I've been using StarTron for years. No issues so far. Haven't done any comparison testing, can't say i have any real evidence it's the best or even does anything but I'm not going to mess with the no problem track record either.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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None of those additives are necessary if you use good fuel (corn is for shepherd's pie). My thinking is, if you own something that sits around for more than a year without being used, you're a hoarder. Sell it and let someone else use it. 
A shot of seafoam in your coffee and you'll never need to plunge!
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I think how you store fuel helps with longevity. I keep mine in the garage in which the temperature doesn't fluctuate much. Small engines get premium just because it's ethanol free. The outboard runs better on 87 so that's what it gets. I try to run all the fuel out before seasons end. And the cars get what they get and they better be happy with it!
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Fall colors are coming on here. Funny how some trees turn early and others wait. Been putting in serious time at the firewood gym. Got all 10 facecord racks full under my deck and a stack of uglies by the door to start the season. Probably a few weeks from our first fire. Found a good use for the snow shovel when trailer cleaning. Hope that's all the work it gets for a while! Down to half a round stack from the 3 I had. Being buggered up half the summer really put me behind but I'm in good shape for the winter now. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to the Canadians and Columbus Day weekend to the Muricans!!
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Wish we had non-ethanol somewhat available.Very hard to find and quite a trek.None of those additives are necessary if you use good fuel (corn is for shepherd's pie). My thinking is, if you own something that sits around for more than a year without being used, you're a hoarder. Sell it and let someone else use it.
The double dose was for storage use, just do normal for normal usage. No real experience with startron, my one uncle likes it doesn't have issues, the stabil was reccomended by quite a lot of the small power equipment mfg, and carb issues were always the number one topic of the update classes.
Come now, we need to agree we had less issues. There were still issues just not the corn juice water induced issues. And yeah I agree, hence why I'm getting rid of a lot of stuff here lately too much to take care of goes to the pot quick.None of those additives are necessary if you use good fuel (corn is for shepherd's pie). My thinking is, if you own something that sits around for more than a year without being used, you're a hoarder. Sell it and let someone else use it.
Well, my brand is better than your brand, so there.
I try and keep 10gal of fuel on hand at all times. I use it in my mower and for the emergency generator. Each year about this time, I start using up the emergency fuel so I can refill the cans with fresh. I use as much fuel in my mower as I do my truck, so I fill up my truck out of the cans and pump new fuel to refill the cans. Since Biden has been in office, I cant seem to depend on the gas stations to have fuel when I need it so it just makes sense to keep some on hand.
Seafoam works great…for what it’s intended for. Roughly 1/3 or the marine engines I worked on over the years that came in running rough were resolved by running seafoam treated gas and then allowing to sit overnight.
It’s not a long term fuel stabilizer. It’s a fuel treatment.
Also, use double of what they recommend.
It’s not a long term fuel stabilizer. It’s a fuel treatment.
Also, use double of what they recommend.
I use the snow shovel or the backpack blower for my trailer cleaning, either works well. Just yesterday I asked my boy to move a little wagon that had my favorite snow shovel in it as it was hanging into the drive a bit, then I proceeded to run the handle overFall colors are coming on here. Funny how some trees turn early and others wait. Been putting in serious time at the firewood gym. Got all 10 facecord racks full under my deck and a stack of uglies by the door to start the season. Probably a few weeks from our first fire. Found a good use for the snow shovel when trailer cleaning. Hope that's all the work it gets for a while! Down to half a round stack from the 3 I had. Being buggered up half the summer really put me behind but I'm in good shape for the winter now. Happy Thanksgiving weekend to the Canadians and Columbus Day weekend to the Muricans!!
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. The good thing is I have another shovel I picked up off the side to the rd yrs ago that has a crack in the shovel, but the handle is good. Fix one and get rid of the broken one, works for me.Our leaves are changing fast here, the locust and cherry are dropping. Yesterday I blew off a nice layer out back and then a storm came thru and the boy blew them off again before I mowed. We had another front moving just west of us with lots of red, yellow, and even white, the locust leaves were raining down, should have gotten my phone to get a video.
Here's a little trick that works great.
Rotate the holes to meet your needs, this is for my smaller/top handle saws. Makes it easy to pour especially on the top handle saws. Never saw the need for removing the whole seal myself.
Taking this cherry down today.
It had the three mains blow out of the top 2 yrs ago in a wind storm, I want to remove it to make the new accessory drive wider so a lumber truck has more room to pull down it. Besides, it's just going to rot standing there, can't have that
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Sure hope there's no metal in there
. It's right on the corner of the property, if you look close you can see a white post just right of the fill sand.
It had the three mains blow out of the top 2 yrs ago in a wind storm, I want to remove it to make the new accessory drive wider so a lumber truck has more room to pull down it. Besides, it's just going to rot standing there, can't have that
.Sure hope there's no metal in there
. It's right on the corner of the property, if you look close you can see a white post just right of the fill sand.
Forgot to say; ethanol free for all my saws, two stroke equipment, and anything with a diaphragm style carb, and all plastic containers except my 5 gallon safety pour I use for filling the tractors(even though its red
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There was an app called pure fuel that showed where the ethanol free stations were, it worked okay here. You can find e-free at many marinas and smaller airports.
). IThere was an app called pure fuel that showed where the ethanol free stations were, it worked okay here. You can find e-free at many marinas and smaller airports.
https://www.pure-gas.org/
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Whoops, yes pure gas is the app. Been a while since I used it, they put a tank in 5 min from the house, works for me.
Speaking of that, i need to refill mine.
Interesting. My little home town of Cheboygan has 6 rec gas dealers listed, (I get mine from one of them), trailing only Jackson, Waterford and Traverse City who each list 7.
Scrounged some perch this morning. 
Couldn't see the beer flavor. Since they were perch I figured it wasn't Bass ale.
Couldn't see the beer flavor. Since they were perch I figured it wasn't Bass ale.
It's Hanks Root Beer.
This is why I keep coming back to the ArboristSite.
Chipper1, thank you very much.
Definitely trying this on the next jug of bar oil.
