2 stroke oil
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Topic: 2 stroke oil
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: 2 stroke oil
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:50am
| What kind of 2 stroke oil do y’all use in your chain saws? |
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Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 12:09pm
| I have Stihl saws. Use Stihl label oil as it is convenient to purchase when getting parts and bottle size is correct for the gas container. Whether it really matters is subject debate but I remember a certain John Deere snowmobile that only ran well on Deere oil. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 1:29pm
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Stihl synthetic. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 1:48pm
| Stihl here as well. |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 1:59pm
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Stihl synthetic also ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 2:32pm
| Echo here |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 2:33pm
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Saw a guy use bar oil once, said he only had 10 or so cuts to make. He got em cut but I never heard if the saw lasted any length of time afterwards.
Polymuric valance viscosity of the quasionic peptide oil ohm I guess. I use any chainsaw 2 stroke oil as McCulloch is no longer. ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 4:42pm
| My reason for asking is that the long time saw shop that’s been here for 3 generations closed this summer. They were a pro Stihl dealer and sold Stihl oil. Now it’s Ace hardware Napa or Walmart . There is a TSC 25 miles away. I have a 12 pack of Stihl oil just wondering what the future holds? |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 5:46pm
I use stihl or echo. Go to a lot of yard sales, too. If I spot a good name brand oil, in sealed packs, I'll buy it, too. Main thing I do is to mix the oil with coleman camping gas(Naptha). I won't touch the ethanol stuff, it just eats up fuel parts! ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 7:14pm
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20w can be used for both chain and gas. That's what you are buying with "Maybe" some additives. I've used it for years and never had any problems. If I run across anything at auctions for the right price I'll pick it up and use it. Oh, I also use ethanol mixed gas! Never a problem with it either. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: 200Tom1
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 8:53pm
| Same here Echo or steel. Echo dealer is now selling universal syn oil in a tube. He now recommends that. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2019 at 11:53pm
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Well,,,Thad,,,when you get ready to start a thread on oil for 2 stroke outboards,,,,I'll be first in line,,,and welcome ole JohnKC to chime as he worked on them boat engines for many years,,  For many years I would always buy the two stroke oil of whatever brand was on the shelf at the gas station as we headed out to the lake. Then when Walmart opened I started using their brand by the gallon cause I got tired of running out and the gas station also out ,,,,,,I would keep a pre-mixed gallon in the pontoon storage at all times. Never had an issue with any of the boats I had.,,,, Also would use this pre-mix when I run out of chain saw mix,,,,,
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Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 3:13am
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I have run my Stihl forever on wally world two stroke oil and E10. Nary a problem in any of the small two strokers also. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 4:43am
Marine 2stroke and air cooled 2 stroke oil are 2 different animals. Put marine stuff in air cooled stuff, and you will have problems with ash gumming up the works... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Dave H wrote:Posted By: nella(Pa)
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 6:14am
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I used JD 30 weight torque-guard for the gas mixture @ 50-1 for most of the 35 yrs. in the Echo and it still runs well. Echo EV650, for 35 yrs. and still works good. It sawed a lot of wood and was backer over by my D17(dumb tractor), took 1 part for handle mount to repair.
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Posted By: Todd AL
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 8:19am
| The TSC oil in the small bottle multi-packs. It's synthetic, and mixes around 40:1 when you use one bottle per gallon. Smells good too. Low/no smoke. |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 9:58am
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I order the sthil brand 50:1 stuff from the internet. Have other stuff for the 32:1 and 40:1 saws that I use. Also NEVER use alki gas in 2-strokes. --I saw a guy destroy his saws with that crap. ------------- http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/ |
Posted By: Amos
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 12:04pm
| Klotz...nothing but Klotz.... |
Posted By: weiner
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 1:15pm
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I have to be different here, I`ve used Amsoil 2 stroke in my 35 year old Jonsered sense new with no problem at all. ------------- Real heros wear dogtags, not capes. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 1:54pm
| when everyone in the 70's and 80's ran their snowmobiles, we all choose Conoco 2-cycle oil as it would never foul the plugs like other oils did. think it was called "scat" oil. |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 4:19pm
| I believe in staying with the what you have been using, unless there is an operational issue that changing the mix will solve. You say you have a 12 pack of Stihl oil. How long do expect that will last? Before it is gone isn't it likely you will be going by another Stihl dealer and could pick some more up? As ac fleet posted, you can order on it line; eBay, Amazon and many other places advertise it, and it will be delivered to you. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2019 at 6:03pm
Jim, that's to simple.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |