Red No Spill Gas Can

This red No-Spill fuel can is a no spill gas can with a push-button spout that lets you control the flow, so you can fill a saw or a small engine without glugging fuel down the side. It is a simple upgrade over the frustrating spouts on most plastic cans.

Why a no-spill fuel container helps

Most modern plastic cans come with spouts that are hard to start, glug when they flow and dribble when they stop. On a saw, that means fuel down the side of the powerhead, on your gloves and on the ground. A no-spill gas can uses a thumb-operated valve, so the fuel only flows when you press the button and stops the instant you let go.

That control makes the biggest difference with small tanks. Topping off a top-handle saw, a pole saw or a blower on the tailgate is quick and tidy, and you can see the level rise without overfilling.

Less spilled fuel also means less fuel soaking into your chaps or saw pants, where it can break down protective fibers, and less fuel on a hot muffler, where it can flash. Clean refueling is a safety habit, not just a tidiness one.

Using it on a tree crew

Keep one red can for mixed fuel and label it with the ratio, such as 50:1, and the date mixed. Most crews keep a second can for straight gas if they run 4-stroke equipment or a gas chipper. Do not mix them up: straight gas in a 2-stroke saw can ruin the engine in minutes.

Refuel with the engine shut off and cool, on bare ground or the tailgate, away from where you will start the saw. Set the can on a stable surface, put the spout in the tank, then press the button. Release it before you pull the spout out.

Pair it with a metal safety can for bar oil or other fluids so each fluid has its own color and container.

A good habit is to refuel the saw every time you refill bar oil, and to do both at the same spot on the tailgate. Saws should run out of bar oil and fuel at about the same time, and a set routine keeps a climber from running a dry bar aloft.

Spill proof gas can care

Keep the cap closed when you are not pouring. Check the spout seal and button for cracks or stickiness now and then, and keep dirt out of the spout so it does not end up in your carburetor. If the button starts to leak, replace the spout or the can.

Plastic cans can swell in the heat. Park the truck in shade when you can and do not leave cans in direct sun all afternoon. Never fill a can while it is sitting in the truck bed; set it on the ground first so static has a path to ground, and fill outdoors away from sparks.

Do not store fuel in the cab or in a closed trailer with ignition sources. Keep cans secured upright in the truck so they cannot tip or roll.

Choosing a size

Smaller cans are easier to pour accurately into small saw tanks. Larger cans make sense for fueling a chipper or a fleet of equipment, but get heavy and awkward when full. Many crews carry one small can for saws and a larger can for the bigger engines. Check the listing for the exact capacity before you order.

Whatever size you choose, buy the same style of can for everyone on the crew. When every can works the same way, nobody fumbles a spout they have never used while standing over a hot saw.