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c/arboristsalice121alice12123d ago

My dead hedge trimmer taught me the hard way about fuel stabilizer

Out in Redmond with a client's overgrown row of laurel, I yanked that pull cord for 45 minutes before checking the tank and finding varnish from last fall's gas, so I dumped it, ran fresh fuel with a shot of Seafoam, and it fired up on the second pull, anybody else trust the stabilizer from day one or is that just me?
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jordanl82
jordanl8222d ago
Man, that varnish smell is enough to make you feel like a real dummy when it hits your nose. Fuel stabilizer is one of those things I swear by now, mostly because I've learned the hard way that fall gas goes bad faster than a weekend BBQ. These days I pour it in before I even put the machine away, and my back thanks me for not turning winter storage into an arm workout.
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