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How does gas at $4 and higher impact you?

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#2101 of 2183 Re: Great thing about city living... [lemko] by xrunner2 Jun 15, 2009 (7:37 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jun 15, 2009 7:23 am) is that a two-gallon can of gasoline lasts all summer to fuel both my lawnmower and weedwhacker and that's for two properties!   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. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jun 15, 2009 7:40 am) lemko (Jun 15, 2009 9:40 am) andre1969 (Jun 15, 2009 10:45 am) dieselone (Jun 15, 2009 10:08 am)
#2102 of 2183 Re: Great thing about city living... [xrunner2] by andre1969 Jun 15, 2009 (7:40 am)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am) 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.   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.
#2103 of 2183 Re: Great thing about city living... [xrunner2] by lemko Jun 15, 2009 (9:40 am)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am) No need for Stabil. The fuel stays fresh.Dumb question, but would premium fuel help or hurt a lawnmower or doesn't it matter? Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jun 15, 2009 10:45 am)
#2104 of 2183 Re: Great thing about city living... [xrunner2] by dieselone Jun 15, 2009 (10:08 am)
Replying to: xrunner2 (Jun 15, 2009 7:37 am) 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.   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!!
#2105 of 2183 Re: Great thing about city living... [lemko] by andre1969 Jun 15, 2009 (10:45 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jun 15, 2009 9:40 am) I don't think premium would hurt the lawn equipment, but it wouldn't do anything for it, either. However, as the equipment ages, just like a car, they might benefit from the higher octane. I usually just put 87 in my equipment, though.
#2106 of 2183 Premium gas by dave8697 Jun 15, 2009 (7:50 pm)
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. Replies to this message: dieselone (Jun 15, 2009 9:48 pm)
#2107 of 2183 Re: Premium gas [dave8697] by dieselone Jun 15, 2009 (9:48 pm)
Replying to: dave8697 (Jun 15, 2009 7:50 pm) Strange, I think my lawn tractor manual explicitly states not to use premium due to the possibility of excessive carbon build up. Most are low compression engines that only require like 86 octane (IIRC) I don't see how the slower combustion properties of premium would help it start, but I have no real way of knowing.   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.
#2109 of 2183 Re: Save on Gas and Help the Enviornment [jimczerwonka] by vcheng Jun 22, 2009 (4:58 am)
What a wonderful invention to save mankind! NOT!   Please sell your snake oil somewhere else.

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