What oil is best? and what ratio?

[Deets066]

I hear the women are doin amazing things with coconut oil!

1:1. Straight up

 

[Cobby08]

100:1 as it saves on oil costs...

 

[Cut4fun]

I ran 24:1 at gtg's in some saws. But do 32:1 and have no problems if I went back to 40:1. But been running 32:1 for almost 10 years now.

 

[Cut4fun]

Forgot KL-200 Klotz

 

[Novice]

I just put in what the manufactures said? Is that wrong?

 

[NorthcentralYooper]

I use Amsoil dominator 50:1 , used to run Amsoil Saber 60:1 for years , many I know ran 80:1 for years as well. I think if your running a lean mix the extra octane keeps the heat down too .
Amsoil is huge up here in power sports it'd made in Superior, Wi so it's almost local.

 

[Mastermind]

I had a feller call me today that had been having bearing failures in 562XPs. Of course, I asked about oil. He said he was using a locally made oil that he mixed at 64:1.

Well I said, that's why your bearings are failing.....

 

[Terry Hennessy]

Echo oil literature says you can run their synthetic at 50:1, even on their older equipment that required 16:1. I will now use nothing but synthetic and I do run all at 50:1. There are still some brands that offer both petroleum and synthetic, but whe

 

[Terence Hill]

I go by the manual.

From the Husqvarna 288xp manual:

33:1 Jaso FB rated oil. (I use FC )

 

[NorthcentralYooper]

I had a feller call me today that had been having bearing failures in 562XPs. Of course, I asked about oil. He said he was using a locally made oil that he mixed at 64:1.

Well I said, that's why your bearings are failing.....

Got to love the home brew oil , yea I know the full time fellers are always trying to save a dime. Was it synthetic or Dino oil?

 

[Mastermind]

Got to love the home brew oil , yea I know the full time fellers are always trying to save a dime. Was it synthetic or Dino oil?

Synthetic, and popular with the locals.

It probably would be fine at that ratio in a stock saw, but the saws he was telling me about were ported, and had compression increases. He was looking to find a new saw builder, but after hearing about his failures, I was more interested in having him try a new oil instead of a new builder.

BTW, by name is Randy.......what is your name sir?

 

[NorthcentralYooper]

Synthetic, and popular with the locals.

It probably would be fine at that ratio in a stock saw, but the saws he was telling me about were ported, and had compression increases. He was looking to find a new saw builder, but after hearing about his failures, I was more interested in having him try a new oil instead of a new builder.

BTW, by name is Randy.......what is your name sir?

Hi Randy, That's not me ... I haven't had any failures yet knock on wood. My name is Jason

 

[mdavlee]

32:1 for all of them. No more autotune or mtronic saws here.

 

[NorthcentralYooper]

32:1 for all of them. No more autotune or mtronic saws here.

What don't you like on the autotune ?

 

[Moparmyway]

What don't you like on the autotune ?

The AUTO part ................ I am growing to not like them myself

 

[mdavlee]

What don't you like on the autotune ?

They mostly run too rich. Especially ported. Had a 576 that would 4 stroke with a 20" unless you run an 8 pin and pushed hard. The 550 was finicky on fuel and really needed 40:1 with a thinner oil than 800 or Belray for sure.

 

[jake wells]

im running 40:1 husky xp oil in 545 and 365. no problems here. the oil is free through from work.

 

[mdavlee]

im running 40:1 husky xp oil in 545 and 365. no problems here. the oil is free through from work.

Maxima K2 ran fine at 40:1. Some of the others made it sluggish at 32:1.

 

[jake wells]

K2 isn't worth the cost.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

800 2T @ 32:1