Trufuel

[Clyde S. Dale]

I usually buy a 32oz can of Trufuel 50:1 this time of year for the weed whacker and leaf blower for storage through the winter. I went to my dealer yesterday was shocked to see it in gallon and 5 gallon containers. $15 for a gallon too! I did not even ask about the price of the 5 gallon can. I realize the 32oz can is the least cost-effective ($5) but it's only one time per year. Anybody buy it by the gallon or 5 gallons at a time for that matter?

 

[SmokeyCity]

Wow thats high. I have been using stabil or seafoam added to non ethanol gas as my winter storage fuel.

 

[firefighterjake]

Egads . . . always have used Star Tron for long term fuel storage . . . in the weedbeater, lawnmower, snowmobile, wood splitter and every other small engine I use . . . no issues with the engines or fuel . . . I suspect it's much cheaper than buying the super high winder fuel.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

I'm guilty of using this overpriced product, also. I don't buy 93 gas for my truck, so I have no need to put it in my 5 gallon cans. I just spend the $6 for the 94 TruFuel. Might as well not skimp it when your chainsaws cost $500+.

 

[mellow]

I bought a can of it from Lowes last week to try for the first time, figured I would give it a shot in the Husky 365. I made sure to check to see if the tamper proof seal was still good, it was.

Anyway I tried it out and it about killed my saw, my saw ran great till I tried that crap, as soon as I started it I had issues with it running (i always run my saw out of gas before putting away), tried it for a few minutes and it only got worse so I dumped it out. Now it is running like junk and I gotta take it apart to see what happened.

I will stick with my non-ethanol mid-grade gas and mix my own from now on, I should have ran it in my poulan first and sacrificed it for testing.

 

[CenterTree]

Way too pricey for me. I am blessed to be able to get ethanol free gas from a marina at a great price. ( I use Stabil also)

Be careful if you buy the Trufuel though, It is available in both straight gas and premixed ratios for 2 strokers. Don't grab the wrong can!

http://pure-gas.org/

 

[Danno77]

I've bought this a couple of times. Now I just use the cans with my own non-ethanol (mixed with stabil and sea foam, etc) fuel that I mix with Stihl oil. I go between Stihl synthetic and regular based on my mood.

I really like the cans, I think they are handy to use in the timber.

 

[TreePointer]

There is no convenient fuel station with non-ethanol gasoline in my area, so I'll use the canned fuel when I want to run machines dry before storage.

One of my brothers has a saw that he uses around his yard at most twice per year. Trufuel and similar products are perfect for him.

 

[mellow]

Just wanted to update, after running two tanks worth of my local non-ethanol gas through the husky it is back running like its old self again, thank goodness I didn't have to take it into the shop.

I will never ever again run any kind of canned pre-mix fuel in my saw again, lord knows how long that stuff has been sitting on the shelf.

 

[TreePointer]

Just wanted to update, after running two tanks worth of my local non-ethanol gas through the husky it is back running like its old self again, thank goodness I didn't have to take it into the shop.

I will never ever again run any kind of canned pre-mix fuel in my saw again, lord knows how long that stuff has been sitting on the shelf.

Just curious:

Before Trufuel, what fuel octane had you been running? What 2-cycle oil? What mix ratio?

When you changed to Trufuel, did you tune your carburetor to accept the different fuel? If not, that could have been the issue.

 

[mellow]

I have always run mid-grade 89 octane non-ethanol and I usually use pro-mix 2cycle oil running 50:1. I mix in a 1 gallon gas container so I know my mixture is spot on.

Truefuel is 50:1, they say it is 92 octane.

No way am I going tune my carbs to run that expensive crap, it should work out of the bottle if it is so great.

Btw, I have tried high grade 92 non-ethanol gas using the same mix and the saw ran fine.

 

[TreePointer]

I have always run mid-grade 89 octane non-ethanol and I usually use pro-mix 2cycle oil running 50:1. I mix in a 1 gallon gas container so I know my mixture is spot on.

Truefuel is 50:1, they say it is 92 octane.

No way am I going tune my carbs to run that expensive crap, it should work out of the bottle if it is so great.

Btw, I have tried high grade 92 non-ethanol gas using the same mix and the saw ran fine.

Well that rules out a couple things. I was thinking that if you used a radically different fuel mix, tuning could have been an issue. Another issue would have been the modern synthetic oil in Trufuel freeing some old buildup or carbon in the engine, causing erratic running, but you had already been using a synthetic oil.

