Does anyone out there use this product regularly in 50:1 applications? How does it compare with TruFuel?
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It's a $1 cheaper than Tru Fuel at Lowe's. My question is how do they get a 40:1 and 50:1 in the same can when Tru Fuel has separate cans for each. Maybe it's a 45:1 compromise mix . I'm sure it works fine in either situation.Does anyone out there use this product regularly in 50:1 applications? How does it compare with TruFuel?
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I can see if you just run a weed trimmer for a few months a year, one small can of the premix would last you the entire year.I go through 6+ gallons of premix a year I can't see why people but the canned gasoline.
Back in the day I had a Lawn-Boy 2-cylce mower that ran on 32:1 fuel to oil mix. At the time I was mowing over half an acre and ethanol wasn't an issue. In '98 I bought a 4-cycle powered mower, so there wasn't a need to mix a lot of fuel. When ethanol came on the scene most of my 2-cycle stuff started having problems.^ and I can't see why people buy anything in a can, when carbs are so cheap these days. I mean if it's to store in your summer cabin or something, sure the longer shelf life makes sense then, but otherwise, it's less hassle and expense to me to not stock special fuel, just replenish and mix as I use it so it doesn't get stale.
That was my question too, although they do say that they use a synthetic oil. Perhaps their mix is 50:1 or higher but still meets the needs of 40:1 machines. That I could live with. What I don't want is a 40:1 mix that some marketeer says is okay to use in a 50:1 application.It's a $1 cheaper than Tru Fuel at Lowe's. My question is how do they get a 40:1 and 50:1 in the same can when Tru Fuel has separate cans for each. Maybe it's a 45:1 compromise mix . I'm sure it works fine in either situation.
That seems backwards to me.That was my question too, although they do say that they use a synthetic oil. Perhaps their mix is 50:1 or higher but still meets the needs of 40:1 machines. That I could live with. What I don't want is a 40:1 mix that some marketeer says is okay to use in a 50:1 application.