Yea that was a long thread....I’ve got the same Hustler mentioned by OP.
Bought mine used at a Hustler dealer, 1 year old and 50 hours, for $1600.
Yea that was a long thread....I’ve got the same Hustler mentioned by OP.
Bought mine used at a Hustler dealer, 1 year old and 50 hours, for $1600.
Ck the oil, prolly has about as much in it as the gas.
I run premium (at home) to avoid the shitty ethanol problems, your call.
Jeremy prolly buys in bulk and it USUALLY doesnt have ethanol to worry about. We take 2K gallons at a time, at work, and it doesnt have any of that crap in it.
Depends on "whos" gas but in general I believe most premiums dont have it. You have to watch for it....and remember, your in the big city, Im in the country, big difference.Premium doesn't have ethanol, or is the ethanol just not shitty?
It wont say that.Well, I've always run premium, and never noticed anything stating that the premium was ethanol free.
So, the TL;DR, you should be fine with whatever gas you choose. Just make sure to keep it fresh and don't let it stagnate in your lines/carb.
I run premium in my personal riding mower, but we run Shell regular in our fleet. The bigger factor you want to take in is fresh gas. Is your local premium fuel constantly being used and restocked, or does it go a while before it's restocked? Your local gas station manager should be able to help tell you pretty much how often it gets brought in. Fresh regular grade will always be better than stale premium. Another factor is maintenance. Are you changing your fuel filters annually? You should. Fuel treatments also help. I'm able to test my fuel in my shop or garage and tell exactly what the ethanol percentage is. Most stations are here are around 9%-11%. With that in mind, we know ethanol has cleaning additives and attracts water.
WATER is your fuel systems real problem - not solvents. The ethanol additives will stiffen up diaphrams in your carb or vacuum operated fuel pump, but we have measures against that like fuel treatment and properly storing equipment. The best thing to fight against the water build up is some Mechanic in a Bottle. This stuff chemically encapsulates every water molecule in your fuel and allows it to pass through without corroding your fuel system/carb or clogging your strainer/filters. If you really want to be a fuel nerd, look into b3c fuel tests. They have everything from cheap fuel swabs to check age and for water to all out fuel and oil test kits.
If you only mow once or twice a month, turn off your fuel valve at the bottom of your tank and run the engine until it dies. This will keep fuel from stagnating in your pump or carb, and then you can pour a little bit of that mechanic in a bottle in with each tank fill up to really keep it fresh. You should never need a carb rebuild if you do this. Granted, that can be extreme, so if you at least do that with each winter prep, you should still be ok.
Would you mind taking a picture of your carb tomorrow? I'd like to see something.
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