It seems that you are not yet past your Molotov-cocktail days; that is the exact formula. Good luck with trying to get any 2-stroke even to start on that. In my 60s moped days there was only normal engine oil and for those the mixture was 25:1. Decoke every 2000 - 3000 miles or so. CalG is right.
I assume they don't know filling LPG cylinders inside a building is a code violation.
You would get arrested in California if they see smoke from you chainsaw.
I live just south of Charlotte, NC. We got a few inches of sleet and a little snow. Very little ice and no trees down or power out in our area so we were fortunate.
Reading these posts helps me offset the California sunshine tax I pay…
Same over here in Jackson County. Pretty much a non event. But I prepared to stay at home without power for a few days.
I would say no, I would not do it. Here is what happened to me on using a brand of 2 stroke oil mix. I purchased a Husqvarna 390XP for milling purposes. I have always used Husqvarna saws and their oil brand. I had run out of oil. While at a local fair a vendor had a booth with lesser quality items, IMO. He had a bunch of CAM 2 two stroke oil. I had never heard of it so I was cautious at the start. He is there to sell as much as he can. I questioned him on the quality of this oil. Of course he is going to promote it. Well I purcchased a 6 pack because I was out of mixing oil. I mix at 40:1 as opposed to recommended 50:1. I always run non ethonol fuel and I mixed up a two gallon can with the above mentioned oil. I filled the saw and was not milling at that time but blocking firewood. I always wear hearing protection as well. Being on the defensive you might say due to this oil as I was blocking, even wearing muffs I thought I heard a different sound. I immediately shut the saw down. Removed my muffs and tried to fire up the saw. I noticed the pull cord seemed harder to pull. SOB, did I seize up my saw? I then thought, ****, did I not mix the fuel? I went to the can and poured some out. It DID NOT look mixed at all. I put some on my fingers, it felt like pure fuel and no oil! You dumb ass, you ruined this saw because of not mixing. I went to the trash can and found the empty bottle. I did mix the fuel, but the color of the fuel looked as though I did not mix it. Husqvarna oil mixed is blue in color. I was told to put some marvel mystery oil in the cylinder and let it set, get some husqvarna 2 stroke oil and remix the two gallon can. The next day I tried to pull the cord, the more I pulled slowly the easier it got. I dumped the remaining fuel out, filled the saw back up with new oil and fuel. This was 6 plus years ago. Before doing this I pulled the muffler to look at the piston. That seemed okay. I refilled the saw and everything has been fine, thankfully. The lesson I learned is, whatever brand of saw I use I always always always use the oil designed for that brand. Husqvarna in this case. Had I not been cautious I know I would have destroyed the motor. From my own experience, some say any oil is better than no oil. That may be all well and good. Not for me, I will NEVER use anything other than the recommended oil brand. That was a $1000,00 saw back then. Since then I have milled many many logs, cut many cords of wood. Thankfully I shut the saw down when I did! I would say no to your question and get the designed oil, even if you have to wait for the shop to reopen if it is on a weekend. I know this does not answer your question, I am just a regular guy using what I think is common sense now. I hope this helps! We lived 43 years totally off grid and heated soley with wood. Not one time ever did I cut a good standing tree. All the firewood came from blowdowns or widow makers. I am proud to say that too. When big storms rolled in, I knew I had firewood. Be well, be safe, and most of all be happy
Chainsaws are run full throttle all the time, or are set up to except when briefly idling. So one cannot really run the harder.
I ran out of 2stroke oil for my chainsaw a few weeks ago but had a gallon or so for my 2stroke boat motor and thought maybe?but upon googling i found that each are for 2stroke the difference in those was one formulated for water cooled the other for air cooled and the boat oil wasnt sufficient enough in some ingredients to cool the chainsaw and would end up locked up.So no i wouldnt attempt something like 10w/40 on any other 4stroke oil its not worth the risk
OK.... knowing you a little bit.... how old?
You never disappoint.
Without going into a lengthy discussion some things are compatible one way but not the other.
Yep, the secret to mowing and leaving a nice looking lawn is blade tip speed and a sharp blade.
