What oil is best? and what ratio?

[Keith Gandy]

Ill be getting some red armor in today and running through the weekend

 

[bwalker]

Im running K2 at 50:1 in the MS260. Runs no better, nor worse than 32:1 that I can tell.
When K2 is gone I plan on going back to 2R.

 

[junkman]

Im running K2 at 50:1 in the MS260. Runs no better, nor worse than 32:1 that I can tell.
When K2 is gone I plan on going back to 2R.

How far off was the H needle ,should have been pig rich doing that ?

 

[Redbull661]

pig rich

 

[stihl saws]

How far off was the H needle ,should have been pig rich doing that ?

I had to do more retuning than I expected going from 32:1 to 40:1 with K2 in my trimmers. Both 250R's ran like crap till I tweaked them. The 323 wasn't as bad.

 

[bwalker]

How far off was the H needle ,should have been pig rich doing that ?

Not much, but the WT-194 I am running is so sensitive it never takes much adjustment. I leaned it out just a hair and set it to 14,200 rpm. Still a tad rich, but I have been cutting standing dead oak that's on the large side for this saw (20-24"). Most of it is also pretty dry ,so it's fairly taxing on the motor.

 

[bwalker]

I have also never noticed a huge change with any machine going from something like 50:1 to 32:1. Less than a main jet on a bike.

 

[junkman]

Not much, but the WT-194 I am running is so sensitive it never takes much adjustment. I leaned it out just a hair and set it to 14,200 rpm. Still a tad rich, but I have been cutting standing dead oak that's on the large side for this saw (20-24"). Most of it is also pretty dry ,so it's fairly taxing on the motor.

On the saber when i went from 40 to 1 to try 32 to 1 ,the rpms went up 500 or so more with 32 to 1 ,i have a tach on that saw hardwired so can watch differences ,i hate swapping oil brands or ratios anymore because have to retune all my saws weedeaters etc if i do .14200 is rich on my hybrid saw ,blubbers bad out of the cut ,16k it is a zippy sob though

 

[bwalker]

On the saber when i went from 40 to 1 to try 32 to 1 ,the rpms went up 500 or so more with 32 to 1 ,i have a tach on that saw hardwired so can watch differences ,i hate swapping oil brands or ratios anymore because have to retune all my saws weedeaters etc if i do .14200 is rich on my hybrid saw ,blubbers bad out of the cut ,16k it is a zippy sob though

Hybrid 260?

 

[Keith Gandy]

Ran my 1st batch of Red Armor at 40:1 in my Echo Srm225 today. Mixed well, very red when mixed, ran really well, and no noticeable smell

 

[Magnumitis]

Hybrid 260?

I'm pretty sure he means 440/460

 

[junkman]

Hybrid 260?

The 440 hybrid

 

[junkman]

saber tuned a little rich for cutting into stumps ,like 14200 on the tach

 

[KenJax Tree]

Ran my 1st batch of Red Armor at 40:1 in my Echo Srm225 today. Mixed well, very red when mixed, ran really well, and no noticeable smell

It all smells the same to me anymore. I used the Red Armor in my 201T Monday (3-4 tanks) then when I had my 2260 sent up it still had some Saber in it and i never noticed a difference in smell.

Burning Red Armor in all of them right now.

 

[smokey7]

I dont notice alot of difference in smell either. Now i notice ultra right away. And i can tell if someone is running a tcw3 oil too. But in general i can smell some slight differences in oil from brand to brand. Like i used to run lucas at 32:1 and it stunk real bad in my snowblower. I ran it in my saws and it was not as bad but still had a kinda motor oil smell to it. With saber i smell a 2 stroke smell but its mild. I also ran r50 in my ski and i about puked from the smell of smoke in no wake zones.

 

[rogue60]

Hope this is not way off topic but seems to be a few guys into the old two banger MX bikes. If you're not seen this build by blackdiamond check it out. It's Epic! and gets the old heart pumping if only as a spectator...
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Full-Tilt-CR250-Two-Stroke-Build,1295530?page=1

 

[Keith Gandy]

Oil!!

 

[Keith Gandy]

I dont notice alot of difference in smell either. Now i notice ultra right away. And i can tell if someone is running a tcw3 oil too. But in general i can smell some slight differences in oil from brand to brand. Like i used to run lucas at 32:1 and it stunk real bad in my snowblower. I ran it in my saws and it was not as bad but still had a kinda motor oil smell to it. With saber i smell a 2 stroke smell but its mild. I also ran r50 in my ski and i about puked from the smell of smoke in no wake zones.

I can no doubt tell a difference! H1R will about put me into orbit with sinuses!!

 

[Keith Gandy]

It all smells the same to me anymore. I used the Red Armor in my 201T Monday (3-4 tanks) then when I had my 2260 sent up it still had some Saber in it and i never noticed a difference in smell.

Burning Red Armor in all of them right now.

That Red Armor blew anything up yet??!!

 

[rogue60]

Oil!!

I take it that as at me? ha...
Sorry Keith back on subject here ya go oil and its red oil so must be good stuff .. Red oil being the color of the month or was last month? buggered if I know I can't keep up? blue is so yesterday yeah?...