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Automotive News & Views How does gas at $4 and higher impact you?
2183 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:13 PM
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Replying to: avalon02wh (Jun 13, 2009 5:30 am) Well I haven't done too bad, so far. I have a 5-gallon gas can I use for the lawn equipment, and I think I've had to fill it up three times, and it's still about half-full. So, about 12-13 gallons so far. We have two tractors, a 1969 and a 1990 Montgomery Ward. The "new" one was out of commission for about a month, so we were relying on the old one. It's a bit of a guzzler compared to the new one. Heavy sucker, too. There's a low spot in my grandmother's yard that sometimes stays wet. The new tractor would just go right over it, or, at the worst, get a little stuck, to where the wheel would lose traction, and I'd just have to get off and push it. The old one sunk right in, though! And despite having some form of posi-traction (both wheels spin, rather than just one) it just dug itself in deeper, and pushing it out was a 2-man job!
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 15, 2009 6:35 am) Have had my mower for 9 years now - a gallon and a half of gas will last about a month or so of work, if I mow once a week. |
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 15, 2009 7:23 am) Do you need to put in Stabil somewhere in Jul-Aug to get safely to last cuts in Oct? Unfortunately, I use maybe 2-2.5 for each complete mowing session. But, then again, I don't have a boat, rv, motorcycle, etc. that uses up the precious resource. With rains we have been having in N IL, grass needs cutting twice/week. If gas soon goes back up to $4.30 like last year, then weekly 2 cuts will cost perhaps $20+ per week. Make up for that expense by not going to Cubs games. |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am) We've had enough rain in these parts, that there's standing water in parts of my yard around the house, the field out back, and my grandmother's. Grass desperately needs to be cut...been about 3 weeks since I hit up my yard and 5 since I've done my grandmother's  But it's just been too wet to do anything about it. Normally I like to cut it every two weeks, whether it needs it or not. |
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am)
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am) Man, I must really be an "evil doer". I have a boat, travel trailer,SUV, portable generator, gas weedwacker, gas leaf blower, and a lawn tractor. We take the boat out is often as possible, and I'm still burning $4.30/gal gas from last fall. Haven't put gas in the boat yet this year, we were out Sunday and I think we are down to about 1/2 a tank. I met a guy this weekend at the lake that was a heavy equipment operator in Chicago. He drives an f250 to work and back. His commute is 103 miles each way!! |
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Replying to: lemko (Jun 15, 2009 9:40 am) |
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I know a small engine mechanic who says use premium in all 1 cyl engines. It only costs a few pennies and makes them easier to start.
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Replying to: dave8697 (Jun 15, 2009 7:50 pm) I've never used premium in any of my gas lawn equipment and I've only had starting issues when it was time for a carb rebuild, which has been getting more frequent with the higher ethanol content. I had to rebuild the carb in my lawn tractor after only 3 years, and my John Deere push mower has had two carb rebuilds, but it's going on 13 years old. Always starts on the first pull. Both have Briggs and Stratton engines. I always use Stabil, but the lawn tractor came with our house which we bought in 07, so it may not have been stored properly the winter before I got it. I have a Stihl grass trimmer that's also 13 years old and it always starts right up and I've never done anything to it. It's starting to get a bit weak, so I'm thinking it maybe losing compression and probably about time to replace it. It's never had premium either. |
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