What oil is best? and what ratio?

[RI Chevy]

Thanks Mike.

 

[mikey517]

Just for the record, I ran Stihl orange bottle 2 stroke oil in my 029 at 50:1 for about 20 years. I ran and pushed the saw way harder than it should have been run. The piston still looks shiny and new. A few years ago I switched to Stihl XP silver bottle. I ran 50:1 and 40:1. The XP seems to run a little cleaner and is biodegradable. Less oily smell in clothes. In fact I ran same mix in all my OPE and never had an engine failure.
Now, since I have been here and over at the other joint, you guys got me runnin raggid trying out all these exotic oils, costing me money. Lol

I've been cutting with my friend who has a pre X-torq 372XP, and it's never had any down time. He has used only the Stihl orange bottle oil, mixed at about 50:1 with Quick check Premium E10 gas. From around March to the end of November, we cut on the average of 3 days a week, and that 372 just keeps eating wood. Starts every time, gets pushed hard, and runs strong. All on Orange Dino Stihl! He never tears it down to check how clean his piston top is. He just cuts! He gave me 2 bottles of Woodland Pro that came with chain orders from Bailey's. Don't really know how long he had the saw before we started working together, but it is stock and a beast!

I've used many of the saw oils mentioned in this thread, but never the orange Stihl. I may try it after I use up my current inventory of Poulan Synthetic. Has anyone else just run the Sthil Orange consistantly?

 

[bwalker]

Of the OEM oils orange bottle Stihl is nonly one step behind Ultra in the race for the bottom.
I'd much rather use Echo Power Blend or Husky XP.

 

[RI Chevy]

Not quite sure how you can just come out and say a statement like this. It just comes down to pure personal preference. You shouldn't bad mouth an oil without having long term usage under your belt. I know personally from talking to several other members in person at GTG's who have used Stihl orange bottle oil for years at 50:1, and never, ever had an issue with a saw. Never had a saw seize using cheap orange bottle oil.
I think personally that you steer members in the wrong direction.
You may be better off just keeping your thoughts to yourself. Just my humble opinion.

 

[Nitehawk55]

I used the Stihl oil for years and it's made by Castrol for them . A fine oil in my opinion , I never saw any issues from it .

Had some cases of oil that had a leaker and soiled the labels so there was always lots of free oil at the warehouse

 

[CoreyB]

Red armor 42.5: 1 in the Dolmar 421

 

[Keith Gandy]

Red armor 42.5: 1 in the Dolmar 421
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Looks pretty good to me. Maybe alil rich like my 064 but Ill sway to the safe side myself

 

[CoreyB]

Looks pretty good to me. Maybe alil rich like my 064 but Ill sway to the safe side myself

And this is running lean enough to make the 421 jump the 13,500 rev limiter and hot 14,600.

 

[Keith Gandy]

And this is running lean enough to make the 421 jump the 13,500 rev limiter and hot 14,600.

Does the powerblend run about the same as that?

 

[CoreyB]

Here is a video.

 

[CoreyB]

Does the powerblend run about the same as that?

No, better power band a bit richer and that is when I get a bit of build up around the exhaust outlet.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Does the powerblend run about the same as that?

Maybe 46to1 would be spot on

 

[Keith Gandy]

Im not worrying about alil wet in the muffler myself. Ill keep mine alil rich

 

[CoreyB]

Im not worrying about alil wet in the muffler myself. Ill keep mine alil rich

Starts good, runs good, cuts good is what counts and let's be honest being wet is a really good thing.

 

[Keith Gandy]

Starts good, runs good, cuts good is what counts and let's be honest being wet is a really good thing.

 

[X 66 stang347 X]

I'm not pushing what I use on anyone but this is about 4 1/2 gallons of ST in a ms660 W/ just a modded muffler and 7° timing and running a 36" bar tuned to 12,800. I couldn't get to good pic but this is looking up through the exhaust port. The piston top looks light brown and still see the machining grooves. It was idling for almost a min cold before the muffler was pulled so might be why it's a little wetter than I normally see.

 

[Isaac]

Its RED!! In a clear tank or tank window u will know red armor is in there

Amsoil Dominator is red also [emoji12]


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[Joe Kidd]

Red armor 42.5: 1 in the Dolmar 421
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That's totally unacceptable. I'd run a 42.6:1 ratio.

 

[Joe Kidd]

Not quite sure how you can just come out and say a statement like this. It just comes down to pure personal preference. You shouldn't bad mouth an oil without having long term usage under your belt. I know personally from talking to several other members in person at GTG's who have used Stihl orange bottle oil for years at 50:1, and never, ever had an issue with a saw. Never had a saw seize using cheap orange bottle oil.
I think personally that you steer members in the wrong direction.
You may be better off just keeping your thoughts to yourself. Just my humble opinion.

That orange bottle ran good in an older 395 PH I donated a couple years ago. Could still see all the original crosshatch and pushed 165psi.

 

[sawmikaze]

Maybe 46to1 would be spot on

I was thinkin 47:1..