700 gallons gets you about 800 hours of runtime.
800 hours @ $150 hr (minimum)
$120,000 gross sales
$1,645 in fuel at 2.35 gal for the year
$2,100 in fuel at 3.00 gal for the year
How will I ever make ends meet?
As hard of a time as we are giving each other I hope you understand that I am just bullheaded and I like how I do things. Again, each their own.
That is a strange statement. Iām to tired to do the math but I average $250 a day in fuel. Star tron is a lot cheaper than premium. Plus, guys donāt have to wait at pump and reswipe card to change from one grade fuel for the trucks and one for the machines. You should rethink your business model if saving money is not a priority, seriously.
I save money Iām about every other aspect of business ownership. But oil and gas are never something I skimp on. My fleet vehicles for the other business always see 300-400 thousand miles before motor problems occur.
Sorry, Startron does 512 gallons per 32oz, my bad again!
If this guy says itās good, it MUST be good!
HAH!
Haā¦I didnāt know they still made Icehouse. Iām surprised Star Tron hasnāt hired him to make a paid commercial!
I always run a fuel stabilizer through all of my small engine equipment. I actually try and run ethanol free when I can but still add it to that too to help with condensation. I donāt worry about it as much with the mower and equipment thatās getting used weekly but, if itās going to sit for a month, Iāll definitely add it. Anything longer than a month and I try and drain the gas and run it out. My chainsaws all get ethanol free. Before I started using fuel stabilizer I had too many carb problems in the small carbs and it didnāt matter what octane level I used. The octane rating doesnāt effect the amount of ethanol in it and the ethanol is what starting causing issues with small engine carburetors. I might be wrong but I donāt think most gas stationās higher octane fuel have anymore cleaning detergents than regular. The government requires cleaning detergents to be added to all grades of gas whether itās 87 or 93. There are a few exceptions like Shell, BP, and I think Mobil. They have their āspecial high octane money maker blendā that they advertise. Not all stations have their āV-Powerā blend and the only difference between 87 and 93 is the octane level. If Iām going to spend that much Iād much prefer to spend that on ethanol free because thatās what effects the carbs in small engines. The oil companies make their fuel based on it being burned in vehicles not in carbureted small engines.
Most of the carb problems youāll see is when the equipment sits for an extended period of time. If youāre running it all the time regular gas will be fine. Whenever I run into carb problems I ask them how old the gas is and they usually reply, āIām not sureā or āmaybe a few monthsā.
From all of the engines and carbs Iāve rebuilt Iāve never noticed less carbon on valves, piston tops, etc on engines when people said they run premium. The carbon usually comes from engines that have been running like crap because the carbs have been gummed up with ethanol from sitting.
Like anything with cars, engines, etc everyone has their own opinion. From what I have seen I think fuel stabilizer is the way to go. I think it works great for equipment that only gets ran about once a month. Anything longer drain it, run the engine out of gas, and youāll be in good shape. If youāre running every single day I donāt think itās quite as important. As cost effective as it is Iād just run it all the time just in case something comes up to where the engine sits for awhile.
I assume you include vehicle fuel in this number?
Yepā¦
My figures were for the PW fuel only. Not vehicle fuel.
Okay I think your thought process is flawed but is your process and not mine so it doesnāt matter to me
