I have a Craftsman snow blower. AKA Cub Cadet..AKA .... Most of them are made by ...MTD. Anyhow: A couple of years ago I was having a problem with my one year old Craftsman blower that "looked like" an ethanol problem. The Cub Cadet dealer predicted a $300 bill to pull the Carb and fix the problem.
He then suggested that I try some Non Ethanol
Stuff by
Stihl (Of Chain Saw Fame) called "MotoMix". The can is 32 Fl Oz..92 Octane...No Ethanol.. Cost $8.00..... That's $32/gallon.) NOT CHEAP. My problem went away and I have been using this stuff exclusively ever since. The shelf life is over two years..unlike Ethanol.
My snow blower use in
Rhode Island is limited....Not so much snow as up north.
Justification for this cost is.........a balancing act....I don't have to worry about the .."Doubt" about..Will Ethanol CLOG up my machine.
The alternative is: Use Ethanol during the snow season and then wind up with.. and STORE the machine with "MotoMix".
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