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[hickslawns]

Broke down and fired up the boiler Friday night. Tired of listening to the wife and daughter complain about a cold house. It was 69 degrees in the house! Oh well. We are burning now. Almost made it to November. Tonight I got another dump truck load cut to length. Need to split and stack. Then bring another load over to the house. I'll be out of stock piles then and have to get it out of the woods. This was a fun load to cut. Pulled out the 462 with the 32" bar.

 

[Bowkills]

Any of you home wood heaters switch to premixed gas yet? I bought a can just to run through my saws just a possible clean out for them is my thinking. It would be very expensive to burn all the time. 2 dollars a tank is way too much when I get cutting heavy but I'll be using it in the slow months from now on for its stability.

 

["J"]

Any of you home wood heaters switch to premixed gas yet? I bought a can just to run through my saws just a possible clean out for them is my thinking. It would be very expensive to burn all the time. 2 dollars a tank is way too much when I get cutting heavy but I'll be using it in the slow months from now on for its stability.

I don’t burn wood for heat but do quite a bit of cleanups after storms. I’ve seen the cans of premixed but thought it was a bit pricey for what it is.

 

[giles]

I started burning it in my leaf blowet this year. Runs way cleaner and smoother.

 

[Sgt Fury]

I switched over to the premix cans a few years ago and they burn much cleaner. My chainsaws and leaf blowers will start after sitting for a few months with just 2-3 pulls.

 

[giles]

Its also cheaper to buy it by the gallon. It seems someone always has it on sale. TSC, Rural King, Family Farm, Walmart or anything else you might have around you.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I bought some to run in my new Stihl and it definitely prefers it. I may only run 12 tanks a year through it, so it's worth the extra $ for the performance and longevity.

 

[Jamie]

you don't have to buy premixed gas to get the same fuel. most Sunoco stations sell ethanol free gas. and if you do a search it will tell you where you can buy it locally. the fellow at our local Stihl dealer flat told me the premixed gas is no different, implying what a gouge job $32 for a gallon really is. ethanol free gas is 91 octane and cost me $3,99 for a gallon. I can mix 5 gallons of my own with Stihl brand oil and fuel stabilizer for about the same $32. I'm not willing to pay 5 times as much for convenience.

 

[twireman]

I buy 93 octane and stihl ultra oil (grey bottle). I never store gas in saws or trimmer. Ever. Use and drain back into gas can. My 028 was made is probably 1985. To my knowledge it still has the original fuel lines. Cannot store them with gas in them.

 

[Jamie]

Is best to drain the gas, but ethanol free will not damage the fuel lines if you don’t. According to my Stihl dealer, anyway.

 

[switchhitter]

Yes same here the gray bottle for oil and ethanol free gas


My trimmer, chainsaws, blowers all start easier and run better


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[Jamie]

I have to come to Centerburg for ethanol free gas.

 

[Bowkills]

Its also cheaper to buy it by the gallon. It seems someone always has it on sale. TSC, Rural King, Family Farm, Walmart or anything else you might have around you.

What does it sell for on sale a gallon? I saw the husky brand at 20.99 I think regular price.

 

[switchhitter]

I have to come to Centerburg for ethanol free gas.

Yep the grocery store
Usually 3.99


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["J"]

Yep the grocery store
Usually 3.99


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Got gas before heading north, it was 3.99 for ethanol free down there as well... Wow, that’s high...

 

[Stressless]

A buddy is heading to the middle-east for a 1 year, we're all to old to serve but he's going to run a couple chow halls as a contractor. He managed restaurants as a living.

Been trying to go since Rona popped up, he go the call Wed, to leave nothing coming Fri. Yesterday i spent some time cutting.. dunno 4 or 5 18-20" oaks down that had been killed by various storms over a couple years. Prolly burtlnt about 1/2-3/4 of a cord.
Started burning at noonish, this is about 2200, great a couple couples and laffs, just letting the pressure off before he deploys.

 

[giles]

Best of luck to your buddy finding what ever it is he is looking for. Lots of young men and women will be thankful for him. They won't say it, but they will. Lol

 

[hickslawns]

Had two pretty heaping dump truck loads dumped in my firewood stacking area. They waited for me until after gun season. Burnt thru a couple tanks of gas tonight. Stacked some of the smaller stuff. Got a bunch ready to split and stack. This is all ready to burn. Probably a couple cords when I'm done. Maybe a few. Made a good dent tonight.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

A buddy is heading to the middle-east for a 1 year, we're all to old to serve but he's going to run a couple chow halls as a contractor. He managed restaurants as a living.

Been trying to go since Rona popped up, he go the call Wed, to leave nothing coming Fri. Yesterday i spent some time cutting.. dunno 4 or 5 18-20" oaks down that had been killed by various storms over a couple years. Prolly burtlnt about 1/2-3/4 of a cord.
Started burning at noonish, this is about 2200, great a couple couples and laffs, just letting the pressure off before he deploys.

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Looks kinda hot. Did that bench ever melt ?

 

[Stressless]

@Outdoorsfellar - Naaaaaa - I'm pretty good at keeping combustible things just close enough to infernos with out them turning into conflagrations.