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I know a guy that has run 87 octane @ 32:1 in every saw known to man with no issues. Non-synthetic 2 cycle oil. Why walk the 50:1 tightrope?
How thin is that tightrope at 50:1? 32:1 is excessive.
I know a guy that has run 87 octane @ 32:1 in every saw known to man with no issues. Non-synthetic 2 cycle oil. Why walk the 50:1 tightrope?
Been using these for 4yrs now. Very handy...
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Personally I've settled on 45:1 to account for the bit that never comes out. Lots seem to endorse 40:1.How thin is that tightrope at 50:1? 32:1 is excessive.
Personally I've settled on 45:1 to account for the bit that never comes out. Lots seem to endorse 40:1.
I always add the 2-stroke mix BEFORE adding the gas. Too easy to get distracted, especially, when other people are around.
Each can has a Manila shipping tag with the date that the fuel was PURCHASED (date I got it from the pump). If it is over 30 days it gets ‘blended in’ / diluted with a full tank in the car.
I do not use as much fuel as some of you other guys, but this works for me. And I have never experienced fuel related problems with my personal sauce. Group equipment is a another story, with many hands involved (!).
I am sure that I have offended some other Sawyers, by declining their offer of fuel for my saw, but I am quite fussy about it due to problems experienced.
Philbert
I use a similar idea using a strip of 11/2"X4" plastic cut out of a red plastic Folgers can and write MIX on one side RAW on the opposite, wrap around fuel can handle appropriate side facing outward and attach with a shower curtain hook.Been using these for 4yrs now. Very handy...
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I use 42⅔-to-1 ... or 3 shots of oil added to a gallon of gas.Personally I've settled on 45:1 to account for the bit that never comes out. Lots seem to endorse 40:1.
My method also. Dated manila tag. I will go up to 2 months on mix.I always add the 2-stroke mix BEFORE adding the gas. Too easy to get distracted, especially, when other people are around.
Each can has a Manila shipping tag with the date that the fuel was PURCHASED (date I got it from the pump). If it is over 30 days it gets ‘blended in’ / diluted with a full tank in the car.
I do not use as much fuel as some of you other guys, but this works for me. And I have never experienced fuel related problems with my personal sauce. Group equipment is a another story, with many hands involved (!).
I am sure that I have offended some other Sawyers, by declining their offer of fuel for my saw, but I am quite fussy about it due to problems experienced.
Philbert
My method also. Dated manila tag. I will go up to 2 months on mix.
I put string tags on my 3 x 1 gal. cans, which are dedicated to 2-cycle mix. After 4 weeks, it all goes into a 5 gal. can, and the 3 cans are re-filled with fresh gas. Aways premium.Maybe you could put tape on your gas can when you fill it with gas and then take the tape off when you add oil.
There were some websites where you could locate alcohol free gasoline in your area. I was fortunate to find one about a mile from my house, and that is what I use when mixing saw fuel locally. I also use it in my snowblower.the 3 cans are re-filled with fresh gas. Aways premium.
Pure-gas.orgThere were some websites where you could locate alcohol free gasoline in your area. I was fortunate to find one about a mile from my house, and that is what I use when mixing saw fuel locally. I also use it in my snowblower.
Philbert
Use it. Oil don't go bad. Hell, it is found unsealed/underground, been sitting around since the dinosaurs.Old 2-Strike Oil:
Here is a question: Let’s say I have a few sealed…never opened…containers of 2-cycle mix oil that is about…15-20 years old. It is not junk oil…quality made.
So, I was thinking about mixing that stuff for my mowers and chainsaw at 32:1 or 40:1 as to use it up…but not burn something out in the process.
However….One side tells me to use it and not waste it…the other side tells me to pitch it (why take the risk)
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