Yoyo
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Hi All,
New here and fairly new to using a chainsaw. Have had an old hand-me-down Craftsman but recently bought a cabin with wood burning stove and got some good advice and picked up a nice 026.
Did a search on this site for "fuel" and didn't see much in terms of specific posts but have seen some member's signatures mention different products and mix ratios, etc.
The local Stihl dealer recommended "Aspen" a pre-mixed fuel ready to run right out of the bottle. Says it will last years on the shelf or in the saw. Say it doesn't contain the same crap that pump gas has in it and so will be way better on the carb. Also (obviously) contains some preservative. Expensive though! I think about $8 / litre (over $30/US Gal). I assume if you have a crew running multiple saws all day long, you are not going to pay $8/litre for fuel but maybe you would. When I was in there, the local fire department chief popped in to pick up a saw and Aspen fuel is all they ever use. Saw is always ready to go, never lets them down. They obviously have the budget for it too!
Also heard some people recommend getting marine or aviation fuel (if you can) then do your own mix because it also does not contain the same crap (ethanol?) as pump fuel. Some recommend always putting a few drops of fuel preservative in the mix.
Then of course, there is the big question of mix ratio. Stihl (my brand now) seems to recommend 50:1 although I have seen some member's signature indicating 40:1.
That brings me to oil. I was told to stick with Stihl's premium pre-mix. There must be other stuff out there that people are using.
So here is my situation...I don't cut often and want to keep my nice (new to me) saw in good shape and always ready to cut. Sometimes I cut all day long, but only a couple of times a year at most. I probably could drain it each time I am finished using it, or???
I would like to hear from anyone who has any thoughts/recommendations on the subject. Please indicate the environment you are cutting in so I can get some context your comments. Oh, and if there is already a thread on this that I missed, please just point the way!
New here and fairly new to using a chainsaw. Have had an old hand-me-down Craftsman but recently bought a cabin with wood burning stove and got some good advice and picked up a nice 026.
Did a search on this site for "fuel" and didn't see much in terms of specific posts but have seen some member's signatures mention different products and mix ratios, etc.
The local Stihl dealer recommended "Aspen" a pre-mixed fuel ready to run right out of the bottle. Says it will last years on the shelf or in the saw. Say it doesn't contain the same crap that pump gas has in it and so will be way better on the carb. Also (obviously) contains some preservative. Expensive though! I think about $8 / litre (over $30/US Gal). I assume if you have a crew running multiple saws all day long, you are not going to pay $8/litre for fuel but maybe you would. When I was in there, the local fire department chief popped in to pick up a saw and Aspen fuel is all they ever use. Saw is always ready to go, never lets them down. They obviously have the budget for it too!
Also heard some people recommend getting marine or aviation fuel (if you can) then do your own mix because it also does not contain the same crap (ethanol?) as pump fuel. Some recommend always putting a few drops of fuel preservative in the mix.
Then of course, there is the big question of mix ratio. Stihl (my brand now) seems to recommend 50:1 although I have seen some member's signature indicating 40:1.
That brings me to oil. I was told to stick with Stihl's premium pre-mix. There must be other stuff out there that people are using.
So here is my situation...I don't cut often and want to keep my nice (new to me) saw in good shape and always ready to cut. Sometimes I cut all day long, but only a couple of times a year at most. I probably could drain it each time I am finished using it, or???
I would like to hear from anyone who has any thoughts/recommendations on the subject. Please indicate the environment you are cutting in so I can get some context your comments. Oh, and if there is already a thread on this that I missed, please just point the way!
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