Oil and fuel/oil recommendation for break in of new Husqvarna 135 Mark ii

[Remiskeet]

Last week I purchased a Husqvarna 135 mkii. My current saws are 18 and 25 year old McCullochs; They run 40:1 Red Armour. Would anyone recommend to using 40:1 ( for the first few tanks for break-in) before switching of to 50:1 (and re-tuning.)?
Perhaps I should just run them all @40:

Thanks for any recommendations.
Eoin (Ian)

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I'm sure someone will. It's truly not necessary. Just follow your owners manual reccomendations... if husqvarna thought there was a better way to break their saws in, they wouldn't keep it a secret. They're the one warrantees it after all.

 

[OM617YOTA]

Just keep running 40:1 Red Armor in everything.

Congrats on the new saw, hope it serves you well.

 

[Husky77]

As the jollylogger said, go by what husqvarna recommends and you cant go wrong. Others will probably disagree and have their own ways but husqvarna has done the research so we dont have to. But it is good fun

 

[Remiskeet]

@Husky77 @OM617YOTA @TheJollyLogger
Thanks to all for your input. The OM doesn't mention any procedure for break in. I'll keep on using Red Armor @ 40:1, and go "easy" for the first couple of tanks.

 

[AnthemBassMan]

Run the 40:1 mix you already use. But I’d just run it easy for a tank or two, no burying the bar at constant full throttle. Maybe find some small limbs around 6” just make quicker cuts through. Then after that let ‘er rip. But everyone has different ways of doing things.

L8R,
Matt

 

[OM617YOTA]

Run the 40:1 mix you already use. But I’d just run it easy for a tank or two, no burying the bar at constant full throttle. Maybe find some small limbs around 6” just make quicker cuts through. Then after that let ‘er rip. But everyone has different ways of doing things.

L8R,
Matt

Nope, just let 'er rip. Get those rings seated.

Only thing special I did to break in my 500i was make sure I had enough big wood on hand to give it a proper workout.

 

[AnthemBassMan]

Nope, just let 'er rip. Get those rings seated.

Only thing special I did to break in my 500i was make sure I had enough big wood on hand to give it a proper workout.

See, that’s what I mean by different people do things differently. I prefer to run it easier with shorts bursts of full throttle at first. After that then it’s game on.

L8R,
Matt

 

[muddy42]

Personally Id not do anything different.

Always idle to warm up the saw. Aways cut at full throttle, but its never a good idea to strain a saw, pushing into the wood, leaning on the dogs or using a blunt chain etc.