[SRR]

I'm wondering if Deere adequately designed it to be protected against parts corrosion and condensation issues related to the use of E85.

The only info I can find about it are press releases. I haven't seen anything about specific design decisions to protect things from the effects of the ethanol.

(I know ethanol yields about 30% worse fuel economy and is debatable in terms of its environmental sense. I am more interested in evidence in terms of how well the machine will hold up to ethanol fuel, especially E85. I've scoured Google and found nothing. So I ask that people stick to the machine and not debate the usefulness of the fuel.)

I have also heard that the EFI models tend to have less power even running regular gas. I assume that is mainly an issue for hills.

 

[southerntide]

I'm wondering if Deere adequately designed it to be protected against parts corrosion and condensation issues related to the use of E85.

The only info I can find about it are press releases. I haven't seen anything about specific design decisions to protect things from the effects of the ethanol.

(I know ethanol yields about 30% worse fuel economy and is debatable in terms of its environmental sense. I am more interested in evidence in terms of how well the machine will hold up to ethanol fuel, especially E85. I've scoured Google and found nothing. So I ask that people stick to the machine and not debate the usefulness of the fuel.)

I have also heard that the EFI models tend to have less power even running regular gas. I assume that is mainly an issue for hills.

Kohlers are basically good for flat places and frequent cutting. Once you get them in hilly areas like where I live and thick fast growing grass you would want to beat the motor off the machine. They don't sell well in my area to the "Experienced person with knowledge" on the other hand the ones that don't know are like fuel saving yayyyy I'll take it.

No way the thing would get my jobs done right.

Ethanol issue not sure, gas stations with 100% so called gas is bs ask the tanker drivers next time even they will tell you so. I have quite a few places near me with this false crap I can tell not a lic of difference from so called 100% and ethanol no fuel savings or anything related to better power, you know how oil companies roll.

Just never go cheap on ethanol and never use anything rated over 10%, always best to keep fuel stabilizer around and use it time to time I go through quite a bit, but I put a lot of hours on my machine.

 

[Ridin' Green]

As far as durability, I don't see how or why there'd be any difference between a car that is FF capable and a mower. Personally, I wouldn't want a FF mower based solely on not having the power to do the job the machine was designed for. A 25 HP engine running on FF is not going to turn out the same power as one running on E-10, plain and simple.

JD warranty's the engine, but it is a Kohler engine, so they are the ones who'd have to design the anti-corrosion stuff in it.