Does anyone know if its better/best to use the Ethanol free gasoline with this mower?
323307
Sam this Briggs & Stratton engine manual says to use unleaded gas with no more than 10% ethanol. Never use E-85 blend. If you can find ethanol-free gas it should run fine (if not better).
323308
Try to avoid ethanol in your motor. According to my local small engine repair shop, fuel with ethanol tends to congeal quicker than regular fuel.
323309
We used regular gas with ethanol, but were not able to shut it off until we pulled the spark plug, and I got the SHOCK of my life, and then we were unable to restart it because the rope puller starter was locked up. We sent it back. It was a nice mower for the first mow until we tried to shut it of and couldn't. We had to return it! Thank God for Amazon free returns.
323310
Ethanol free is always best, but I have been using regular gas with no real problem.
1455662
It does not require mixing oil with gas if that answers your question. In any event, if it's not too late, return the mower and get a model that has front wheel drive and a side discharge option. You'll be glad you did.
1075119
When I purchased mine, that offer was valid. Not sure if it still exists but you might check their web site. It's a good idea no matter. The ethanol in today's gasoline wrecks havoc on these small engines particularly because they aren't used everyday. Using a fuel that is devoid of ethanol means I don't need any additives and it's a high quality fuel to start with. I will be using their fuel (or equivalent) in my machine.
2069907
I have been using this stuff for a year now. California has corn oil gasoline already, so I would not add anything that contains ethanol. Some versions of this product contain methanol, but not this one.
1526623
You sure can. This oil makes an excellent mix for any two stroke engine that requires an oil/fuel mix. I always try to make sure and get gasoline that does not have ethanol in the blend. Ethanol is not good for small engines. If you must use gasoline that has 10% Ethanol in the blend then make sure to add a fuel stabilizer. This will prevent corrosion to the engines internal parts.
1938680
This is a non-gas,non-electrical mower...you put it together and then mow your lawn. You probably can Youtube to see how it works.....Good luck.
1585383
Honestly I don't know, David. You could order a diaphragm for the carb and soak it in gasoline to see what happens. I live in California which uses 5% or less ethanol in some of its gas. It did not affect my carb. Probably it's ok but I can't say for certain.
1148962
The manual recommends non-ethanol fuel with a min 87 octane. If ethanol is used, a ethanol fuel stabilzer will need to be added. I am currently using non-ethanol gas and also added Stabil as a precaution. So far the unit operates fine.
1112025
Here's the trick. Small, high compression engines like chain saws and weed eaters are designed to run 87 with no ethanol. Except in most places this doesn't exist anymore. Ethanol is added in just about all gas except the highest octanes at some gas stations (that's the way it is here in Wisconsin anyway). Running ethanol in your small engine will very likely cause damage to it. So the really important thing is to use gas with no ethanol no more than a two months old. In order to do that you may have to use a higher octane depending on where you live and what's available to you. My next chain saw may very well be electric. These small gas engines are touchy.
925056
Yes, that's all I put it in. The manual says to use gasoline with no more than 10% ethanol or you'll ruin the engine. I put pure premium gas (NO ETHANOL), like I do in all my vehicles. The farmers can stick their corn you know where, ethanol ruins gasoline powered machines and they know it, yet they keep trying to shove this "alternative" gasoline down our throats. Use premium and make sure there's no ethanol added to it.
1918314
That would be the best if you can get it. If not, use the highest octane of ethanol gas.
1103519
Ive located a Non-ethonal gas station nearby which is the only fuel i have put in the machine. No issues this far and I am cutting more grass than the machine is rated for.
2021708
Use regular unleaded gas but add Stabil or some additive. The 15% ethanol tears up those small engines.
369310
I put the required amount in some ethanol gas that was three years old and ran it in my lawnmower with no problem. This gas had stabil added 3 years ago. Worked great!!
2021705
Regular gas works fine, you do not need to mix on this mower this is a 4 cycle engine. The mower comes with an octane enhancer (packet) and I added it for the first couple fill-ups, but it is not needed. I've been using it for about a year and it starts with the first pull. Remember to change the oil at the start of every season.
1148964
Use premium gasoline and if you can't get non-ethanol use a fuel stabilizer additive.
1516276
You can run E85 gas in the hose and primer ball, but if you run anything more than 10% ethanol it will ruin the carburetor on your boat motor.