Never put E anything into the tank of an internal combustion engine.
Ethanol is for imbibing at social gatherings. Don't let the "gubmint" do their social experimenting
on your equipment. The only thing Ethanol in gasoline does is send your engine to an early retirement,
and inflate the price...
You can't kill them. I have a 96 Ext cab XLT 2.2 Ltr. 5 speed with 385K I drove off the lot in 95, Last "new" vehicle I ever bought. All the normal maintenance, Including ball joints, tie rod ends seals and bearings, don't use a drop of oil, hell, I just put a paint job on it and I have a new...
Always walk my property prior to running any equipment on it. Been doing it for neigh on 45 years. It started as being born and raised on a farm/ranch, and really set in after the young'uns would leave toys in the yard (some rather expensive, by my standards at the time). Now I got...
Keep the corn squeezin's out of your fuel tanks. You'll sleep better at night.
More sage advise, if the gub'mint says it's good, 99% of the time, it ain't. ;)
Any neighbors you don't get along with, that are aware that you maintain your own equipment?
:LOL:
Also, have you been using / moving any other mechanical items around where you found it?
Got my spankin new JD RX-95 back in the early to mid 80's. Regular maintenance, an ignition upgrade, mulch kit. NO crappy etoh fuel, synthetic oil. Been doing an awesome job on my 2 acres here in the Free State of Florida for nearly forty years. And it don't burn a drop of oil.
26 years in the...