Folks, I have several small gas powered tools that have very small gas tanks. I find it difficult to fill my Echo CS-2511 for instance with even my 1 gallon no-spill gas can. Can you recommend a smaller one that works well on small tools?
Small Gas can
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You're looking for a gas can smaller than your existing one gallon can? I don't think they make gas cans smaller than one gallon.
You could just buy that pre-mixed fuel that comes in a 32 ounce tin can. They sell it at Home Depot and various other retail stores with outdoor garden departments.
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there are manual pumps that fit gas cans, might be an option. a funnel ?
cashishift
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This.
yatg
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Quart sized camping fuel tin or equivalent
Clutchsmoke
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Get a No-Spill 206 flexible spout extension.
ericm
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Some smaller Echo saws have really small fuel fill holes. I can fill my CS-352 with a gallon No-Spill but it takes coordination. Its easier with my larger saws.
I think a small funnel would make it easier to overflow as you can't see the fuel tank to know how close it is.
The Husqvarna Combikan 5 pn580754201 has a slightly smaller nozzle than the No-Spill but it's kind of a pain to use with my Echo. Works great on the larger saws though.
I think a small funnel would make it easier to overflow as you can't see the fuel tank to know how close it is.
The Husqvarna Combikan 5 pn580754201 has a slightly smaller nozzle than the No-Spill but it's kind of a pain to use with my Echo. Works great on the larger saws though.
four.cycle
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funnel.
had a blower where I had to use one.
WAY less hassle and mess. just tie a lanyard onto it.
had a blower where I had to use one.
WAY less hassle and mess. just tie a lanyard onto it.
Muckin_Slusher
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Camping fuel bottles. They're aluminum and made to hold alcohol (and other fuels I think).
This one is 1 liter, there's lots of brands and prices. This was just the first google pic I found.
Don't blame me if you die.
This one is 1 liter, there's lots of brands and prices. This was just the first google pic I found.
Don't blame me if you die.
Leaflessshadetree
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When I had an RX truck I used squeeze bottles, (1 Qt or 1 Pt.) that had a spout.
I have a 1/2 gallon can that I use for my chainsaw and string trimmer and blower. Not sure I've ever seen another.
I have a 1/2 gallon can that I use for my chainsaw and string trimmer and blower. Not sure I've ever seen another.
lolaetype
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Buy one can of the premixed stuff and use it. Don't throw the can away. Refill it from your one gallon can and continue to use that smaller can to fill your equipment you can't fill with the gallon can.
redmondjp
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Eagle 2.5 gallon with a flexible steel spout. Buy once, cry once, use it and pass it onto your grandkids:
eagle.justrite.com
Cheaper option: I currently use the "pre-ban" versions of this can that originally came with a flexible rubber spout. It works perfectly for filling small pieces of equipment like trimmers and chainsaws. The good OEM rubber spouts are getting hard to find, so I have adapted the steel filler cap with a 3/8" brass hose barb, some steel flat washers and gasket material, and I use 3/8" fuel hose from the local auto parts store for the spout now (about a 10" long piece), with a 9mm shell casing to plug the end when not in use. It's less expensive to do this than to buy the new one above, but your choice. Whenever I am at an auction, yard or estate sale and see one of these vintage galvanized steel cans for sale at an affordable price, I snap it up.
I refuse to use any of the modern plastic fuel containers because the nozzles are hot garbage and maddening to use.
2.5 Gal Red Metal Safety Cans for Flammables | Type II | U226SX5 | Eagle
5/8" pouring hose 24-gauge hot dipped galvanized steel construction Spring closing lid for filling and a separate hose for accurate pouring Patented comfort grip Non-sparking flame arrester Baked on powder coat finish Double interlock, no-weld bottom seam Deep drawn construction means no...
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Cheaper option: I currently use the "pre-ban" versions of this can that originally came with a flexible rubber spout. It works perfectly for filling small pieces of equipment like trimmers and chainsaws. The good OEM rubber spouts are getting hard to find, so I have adapted the steel filler cap with a 3/8" brass hose barb, some steel flat washers and gasket material, and I use 3/8" fuel hose from the local auto parts store for the spout now (about a 10" long piece), with a 9mm shell casing to plug the end when not in use. It's less expensive to do this than to buy the new one above, but your choice. Whenever I am at an auction, yard or estate sale and see one of these vintage galvanized steel cans for sale at an affordable price, I snap it up.
