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2-Cycle Oil Prevents Phase Separation

B3C Fuel Solutions has introduced an engine-protection solution to help prevent phase solution.

October 8, 2013

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Deere Donates $400,000 in Equipment, Attachments to National Mall

John Deere will be donating more than $400,000 of equipment and attachments to help restore and maintain the National Mall.

September 27, 2013

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OPEI Survey Shows Consumer Uncertainty About Ethanol

Consumers in the United States may not be ready when it comes to using higher ethanol fuel blends. In an online survey conducted by Harris Interactive for OPEI, Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, one of the key findings was that the majority of Americans are “not sure at all” if it is illegal or legal to put high level ethanol gas into engines.

September 11, 2013

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Toro Provides Fuel Tips, Treatment

Keeping systems clean with the proper fuel is a popular topic among companies these days, including Toro.

August 29, 2013

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The Effects of Ethanol Gasoline on Fuel Pumps

Ethanol gasoline can cause quite a bit of damage to a fuel pump, but did you know how much? Tom Jackson, Executive Editor of our sister publication, Equipment World magazine, discusses the dangers in using ethanol gasoline.

July 24, 2013

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Fuel Treatment Designed to Help Ethanol-Damaged Engines

VP Racing Fuels has partnered with B3C Fuel Solutions to introduce “Fix-It Fuel”. Fix-It Fuel is a fuel system treatment that cleans poor or non-running small engines that have been damaged by ethanol.

July 11, 2013

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John Deere Expands ZTrak Mower Line

John Deere is expanding its ZTrak mower fleet. The company has added the Z925M Flex Fuel mower with ethanol blends up to E85. The model is part of the M Series ZTrack commercial mowers and features a 24.6 horsepower electronic fuel injected engine.

July 8, 2013

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Help Engines Last Longer

ECHO has introduced PowerFuel, the first pre-mixed gas/oil product to use Red Armor Oil. The PowerFuel is pre-mixed fuel, which contains 93 octane gas and oil ready to use right out of the can. The fuel contains no ethanol and is developed at a 50:1 ratio.

June 5, 2013

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Gas with Ethanol Can Make Small Engines Fail

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved gasoline with 15 percent ethanol for use in cars year 2001 or newer, yet it prohibits its use in mowers and other power equipment, stating it may cause damage. A Department of Energy study found that E15 caused hotter operating temperatures, erratic running, and engine-part failure. But even gas with the usual 10 percent ethanol (E10) could help destroy small engines.

March 29, 2013

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OPEI’s Kris Kiser Talks Ethanol

I read with interest the story about Maine eyeing to ban fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol in the Jan. 11 article “Maine DEP working on plan to ban gas blends with more than 10 percent ethanol.”

January 31, 2013

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Court Denies Challenge to EPA Ethanol Ruling

A federal court on Tuesday preserved an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that permits the sale of a high-ethanol fuel blend. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a rehearing on the EPA decision that put fuels with a 15-percent ethanol concentration, known as E15, on the market.

January 22, 2013

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Maine DEP Looks to Ban Ethanol Gas

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is preparing to wade into a national debate surrounding gasoline blends made up of more than 10 percent ethanol. The state agency is at work on a bill that would ban such gasoline blends in Maine if at least two other New England states go along with the prohibition.

January 16, 2013