Best 2 Stroke Oil?

[bwalker]

Google riacin, I use castor oil years ago as a kid until I could afford good oil. Even though it is refined I would never breathe that stuff again.

Ricin is made from the meal left over from pressing castor oil. It's not in the oil itself. Castor oil in and of itself isn't poisonous beyond giving you the chits if you ingest it.
It is absolutely terrible oil for use in a chainsaw.

 

[user 189412]

I knew that, I had animals die from eating the seed. I just don't trust it and the fallibility of humans that make it. I used it in my early dirt bike days in the 60's and early 70's My Hodaka's ran good on it, but it burned dirty and clogged up chambers and spark arrestors.
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[dboyd351]

Go Hodaka!!!

 

[Tomyp89]

I ran for 2 years on Husqvarna LS+ in everything including a new string trimmer and a hqv 345.
Brown residue everywhere and hard ash and carbon.
I did a combustion chamber clean in the trimmer when switching to synthetic, and i think that some remaining residue caused scoring.
Rights now im testing motul 710/800
Hqv XP.
So far 800 is to good, does not burn fully,710 is about right, XP is a little to thin for my taste. Will do a full rebuild soon and a longer term test. Will happily keep testing synthetic fd TC puls.

Btw, what do you think about those oil tests by Richard Flagg on YT, i really like his approach

 

[user 189412]

First proof of the performance and results is in your hands. Don't trust everything you see and hear right off the bat. You can retain the knowledge you see or hear, but you are final step.

 

[steverino31]

Hey guys, been thinking about this lately, what do y'all run in your equipment? I normally run Super Tech full synthetic, or if they're sold out/I forgot to buy some, I run Lucas semi synthetic. I'm wondering if I should switch to a mow name brand oil. Not sure if it matters, but my 2 stroke equipment consists of an Echo 2620 and PB9010T, a Shihl MS260 and Fs55, and a Redmax BCZ260T.
I'm most interested in Echo Red Armor, because of it being red (seems like an added safety for when your tired or distracted) but it's also the most expensive. Also on the table is Redmax full synthetic, Amsoil Saber, VP Racing full synthetic, or more Lucas semi synthetic (it's only semi synthetic, bit it is the cheapest). I'm open to any other brands too.
Thanks in advance!
Courage

2 stroke oil is made two basic applications, liguid

Hey guys, been thinking about this lately, what do y'all run in your equipment? I normally run Super Tech full synthetic, or if they're sold out/I forgot to buy some, I run Lucas semi synthetic. I'm wondering if I should switch to a mow name brand oil. Not sure if it matters, but my 2 stroke equipment consists of an Echo 2620 and PB9010T, a Shihl MS260 and Fs55, and a Redmax BCZ260T.
I'm most interested in Echo Red Armor, because of it being red (seems like an added safety for when your tired or distracted) but it's also the most expensive. Also on the table is Redmax full synthetic, Amsoil Saber, VP Racing full synthetic, or more Lucas semi synthetic (it's only semi synthetic, bit it is the cheapest). I'm open to any other brands too.
Thanks in advance!
Courage

There are two types of 2 stroke oil. For liguid cooled and air cooled. Chainsaws are air cooled and run hotter. Interestingly enough, JASO stands for japanese auto standards organization. There was a FC, now it's FD. These are the only standards for 2 stroke oil for air cooled engines. Citgo makes 2 stroke oil for $6 a quart that is rated JASO FD. Mixing it 25:1 worked really well for me. Use a new plastic gas can labeled with a black magic marker. Shake it often. Avoid synthetic, because i don't think it mixes with gas. Avoid gas with ethenol for the same reason.