Where/how to dispose of old gasoline

FairyChatMom

FairyChatMom

Just me
As background - we've been in our house for just under a year. Last weekend, we decided to clean out and organize one of the sheds in the yard. The previous owners had left a bunch of stuff in it, and we dumped a bunch more in and shut the doors.

So, as we emptied it of our junk and theirs, we uncovered 7 (count 'em 7!) cans, mostly 5 gallon Thompson's Water Seal cans, labeled "87 Octane Gasoline" with dates as old as 1998. Apparently, we had a huge potential fireball in the back yard. :twitch:

I know better than to dump the stuff on the ground, and I'm disinclined to pour it into my van's fuel tank, or even into the mower. Still, at today's prices, there's a few dollars' worth of gas... No, not gonna be too frugal - the gas, or whatever it is, must go.

Where? I know the convenience centers accept old oil, but not gas. I'm not going to pour it out or burn it. I want an environmentally responsible way of disposing of it. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Ponytail

Ponytail

New Member
Don't you have a lawn mower?

If you still don't want it, send some directions my way and I'll pick it up this weekend.
 
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thakidistight

thakidistight

Wanker
I would not put it in my car and as long as you dont have a really expensive John Deere tractor I say put it in the tractor. Or let me have it and I will put it in my mower.
 
huntr1

huntr1

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It is fine to use in your mower. Worst case scenario, you will need to mix the oldest gas with some newer gas, but I doubt it. In fact, I used some gas that had been sitting in a dead jet ski for atleast 5 years in my mower last year. It worked ok.
 
FairyChatMom

FairyChatMom

Just me
No kidding? I was always of the impression that if gas was over a year old or so, it wasn't advisable to use it. So maybe I'll mix it with fresh gas and use it to mow...
 
huntr1

huntr1

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FairyChatMom said:
No kidding? I was always of the impression that if gas was over a year old or so, it wasn't advisable to use it. So maybe I'll mix it with fresh gas and use it to mow...
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Yup, not a problem in a motor as old (in design) as a mower. I wouldn't use it in a modern car, but would in a mower, chainsaw, go-cart etc.
 
Mikeinsmd

Mikeinsmd

New Member
Pour it into quart bottles, strap it on Kerry/Dean/Hillary/Moore/war passivists' supporters and point them to the nearest open flame........ :yay: :lol:
 
Llwynog

Llwynog

Thats Welsh for fox.
My dad had a gas tank in the back yard when I was a kid. It always had gas in it and he would use it for the mower and gas-powered tools.

:confused: Now that I think about it I don’t remember seeing him put any gas in it. But he used it for atleast 15 years.
 
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itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
FairyChatMom said:
No kidding? I was always of the impression that if gas was over a year old or so, it wasn't advisable to use it. So maybe I'll mix it with fresh gas and use it to mow...
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It ain't milk, it's GAS!!!!! There maybe some condensation and if you are worried about that, dump some dry-gas in each container....
 
ohstate

ohstate

Member
Why don't you call the local fire house and discuss with them the potential fire hazard in your back yard and ask for their recommendations? Who knows, maybe they will take it away and use it in a training exercise...
 
baileydog

baileydog

I wanna be a SMIB
ohstate said:
Why don't you call the local fire house and discuss with them the potential fire hazard in your back yard and ask for their recommendations? Who knows, maybe they will take it away and use it in a training exercise...
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What a great idea. Well go to their house for the bon fire
 
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