I refuse to use any of the modern plastic fuel containers because the nozzles are hot garbage and maddening to use.
isb cornbinder
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It is called a fennel. You can make a perfectly good funnel from a plastic oil bottle.
dutchgray
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Birchmeier 11851301 Rapidon 6
Swiss made, there is no better fuel can for small engine tools.
I don't believe they are sold in the USA as they are not compliant with all the regulations so you'll have to import one from wherever you can get one.
Swiss made, there is no better fuel can for small engine tools.
I don't believe they are sold in the USA as they are not compliant with all the regulations so you'll have to import one from wherever you can get one.
Dave455
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Valpro / Wavian make a small (2 litre - about half a USG) can. It’s a proper metal can, and I assume produced in Latvia like all their other cans.
I have a lot of Valpro cans in various sizes, and use them for storing various fuels and oils.
I generally don’t have an issue filling small tanks from the one gallon cans (one and a bit USG). They pour very nicely.
Stihl also make a small (maybe 3 litre?) container in plastic.
The only thing I’ll say is that I have it in mind that the U.S. has some right weird regs about gas cans, so it’s feasible that neither of these are available there.
I have a lot of Valpro cans in various sizes, and use them for storing various fuels and oils.
I generally don’t have an issue filling small tanks from the one gallon cans (one and a bit USG). They pour very nicely.
Stihl also make a small (maybe 3 litre?) container in plastic.
The only thing I’ll say is that I have it in mind that the U.S. has some right weird regs about gas cans, so it’s feasible that neither of these are available there.
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FTWingRiders
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I keep a small 8-10” funnel on my bench that just fits inside all my echo equipment.. being just small enough to fit inside allows it to stand by itself. I also use the TrueFuel, and it’s about as easy as it can be.
scooby074
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Go pre-mix "Aspen" fuel. You can get it in "brake fluid" style cans. Plus its a better fuel anyways, albeit more expensive (ya, I went there)
Refill them with normal gas/oil if you want when empty, or just continue using the aspen fuel.
Refill them with normal gas/oil if you want when empty, or just continue using the aspen fuel.
four.cycle
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Redmondjp said:
.... and unfortunately they are the ONLY type of gas can one can purchase NEW, so prices of old USED gas cans went through the roof on Craigslist here...
.... if you're forced into a situation where you have to buy one of those things, remove the spout and throw it into the trash before you leave the store and save yourself the grief of trying to use it to transfer fuel from A to B.
four.cycle
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Dave455 said:
nope.
you get two options here in the U.S.: shite, or shite.
choose.
four.cycle
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If you want to go with the small camping fuel cans, they're made by MSR (Mountain Safety Research). Probably made in China now.
I probably have a dozen of them. Pretty durable. Used to haul white gas, so they'll handle automotive gasoline.
Looks like they've changed the cap. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. They're a top-shelf outfit - they don't sell junk. Climbers don't carry junk up the sides of mountains.
it does take some practice, but after a few failed attempts, one gets quite adept at pouring fuel into the 5/8" diameter inlet on a tiny Coleman Peak1 stove. (you don't waste fuel in the field.)
I probably have a dozen of them. Pretty durable. Used to haul white gas, so they'll handle automotive gasoline.
Looks like they've changed the cap. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. They're a top-shelf outfit - they don't sell junk. Climbers don't carry junk up the sides of mountains.
it does take some practice, but after a few failed attempts, one gets quite adept at pouring fuel into the 5/8" diameter inlet on a tiny Coleman Peak1 stove. (you don't waste fuel in the field.)
flyingblind
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sparky 1971
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It's probably not like this everywhere, but Menards keeps the replacement water bottle spout kits right next to the gas cans. They just happen to fit the new gas cans. Coincidence? Maybe.
Replacement Spout
Replacement spout allows you to update your trusty old cans with a brand new spout. With dependable construction and easy to understand parts and instructions.This can be used on cans and water jugs of all varieties.
www.menards.com
sparky 1971
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The dinky little gas bottles are probably way more of a pain to fill than any gas tank on earth, but they do exist.
I use a 5L Wavian Jerry can and don’t always fill it completely.
This is the spout I made when I first got the can. It makes filling the generator or chain saws very easy.
It also works well on the larger cans for filling vehicles with the unleaded restrictor.
This is the spout I made when I first got the can. It makes filling the generator or chain saws very easy.
It also works well on the larger cans for filling vehicles with the unleaded restrictor.
