Do you guys like fuel stabilizers? I don't make my living with my saws so I'm dumping unused gas mix every 6 weeks. What brands of stabilizers do you like and how long will the mixes stay good? Are there any problems adding fuel stabilizers? Thanks for your help!
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Stihl (and I think Husky too) mix comes with stabilizers already in the mix. In summer, I use the stuff faster than it would get stale so I don't bother. But in winter I usually add some Sta-Bil to the mix because they might sit for a while, and its cheap insurance.
I think it would be very usefull, in the fall, if you could remember to use it before putting your equipment away for the winter just to keep varnishing to a minimum. I know a couple of guys who run Echo oil just because they never remember and they want their saws to start in the spring.
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Many brands of fuel stabilizers available out there some are strictly Octane boosters sold as stabilizers. The most popular real stabilizers are brands such as Sta-Bil or Fresh Start from Briggs & Stratton or the Tecumseh engine brand. Fresh-Start claims to keep gas fresh for up to 24 months which is the longest I know of.
Wow, I guess I got it backwards, but I use my saws more in the winter than in the summer.
But yes, I always use stabilizers. Have used both Briggs & Stratton & Sta-bil with good results and no adverse effects. During most of the year, I go through gas pretty fast, but during slow periods, I never think about gas age or throw it away any more.
But yes, I always use stabilizers. Have used both Briggs & Stratton & Sta-bil with good results and no adverse effects. During most of the year, I go through gas pretty fast, but during slow periods, I never think about gas age or throw it away any more.
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I am another Sta Bil user. Everything I feed from a gas can gets it, two and four cycle engines, especially the generator that sits for long periods of time "waiting" to be used.
Last summer I had a batch of untreated fuel get stale in less than 30 days. It was in my mowing tractor, a machine that usualy gets operated on a weekly basis but sat idle during a dry spell. The fuel takn was exposed to the hot sun and the fuel went stale and the tractor would not start until I drained and refilled the fuel tank.
Last summer I had a batch of untreated fuel get stale in less than 30 days. It was in my mowing tractor, a machine that usualy gets operated on a weekly basis but sat idle during a dry spell. The fuel takn was exposed to the hot sun and the fuel went stale and the tractor would not start until I drained and refilled the fuel tank.
