triathlete123
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Does anyone ever use standard multi-grade oil as a gas-oil mix if they are in a pinch?
Using non 2-stroke oil is not necessarily stupidity!Not me. (see sig below)
^^^-------------^^^Many older chainsaws specified that SAE 30 oil be mixed with fuel. Amazingly there are still a bunch of vintage saws still with us. Today's motor oil probably has better additives than in the past, so you could probably still use it in the proper ratio.
True. Lots of times we've made decisions where we didn't have all the information. In this case we do. Seeing that the OP states he has a logging background, I'm sure he knows better, and what does that say about this thread???Using non 2-stroke oil is not necessarily stupidity!...
I didn't get the info stating the OP having a logging background - not from within this thread.
All I said was that engine oil can be used and that there was a time when it was supposed to be used.
I also said that nowadays it shouldn't be used anymore.
I am not trying to start any kind of argument!
I agree that dedicated 2-stroke engine oil should be used for 2-stroke mix - nuf said.
I don't no more myself.I agree. It's not that you couldn't. But with the availability of two stroke oil why would you?
I have in a pinch to finish a paying job. Nothing happened to the saws but I would not do it on a regular basis not knowing all that there is to know about the subject.Does anyone ever use standard multi-grade oil as a gas-oil mix if they are in a pinch?
Some old 2-stroker state 16:1 to be used - good against bugs in the summer.My grandfather ran for years two Echo's and an Oleomac on premix made with diesel engine oil. I think he used 4% premix or an even higher rate.
No ill effects apart from the huge could of smoke accompanying every cutting operation and lots of seriously soiled spark plugs and mufflers.
I've been out of the industry for a long time. Btw, ad hominem attacks are unprofessional.True. Lots of times we've made decisions where we didn't have all the information. In this case we do. Seeing that the OP states he has a logging background, I'm sure he knows better, and what does that say about this thread???
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