 

[mecreature]

I run Truefuel 50:1 mix, MotoMix, 92Octane ethanol free gas and cheap-o gas from where ever mixed with Stihl Ultra.
Everything works in my saws, weed eater, lawn blower and boat.

But if I know I will not be running for some time I fill with pre-mix truefuel or MotoMix if I have it or my own mix with Sta-Bil with no problems.

The saws never sit too long though.

 

[Clyde S. Dale]

I guess Mellow's not in the market for the 5 gallon can, lol - I started this thread curious to see if anyone buys it in quantity. Never had any issues with Trufuel and I've used it in a few different saws that have come and gone over the years along with all of my other OPE. Sorry to hear that's not the case for everyone.

 

[mecreature]

I have only seen quarts or quart 6-packs.
I might buy a gallon at that price.

I usually use my own mix and the last tank gets the can stuff.

I am by no means married to the idea of can fuels.... they are just there so I use them.

 

[Jags]

I must be the minority. I run whatever comes from the fuel pump at 50:1 for two strokes and put the unmixed in a large variety of engines and don't do squat to any of them. I don't have fuel issues with any of the equipment. I simply don't fuss with them...and they run.

 

[Danno77]

I like to pretend I'm some sort of gasoline chef. I put a dash of this in there, a splash of that, a whole bottle of this. stir vigorously and season to taste.

 

[firefighterjake]

I must be the minority. I run whatever comes from the fuel pump at 50:1 for two strokes and put the unmixed in a large variety of engines and don't do squat to any of them. I don't have fuel issues with any of the equipment. I simply don't fuss with them...and they run.

I'm similar to you ... although I will put in a fuel stabilizer (Star tron) for long term storage needs.

 

[xman23]

I think the saw said high test. So all my 2 cycle mix for the saw, leaf blower and wacker is high test and Stihl synthetic oil. I add sea foam in the fall to all my small engines that don't run much over the winter. That said every 4 to weeks I run them all.

Although last week I mixed a gallon, filled the leaf blower and it died. Got looking at the gas, somethings wrong. Poured it into a glass bottle. Two inches of water in the bottom. I try to keep all.the stuff clean. I think the gallon jug I use was soaking with water in it.

 

[Jon1270]

There's no ethanol-free stuff near me either, so I just buy mid-grade or premium at the station around the corner, one gallon at a time, and avoid letting it sit in the machines for too long. Working on older saws that have had fuel sit in them for months or even years, I have seen several problematically softened fuel lines.

 

[wenger7446]

My 2-stroke mix consists Stihl Ultra HP 2-strike mix and 2.6oz of marvel mystery oil. I am sure the MMO helps with some extra lube and it smells nice when running.

 

[Jon_E]

I appear to be one of those rare folks that runs exclusively canned fuel in all of my 2-cycle engines. I have had so many problems over the years with carbs and fuel lines disintegrating, and even though I can now get ethanol-free gasoline (91 octane) at a local station, I stick to the canned stuff. I buy 5-gallon cans of VP SEF94, which is $88 at my dealer. Yes it's expensive, but it's also 100% peace of mind and really a small price to pay for a year's worth of fuel, and the resulting firewood (and weedwacking and rototilling). I'm still going to pay almost $40 for 5 gallons of (ethanol-free gas + 50:1 oil + stabilizer) but the knowledge that my machines are going to start every time and run perfectly, is worth the extra money over a year's worth of use.

 

[Halligan]

In all my newer equipment I'm running canned gas. That list includes my 346xp, 372xp, hand held blower, and my new Stihl 4mix powerhead for my combi-tool. The only small engine that gets pump gas/mix is my old backpack blower. It's got to be 12 years old now and I would like a newer, more powerful one so if it dies I won't shed a tear.

I had to replace my old combi-tool powerhead cause it just wouldn't run anymore. I'm confident the ethanol killed the carb. I went with a new powerhead vs. new carburetor cause it was over ten years old and it lacked the power to run the pole saw attachment effectively.

I even filled my little Honda EU2000 generator with the Tru-Fuel 4 cycle mix. I probably burn 1 gallon a year in the generator and at least I don't have to worry about bad gas. Actually, when the generator was fairly new I had an issue where it wouldn't run. I returned it to the dealer and they called a day later saying it was bad gas. Pissed me off cause I had to pay for the diagnosis since there was no issue with the generator. The gas in it was less than a month old and treated with Stabil.