mikefunaro
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Hey all--
I'm preparing to go off to college and am in the process of preparing all my pieces of OPE that will not get used regularly by my father (everything but the mower, weed wacker), for semi-long term storage.
I have two questions--
1. Does anyone still put a few drops of 2-cycle engine oil into the cylinder before storing for long term? My redmax backpack blower and the echo strimmer both suggest it in the manual, but Stihl claims it is unnecessary.
2. I can either store my saws in a lidded plastic cargo tote in my basement (the big plastic storage bins), or in my garage. The garage is really not heated, but generally does not freeze during the winter (it gets heat from the rest of the house). It does, however, get relatively cold (40 degrees or so). The basement is a finished basement that's not very humid, but there's definitely more humidity than there is in a normal room in the house. It doesn't have any real waterproofing problems, but it is definitely a little more humid than an at or above grade room.
What's worse for the saws, the cold or the humidity and why? Where should I store them?
Thanks,
MGF
I'm preparing to go off to college and am in the process of preparing all my pieces of OPE that will not get used regularly by my father (everything but the mower, weed wacker), for semi-long term storage.
I have two questions--
1. Does anyone still put a few drops of 2-cycle engine oil into the cylinder before storing for long term? My redmax backpack blower and the echo strimmer both suggest it in the manual, but Stihl claims it is unnecessary.
2. I can either store my saws in a lidded plastic cargo tote in my basement (the big plastic storage bins), or in my garage. The garage is really not heated, but generally does not freeze during the winter (it gets heat from the rest of the house). It does, however, get relatively cold (40 degrees or so). The basement is a finished basement that's not very humid, but there's definitely more humidity than there is in a normal room in the house. It doesn't have any real waterproofing problems, but it is definitely a little more humid than an at or above grade room.
What's worse for the saws, the cold or the humidity and why? Where should I store them?
Thanks,
MGF