im out riding with my buddy and i decide to do a donut i go around about twice and my quad just cuts out and dies. im thinking great what i do tried starting it and wouldnt run ,played with coke checed fuel all good so as im sitting there my buddy rolls up and says you know if you put ur plug wire on you might be able to keep up. then we gas up and my quad starts smoking like krazy im looking at it start to disaper in its own fog cloud thinking crap as i relise the only spare gas we had was for his banshee........needless to say i called it a day and went back to bed

 

Uh, no, four strokes don't run good on two stroke fuel.

 

I used to put two stroke oil in my tractor on purpose. It kept the mosquitoes and greenheads away while I cut the fields...lol.

 

Years ago...about 30.. I had a lawn mower that for its whole life only burned premix...it lasted 20 yrs and the only reason I replaced it was I wanted a rear bagger style mower..

current day... my sons buddies run blenzal and will only use it for a week after they buy it...Then they give it to me.. Sure smells cool mowing my lawn...

 

Speaking of exhaust smells [not to highjack wheily's post] on occasion I run bio-diesel in my truck. A friend makes it from cooking oil, really impressive setup. In the summer when I sit and idle, I smell like Burger King. It really sucks when you're hungry though...lol.

I know another guy who puts citronella oil in his tractor for the same reason I put 2-stroke oil. Not sure of the mix but, I guess it works.

 

I think were still on topic(sort of)...and if not Ill delete what wheily doesnt like..

Wow? Really? Ive heard of those units...even seen them outline one on a show on speed...NEVER thought of what the exhaust might smell like.

I wonder what the benefits of citronella oil are? Id be curious as to what he mixes it at...you mix 40:1 in your tractor? Gas tractor Im assuming?

 

It was a LoBoy Tractor I sold a few years back. It had a 8 gallon tank and I'd just throw whatever I had in there, {probably would have burned coal if I could get it into the carb...lol]

You can buy bio-diesel setups pre-built. This guy is a retired engineer and built one from scratch. It has a 1200 gallon storage tank. I like to leave it idle by the convenience store and wait for someone to complain. [we have "no idling" signs] At least I can say my 8,800 pound monster of a pick up truck gets 20+ MPG and doesn't burn a drop of fossil fuel...