So you think you're buying ethanol free gasoline?

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GroverCleveland said:
I get my small engine gas at a station (Valero) that has a dedicated 100% premium gasoline pump, but this was eye-opening information
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For my small engines, i.e. chainsaws, weedeaters, etc., I buy the cans of 50:1 premix at Lowe's so I know (hopefully) I'm getting pure fuel mix. Haven't had any problems with any of those tools. Still buy the 100% gas for the zero turn, so I'm prob getting some of this. But, the station I buy it, the 100% gas is a separate hose, so maybe it's minimal.
 
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Uncle Joe said this wouldn’t be a problem if you would just pony up the $60k for an EV that will leave you stranded or stuck at a recharge station every 300 miles
EDIT: actually since this was about ethanol free gas mostly used for tools I should have said, „pony up money for a rechargeable hedge trimmer that will go dead every 30 minutes and require an overnight recharge“. Rechargeable lawn and garden tools are EVIL
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Uncle Joe said this wouldn’t be a problem if you would just pony up the $60k for an EV that will leave you stranded or stuck at a recharge station every 300 miles
EDIT: actually since this was about ethanol free gas mostly used for tools I should have said, „pony up money for a rechargeable hedge trimmer that will go dead every 30 minutes and require an overnight recharge“. Rechargeable lawn and garden tools are EVIL
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I own an electric weed trimmer, love it. But as an old guy with heart disease after 30 minutes of weeding I'm ready to stop. Recharge takes about an hour for the battery, hour and a half for me.
 
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swampfoxfan said:
I own an electric weed trimmer, love it. But as an old guy with heart disease after 30 minutes of weeding I'm ready to stop. Recharge takes about an hour for the battery, hour and a half for me.
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I got sick of electric battery tools when I kept having to buy new battery packs all the time for my cordless drill. I eventually went back to good old fashioned corded. My lot has a steep bank that takes several hours to weed eat. Couldn’t even begin to imagine doing that with a battery operated model
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I got sick of electric battery tools when I kept having to buy new battery packs all the time for my cordless drill. I eventually went back to good old fashioned corded. My lot has a steep bank that takes several hours to weed eat. Couldn’t even begin to imagine doing that with a battery operated model
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Agree, it wouldn't be practical. Wouldn't want to do without my cordless drills, I bought walmarts hart brand. Love the 80 volt hedge trimmer.for working in the blackberry garden and I carry the air compressor in my camper.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Uncle Joe said this wouldn’t be a problem if you would just pony up the $60k for an EV that will leave you stranded or stuck at a recharge station every 300 miles
EDIT: actually since this was about ethanol free gas mostly used for tools I should have said, „pony up money for a rechargeable hedge trimmer that will go dead every 30 minutes and require an overnight recharge“. Rechargeable lawn and garden tools are EVIL
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My brother has an electric push mower from Walmart for the garden. He only uses it there mostly for row upkeep. So battery duration not a prob. Has plenty of cutting power for what it is and his use of it.
 
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GVF said:
My brother has an electric push mower from Walmart for the garden. He only uses it there mostly for row upkeep. So battery duration not a prob. Has plenty of cutting power for what it is and his use of it.
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Wouldn’t work for some of the redneck yard mowing I did from time to time growing up 😂
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You know, the jobs where you can only go forward half a mower length at a time and have to back up before the clippings kill the motor
 
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swampfoxfan said:
I own an electric weed trimmer, love it. But as an old guy with heart disease after 30 minutes of weeding I'm ready to stop. Recharge takes about an hour for the battery, hour and a half for me.
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I'm the same profile and I like my Worxx brand trimmer and pole trimmer. I still mix gas for my backpack blower and my retiring weed wacker. But, I sure like just swapping a battery.
 
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I bought a cheap craftsman battery powered weed eater last year, I don't have a lot to trim. No complaints here. Charge only lasts 1 use but it gets the job done and I just charge it the day before for the next use. I hated trying to start my old weed eater. Pulling that string 100 times in the heat and humidity was awful.

I have an electric pole saw/chain saw combo and that thing is a beast. I was amazed at what it cut with no problem.

Also I have a old Bostitch drill that I only need to charge like once a year. Could never imagine going back to corded.
 
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I have a 740! which runs on Hi-test. My gas station has ethanol free 93 octane. That's what goes in my car, and all 2 cycle engines I own.
 
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I have corded electric tools and two 100’ extension cords of the proper gauge. I have a 330e riding mower that lasts ~90 minutes and takes 4+ hours to fully recharge.
 
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I have some Makita yard tools. A hedge trimmer and two weed eaters. They are 36v and do fine. But they don't live up to the same Stihl tools that I have. And I have always purchased the cheapest gas for my equipment including my zero turn. I always add a couple of capfuls of stabil and marvels oil to each five gallons I get and haven't had any issues so far.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I got sick of electric battery tools when I kept having to buy new battery packs all the time for my cordless drill. I eventually went back to good old fashioned corded. My lot has a steep bank that takes several hours to weed eat. Couldn’t even begin to imagine doing that with a battery operated model
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just tie a rope to a push mower, problem solved
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Uncle Joe said this wouldn’t be a problem if you would just pony up the $60k for an EV that will leave you stranded or stuck at a recharge station every 300 miles
EDIT: actually since this was about ethanol free gas mostly used for tools I should have said, „pony up money for a rechargeable hedge trimmer that will go dead every 30 minutes and require an overnight recharge“. Rechargeable lawn and garden tools are EVIL
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Dewalt has actually come out with some pretty amazing FlexVolt batteries for their cordless tools and they have a great weed eater. Just make sure you have 2 of the FlexVolt batteries and you can trim your grass to your hearts content. I got sick and tired of working on my gas weedeaters
 
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VolinWayne said:
Dewalt has actually come out with some pretty amazing FlexVolt batteries for their cordless tools and they have a great weed eater. Just make sure you have 2 of the FlexVolt batteries and you can trim your grass to your hearts content. I got sick and tired of working on my gas weedeaters
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What, you don’t enjoy ripping your shoulder out of socket pulling the starter cord 28 times just to finally have it cough and kick back? 😂
 
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My Huskavarna is still doing great but it is only one year old. Too soon for carburetor gaskets to start drying out and fuel keys to gunk up. Hopefully the Buc-ees ethanol free gas will help prolong its life (circling back to the start of the thread) 😀
The thing I hate is how parts are so expensive now it is almost cheaper to just replace the whole thing thing than to repair it, which just seems so wasteful.
 
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VolinWayne said:
Haha I didn't realize how big a pain it was until all that I had to do was pull the trigger on the Dewalt
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i am still remembering the pain of short battery life and lack of torque on battery operated tools; but I haven’t used one in a few years. Maybe the performance has improved. Until I am sure it does, I am hesitant to waste $$$$ one one.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
i am still remembering the pain of short battery life and lack of torque on battery operated tools; but I haven’t used one in a few years. Maybe the performance has improved. Until I am sure it does, I am hesitant to waste $$$$ one one.
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I understand your concern. Batteries have come a long ways. I own a construction company and we typically around 12 crews working and anywhere from 60 to 85 carpenters. We made the switch to all Dewalt Cordless tools a few years ago when we figured up the money our company was paying guys to roll out and unroll cords. When I did the math it was pretty much a no-brainer. With that being said, to heck with the push to ban gasoline engines
 
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