Toro says that its Premium Fuel Treatment helps ensure clean, reliable engine performance while providing protection against the harmful effects of ethanol—and now comes in convenient new packaging.
The all-new 12-ounce red-tinted bottle features a snap-on measuring cup with a keep-clean lid that is designed to make it easy to measure and pour the precise amount of treatment into a gas can. The new design offers a more accurate way of measuring and includes graduations in milliliters and ounces on both the measuring cup and bottle. In addition, the cup is reusable and transferable to other bottles of the same type.
Toro partnered with custom lubricants manufacturer Lube-Tech to create the new bottle. The snap-on measuring cup is the first-of-its-kind in the fuel treatment and lubricants industry—an innovation that helped the new Toro Premium Fuel Treatment packaging win the 2015 AmeriStar Packaging Award in the Household, Industrial and Chemical category.
Toro says that the bottle is made from fully compatible materials that resist paneling, an effect where bottle walls partially collapse inward due to air pressure differences within the bottle. Molded from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Toro says the container is designed to withstand the harsh solvents used in fuel treatments, which can damage labels or discolor other plastic bottle materials.
“Toro is constantly looking for ways to make products more convenient and easier to use for our customers,” notes Kim Wellman, parts marketing manager for The Toro Company. “Used properly, fuel treatments can make a big difference in the life and performance of an engine, and this new packaging makes using Toro Premium Fuel Treatment as simple as possible.”
Toro’s new Premium Fuel Treatment packaging highlights a solution to a common issue for seasonal equipment. More than 90 percent of gasoline sold in the United States is blended with ethanol. Ethanol-blended fuels start to degrade within 30 days after pumping, so equipment used seasonally or intermittently, such as lawn mowers, snowmobiles, ATVs and boats, may not start easily or run smoothly because of problems caused by fuel degradation.
The Toro Premium Fuel Treatment formula stabilizes fuel to stop oxidation and gumming to ensure easy starting, even after seasonal storage. Toro says that it also protects internal fuel system parts against rust, oxidation and other corrosion caused by ethanol-blended fuel. As an added benefit, detergent additives dissolve fuel system deposits and clean intake valves and carburetor varnish to keep the fuel system clean.
Toro says that operators who use the Toro Premium Fuel Treatment with every refuel, will have protection for two- and four-cycle small engines. It’s designed to keep fuel fresh for 12 months or more at 1 ounce per 2 gallons of fuel, treating up to 24 gallons with each 12-ounce bottle.