WWheeler
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I'm not understanding the problem with a No-Spill can (the actual brand, No-Spill™, not the generic term used for all the other new crappy OSHA approved cans that don't pour or vent right). Are you actually not able to fit the nozzle of an actual No-Spill into the tank opening so that it can't overfill, just as every 'No-Spill™' can is designed to do.
I have several Stihl MS201 T's and an Echo CS-2511T, tiny top-handle climber's saws, which are about the tiniest tanks I've ever seen on any gas powered equipment, and just as I do every tank of anything I fill them 100% by feel, not by actually watching while I'm pouring. I put the nozzle into the tank and push the button, and hold it until I feel the fuel has stopped flowing, that's how I know the tank is full, and then I let go of the button, and never spill a drop.
Admittedly the one thing No-Spills aren't great at is putting fuel into a vehicle because their stubby pour spout is either just barely long enough or even too short for that, unless you add an extension, but doing that defeats the 'no-spill' design because the vent tube inside no longer reaches the tank's fuel level when full. BUT they've been the best can I've ever used for fueling up everything else i've ever come across so far. Mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, etc.
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I use VP Small Engine Premix but the quart can is a great small gas can no matter what's put in it.
I use a plastic gear lube nozzle that is the proper threaded size to fit the can. It also has a sealing cap.
A quart is a perfect size for all my small equipment.
I use a plastic gear lube nozzle that is the proper threaded size to fit the can. It also has a sealing cap.
A quart is a perfect size for all my small equipment.
scooby074
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Trangia fuel bottle. It looks like your saw has a 6.4 ounce fuel capacity, so about 5 refills per .5 liter bottle. I use these for filling my Coleman lanterns. Some people complain that they leak while dispensing, but if you remove the red knob on top and slip an o-ring on the shaft before putting the knob back on, it should take care of it.
BillK
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May not be that applicable here, but I must recommend the Stihl fuel spout I got as a gift with the Stihl 039 chainsaw in the 90's.
I don't know the part number for my 90's model, it is completely straight. It was used a lot both for the chainsaw and for numerous mopeds, motorcycles and lawn movers through the decades. Never failed me.
It is spring loaded. You just push it in a fuel tank and it fills it up until it reaches the top. It does not overfill.
I see Stihl makes more modern versions that have a slight angle. The part number for those is: 0000 890 5005 (and 0000 890 5004 for the oil spout)
Makes life so much easier and with Stihl quality (at least the old one I have). Definitely wouldn't go with a chinese clone in this case, I think the genuine one costs under 15$.
Think it should fit on most standard plastic cans.
I don't know the part number for my 90's model, it is completely straight. It was used a lot both for the chainsaw and for numerous mopeds, motorcycles and lawn movers through the decades. Never failed me.
It is spring loaded. You just push it in a fuel tank and it fills it up until it reaches the top. It does not overfill.
I see Stihl makes more modern versions that have a slight angle. The part number for those is: 0000 890 5005 (and 0000 890 5004 for the oil spout)
Makes life so much easier and with Stihl quality (at least the old one I have). Definitely wouldn't go with a chinese clone in this case, I think the genuine one costs under 15$.
Think it should fit on most standard plastic cans.
Ing3018
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I have one of these on my 5 gallon can. It allows the fuel flow like the old cans. They also make a spout for the little cans of fuel you can purchase at the retail stores.
https://ezpourspout.com/
https://ezpourspout.com/
jbltwin1
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I have a small 12" chainsaw that is a PITA to fill both the gas and the oil. I keep gas and bar oil in recycled dish liquid bottles and SQUIRT the appropriate fluid in! Makes it really fast and easy. Mike.
Dave455
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Oh dear! I heard things were bad, but didn’t know they were that bad!
In fairness, if you are any sort of dude, I don’t reckon you can have too many gas cans. If ever someone wants to get me a small gift, I always ask for Valpro cans.
More useful than socks, even if my London relatives think it a bit of an odd request!
I now have a reasonable stash of new cans!
Those cans was talkin to me ........Jill has the best cans!!
Firebrick43
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Oh dear! I heard things were bad, but didn’t know they were that bad!
In fairness, if you are any sort of dude, I don’t reckon you can have too many gas cans. If ever someone wants to get me a small gift, I always ask for Valpro cans.
More useful than socks, even if my London relatives think it a bit of an odd request!
I now have a reasonable stash of new cans!
Meh, don't let him fool you. We have Justrite and Eagle fuel cans made right here in the USA which are excellent, if pricey.
KnurledNut
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I use TruFuel. For straight gas applications, i’ll use a manual siphon pump and a 5 gallon can. Cut the tubing to a desired length if needed.