The reason for the 1 gallon plus 4 ounces is for mixing oil and
fuel when used with a two-cycle engine. 4 oz of oil into 1 gal of
fuel give a ratio of about 1:30, which is one of the common
two-cycle ratios.
(I have three pieces of two-cycle equipment (snowblower,
chainsaw, edger) and they use 1:30, 1:40 and 1:50.)
Actually, this is a good example of where metric is much easier:
how much oil to give a 1:30 ratio in a gallon of gas? How much in
a liter of gas? (4.27 oz, 33 mL, respectively)
Jim
> It just dawned on me, what they were saying. The label
> meant that it
> contained 1 gal + 4 oz. And 132 oz does equate to
> 3.9037 L. The layout
> of the wording sure didn't make that obvious! I wonder
> how many people
> think it's just a 1 gal container? OTOH, why didn't
> they make it an even
> 4 L?
>
> Jim
>
> "James R. Frysinger" wrote:
> >
> > Today was a rare summer day in Charleston. High
> barely over 30 and a low
> > humidity, thanks to a cold front that passed through
> yesterday. That
> > provided the occasion for Sally and me to go out and
> catch up a bit on
> > yard work.
> >
> > Part way through edging the lawn (a semiannual
> affair at the Frysinger
> > lot) I had to refuel my Ryobi Universal Yard Tool.
> As I picked up the
> > Rubbermaid fuel can to refuel it, I noticed that the
> label on that
> > plastic container said "1U.S.gal/4U.S.oz/3.90L". I'm
> glad they didn't
> > let that complicated metric system throw them off
> too much to provide
> > good old, familiar American HodgePodge. ;-)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > --
> > Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!"
> > James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
> > 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
>
> --
> Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!"
> James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
> 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
