TruFuel?

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Saw this stuff at O'Rielly's and was curious what the forum though. Have a couple Husq chainsaws my mom gave me that were my stepdads, and thought maybe this stuff might be an OK idea. Decent octane (92), no ethanol, and pre-mixed with a supposedly synthetic oil. Seems to have good reviews on Amazon, and overall can't find a bad thing to read about it. AQlso, what kind of shelf-life should I expect? Thanks BITOG!!
 
I've been using it for about 3 years in my Weedeater. I can't get gas here without E10 no matter what grade. I wouldn't use a gallon all season either.

I've had no problems at all. I started it last week for the first time this season and it fired right up. It idles great and has plenty of power.
 
I use it in my 2-stroke stuff. I use so little 2-stroke mix during the season that it makes good sense for me. I go theough two bottles in a season. If I went through gallons, it probably wouldn't make good sense.

My chainsaw and trimmer love it, and you don't have to further winterize the equipment - it's not supposed to degrade like gasoline or e10.

There is a production date printed on the bottom of the bottles. Give it two years from that date.
 
Works great. Sure, it's expensive, but I can only get E10 here...which, over time, degrades in the fuel tank and causes gum. Already had the carb replaced on my Stihl trimmer. With TruFuel, my OPE can sit for months and start right up with no problems. They seem to run better too, but that's subjective...
 
KenO, all that I have read about True Fuel is that it is the real deal. Except, at $25 to $30 per gallon, I could not afford to run it at my workplace where I manage about a dozen 2 cycle tools.

My equipment seems to run fine on E 10 fuel and I have no problems IF I manage the fuel supply just a little.....I try not to let mixed fuel get over about 3 or 4 months old. My Stihl 2 cycle oil has stabilizers in it.

I still can't figure out why some guys speak of immense problems with E 10 and others say they have been using it for 15 years with no problems. When people say their equipment runs great on True Fuel, does that mean it runs poorly on E-10? If so, why doesn't my equipment run poorly on E-10? Is there fuel quality differences from region to region? Is there a real difference or is it just anecdotal observations.

Nothing adds up here. Someone needs to do a side by side comparison.
 
E10 CAN be pretty bad stuff - I think it totally depends on your filling station, and how you use & store it. As with anything else - some people have more issues than others. I use basically no 2 cycle equipment, I just have the chainsaws that I mentioned in the post above. They would be lucky to see use once every couple of years. I may grab a can of it since it's almost free with the $5 off $5 purchase O'Reilly's coupons if it can sit on the shelf like they claim. Thanks!
 
I went through 3 cans of Tru-Fuel this last season. It was an unusually heavy chainsaw kind of year and I went through a couple cans really fast, moved over to E10/Echo oil mix and finished up the season on my last can of Tru-Fuel.

That will be my MO from now on. Run E10/Echo mix during the season when nothing sets around too long, then finish up the year on Tru-Fuel so I don't have to worry about carbs getting gunked up. Honestly though, I don't think I will go through more than 2 cans a year for awhile, at least I hope not.

As far as E10 messing up carbs, it just depends. When cool weather hits, and refineries start mixing in all those high volatility components that have been sitting around all summer, then I would worry.
 
I have 16 quarts of the vp racing SEF 50:1 on the way. It is a little cheaper than the trufuel. I'm gonna give it a try.
 
I thought about trying the TruFuel when I saw it the other day, but seems a bit expensive for the amount and I go through a few gallons a season. Then thought about maybe 1 can of the stuff dumped into a gallon of gas. Then I thought, well no problems since I been using the Echo mix, so for now I'll stick to the Echo mix.
 
I don't know whats in truefuel, but any alkylate gasoline will have "indefinite" shelf life if stored cool in drums and very long if stored in other containers.
There are Aspen, Stihl motomix and others.
Here, it's 30% more expensive and it's generally considered good business since you reduce downtime, maintenance, fuel logistics and health problems with alkylate.
You don't have to add StaBil or other stuff, remember to take that into your calculation.
 
In the states, True Fuel is about 400% more expensive than regular gasoline. Maybe that is reduced to about 200 - 250% if you include the cost of 2 cycle oil.

Edit: From everything I have read on professional forums, the True Fuel products are top notch quality and will help eliminate the problems caused by bad quality fuel and/or poor fuel management practices. For lars, it seems like they are making it available as a main stream product instead marketing it as a niche product with inflated costs.
 
I got a few cans with the $5 dollar off Oreily Loot coupons. Very happy to try it at 1.06 per can!
 
Originally Posted By: dareo
I got a few cans with the $5 dollar off Oreily Loot coupons. Very happy to try it at 1.06 per can!



Ya, thats my plan as well. I really need to keep this thread on topic though please. If not, I'm going to ask a moderator to clean it up.
 
I was finally able to fuel and fire up my new trimmer and edger today. One got TruFuel one got 88 octane no ethanol 32:1 with super tech universal 2 cycle oil.

The trufuel ran great, as good as or better than the super tech. I put the trufuel in the edger as i will use it only on my personal home and it won't go through a lot of fuel.

The one thing i didn't like was you really couldn't tell if the bottle has been opened in the store or not. That first open probably has a lot to do with the shelf life. I don't know if i would stock pile more than 2 years worth but its a cool product.
 
Seems awful expensive for Per-mix. Most two stroke oil comes with stabilizers now. I mix up a gallon when I need it for the lawn equipment and chainsaws and it may sit there for 6 months before I am out and need to mix up another gallon and I never had problems.
 
KenO,

Here's a non scientific test on the pre mix by a gentleman that sells the product:

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At least a little bit of data to whet your appetite. Can someone figure out how to post this link directly??
 
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