Hello all, I've heard a lot of conflicting information regarding what fuel to use for chainsaws, particularly when stored. I was watching a YouTube expert who was explaining how ethanol is from corn and that ethanol degrades into corn syrup in the tank and gums things up. I was enjoying it until I realized he was being serious. So let's cut through the nonsense and see if we can achieve anything close to a consensus on this.
Octane - ignoring the ethanol aspect briefly, is higher octane fuel any benefit? 87 vs 91 vs 93?
Ethanol - modern saws are built for E10, so...
Does this mean that ethanol is no longer a problem, or
Does storage of ethanol fuel in the saw still present a problem?
Ethanol with stabilizer - does this remedy the concerns entirely?
Canned fuel -
shelf life?
allows extended periods of time with gas left in the tank?
Chainsaw storage - how long can we leave fuel in the tank before we create a problem when starting the saw again? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? 3 months? 1 year?
These are the aspects of the question I can think of, but what other aspects are there? Reformulated gas for summertime use cause any issues?
Cheers, Jim (in Iowa)
Octane - ignoring the ethanol aspect briefly, is higher octane fuel any benefit? 87 vs 91 vs 93?
Ethanol - modern saws are built for E10, so...
Does this mean that ethanol is no longer a problem, or
Does storage of ethanol fuel in the saw still present a problem?
Ethanol with stabilizer - does this remedy the concerns entirely?
Canned fuel -
shelf life?
allows extended periods of time with gas left in the tank?
Chainsaw storage - how long can we leave fuel in the tank before we create a problem when starting the saw again? 1 day? 1 week? 1 month? 3 months? 1 year?
These are the aspects of the question I can think of, but what other aspects are there? Reformulated gas for summertime use cause any issues?
Cheers, Jim (in Iowa)