Auto Doc's
Lawn Addict
Hello TSE.,
I think the over hyped controversies come from people who were raised to neglect their equipment and blame it on the machine rather than the person honestly admitting their stupidity/laziness. (It ran fine when I parked it)
With newer plastic body carburetors, I can say ethanol blend fuel is not too much of a problem unless water has collected in it, and even then, they are easier to clean in just a few minutes.
I have pulled apart very many old aluminum body carburetors that have sit for a couple of years. There are some that I have opened up that literally had nothing but metal bowl rust and white aluminum powder inside the bowl and I have boxes of those old junk ones that I keep around for small parts and screws, but they will never be put on a running machine again.
I also use E-10 (mid-grade) fuel, but I also add stabilizer and usually run my equipment empty at the end of the cutting season.
What gasoline I drain or pump out, I pour in the tank of one of my cars. (Why let it just sit for months?)