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Any of you run TruFuel in your lawn equipment?
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:48 am
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:48 am
$7 for 32 oz. fuel + oil mixture. Equates to $28 for gallon.
Non-ethanol gas + oil mixed yourself would be less than $9/ gallon.
What's the benefit of TruFuel? It seems to be a popular product.
Non-ethanol gas + oil mixed yourself would be less than $9/ gallon.
What's the benefit of TruFuel? It seems to be a popular product.
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Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:52 am to The Mick
I use it in my equipment that's going to sit for a long time. Generator, pressure washer, stuff like that.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:55 am to The Mick
It claims to be stabilized in its container and can last a few years, and it's 92ish octane.
I use 89 or 93 octane, and go through a premix gallon about every month during the cutting season.
That said, I do keep a small can on hand for my chainsaw, which doesn't get used very often at all. Main reason is it came with a can when I bought it
I use 89 or 93 octane, and go through a premix gallon about every month during the cutting season.
That said, I do keep a small can on hand for my chainsaw, which doesn't get used very often at all. Main reason is it came with a can when I bought it
Posted on 5/16/24 at 11:55 am to The Mick
use it and love it for weed eaters, blowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers etc,, all togther it might cost be $30-40 a year more, well worth it to me
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:00 pm to Tigerpaw123
quote:What does it do for you than gas station non-ethanol can't do? Not knocking you, just asking what's the difference.
well worth it to me
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:00 pm to The Mick
Nope. I just mix my own. If I have issues with any small engines, I bring them to my neighbor. He fixes everything!
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:01 pm to The Mick
It’s all I use in my weed eater and blower. It’s pricy but I probably don’t spend more than 20-30 bucks a summer on it. I always had issues with 2 stoke equipment until I started using it. Weed eater going in year 8 with zero issues
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:02 pm to The Mick
i think its snake oil. its just gas with an additive? Never used it and no issues with regular gas (non-ethanol) and oil mix
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:09 pm to The Mick
I've used it in my stuff for a couple years now. When I would run non ethanol and mix my own, id burn all of it out of my weed eater, edger, hedge trimmer, blower, etc at the end of the year and without fail every year it seemed that I'd be replacing the fuel filter and cleaning the carb at the start of the next season. Ran trufuel for a few years now and this was the first year I had to do some maintenance, and I probably could have got away with just a spark plug.
It might not be any better I don't know and it's for sure overpriced, but I've had good results with it and I honestly don't even trust the non ethanol gas at the pump to be truly non ethanol.
If I ran a lawn service, it'd be a different story obviously, but just for my house, the cost doesn't add up to that much a year.
It might not be any better I don't know and it's for sure overpriced, but I've had good results with it and I honestly don't even trust the non ethanol gas at the pump to be truly non ethanol.
If I ran a lawn service, it'd be a different story obviously, but just for my house, the cost doesn't add up to that much a year.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:21 pm to The Mick
I use it, but my Stihl blower is the only 2stroke gas engine I own. So, I just don't need a gallon. Making my own and storing that 1 gallon jug takes more room than the little can on my shelf with all my other lawn and garden cans/jugs. That gallon would also last me well over a year. I just don't use it enough.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:31 pm to The Mick
It just runs cleaner. I use it in blower and weedeater.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:46 pm to mtcheral
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It just runs cleaner. I use it in blower and weedeater.
Same here.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:53 pm to The Mick
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What does it do for you than gas station non-ethanol can't do?
If you’re buying non-ethanol gas from a pump that also pumps ethanol gas. The first 1/3 or more of the 1st gallon is whatever the customer before you was pumping.
So if you’re buying only a gallon or two of non-ethanol gas from a pump that is not non-ethanol only. Pump the first gallon or two in your vehicle before filling your gas can.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:08 pm to The Mick
I use it for echo weedeater, never had any problems
Posted on 5/16/24 at 1:12 pm to The Mick
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What's the benefit of TruFuel? It seems to be a popular product.
The only real benefit is that it is more stable than gasoline. I use it as a flush for my 2-stroke and 4-stroke equipment at the end of the season before long-term storage but during the season I mix my own (E10 89 octane Shell or Chevron + Echo Red Armor or Stihl Ultra oil). The problem with TruFuel 2-stroke mixes is that it's not always consistent and can actually cause the very same problems it purports to prevent, a lot of small engine shops get equipment full of the stuff. Another issue with it is that it simply produces less power and in high strung commercial-grade equipment that can be a noticeable problem, the volatility inherent in gasoline also means it burns better and has more BTU's per volume than canned fuel.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:53 pm to The Mick
If you're looking for an economic solution to fueling carbureted 2 strokes, go to a local small airport and buy a gallon or two of 100LL. The lead acts as an additional lubricant in the gas. Mix it with 2 stroke oil just like you would ethanol free pump gas. A couple of years ago it was about $5 a gallon if I recall, then buy some premix and mix your own. Carbeurated 2 strokes love 100LL. Used to race dirt bikes and this is what I ran with a BelRay synthetic oil. Completely overkill for a weed eater or blower, but I had it on hand. It smells really sweet as a benefit. 100LL has a blue tint to it and the BelRay is also blue so it makes a cool looking mixture. Totally irrelevant to this conversation though.
I have started buying the VP Racing Fuel cans that are similar to the TruFuel brand since I don't race any longer and 5 gallons of fuel lasted me 2 years. The fuel will go bad.
I have started buying the VP Racing Fuel cans that are similar to the TruFuel brand since I don't race any longer and 5 gallons of fuel lasted me 2 years. The fuel will go bad.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:55 pm to The Mick
I just get normal gas and use startron.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 3:07 pm to The Mick
I don't use TruFuel but it definitely is good stuff.
I inherited a Stihl 444 Magnum chainsaw when my stepdad died. He used TruFuel in all his 2 stroke equipment. It had been sitting up with fuel in it for at least 5 years (that I know of so probably longer). I dumped the tank just in case and put fresh gas in it (even though the old TF smelled fine).
I figured I'd spend a couple hours cleaning the carb and whatnot. It started on the 2nd pull.
I inherited a Stihl 444 Magnum chainsaw when my stepdad died. He used TruFuel in all his 2 stroke equipment. It had been sitting up with fuel in it for at least 5 years (that I know of so probably longer). I dumped the tank just in case and put fresh gas in it (even though the old TF smelled fine).
I figured I'd spend a couple hours cleaning the carb and whatnot. It started on the 2nd pull.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 4:26 pm to REB BEER
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I figured I'd spend a couple hours cleaning the carb and whatnot. It started on the 2nd pull.
This is why I use Trufuel in all long term stored equipment (Generator, chainsaw, pressure washer etc). Trufuel doesn't gum-up or attack fuel lines like ethanol products do.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 6:18 pm to trident
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its just gas with an additive?
It is not gasoline at all really. It's more like naptha or white gas. It is indeed very stable, but you will lose some power in your equipment. I use it at the end of the year for winter storage, but during the summer I mix my own with non-ethanol gas.
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