timberwolf590
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Thoughts on Red Armor fuel? Trying to determine the best 2 stroke mix.
ECHO Red Armor Fuel
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Red armor oil is one of the best out there. Didn't know they made canned fuel.
I hear good things about red armor mix oil, never used it myself though.
Echo red armour oil is very good. Maybe the best. Canned fuel is canned fuel.
I'd run it without reservation.
I'd run it without reservation.
https://www.echo-usa.com/red-armor
They forgot the Red Armor toothpaste...... and deodorant.....
They forgot the Red Armor toothpaste...... and deodorant.....
First time I took the time to read " ethanol free, 93 octane".. Now gotta have it.. Is it still ok if the oem says 90 octane ? My guess is yes.
It's at the top of most lists for favorite oil
I ran it 8 years good stuff no issues.
I ran it 8 years good stuff no issues.
xraydaniel
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It’s interesting that many have experienced saw failures with ethanol based gas vs canned fuel. I ran an echo for over 10 years on 87 pump gas with simple treatment and fresh gas all its life. What is the concern with pump gas? Of course a few years back after studying more I ran 93+ octane in all my engines while mixed had echo power blend and now exclusively Castrol 2T for the 2 cycles.
Any evidence that canned fuel is worth the almost 5x cost per gallon?
Any evidence that canned fuel is worth the almost 5x cost per gallon?
Ethanol seldom causes acute failures. Most of the damage it causes are chronic in nature and often associated with equipment that sits for weeks at a time.
Canned fuel isn't worth it if your running a saw daily IMO or if you have access to non ethanol fuel. For the guys that let stuff sit for a long time it's well worth it IMO.
Yeah, what he said... Been running gas (fuel) from the pump since I had hair...Never blamed a saw failure on fuel.. That said, I don't leave it sit or use old possibly stale fuel.. Even straight gas in the splitter I keep "fresh".. When I'm done splittin for awhile, don't shut it off. Just walk away.. However,, I don't have any trouble using higher octane beverages and never had failure there either..
slimbo3006
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Same Here. It's Been working well mixed with ethanol free. ~ 45.1-50:1 ratio
I like that it has a very good film strength.
Its my favorite, been usuing it for years in all of my 2 strokes incluiding my Stihl 4 mix trimmer.
