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So Monday I am at work in the park I maintain. The boss pulls in and I tell him I need more mixed fuel. He hands me a full can of straight gas and a bottle of HP ultra and says to mix it up, I say fine, and then look at what he gave me.....
The can was a 2.5 gal Eagle safety can, filled to the brim.
He handed me a small bottle of HP ultra, which I read the label and it says it makes exactly 2 gallons of 50:1.
Now, I have 2.5 gallons of gas and only enough oil to mix with two gallons.
I tell him this is not good and it's good I caught it before other crews mixed incorrect ratios and burned up their FS80's and BR600's.
He says, it'll be fine, just mix it anyways, thus creating a dangerously lean cocktail of 62:1 or something.
After he left, I poured out some gas into my 5 gal can and attempted to mix a correct ratio. This is why I always like mixing my own gas, from measuring it out from the pump to adding my choice of oil my way.
So who is right? Can equipment designed for 50:1 operate safely at 62:1 on a long term basis?
The can was a 2.5 gal Eagle safety can, filled to the brim.
He handed me a small bottle of HP ultra, which I read the label and it says it makes exactly 2 gallons of 50:1.
Now, I have 2.5 gallons of gas and only enough oil to mix with two gallons.
I tell him this is not good and it's good I caught it before other crews mixed incorrect ratios and burned up their FS80's and BR600's.
He says, it'll be fine, just mix it anyways, thus creating a dangerously lean cocktail of 62:1 or something.
After he left, I poured out some gas into my 5 gal can and attempted to mix a correct ratio. This is why I always like mixing my own gas, from measuring it out from the pump to adding my choice of oil my way.
So who is right? Can equipment designed for 50:1 operate safely at 62:1 on a long term basis?