hoeyrd2110
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Hey guys new here but can shed some light on the oil thing as for the last seven years I've watched it all change. The 50:1 ratio is an epa way of making people buy equipment. Echo, dolmar, tanaka, lawn boy have all said specifically to run 32:1 in all there engines regardless of what the cap says. Personally if the machine that's running is zinging all the time like a saw use a good marine synthetic at 32:1. If in a slower spinning 2 stroke or one that sees a wide rpm range of operation use a good air cooled oil so the carbon doesn't stick to everything. Hope I helped!
Edit: sorry guys forgot to mention I've been a power equipment mechanic for 7 years. And all those recomendations of 32:1 are all directly from the manufacturers.
Edit: sorry guys forgot to mention I've been a power equipment mechanic for 7 years. And all those recomendations of 32:1 are all directly from the manufacturers.
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