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Are ya'll runnin' ethanol free fuel in your mills?

Started by Brad_bb, June 05, 2018, 07:52:37 PM

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Brad_bb

Of course you diesel guys are not.  I have been running ethanol free in my LT15, my Stihl chainsaws, and my forklift(early 1940's farmall BN) for a year now.  It's not that much more given the volume I use and it's not nearly as much as I use in my daily driver.

I just google ethanol free gas stations.  There are 3 in different towns that I regularly go.  My local municipal airport (part of the park district) also has it and will sell to me, only I have to bring my dolly and make two trips from where I park out to the taxi way area where the pump is for the planes.

I started doing this because I know I need it in my Stihl 090, and my tractor.
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SawyerTed

Ethanol goes in pint and quart jars NOT in fuel tanks!  Sometimes with peach, sometimes with strawberry, sometimes with apple.  Sometimes just corn and sugar.....best with a chunk of charred white oak and aged for a few months.

Yes, ethanol free in the sawmill, edger, chainsaws, IH 140 tractor, 4 wheeler, boats, weed eater, pole saw, lawn mower, wood splitter.....you get the picture.

I've only had two bad experiences with ethanol gasoline in small engines. One was a warranty repair, the other cost me $250 and I'm not even the one that put the gasohol in my mower!
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WV Sawmiller

  Not yet. I run my equipment enough so far I have not had any problems yet. Longest sitting equipment is my outboard motor and weedeater and I run the fuel out of them at the end of each use. In the Fall when I quit fishing I use the rest of that gas in my chainsaws as I use exactly the same mix in both of them.  That way I start with a fresh fuel in the Spring when I start back fishing. 
Howard Green
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47sawdust

I have 2 chainsaws,2 mowers, leafblower,sawmill and gas brush cutter.None use ethanol free gas,never any problems.
Mick
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GAB

Note of caution:
Just because you are buying ethanol free there is a high probability that is not what you are getting especially if you only buy a small quantity at a time.  Most pumps have one hose for 3 different grades.  So, unless you pump the first 5 gallons in your vehicle then there is a chance that you are not getting what you are paying for but getting what the previous user of the pump purchased.
Gerald
W-M LT40HDD34, SLR, JD 420, JD 950w/loader and Woods backhoe, V3507 Fransguard winch, Cordwood Saw, 18' flat bed trailer, and other toys.

Magicman

I have never knowingly used Ethanol in any engine other than our car/truck.  This does not override the fact that any fuel will go stale if allowed to sit for too long and all of us have smelled that sickening stale gas smell.  :o

Our station has a separate hose for Ethanol.
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Crossroads

Quote from: GAB on June 05, 2018, 09:16:24 PM
Note of caution:
Just because you are buying ethanol free there is a high probability that is not what you are getting especially if you only buy a small quantity at a time.  Most pumps have one hose for 3 different grades.  So, unless you pump the first 5 gallons in your vehicle then there is a chance that you are not getting what you are paying for but getting what the previous user of the pump purchased.
Gerald
I wonder how much it actually takes to remove the stuff in the line before you start getting what you paid for? I guess it depends on where the switching valve is located. 
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sealark37

I solved on-going problems in my tractor, as well as every other carburetor I own by switching to ethanol free gasoline.  Just my experience.    Regards, Clark

SawyerTed

The station where I buy my ethanol free fuel has a dedicated pump for premium/ethanol free gasoline.
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Sixacresand

I use "100% gasoline" in every thing except vehicles.  But at over $3 per gallon, these rural stations near me don't sell huge volumes.  My concern is condensated water.  I empty the last half gallon of the gas containers into a glass jug for water check.  
"Sometimes you can make more hay with less equipment if you just use your head."  Tom, Forestry Forum.  Tenth year with a LT40 Woodmizer,

Downstream

I run ethanol free in everything except cars.  tractor, chainsaws, boats, sawmill, trimmers,etc.  I'm fortunate to live on a large lake in illinois so local gas station about 4 miles from house has ethanol free gas at every pump for the boating crowd. 
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Runningalucas

Me too, no ethanol for anything that matters; which is most.  It's either Premium, or some stations around here Wa/Id have 100% gas, or some such.... Makes me wonder what's in Premium.
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Brad_bb

"Premium" doesn't mean ethanol free.  It's just a marketing word for higher octane.  Every station I've been to that carries ethanol free has a dedicated pump for it, not switching.
Anything someone can design, I can sure figure out how to fix!
If I say it\\\\\\\'s going to take so long, multiply that by at least 3!

Bruno of NH

I run ethanol free in my mill and other gas equipment.
The station's i go to all have dedicated pumps for it.
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

Chuck White

I run 91oct, e-free gas in everything except the car/truck!
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PA_Walnut

I run ethanol-free in all of my gas-engine machines...there's a station 2 miles away that has Sunoco GT100 race gas!  :o
Since it's only my chainsaw, pressure-washer, etc. I'm willing to pay the $8/gallon price.

All my stuff starts right up always and the smell makes me feel like I'm at the track! Win:win!   8)
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GAB

Quote from: Crossroads on June 05, 2018, 09:42:28 PM
Quote from: GAB on June 05, 2018, 09:16:24 PM
Note of caution:
Just because you are buying ethanol free there is a high probability that is not what you are getting especially if you only buy a small quantity at a time.  Most pumps have one hose for 3 different grades.  So, unless you pump the first 5 gallons in your vehicle then there is a chance that you are not getting what you are paying for but getting what the previous user of the pump purchased.
Gerald
I wonder how much it actually takes to remove the stuff in the line before you start getting what you paid for? I guess it depends on where the switching valve is located.
And probably the pipe size and length.
Gerald
W-M LT40HDD34, SLR, JD 420, JD 950w/loader and Woods backhoe, V3507 Fransguard winch, Cordwood Saw, 18' flat bed trailer, and other toys.

samandothers

E-free in all small engines.  I usually fill cans when I go to our land in Va.  it is rural and many stations carry non-E gas.  One station has 2 different octanes of it.  
Here in the area I live in there are two stations with in a couple mile that have it too.

Dave Shepard

Ethanol free in everything but the Jeep. Around here high octane is usually ethanol free, but as mentioned, pump a gallon in your vehicle first to clear the hose of the ethanol gas.  Stewarts stores used to have three nozzles, but they have phased all those out. 
Wood-Mizer LT40HDD51-WR Wireless, Kubota L48, Honda Rincon 650, TJ208 G-S, and a 60"LogRite!

CX3

If you run them more than once a month your good to go. Drain any fuel when storing equipment. Ethanol in fuel will not cause a problem if not allowed to sit around.
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rrleesb

I've made the switch! Two years ago I rebuilt about 8 carbs that were bummed up. Not again!

shortlogger

Ethanol gas caused me lots of misery on a few occasions . I will not run it in any of my small engines even the ones that never go more than a day or two without running . if you run it you better stock up in carburetor cleaner. lol   
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Dad2FourWI

Us too.... ethanol free in everything other than the car!

About every three months we take in the old Ford truck and put ethanol free gas in 15 5 gal containers and in old Floyd (the truck) as well...

We use premium non-ethanol only when we cannot find just plain non-ethanol.... but I have to admit that Floyd does like the premium... YUM... but a bit tough on the pocket book!  :D
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