Canned Gasoline?

   / Canned Gasoline? #41  
I use 87 octane ethanol free in all the small engines. I have never had any problems. If I could find 92 octane ethanol free I'd use that.
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #42  
I buy non ethonol fuel and mix good synthetic two cycle oil at 32:1 no issues for me.

I wont buy the canned fuel, its just too expensive. Many times when i go out and cut wood i am useing a gallon of fuel or half a gallon. that would be $30+ of cans in the worse case. My biggest saw which i use most often takes a quart of fuel a tank.
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #43  
I use 87 octane ethanol free in all the small engines. I have never had any problems. If I could find 92 octane ethanol free I'd use that.

you get more power out of the 87 as it burns more completly. Detonation is not an issues in an engine turning 15000 rpms so i would not worry about 89 or 92
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #44  
I don't know..... I've been running E10 in everything I own for close to 30 years as that's pretty much all we have at every station in "regular" grade. The only problem I ever had was fuel line in a chainsaw going mushy. And that was after 5 years and 30+ cords. No other piece of equipment has ever had a fuel related problem. Lawnmowers, weed eaters, tillers, my PT425 for 14 years, cars, trucks, snowblowers, etc... and the only piece of equipment that I ever drain is the chainsaw! The only piece of equipment I put stabilizer in is the gas powered generator. Other than that, nothing gets treatment. Nothing gets drained. Nothing get ran dry after use except the chainsaw, which had one mushy fuel line.

Here's something else... I have only maybe twice had to adjust carbs on machinery. They just plain keep on running fine. I often wonder, after witnessing many people that purport carb and fuel problems, if they are not self induced by messing with things that don't need messing with? Most of my machinery has the original spark plugs, for that matter. Maybe I'm just very fortunate and have good luck?

But I just cannot see paying double and triple for gas in a can VS just buying pump gas and rotating the stock at home on a regular basis. I have three 6 gallon cans. So 18 gallons. I fill them about 5 times per year, so I go through about 90 gallons of fuel between my saw, mower, weedeater, log splitter, tiller and tractor. One fuel problem in 30 years of owning my own home and the associated gas powered tools all running E10. And I know of no one else in my family or friends that has fuel related problems. Is it a regional problem, perhaps? :confused3:

count yourself lucky!! I have rebuilt more carbs in the last 10 years than i can count!
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #45  
I view it as buying a small gas can, well labeled, for chainsaw use so the other idiots use the right mix.
I once had a guy "help" and filled my lawnmower w/diesel. Could NOT get it to fire. Almost threw my arm out pulling. Finally smelled the fuel.
Handwritten labels make things fool proof, but not idiot proof.

I restored a 68 Mustang for my brother then going to High School... he called one night all upset... said his car blew the motor and was sitting on the side of the freeway...

Investigate and the short story is he had just filled the tank with Diesel... got on the freeway and it crapped out.

Pump out the tank into 5 gallon fuel cans and put fresh gas in... started it with gas down the carb... ran awful for a few minutes and then good as gold...

A neighbor bought a new chainsaw and never realized one needed to add oil... even came with it... ran it on straight gas and seized the motor... took it back to Home Depot and got a full refund knowing what he did.
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #46  
Opinions please...

My wife bought a gallon of it at the farm store (Husky brand) and I'm not too happy with it. While it's labelled 50:1 premix, it don't seem to run too well in my saws or trimmers.

Think I'll go back to my Marine Stabil laced premium gas with Stihl oil added.

Not sure of an advantage and the price is high...

Without reading all the posts in this thread, I compare buying pre-mix 2 stroke gas to buying pre-mix 50/50 antifreeze. Great marketing ploy. Tremendous profit margin for the manufacturer.

If you don't use enough pre-mix 2 stroke gas to justify doing it yourself, then what you buy is probably going to go bad as well...... :(

I struggle to see why a person can't go buy a small bottle of oil, measure the gas and oil, mix your own, and save a LOT of money. But maybe not???
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #47  
Chainsaw fuel line is less than a dollar per foot. Even if we had to replace it once a year (mine lasted 5 years) the savings of using canned gas over pump gas wouldn't break even in the first 1/3 of a gallon of canned fuel. If you like to use fuel treatment, it's only about $.60 per gallon for fuel treatment like Stabil (not on sale).

So pump gas for $2.00 plus $.60 for fuel treatment is $2.60 per gallon VS $5 for canned gas. Its double the price for nothing gained but MAYBE saving a dollar's worth of fuel line once per year. And the more canned gas you use, the more money you spend, not save. Has anyone ever seen any measurable savings on using canned gas VS pump gas? Can anyone point to a study that shows the actual cost savings of using canned gas VS pump gas? I'd like to read it.

32 oz bottles of true fuel 50:1 mix is $5 at the Tractor Supply 50 miles from here... so $20 a gallon
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #48  
I can't believe you guys are buying canned gasoline!!!!!!!

Of course, I can't believe I'm buying bottle water, either! :rolleyes:

And paying for TV right???? :)
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #49  
I've bought some canned "fuel", I haven't bought ANY canned gas...

SR
 
   / Canned Gasoline? #50  
So far no bottle water... just tap... no cable... just rabbit ears...

I may buy some True Gas because the last couple of years I have been having fuel issues with my older Honda Generators... never a single problem and now all three have carb issues.
 

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