As silly as is may seem, the colour and smell are really all that’s important as MOST 2t oils preform fairly similarly.
Colour so it contrasts with whatever Jerry can colour you’re using for quick identification and smell to avoid headaches.
Chainsaw 2 Cycle Oil Poll
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Colour so it contrasts with whatever Jerry can colour you’re using for quick identification and smell to avoid headaches.
I use dominator, I can’t believe people are voting for the silver Stihl.
Use the search feature to search for oil threads.
It is a wonder moderators don't instantly and automatically delete them, there are so many.
It is a wonder moderators don't instantly and automatically delete them, there are so many.
Because they’re always very popular. Good for forums.
Well, I give in.
I use Redmax.
I use Redmax.
Exactly!
Oil threads are probably 15% the post count.
With strato charging and AT/MT my two cycle stuff doesn't smell any different than my Honda Lawnmower for the most part.
Boat oils do stink in traditional 2 strokes. This is because they use amines for disperaents, and anyone that's worked around amines can attest that they indeed are very stinky.
That's rich !
TN Cattleman
ArboristSite Member
Current Top 3 in the Oil Poll:
1: Echo Red Armor
2: Amsoil Saber
3: Stihl HP Ultra
1: Echo Red Armor
2: Amsoil Saber
3: Stihl HP Ultra
lasmacgod
ArboristSite Operative
This stuff. It’s what I grew up with, and for most of my life I wasn’t aware there was anything else available. Then I found oil threads. Ignorance was bliss. Back before I learned about JASO ratings. Back before Ultra was the best stuff ever and then the worst stuff ever made. I would happily go back to using this stuff right now if I could.
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Ultimate oil thread activity to get around the 10-item poll limit:
Fill out a set of brackets, like NCAA basketball tournament.
Hold multiple polls for 10 oils each.
Top 2 in each poll moves on to the next poll.
Start with brackets of, say, about 642 oils, and pare it down that way.
If your vote makes it to the semi-finals you get a prize.
Flame flame, flame away!
TN Cattleman
ArboristSite Member
Go for it man! The way folks love oil threads on this forum, some members might be looking near Frankfort Kentucky for one Farmer_Nate.
Stihl Sharp
ArboristSite Member
Seems that the pole is closed, so i couldn`t vote.
RED ARMOR gas and RED ARMOR oil, for my Echo saws and weed trimmer. I don`t use my saws much these days like i use to, but my early 1980`s Echo weed trimmer is still running perfect after decades of use EVERY summer, and it has yet to quit, nore has it ever failed to run. Echo must be doing something right.
RED ARMOR gas and RED ARMOR oil, for my Echo saws and weed trimmer. I don`t use my saws much these days like i use to, but my early 1980`s Echo weed trimmer is still running perfect after decades of use EVERY summer, and it has yet to quit, nore has it ever failed to run. Echo must be doing something right.
Guilty as charged... Yes I voted for Ultra 
That’s fair enough!! You mentioned once it made suitable bar oilGuilty as charged... Yes I voted for Ultra
You have to remember, oil is not the main cause of carbon. It’s the gasoline.
Poor tuning is most of it.
Husky77
ArboristSite Operative
I think it's very regional and dont give a true account of what oil is used. Depends on si much like availability, price, how people on youtube influence others (not that anyone is brainwashed of course) and how good the product marketing is. Take Stihl top oil for instance, they use it in their moto mix fuel, it cant be a rubbish oil like some make out but only rated jaso FB oh this may cause a stir but going back years in fact early 80's all we used was oregon two stroke oil and never any problems at 50-1
