"toller" wrote in message
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"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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wrote:

Since it's a new mower, why not read the manual and see what the
manufacturer recommends. Don't you think they are a better source than
random internet opinions?

It's never OK to just leave the gas in it. It should be either
drained/run dry or else have stabilizer added. The pluses for those
that favor stabilizer is it's easier and reduces the chance that any
carb seals will shrink.


Hi,
I Live in Calgary where the winter weather is severe. I never empty fuel
tank on my mower(John Deere), snow
blower(Toro), weed eater(Echo), chain saw(Stihl), etc. Never had
trouble
starting in the spring, never experienced
other trouble. I keep them all in tool shed.
Tony

I know someone who left gas in their generator for two years and was
unable
to get started when the next outage came.
Yeh, you might get lucky and have no problems, but it is hardly worth the
trouble.

Leaving it in for two summers is considerably different than one winder in
Calgary. Even in the Denver area I don't usually bother with the mower for
the winter. But, I would not even think of letting any engine sit for the
summer with gas in it. Even with stabilizer. I have a generator but always
store it empty.