Stupid Stihl Moto Mix Cans

[furb]

Or maybe stupid me. They changed the cans again. I grabbed the one without green because I never buy green. The new cans if you don’t buy green you don’t get oil. Glad I figured that out before someone dumped it in not noticing it’s clear.

 

[Bill G]

Odd question but what are you doing with the empty cans?

 

[DND 9000]

???? Both cans should have 50:1 MotoMix in it, according to what is written on it. Maybe someone dumped something other in there?

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Both cans show 50:1 ?

 

[GMB74]

Older cans with straight gas (Moto4) had a very similar label to the premix cans (Motomix) but had a red cap.
Very easy to mix them up.
According to your photo you have 2 cans of motomix (premix).
Looks like they changed the packaging again.

 

[furb]

They are both 50:1 but now on the shelf if you grab what looks like the 50:1 you’ll get straight gas. If I would’ve grabbed the wrong stuff no one would’ve noticed.

 

[furb]

Odd question but what are you doing with the empty cans?

The two gallon tru fuel cans id reuse as a fuel can. These go in the scrap pile

 

[bwalker]

Or maybe stupid me. They changed the cans again. I grabbed the one without green because I never buy green. The new cans if you don’t buy green you don’t get oil. Glad I figured that out before someone dumped it in not noticing it’s clear.View attachment 487246

Motomix is made with Ultra oil. No thanks.

 

[mac's woodshop]

Does Stihl have a Department of Complication & Confusion Creation?? (DepCCC acronym in the manual)? It seems like they are going out of their way to make things complicated which don't really need to be. Or if there is any doubt the cans should say that in letters so big you could not miss if you tried to. Lots of manufacturers nowadays seem to be making things really easy to mess up or ruin if you are not aware, and the labels don't help much. Even medicines print small print so tiny normal people can't read. If it is important, it should be made obvious and readable. I probably sound like a crabby old man, sorry.

 

[EFSM]

Aspen fuel is mixed with undyed 2-stroke oil. They are competing for a similar slice of the European market as the Motomix, so it could be that Germany has banned dyes in the oil? Just a guess….

 

[bwalker]

Does Stihl have a Department of Complication & Confusion Creation?? (DepCCC acronym in the manual)? It seems like they are going out of their way to make things complicated which don't really need to be. Or if there is any doubt the cans should say that in letters so big you could not miss if you tried to. Lots of manufacturers nowadays seem to be making things really easy to mess up or ruin if you are not aware, and the labels don't help much. Even medicines print small print so tiny normal people can't read. If it is important, it should be made obvious and readable. I probably sound like a crabby old man, sorry.

What you describe is Germans.. There is a book called "Am I Autistic, or Just German".

 

[furb]

Motomix is made with Ultra oil. No thanks.

Im still running Dolmar oil in my stuff but I run this in a TS800 I keep on my truck. Too many of these boneheads will fill a gallon gas can from a five gallon can and dump a bottle of oil in not knowing how much gas is actually in the gallon can then wear through the belt cover and burn the belt off. I try to idiot proof the situation but…

 

[DND 9000]

Aspen fuel is mixed with undyed 2-stroke oil. They are competing for a similar slice of the European market as the Motomix, so it could be that Germany has banned dyes in the oil? Just a guess….

No, Aspen 2T fuel is not with undyed 2 stroke oil. The oil was yellow in the past and now it is red. It is clearly visible and the Aspen 4 stroke fuel looks clear like water.

 

[EFSM]

No, Aspen 2T fuel is not with undyed 2 stroke oil. The oil was yellow in the past and now it is red. It is clearly visible and the Aspen 4 stroke fuel looks clear like water.

Ok I didn’t realize that they changed. The yellow dye made it look like regular pump gasoline.

 

[FederalQ]

Are both those cans the same capacity? The one on the left looks taller like it could be 4 liter capacity.

 

[furb]

Both 128oz

 

[Bill G]

The two gallon tru fuel cans id reuse as a fuel can. These go in the scrap pile

Ok, I do you decide to I will pay you over scrap and pay shipping for steel cans in the 1 gallon and up size.