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Passed the torch down to my daughter today. She’ll now be in charge of mowing for allowance $ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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My yards looking decent. Love the ferris thus far, it kinda reminds me of a carnival ride its so fun! Lots of work to do still and not a ton of time to do it! The flag pole red put in is fantastic and

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You guys are crazy! I had to mow the other day, light misting of roundup out front should hold me over through turkey season! Of of these years I’m going to just plant my entire front lawn with sweet corn and not have to worry about it!


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1 minute ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

So I ran out of ethanol free gas last night and my neighbor lent me some regular 87. My mower seemed to run better, it had a nice buzz sound to it. It's a 20 year old John Deere. Should I ditch the ethanol free?


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26 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

So I ran out of ethanol free gas last night and my neighbor lent me some regular 87. My mower seemed to run better, it had a nice buzz sound to it. It's a 20 year old John Deere. Should I ditch the ethanol free?


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I will be the contrarian to Rob and say " Yes " . Ditch the ethanol free gas . At least for the summer while using it mowing every week . My mower and 4 wheeler did the same thing. Ran way better after I went back to regular gas .At the end of the summer I try to use up most of the tank and then add a maybe a gal of ethanol free gas , let it run thru the system , shut the gas line off and let it run till it burns up the gas in the line and carb. Never had a problem doing this and a better running machine.

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if youve had the mower for 20+ years and its still running your doing something right - I wouldnt change now. IMHO. 

I bought it used last year and changed to ethanol free. If I don't turn the choke down now it belches flames out the exhaust


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What is "ethanol free" gas? serious question. i've heard of it, but where do you buy it?

I just fill up my 5 gallon tank with 87 and run snowthrower and lawnmower on it every year without issue. For each machine I run it empty end of season and drain oil. 

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5 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

What is "ethanol free" gas? serious question. i've heard of it, but where do you buy it?

I just fill up my 5 gallon tank with 87 and run snowthrower and lawnmower on it every year without issue. For each machine I run it empty end of season and drain oil. 

The short quick version your standard 87 you use is ethanol which has about 10% plant in it (think corn) Ethanol free is 100% oil. 

Ethanol in your vehicle is not a big deal but ethanol in your small mower/snowblower engine can cause issues with the carburetors and fuel lines and it will gum these up over time especially when they sit for months at a time without being used. 

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59 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:


I bought it used last year and changed to ethanol free. If I don't turn the choke down now it belches flames out the exhaust


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Run 87 all summer and before storing it for the winter put some fuel additive in it like seafoam and run it for a while before putting it away. 

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What is "ethanol free" gas? serious question. i've heard of it, but where do you buy it?
I just fill up my 5 gallon tank with 87 and run snowthrower and lawnmower on it every year without issue. For each machine I run it empty end of season and drain oil. 

I get it at my local stations. I was always told to at least run 89 in my small engines


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1 minute ago, Moho81 said:

The short quick version your standard 87 you use is ethanol which has about 10% plant in it (think corn) Ethanol free is 100% oil. 

Ethanol in your vehicle is not a big deal but ethanol in your small mower/snowblower engine can cause issues with the carburetors and fuel lines and it will gum these up over time especially when they sit for months at a time without being used. 

Gotcha, so I guess that's why no issues? I mow weekly and drain before off-season. 

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My grandfather had a small engine repair shop that was a dealer for toro and other brands. Another guy I know owns and operates (does all repair work) for a small engine shop that does hand held stuff like saws. Both say to stick to 91 octane non ethanol gas (I get it from Stewart's shops) and in the hand held stuff run it rich (1:40 vs 1:50 for premix) stuff will run forever. I haven't had anything rebuilt or taken apart and cleaned yet and they run. zero turn runs like the day I got it about a decade ago.

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1 hour ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

So far I've heard from a finance guy, a walleye fisherman who's dog bites me, and an architect. I'm holding out...


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I'm also a Transportation Director and a Safety Specialist when I'm not fishing.  And my best advice as an expert in these fields is to sell the mower before it catches fire. Lol

 

 

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I'm also a Transportation Director and a Safety Specialist when I'm not fishing.  And my best advice as an expert in these fields is to sell the mower before it catches fire. Lol
 
 


Exactly. I like to put mine out with a free sign by the road after year 4 (runs perfect) and get a new one.


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My opinion is YES, stick with ethanol free on your small engines.  Overtime it will deteriorate plastic, and rubber components in the engines fuel system, which will create buildup, etc...this buildup can clog filters, accumulate in the carb bowl, and in the jets, and so on.  If you decide to stick with regular gas(w/ethanol) try to keep the gas tank full when not in use(especially winter storage) I like to run them out of gas as ethanol slowly absorbs moisture, which can overtime start rusting/corrosion of carburetors...etc.  Same goes for your gas can you fill your equipment with...took a class on this stuff as I am a Parks Dept Foreman of 17 years.  Not an expert, but this is correct info.

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