What oil is best? and what ratio?

[junkman]

I do not like the power the xp oil makes milling compared to saber ,it may work better in the weedeater though ,seems a little thinner .

 

[Magnumitis]

400 pages ago i quit worrying about this stuff.[emoji1]

Troll

 

[Benelli777]

Mike Lee dis you ever get to try Yamakube 2R for firewood.

I cut about 30-40 cords a year and it seems ok looking in the exhaust port of my saws.

HP2 is insanely expensive here in Quebec

 

[huskihl]

Mike Lee dis you ever get to try Yamakube 2R for firewood.

I cut about 30-40 cords a year and it seems ok looking in the exhaust port of my saws.

HP2 is insanely expensive here in Quebec

There aren't many oils that nobody has found a problem with. 2r is one of those. I'd stick with it if you like it

 

[tomscott]

I'm surprised I'm not seeing more love for Maxima K2. It's been working well for me at 40:1, but I'm just a firewood hack and haven't torn anything down to look at the effects of running it. I guess I'm hoping someone else will want to do that!

Currently $32 for 64 oz on Amazon. Free shipping with Prime: www.amazon.com/Maxima-22964-Formula-2-Stroke-Synthetic/dp/B000GZV2ZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474514665&sr=8-1&keywords=maxima+k2

 

[mdavlee]

Mike Lee dis you ever get to try Yamakube 2R for firewood.

I cut about 30-40 cords a year and it seems ok looking in the exhaust port of my saws.

HP2 is insanely expensive here in Quebec

No I haven't. With 2.5 gallons of oil here it's hard for me to make another order for more oil.

 

[Keith Gandy]

No I haven't. With 2.5 gallons of oil here it's hard for me to make another order for more oil.

I probably have that much or more too Mike. I wont have to buy anymore oil for awhile unless its to stockpile kl200 or red armor

 

[jake wells]

No I haven't. With 2.5 gallons of oil here it's hard for me to make another order for more oil.

thats it? a gallon might last me a month.

 

[jake wells]

I probably have that much or more too Mike. I wont have to buy anymore oil for awhile unless its to stockpile kl200 or red armor

shindaiwa red armor 6 pack of the gallon mix is 9.00 here and the 2.5 gallon is 13.99
so when time permits im going to buy a couple 6 packs.

 

[Keith Gandy]

shindaiwa red armor 6 pack of the gallon mix is 9.00 here and the 2.5 gallon is 13.99
so when time permits im going to buy a couple 6 packs.

Ebay is cheap. 1l works out to 12.67

 

[mdavlee]

thats it? a gallon might last me a month.

I use an average of maybe 5 gallons of fuel a month. Weedeater gets about a gallon a month in the summer and depending on if I have stuff to mill saws may only be a gallon or two burning a tank or so through them.

 

[jake wells]

I use an average of maybe 5 gallons of fuel a month. Weedeater gets about a gallon a month in the summer and depending on if I have stuff to mill saws may only be a gallon or two burning a tank or so through them.

you can't listen to me i wish i only burned 5 gallons per month i burn about 7 per week in the summer.
the lawn boys can be thirsty at times.

 

[jake wells]

Ebay is cheap. 1l works out to 12.67

my dealer is faster and i don't have a ebay or paypal account.

 

[Keith Gandy]

my dealer is faster and i don't have a ebay or paypal account.

Your money bro

 

[mdavlee]

The year I started milling I think I burnt about 40 gallons of fuel through the saws. I did have a few 288, 7900, 385, 390, 9010, 394/5, 660, 088, 084, and the 046. Doesn't take long when you can burn 2 gallons of mix in less than 8 cuts. Some days I should have mixed 5 gallons at a time.

 

[Hinerman]

I'm surprised I'm not seeing more love for Maxima K2. It's been working well for me at 40:1, but I'm just a firewood hack and haven't torn anything down to look at the effects of running it. I guess I'm hoping someone else will want to do that!

Currently $32 for 64 oz on Amazon. Free shipping with Prime: www.amazon.com/Maxima-22964-Formula-2-Stroke-Synthetic/dp/B000GZV2ZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474514665&sr=8-1&keywords=maxima+k2

$22.95 sounds better:

 

[mdavlee]

Super M is part synthetic. Probably a good choice for saws

 

[Mastermind]

I've yet to use anything but 2R in about a year. There's been a few guys send me oil to try, but I'm sorta odd about change. If I don't see a reason to change, then I'll keep on with what I know works. I did go to 40:1 on the 2R though. I think with that oil, 32:1 was overkill.

 

[huskihl]

I've yet to use anything but 2R in about a year. There's been a few guys send me oil to try, but I'm sorta odd about change. If I don't see a reason to change, then I'll keep on with what I know works. I did go to 40:1 on the 2R though. I think with that oil, 32:1 was overkill.

Plus, bibs

 

[Hinerman]

Super M is part synthetic. Probably a good choice for saws

Red Armor is semi-synthetic also, which people seem to really like Red Armor. I don't know what the benefits of semi vs. full synthetic would be---either way.