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⛽️What do you do with the FUEL INSIDE YOUR SNOWBLOWER? 🤔

7 months ago | [YT] | 58

@xlxphoenixkingxlx

Drain it all out and run the engine until she dies. Even though I use ethanol-free fuel, I still do this.

7 months ago | 12  

@Dave_968

The old MTD I used to have was Stabil for storage. My big Ariens doesn’t like that so I have to run it dry.

4 months ago | 1  

@tundranomad

Living in Alaska, I just leave the gas in it during the summer. Survival of the fittest.

7 months ago | 2  

@Sledgstone

I use ethanol free gas and use ethanol treatment in the gas for my snowblower, lawn tractor and push mower. Every year I top off the gas for everything for storage and every year they all turn on with no problems on the first attempt. It's been 6 years so far doing this and it's worked great. 10 years for the push mower too, it turns right on at the first pull every year.

7 months ago | 3  

@stevenm3587

Drain it and use it in the generator

7 months ago | 4  

@glenherbert7606

The Snow Thrower gets its gasoline with Octane Booster and SeaFoam(Stabilizes Fuel & Cleans Fuel System). The remaining gasoline gets placed in the gas can for the Lawnmower. That gets the SeaFoam (as reason as before)

7 months ago | 1  

@johng4503

I drain out all the TruFuel and use it in my lawnmower for the first mow of the season.

7 months ago | 1  

@jaybooth4815

Run it dry. Press the primer bulb when it starts to run out if gas. It clears out that line.

7 months ago | 1  

@naturecallsyou4645

I've done it both ways, but for me, my best success has been ethanol free gas with stabilizer left in tank. I will then start any engine not regularly used once a month to keep fuel cycling through the carb periodically. If stored for longer than a year I would run it out of gas before storing.

7 months ago | 2

@markgabriel5797

I run mine empty and add 1/4 of truefuel run for 5 then shut it off and run it dry. Pull cord to TDC, Drain the carb bowl and park it.

7 months ago | 2  

@xenophobiac4570

The way this winter and spring has been, drain from snowblower, move to lawnmower, then refill snowblower and drain back to main gas can. Rinse and repeat until May or whenever winter decides it’s over.

7 months ago | 2  

@craiggerber3740

simple as drain down, run carb dry with Walmart brand seafoam keeps gas good and you can add more . works great but run carb dry. next yr gas is still good add more. the premix 2 cyc. just add motor treat and still use up to ten years later . but refresh it.works good nobody believes me. basically seafoam but great value version . great fuel stabilizer....... all you need. I use premix cans for weed whips only. I went through so many weed whips. thanks for listing and good luck.

7 months ago (edited) | 1

@GSAYER1

I’ve tried searching your channel for the question I have, which is, how much fuel stabilizer is used per litre or gallon ? Just realized I filled my two 4 gallon gas cans with 87 octane fuel with ethanol in them. Thanks

2 weeks ago | 1  

@markman7

I put seafoam in the ethanol free fuel I normally use, shut the fuel supply off, and run it out of gas.

7 months ago | 2  

@LabLover1959

I add star Tron to the non-ethanol fuel and run it for five minutes. Then I drained the tank. I have a small and a large snowblower and I haven’t even used the large one for two years. I have a plow on my side by side so I’m probably gonna sell my big snowblower.

7 months ago (edited) | 1

@brandon_burbach

Ethanol free from a dedicated pump; use shutoff valve to burn the gas out of the carb. Can't find easy way to drain the gas from the tank of the Ariens Compact 24.

7 months ago | 1  

@harryharry3193

siphon out, put in other machines.

7 months ago | 1  

@stlfomoco

Harbor freight sells a battery-operated transfer pump that works absolutely perfect for draining small engine fuel tanks. It uses 2D batteries and will drain the quart or so of gasoline in a matter of seconds. I then run the engine a few minutes until it runs completely out of fuel. I think normally they're about $14 and seem to be on sale for about half of that quite often. Well worth the money if you have to store power equipment for the off-season.

7 months ago | 1  

@steventaylor1058

Add stabilizer, run it for 10 or 15 minutes, drain the tank, then run the carb dry. Over kill probably but no issues

7 months ago | 1

@jodis6234

I syphon out what I can then I turn on the machine & let it run until it burns off any leftover fuel in the tank & lines. I mainly do this because we don't have ethanol-free gas in close proximity.

7 months ago (edited) | 1