What oil is best? and what ratio?

[redneckhillbilly]

$22 and some change for a 6 pack of XP+ bottles that make a gallon a piece. a quart of dominator is $15 at the local parts house, it was an easy call for me to switch

 

[Firewood Hoarder]

I've been running dominator at 40:1 for going on two years now. E-free fuel with stabilizer in it. I like grabbing a saw off the shelf that I haven't run in several months, and just having it fire up as if I put it there yesterday. I do miss the smell of maxima 927, though, as I used to run that in my dirtbikes before I got married, fat and old(er).

 

[pbillyi69]

i got lucky and got about a 1/3 of a gallon of saber for $10 from a dealer then i just dumped all of the rest of the oils i had into that jug.....its kind of dark green mix at 32:1 works great

 

[PissRev]

$22 and some change for a 6 pack of XP+ bottles that make a gallon a piece. a quart of dominator is $15 at the local parts house, it was an easy call for me to switch

Occasionally you'll find it really cheap on Amazon.

 

[davidwyby]

I’m gonna be needin some saber

 

[Timjus]

must be s....l owner sampling new oil scents

 

[Hinerman]

I'm almost to the end of my jug of ipone sled oil. Time to buy more, but I can't get it in the US anymore. The local carquest sells Shaeffer's. Which one is the good one, and how does it rate on the stink factor?

How much is a gallon of Schaeffer's? The price almost doubled awhile back so I switched to Amsoil.

 

[Woodpecker]

How much is a gallon of Schaeffer's? The price almost doubled awhile back so I switched to Amsoil.

That’s what lead me to switch to Dominator as well.

 

[J.Noss]

Alright, serious oil related question: are these 2 oils the same formula? A Husqvarna dealer told me they were when they ran out of the XP+
They're both FD certified but w/different cert #'s
I literally spent the last week reading through this ENTIRE oil thread and didn't see these Redmax mentioned or discussed.. I think w/ported strato saws the mix oil is probably more important than ever so let's re-start this oil thread.
40:1 and 90oct E-free from local Rutter's gas station in Central PA so-far

 

[PissRev]

Alright, serious oil related question: are these 2 oils the same formula? A Husqvarna dealer told me they were when they ran out of the XP+ View attachment 409543
They're both FD certified but w/different cert #'s
I literally spent the last week reading through this ENTIRE oil thread and didn't see these Redmax mentioned or discussed.. I think w/ported strato saws the mix oil is probably more important than ever so let's re-start this oil thread.
40:1 and 90oct E-free from local Rutter's gas station in Central PA so-far

The Husky XP+ oil is blended and bottled by Phillips 66 Spectrum corp . The new Redmax oil is blended and bottled by Lube Tech.

 

[Czed]

Alright, serious oil related question: are these 2 oils the same formula? A Husqvarna dealer told me they were when they ran out of the XP+ View attachment 409543
They're both FD certified but w/different cert #'s
I literally spent the last week reading through this ENTIRE oil thread and didn't see these Redmax mentioned or discussed.. I think w/ported strato saws the mix oil is probably more important than ever so let's re-start this oil thread.
40:1 and 90oct E-free from local Rutter's gas station in Central PA so-far

They are not the same but I've used a lot of the redmax
It's been good to me.

 

[J.Noss]

They are not the same but I've used a lot of the redmax
It's been good to me.

Hmm so the guy wasn't right then, thought that with the differing FD#'s they probably had to be diff formulas but wasn't too sure on the rules there. Thanks

 

[Czed]

Hmm so the guy wasn't right then, thought that with the differing FD#'s they probably had to be diff formulas but wasn't too sure on the rules there. Thanks

I'd buy it again if that means anything to you.

 

[J.Noss]

I'd buy it again if that means anything to you.

Yeah sure does, you've been inside the engines on saws before I'm pretty sure and If you're saying it's good then I believe you.
It's definitely gotta be better than this stuff (never used btw)

 

[Czed]

Yeah sure does, you've been inside the engines on saws before I'm pretty sure and If you're saying it's good then I believe you.
It's definitely gotta be better than this stuff (never used btw)

That's still better than
Stihl ultra

 

[PissRev]

Over the years RedMax oil has been blended and bottled by Citgo, Phillips 66 Spectrum corporation, and now Lube Tech.

Lube Tech blends and bottles all the oils for BRP (Ski Doo, Sea Doo, Evinrude and Can Am) and VP.

Omni Specialty Packaging blends and bottles Stihl HP and Ultra oils in the US. In Europe and in Canada, Stihl is a Castrol product.

Phillips 66 Spectrum corporation blends and bottles the oils for a lot of manufacturers including Echo and Husqvarna.

Citgo blends and bottles all the oils for Kawasaki and Mercury Marine. They used to blend and bottle the Yamalube but I don't know who does now.

Bottom line if it's got the FD sticker on there then use it with confidence.

 

[J.Noss]

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That's still better than
Stihl ultra

I did use that countyline brand in a 460 rancher at 40:1 for 8yrs, and cutting 10-25 cord a year and (at times) wood that was WAY too big for that saw with a 24" and it still survived until I sold it last year

 

[hacskaroly]

Bottom line if it's got the FD sticker on there then use it with confidence.

What??? Stihl doesn't have the FD sticker on theirs?? GASP!! I guess that is why they only offer a 2 year warranty when you buy the Stihl oil or fuel compared to Huskvarna's 5 year when you buy their FD rated oil/fuel.

 

[PissRev]

What??? Stihl doesn't have the FD sticker on theirs?? GASP!! I guess that is why they only offer a 2 year warranty when you buy the Stihl oil or fuel compared to Huskvarna's 5 year when you buy their FD rated oil/fuel.

Hey man I used up the last of that Ultra oil as hedge clipper lube. It's supposed to be biodegradable right?

 

[J.Noss]

Bottom line if it's got the FD sticker on there then use it with confidence.

Alright cool, I can see that's the general consensus on here. I just got 3 new ported-up pro saws for the 1st time in my life and I want them to last as long as possible cuz I'm poor and I really like em.