Lil Foot
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Equipment
1979 B7100DT Gear, Nissan Hanix N150-2 Excavator
There are stations with non ethanol gas around, but none close or convenient.
I also like the idea of the pre-mix for another reason- a few years ago, a visiting in-law volunteered to help knock down the weeds around the cabin before fire season. He grabbed my Husky weed eater, and I told him to use the gas can marked "Gas & Oil" from the shed next to the weed eater, NOT the one from the garage that was un-marked. Guess which one he used? He began complaining the "this piece of crap runs crummy & has no power". You guessed it, no oil, and he ran it till it had no compression. Completely ruined it. Just walked away, and I was not allowed to kick his a$$ because he was "family."
Maybe premix would prevent such a thing in the future, although I will probably never let anyone use my equipment again.
I also like the idea of the pre-mix for another reason- a few years ago, a visiting in-law volunteered to help knock down the weeds around the cabin before fire season. He grabbed my Husky weed eater, and I told him to use the gas can marked "Gas & Oil" from the shed next to the weed eater, NOT the one from the garage that was un-marked. Guess which one he used? He began complaining the "this piece of crap runs crummy & has no power". You guessed it, no oil, and he ran it till it had no compression. Completely ruined it. Just walked away, and I was not allowed to kick his a$$ because he was "family."
Maybe premix would prevent such a thing in the future, although I will probably never let anyone use my equipment again.