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Smokey
07-01-12, 06:26 PM
Found a canister of unleaded and wondered if petrol had a use by date?
petet16
07-01-12, 06:36 PM
Old fuel does go "off" a bit, but mixed with some fresh stuff will be fine.
talkingcars
07-01-12, 06:54 PM
Fuel loses it's octane as it gets older, it's thought that anything over 6 months old is past it's sell by date but as Pete says, you can mix it with fresh stuff.
Smokey
07-01-12, 07:39 PM
Even if it's been sitting about a year? And 50/50 mix?
peterzs
07-01-12, 07:46 PM
Keep it for the lawn mower.
Smokey
07-01-12, 07:57 PM
If I had one lol. Will just ditch it!
grimmy
07-01-12, 09:08 PM
If I had one lol. Will just ditch it!

Makes for great weedkiller
peterzs
07-01-12, 09:21 PM
I've got a spraying certificate, have to look up the usage rates!!!!!!!!!!!
Smokey
07-01-12, 09:24 PM
Weed killer?! Can't be good for cats though lol?!
grimmy
07-01-12, 09:46 PM
I've got a spraying certificate, have to look up the usage rates!!!!!!!!!!!

So do I but its off the maff list now Pete.
peterzs
07-01-12, 10:30 PM
Used to do all our H&S, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, COSHH sheets for all the goodies or Baddies.

Best one was for Mole killing, used cyanide tablets, so lethal, my Risk Assessment, was to call in specialists contractors. That was after putting a couple of our guys through a course of putting the pellets in, using a long dispenser. If the tablets got wet would let off cyanide gas!!!!!!

Maybe pouring the old petrol down their holes, would work on the lovely, cuddly moles!!!!!!!

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