Any weed-eater guru's out there?

I have a small engine repair service that I piddle with starting about this time each year. Got several jobs goin now. This ethanol in the gas is reekin more havok on these small engines than it is the bigger ones. As evidenced by your rotted hoses. Ethanol did it. You need to make sure your new hose is ethanol friendly. They make it. I get it all the time. My biggest advice to people who aren't real great at keepin up their small engine stuff.......buy Stihl. I don't know what it is, but evidently they use better stuff than the rest. I have a Stihl chainsaw I bought in 2003 and NEVER drain the gas out. It has never failed to start. Same with my Stihl weedeater and blower. I don't add StaBil either. lol I've never had to work on any of my Stihl stuff. Ever. Course when my customers find out an entry Level Stihl weedeater is about 250 bucks, they back off. LOL but they would save money in the long run. I know I have.