some of you guys need to have more Southern friends!!
I have two chainsaws, a buzzsaw/weedeater, a boat, another boat, a backpack blower, a four wheeler, a 'chainsaw on a stick' (14' job)........... and anytime I put 10% ethanol in ANY of these, they stop running, won't start, and cause major issues. If I dump the crappy gas and get non ethanol, they run like tops.
Small engine mechanics all over tell me to NEVER use ethanol. Station 500 yards away sells pure gas, so I'm lucky. But I'd not burn it in anything less than a vehicle, ever, no matter what. Stabil won't fix the issue, though it does help remove water.
That's my two cents.
Here's where to find it:
Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada