Capacity is 296ml on my string trimmer.. Now either i mix oil with non ethanol gas but i doubt id go through a gallon within 30 days so gas will get old and sit in trimmer. I imagine that the tank will outlast one job ob my 7000 sq foot lot.. Its my first gas powered trimmer and am debating buying trufuel for 10$ for a qt. Just want trimmer to last with little maintenance and hopefully wont cause issues if i leave trufuel in it over 30 days. Not sure how much i will use it. Any advice for a first time owner? Will only be using for my own property so maybe 30 mins once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Weed wacker mix yourself or tru fuel?
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I have always mixed my own and have never had a problem. I have read and heard that the Trufuel is good stuff though so maybe give a try.
Non ethanol gas in a sealed container will last plenty long. I also let my neighbor use mine to get more run time on it.
Sounds like you are the perfect candidate for True Fuel.
It takes me about 3 -4 months to go through a gallon of gas / 2 stroke mix for my trimmer. No problems with regular gas. And my trimmer is over 6 years old.
If you live near a drag strip or in a big city, you should be able to find unleaded ethanol free race gas. It's not cheap but a gallon of it is still cheaper than TruFuel ounce for ounce.
Spend the extra ~50 cents per gallon for non ethanol gas, and make a gallon at a time. That's what I do. Check out this website to locate a e-0 station near you. http://www.pure-gas.org/
I usually mix up a gallon and it lasts me all summer, and never a problem. E-0 of course. I also fill it up in the fall, ands let it set till spring, and it always starts right up in the spring . Both my trimmer (Echo) and leaf blower. And I have been doing so for the last 15 years. I will NEVER pay tru fuel price!!! I am just to much of a penny pincher (some say cheap) for that.
The key is how much you use in a summer for combined 2 cycle OPE machines. If its a couple of QTs, I would use TruFuel.
I can't get gas without ethanol. I have been using trufuel.but the carbs still gum up.if I was using them daily I'd run pump gas.but they sometimes sit months.
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Ive never had any issues using 87 ethanol and 2 strokes. I put a some fuel stabilizer in it.
I have 2 String trimmers a gas blower and a chainsaw ,I use bulk universal 2 stroke oil I buy from interstate oil jobbers, I don't use Stabil or drain the tanks over the winter ect and I never drain the gas mix over the winter and have 0 problems, Marketing works.
NAPA has VP Racing fuel on sale this month for $4.99 a Qt.
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Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Capacity is 296ml on my string trimmer.. Now either i mix oil with non ethanol gas but i doubt id go through a gallon within 30 days so gas will get old and sit in trimmer. I imagine that the tank will outlast one job ob my 7000 sq foot lot.. Its my first gas powered trimmer and am debating buying trufuel for 10$ for a qt. Just want trimmer to last with little maintenance and hopefully wont cause issues if i leave trufuel in it over 30 days. Not sure how much i will use it. Any advice for a first time owner? Will only be using for my own property so maybe 30 mins once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Just wondering what brand model trimmer we talking about.
Capacity is 296ml on my string trimmer.. Now either i mix oil with non ethanol gas but i doubt id go through a gallon within 30 days so gas will get old and sit in trimmer. I imagine that the tank will outlast one job ob my 7000 sq foot lot.. Its my first gas powered trimmer and am debating buying trufuel for 10$ for a qt. Just want trimmer to last with little maintenance and hopefully wont cause issues if i leave trufuel in it over 30 days. Not sure how much i will use it. Any advice for a first time owner? Will only be using for my own property so maybe 30 mins once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Just wondering what brand model trimmer we talking about.
Mix your own gas. Most two stroke oils have stabilizers in with them. I mix up a gallon, sometimes I use it in a month, sometimes it sits there for 6 months. I always mix mine a little rich. I have had the same Craftsman weed eater for 23 years. I run it hard too. When that thing dies, Ill probably bury it. I have blowers, lawn boys and chainsaws. I ve never had a issue with the fuel. I would never buy Trufuel. I am too cheap and too smart. The reason I say too smart is anyone that pays over $40 a gallon for pre mixed gas, they aint real smart.
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Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Capacity is 296ml on my string trimmer.. Now either i mix oil with non ethanol gas but i doubt id go through a gallon within 30 days so gas will get old and sit in trimmer. I imagine that the tank will outlast one job ob my 7000 sq foot lot.. Its my first gas powered trimmer and am debating buying trufuel for 10$ for a qt. Just want trimmer to last with little maintenance and hopefully wont cause issues if i leave trufuel in it over 30 days. Not sure how much i will use it. Any advice for a first time owner? Will only be using for my own property so maybe 30 mins once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Just wondering what brand model trimmer we talking about.
Its a yardworks model from canadian tire.. I believe mtd makes it.
Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Capacity is 296ml on my string trimmer.. Now either i mix oil with non ethanol gas but i doubt id go through a gallon within 30 days so gas will get old and sit in trimmer. I imagine that the tank will outlast one job ob my 7000 sq foot lot.. Its my first gas powered trimmer and am debating buying trufuel for 10$ for a qt. Just want trimmer to last with little maintenance and hopefully wont cause issues if i leave trufuel in it over 30 days. Not sure how much i will use it. Any advice for a first time owner? Will only be using for my own property so maybe 30 mins once a week or once every 2 weeks.
Just wondering what brand model trimmer we talking about.
Its a yardworks model from canadian tire.. I believe mtd makes it.
I can't get e0 premium to last three months in a sealed container. My chainsaw only likes fresh gas or truefuel. The rest of my two stroke stuff doesn't mind the three month old gas.
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