military water and fuel jugs

[oscar the grouch]

Friend just gave me some military fuel cans and water jugs and i need to get the appropriate nozzles and stuff.

any idea where to get stuff for these cans and if they are worth a damn?
2015-01-15 14.25.25 by Oscar da Grouch, on Flickr

 

[perkj]

those fuel cans are worthless, but I'll take them off your hands

 

[oscar the grouch]

what are they worth to you? my friend has a ton and wants to part with them.

 

[100acrehuphalump]

The water jugs also known as Scepter cans sell new for $40-45, and are made of plastic. In used condition they sell for $15-$25. I didn't see any fuel cans also known as jerry cans which are made of steel and usually run $20-35 or more depending on condition and age. Older ones from WW2 can get more if in good shape. New made Jerry cans sell typically for around $40-50. Dates of cans are usually stamped in the bottom and if you see one that says USMC, that's United States Metal Container co. I've always been a military surplus collector.

 

[oscar the grouch]

awesome info. thank you

 

[Yuccahead]

The 2 on the right with 3 bars in the handle are Scepter Military Fuel Cans. You can look on eBay to see what they sell for and see the different nozzles (for gas or diesel) that people offer on eBay. You can also buy replacement gaskets (for use with either diesel or gas).

 

[sigo]

Look here for all of your Scepter needs. http://www.jagmte.com

Of course if you don't want to bother, your fuel cans are more than welcome to keep my Scepter fuel cans company in my garage.

 

[shootandfish1]

I got my Scepter MWC's here

http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com/Military-Water-Cans.html

 

[Kmrtnsn]

JAGMTE will have the replacement gaskets that you'll need to run those MFC's, which are configured for diesel, with gas instead (the diesel gaskets will swell when exposed to gasoline, breading the gasket retainer). I'd recommend putting red cap leashes on to distinguish them as gasoline containers, versus diesel container.

 

[offero]

JAGMTE will have the replacement gaskets that you'll need to run those MFC's, which are configured for diesel, with gas instead (the diesel gaskets will swell when exposed to gasoline, breading the gasket retainer). I'd recommend putting red cap leashes on to distinguish them as gasoline containers, versus diesel container.

I recently swapped viton gaskets and red straps onto my plastic jerry cans with parts from JAGMTE... he ships fast and has some cool stuff. One note: get a wrench for the caps. As hard as I turned, and I thought I got the caps on tight, I had gas seep from mine in their Baja Rack mounts. I whipped out the wrench and tightened those babies down!

His water can cap with the spigot is pretty nice too!

 

[Kmrtnsn]

I recently swapped viton gaskets and red straps onto my plastic jerry cans with parts from JAGMTE... he ships fast and has some cool stuff. One note: get a wrench for the caps. As hard as I turned, and I thought I got the caps on tight, I had gas seep from mine in their Baja Rack mounts. I whipped out the wrench and tightened those babies down!

His water can cap with the spigot is pretty nice too!

The cap wrench was the first thing I ever bought, after breaker a couple of cheap strap wrenches. The spigot is nice but instead I bought a couple of extra caps and did the pressurized spigot conversions.