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Not as simple as the title suggests.. I wouldn't hesitate to drive a few more miles to find ethanol-free gas for the snow blower and generator, but there is none to be found. After looking around for a bit, I was told the state passed a bill last year requiring all gas stations to use gasoline with ethanol.
Is this doing a lot of damage to the appliances, and is there something I can do to make the gasoline more compatible with the equipment?
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The website http://pure-gas.org/ has a list of ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada.
In addition, your local airport probably has 100LL (100-octane low-lead gasoline without ethanol) for sale, as most reciprocating airplane engines require it.
One other thing to try when purchasing gas for small engines: go for the Super/High Octane.
I've noticed that some pumps have a generic "May contain up to 10% Ethanol" on the pump, while other locations have it attached only to the location that pump regular.
