Alcoholic Vandals TOTALED My Zero Turn Mower!

[@DatBoiOrly]

The problem is that the plastic itself is kinda porous on the microscopic level so even though the tank is "sealed" the ethanol in it slowly evaporates off through the plastic & attracts the beetles. so basically what I'm trying to say is if you coat the internal of the tank with a tank coating made for plastics you can basically seal up those microscopic holes that allow the evaporated ethanol to escape meaning those beetles never get attracted to it meaning no more holes.

[@billsmith1770]

often , japanese hornets show up when i've spilled some gas . they must be after ethanol too .

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

I like my hornets like I like my mowers. Domestic.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

A rat ate my fuel rail on my Dodge pickup. Nothing but gasoline and plastic, he must have been HUNGRY.

[@RK-kn1ud]

Replace them with some cheap aluminum fuel cells (some fabrication required) and never worry about it again!

[@paulmcgrath2175]

Late to the party, but why not rig holders for a pair of marine tanks? They are common and relatively cheap. Come to think of it, you could cut the top halfs off and use them as a base to build a holder from.

[@miken8001]

Would very much like to see a video on the smoke machine. would alsolove to build one.

[@geniusanthony]

This probably doesn't help at this point but, earlier this year I ran a test with different types of epoxy submerged in E85. After months the West System G-flex was still solid where the others have long since turned to jelly or become brittle.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Good information for the future!

[@SofaKartoffelSchorsch]

I thought someone used birdshot on your mower at first...

[@danijelandroid]

Yeah me too 😂.

[@robertoruiz7069]

Funny vid and very informative i like it.Good repair job,tanks like that may only be under pressure when the gas heats up from the sun hitting on it.But at the current cost of new tanks i would look at just buying a ten gallon aluminum tank for a race car setup just cheaper.I'll start watching your channel it appears to be good.keep going.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

I’m considering dual Harley Davidson motorcycle tanks with flames painted on.

[@ville1981]

What happened to the F525!? I loved that one, specially it's rough terrain capabilities.😄

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Still mowing with that too!

[@dannygoldman8216]

Hilarious as usual. Love the videos.

[@dankirkpatrick3326]

Could you coat them in truck bed liner, or garage floor epoxy coating? Or maybe plastic dip?

[@gregorymalchuk272]

This was way too much work. I've used JB weld on a gas tank and it's still holding tight 5 years later. If you really want to go all out, coat the inside of the tank with Por15 after JB welding the holes. Maybe coat the outside too.

[@bluesman4894]

Not sure what's more addicting the honey mustard or the buffalo ones.

[@vaderdudenator1]

Any details on that smoke machine?

[@person800]

If ethanol is the problem, why not use ethanol free marine gas in your mower?

[@bootblacking]

Doing forensics in your church pants, rookie mistake

[@croden9405]

Would ethanol free gas stop the beetles trying to get into the tanks?

[@apeanders]

Wait a minute. Now I know where I've heard that voice before. Mister Technician, are you in fact Jacob Geller, the top tier KZbin video essayist? Your videos sure have similar qualities, however different the content.

[@DSIVXX]

Nope

[@apeanders]

(I know he's not. It's just a compliment by comparison.)

[@ThatGuyOG_Rust]

How about melting trimmer line as like solder?

[@davedemo8229]

I go 60 miles for non eth gas. Havnt touched a carb since. btw do a video on the smoke machine. would love to build one.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Let me figure out how to keep it from exploding before I share the design…

[@davedemo8229]

@@thedoubtfultechnician8067 aw come on safety is overrated

[@djrenault]

@@davedemo8229 safety third!

[@tcdahn7]

Shotguns are a thing.

[@JB_user5684]

they make an insecticide paint additive. in my humble and untested opinion, mix it with a gasoline proof paint and give it a try.

[@willwobs7030]

try fiberglass

[@hillppari]

ethanol is the antiknocking agent. its not used for its energy content. would coud use something even more expensive or cheaper like lead lol

[@svgPhoenix]

It's only cheap because of absurd government subsidies from a bygone era

[@person800]

Nah, ethanol is added to gasoline because the EPA hates you and wants you to suffer. Has nothing to do with anti-knocking.

[@Redneck0784]

JB Plasti Weld woulda worked better

[@SSJIndy]

I think I would have just taped the holes over and put some Red-Kote tank sealer in (after a good interior cleaning, of course.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Isn’t that just for metal tanks?

[@SSJIndy]

@@thedoubtfultechnician8067 Don’t see any reason it would matter. It’s a tough, thick lining either way.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Guess it depends on how it adheres to the plastic. I’ve used it with great success on my atv, but that’s a metal tank.

[@Cypher791]

Typical alcoholics… 🙄