Chilton Plastic Gas Cans
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Chilton Plastic Gas Cans
Can anyone please tell me where the Chilton gas cans are made or their home office and their e-mail address.
I have a very good gas can that I brought a few years ago and the pour sport has brocken off, and I would like to know if I can get a new one.
I gave somewhere around $10.00 to $14.00 for it, and it is a 2 gal. can. I use it for my Lanwboy.
You would think that they would last longer than that.
Thank-You for your help.
I have a very good gas can that I brought a few years ago and the pour sport has brocken off, and I would like to know if I can get a new one.
I gave somewhere around $10.00 to $14.00 for it, and it is a 2 gal. can. I use it for my Lanwboy.
You would think that they would last longer than that.
Thank-You for your help.
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They make a nice gas can but the spouts are worthless when you pay $10 to $14 dollars for a can they should last.
I had a can that lasted about 10 years and than someone stoled it. It was the best one I have ever had.
Chilton must have a web site for their Gas Cans.
I had a can that lasted about 10 years and than someone stoled it. It was the best one I have ever had.
Chilton must have a web site for their Gas Cans.
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I think 'Western Industries Inc.' used to be the parent company, but don't hold me to it. I do believe the Chilton containers you are talking about are long gone. I haven't seen them in stores for several years and a search turns up nothing. I think they suffered the same fate as the Rubbermaid containers. Though Wedco did pick up the manufacturing of that container for a while, they were nearly impossible to find.
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Wedco made them under the Briggs & Stratton label for a short time, but as I understand it they abandoned it as well. They still show it on their website and ironically have a picture of it right on their homepage. But they are long gone. Just like the Chilton.
We go through quite a few cans with our business. Once all the Rubbermaid and Chiltons were finished, we started using cans from No-spill.com . But I can't give them real high marks for a couple of reasons. When their is less than a couple of quarts in the can it requires a funny angle to pour the rest out, and that can lead to not seeing when the tank you are filling is full and is likely to spill. That's not a huge deal. But the fact that three of four have developed leaks in the exact same spot, from contracting and expanding I presume, I cannot really recommend them.
We go through quite a few cans with our business. Once all the Rubbermaid and Chiltons were finished, we started using cans from No-spill.com . But I can't give them real high marks for a couple of reasons. When their is less than a couple of quarts in the can it requires a funny angle to pour the rest out, and that can lead to not seeing when the tank you are filling is full and is likely to spill. That's not a huge deal. But the fact that three of four have developed leaks in the exact same spot, from contracting and expanding I presume, I cannot really recommend them.
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