What oil is best? and what ratio?

[Adirondackstihl]

Is that the straight gas saw Steve has that runs on fuel conditioner?

Yessum

 

[Terry Syd]

Said Dolmar is a 421, and yes....it’s still running

Bloody Hell, I can understand running canola oil on the bar, but not in the engine. Even castor oil with automotive additives will start gumming things up. Using canola without the additives, Crikey, keep us advised.

I've known guys that have run ATF, chain lube and STP oil additive to finish a motorcycle race, but never on a long term basis.

 

[RI Chevy]

Yessum

I ran a few tanks through that saw at Sondre's house. Bar was buried in hard red oak and cuts were all WOT. Saw ran and performed flawlessly. You really gotta see it to believe it.
Pretty cool actually. Lol

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

I calculated out the ratio in that saw not too long ago. 480 ml tank and the cap holds 3ml. Comes out to 160:1 ratio. Still looks great inside. Haven’t ran it in a little bit now, but I check it after every time I run it, just to see if it gets any worse.
It’s a Dolmar 420, and I run the same bar and chain I always run on my other ones. It’s not tuned any differently either. Trying to keep it consistent with the others.

 

[whitesnake]

For real though...anyone do any "testing" or extended use with Supertech synthetic? It is blue! Lol, I've used a couple gallons at 40:1 in trimmers and some cheaper saws. Seemed ok but I never tore anything down that was running it or done any extensive testing. But it's cheap and easy to get...i'd use it over still ultra.

 

[PissRev]

For real though...anyone do any "testing" or extended use with Supertech synthetic? It is blue! Lol, I've used a couple gallons at 40:1 in trimmers and some cheaper saws. Seemed ok but I never tore anything down that was running it or done any extensive testing. But it's cheap and easy to get...i'd use it over still ultra.

I've used it in the past and my experience has been the exact same as yours. And of course anything over Stihl Ultra.

 

[huskihl]

For real though...anyone do any "testing" or extended use with Supertech synthetic? It is blue! Lol, I've used a couple gallons at 40:1 in trimmers and some cheaper saws. Seemed ok but I never tore anything down that was running it or done any extensive testing. But it's cheap and easy to get...i'd use it over still ultra.

It’s been tested. Performed better than 5 or 6 more popular oils

 

[PissRev]

This is the newest oil I'm going to try once I run out of my VP. I got it for 2 bucks a quart on clearance at Walmart. It's made by Citgo for Mercury Marine and it says it's FD rated. It smells an awful lot like Yamalube 2R.
Edited to add that it's purple.

 

[huskihl]

This is the newest oil I'm going to try once I run out of my VP. I got it for 2 bucks a quart on clearance at Walmart. It's made by Citgo for Mercury Marine and it says it's FD rated. It smells an awful lot like Yamalube 2R.
Edited to add that it's purple.
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I’ve used it. I think it’s a great oil

 

[PissRev]

I’ve used it. I think it’s a great oil

I appreciate the info and I'm glad that it worked out.

 

[RI Chevy]

I used to use Mercury oil in my 029 Farm Boss for many years. No problems at all.
Long before I joined here. Lol

 

[Billy Currie]

I wouldn't use oil that's made for a boat engine. They run cooler(water cooled) v/s air cooled. But, that's just my opinion.

 

[huskihl]

I wouldn't use oil that's made for a boat engine. They run cooler(water cooled) v/s air cooled. But, that's just my opinion.

The Quicksilver posted above isn’t made for a boat engine. It’s made for personal watercraft. It has the FD certification on the back of the jug. No idea why an outboard engine and PWC require different oils.

 

[iamsham78]

Been running VP gas with motul 800 2T @ 40:1 with a snort of maxima hi-test booster in everything for over a year now. [emoji3061]


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[MustangMike]

No idea why an outboard engine and PWC require different oils.

It may be due to different expected temperature ranges, but I'm no expert on this stuff.

I have heard that many of the marine oils are intended to operate at cooler temps than chainsaws (due to water cooling).

 

[jakethesnake]

Bear Grease is the shít. Hands down

I live on the coast. None of them dang bears round here. I thought they only made for good boot dressin??

 

[huskihl]

I live on the coast. None of them dang bears round here. I thought they only made for good boot dressin?? View attachment 270525

Yeah man. Used to smear that stuff on dad’s boots when I was a kid. That was before Snoseal

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, I remember hunting when waterproof boots lasted about 2-3 hours and your Woolrich jacket was the best thing to keep you warm!

Waterproof boots, gloves, jackets, paints … we are truly spoiled now!

 

[Terry Syd]

I've never used it, but I have heard that bear grease is the best grease for frying food. Does anybody have any information as to using bear grease to fry foods?

 

[damifino]

No...not another Boot Oil Thread.