Me too! I took a 4 oz. close as I could measure it, poured into the 2.6 oz. stihl bottle, right to the bottom of neck, shazam! I use Golden Spectro semi syn.
What method/Devices do you use to Measure your mix?
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start with ratio rite measuring cup: 40:1
then measure water into a clear or see through plastic container.
transfer the "water line" with a magic marker to the plastic container.
dry container then fill with Lucas Semi-synth and have a few in the tool box/ truck box ect.
grab and go.
I also hand them out to "friends" who still mix with the 2.5 ounce single serve Stihl dealership overpriced stuff.
most change over when I tell them I get a gallon delivered for $30 to my door.
then measure water into a clear or see through plastic container.
transfer the "water line" with a magic marker to the plastic container.
dry container then fill with Lucas Semi-synth and have a few in the tool box/ truck box ect.
grab and go.
I also hand them out to "friends" who still mix with the 2.5 ounce single serve Stihl dealership overpriced stuff.
most change over when I tell them I get a gallon delivered for $30 to my door.
HuskStihl
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Crafty. Like ice is cold.
Sounds like what my dad used to do when it was 16:1 with SAE 30 non-detergent. He'd pour the oil right into his Mall GP after adding fuel, then shook the saw.
I only mix a gallon at a time but buy synthetic in bulk. I save the Stihl bottles as well as some small plastic bottles and fill them from a measuring cup filled to 3 0z. to allow for oil that remains on the sides. I figure I'm getting somewhere between 45:1 ad 49:1. That's good enough for who it's for.
I like the syringe idea since it leaves no oil on the inside - virtually all goes into the mix.
HuskStihl
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Y'all are right to be so careful with ratios. Once I miscalculated and ran 36:1 instead of 32:1. Cooked three top ends and ruined one crank side bearing before I realized my mistake.
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`I use about a gallon or so a week. I use Stihl Ultra oil I mix .855 gallon to a 2.6 oz bottle. It comes out a little over 32:1. When I run out I repeat the same procedure.
Cj genever
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Usually a syringe.I have all sizes for mixing in the tank of my 25cc weedwacker all the way to a 5 gal can.
Adirondackstihl
Flyz, Fuel & Fotos
Isn't it easier to measure 4oz of oil than it is the measure .855 gallons?
Just curious
Just curious
I use the measure on the pump at .855 gallons and add a one gallon mix (2.6oz) bottle to it.
Adirondackstihl
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I have a hard time stopping at an even dollar amount (OCD) let alone trying to stop the pump within a thousandths of a gallon
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I got one of these my last trip to Germany as well as a small mixing cup from stihl they cost a few Euro are work well. I also have a small container that I had MEK in so I added the requisite amount of oil and mark it with a permanent sharpie.
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I buy oil by the gallon. I fill an old quart oil jug with a clear window with oil. 4 oz/gal is 32:1. 3 oz/gal is 42:1. I mix either 1 gallon or 2 or 2.5 or whatever amount I want. Pretty sinple.
Never had a problem with old gas everyone talks about.
Syringes are for doctors, babies, and turkeys.
Never had a problem with old gas everyone talks about.
Syringes are for doctors, babies, and turkeys.
I got one of these my last trip to Germany as well as a small mixing cup from stihl they cost a few Euro are work well. I also have a small container that I had MEK in so I added the requisite amount of oil and mark it with a permanent sharpie.
That is similar to the mixing canister I got with my weed whacker , "smells fishy" to me thus I'll stay with my syringe method.
Besides , the mixing can I've got is 500ml (I think) , I would have to mix three of those to re-fuel my saws considering they each hold 750ml.
I dont worry about slight +s its not that critical. I try to shoot at that number if I dont hit it exactly who cares.
Rockjock
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That is similar to the mixing canister I got with my weed whacker , "smells fishy" to me thus I'll stay with my syringe method.
Besides , the mixing can I've got is 500ml (I think) , I would have to mix three of those to re-fuel my saws considering they each hold 750ml.
It is more for those that just need to mix a litre at a time. I use the stihl kombi can for my fuel. My local dealer still looks at it and wishes he could get them!
dozerdan
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Maxima Quick 2 Mix mixing cup is all that I used in the last 10 years. It takes the thinking out of mixing any ratio.
Here is a link with the best pictures I could find of the cup. The lower right picture shows the mixing chart.
http://www.abcbike.co.kr/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=2629
Later
Dan
Here is a link with the best pictures I could find of the cup. The lower right picture shows the mixing chart.
http://www.abcbike.co.kr/shop/goods/goods_view.php?&goodsno=2629
Later
Dan
VinceGU05
PSA vitim.
if needed get this app on ya iphone. what ever mixtures and volumes!
along with a measuring cup. mix 5 to 10 litres and use some fuel stabilizer and good to go for months to come.
or buy this and pour and forget.
along with a measuring cup. mix 5 to 10 litres and use some fuel stabilizer and good to go for months to come.
or buy this and pour and forget.
Bearcub
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I use a Mixmizer syringe that is designed for just this purpose
Its marked with ratios and amounts
Michael
Its marked with ratios and amounts
Michael
