a quart of oil in 500 miles you really weren't in the market for primo or even good oil.

IIRC they were on the ground outside gas stations in wooden coca-cola boxes with dividers for 24 bottles.

 

[SeisMec]

:I sometimes come across canned oil NOS.

FWIW https://antiqueadvertising.com/product-category/oil-cans/

 

[Jland]

I still have one and my nephew, who is 32, saw it in the garage last weekend ask “what is this thing?”

 

[Jland]

I'll bet I have a couple of can spouts and at least on "mason jar" screw lid pour spout !

Probably close by my distributor wrenches and drum brake tools ! Where is my dwell tach ?

Rear breaks on my Saturn are drum... and I still use my old craftsman timing light and dwell meter on my Harley....

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Beside the more common versions; I have one with the flex tube for filling automatic transmissions.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I have one somewhere. I also have a case of oil in the old-school cans. Not sure what to do with either.

Put them on eBay - someone will pay a fortune for them. Especially if it's something kind of uncommon now (straight 10W, or 70 wt, or the like)...

Just don't get caught sending them across state lines...

 

[driftpin]

Find an old empty quart can, stick the spout in it and put it on the shelf.

Better half-fill the can w/nuts & bolts because just the spout in an empty can will tip -over.

 

[JRC3]

That spout makes me think of this. Yeah, I remember trying to pour that cold syrup from an un-squeezable can. I used to joke about using an oil can spout on the Hershey can.

 

[SDF]

but..............go to an airport. lots of jet oil comes in quart cans yet. i don't know the exact reason but i believe it has something to do with contamination. once a can is it opened it must be used right away and if not any oil remaining in the can must be discarded.

The regional airline I worked for bought oil by cases, and its all in cans. You are correct about having to use it all or discard the leftover oil. Most engines use about 3-5qts per day of flying.

 

[bob15]

Better half-fill the can w/nuts & bolts because just the spout in an empty can will tip -over.

Or mixed lead shot......

 

[bob15]

That spout makes me think of this. Yeah, I remember trying to pour that cold syrup from an un-squeezable can. I used to joke about using an oil can spout on the Hershey can.

Actually we had and still use a church key for those style cans