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Ethanol is hydroscopic. Water is the villain and ethanol is the catalyst. Iowa/nebraska/& midwest farmers give us this poison that should only be drank and not used to kill our machines.
We've had this for quite some time and 6 years ago I had 1 chainsaw and today I have 61 (plus more trimmers and blowers) all given to me from early ethanol death.
http://atlanticgreen.com/images/Blowers_Saws_Trimmer_stats.xls
Most die from plastic and rubber damage/deterioration. A little metal corrosion is sometimes evident due to the water absorbtion. I have gotten most of them running again. I don't need so many saws but the education is very solid...I can see a lot of the Brits @ NOC (some here too) still seem to be in the beginnings of the in ethanol learning stage.
In the 90's, I went to cargill in Eddyville Iowa to work on the ethanol production instrumentation for the corn milling plant. I can still see it there today on google earth...with railroad tracks running right to your nearest (spark ignition fuel) distribution center.
We've had this for quite some time and 6 years ago I had 1 chainsaw and today I have 61 (plus more trimmers and blowers) all given to me from early ethanol death.
http://atlanticgreen.com/images/Blowers_Saws_Trimmer_stats.xls
Most die from plastic and rubber damage/deterioration. A little metal corrosion is sometimes evident due to the water absorbtion. I have gotten most of them running again. I don't need so many saws but the education is very solid...I can see a lot of the Brits @ NOC (some here too) still seem to be in the beginnings of the in ethanol learning stage.
In the 90's, I went to cargill in Eddyville Iowa to work on the ethanol production instrumentation for the corn milling plant. I can still see it there today on google earth...with railroad tracks running right to your nearest (spark ignition fuel) distribution center.
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