don't have much time to explain results. I have to get out there before it rains and do k2 and 2r
Stihl 661 muffler modded. BP 91 octane ethanol free, 28" tsumura, .404 RS chain new chain per ratio. Stihl orange bar oil if that makes a difference to ya. Cleaned air filter and topped off gas and oil before start of each test. Starting temp of the saw before each test was ~225 F. Temps didn't really change much at all so don't really matter.
order of cuts are as shown.
log 1 stayed good/same until 2nd cut in hp2 40:1. I cut into a cut I did earlier in the log before I decided to save it.
log 2 is same through ultra and r50. then I cut it some and started hp2. So you can't compare the hp2 log 2 times with the others.
log 3 - changes. it was just meant to try and increase the temps. Some of the cuts from ratio to ratio can be looked at...gotta get the video up. But mainly it's to see how hot i could get the saw...which didn't work. and to see if the cuts per ratio would be close to each other.
ultra 50:1 - saw runs nice but times go to hell after the first cut. don't understand it exactly (have ideas why) but I don't care.
ultra 45:1 - this was the ratio I would run in the 660's and 361. I ran 50:1 and tried this and just liked it better. Last time I just tested 50:1 and 40:1. 40:1 did worse than 50:1. I've tried 40:1 didn't care for it.
@maulhead didn't have good results with it. If your going to run ultra I would suggest 45:1. I have a number of years running 50:1 and 45:1 and I'd take 45:1 over it every time in the 361 461 660 or now 661.
R50 - 32:1 - is the winner out of ratios tested. However I think 32:! is still a little heavy. After multi cuts in log 3, you can see in the video the saw struggles. Maybe the high flash burn off point... the oil can't burn off and get out of the way for the new stuff coming into the jug? I dunno for sure, I don't care either. 40:1 and 45:1 ran good as well. 50:1 seemed like the saw screamed and lacked power? Kinda like 50:1 ultra. I can't stand the smell of this sh*t. But I'll run 32:1 against the other winners.
other winners - ultra 45:1 is obviously going to lose and I don't care to spend the time testing it. It takes a lot of time to cut with the new stuff get it into the saw and change gas and chain etc. It's pointless. If you like ultra - great. Like 50:1..great I don't care. I would say to consider trying 45:1. Hard to believe it makes that big of a difference but the logs were good. Sorry.
Hp2 - 32:1 again won. and again I think the saw felt a little sluggish. But it was much better than R50 32:1 in feel. This hp2 stuff ran very very nicely. I would like to test this stuff again with 32: 36 and 40:1. Little to no smell on this stuff. Out of the 3 the hp2 ran the nicest for sure. I think it ran nice at 32: 40 and 45. again 50:1 seemed "screamy" and lacking power so I didn't do the log 2 cuts. Could just tell right away. 50:1..ok but 32 40 45 better for sure.
Don't read into these to much yet. Still have to test k2 and 2r which have progressively lower viscosities. They may destroy the likes of hp2 and r50. Who knows.
Anyway...
Going to go test K2 and 2R and put those winners up against 32:1 hp2 and 32:1 r50. Later