Straight gassing !

[OM617YOTA]

If I had idiots using and fueling my equipment, I'd think about adding some kind of oil to every fuel can, including the ones for four stroke equipment. Even 50:1 with Walmart boat oil would save your saw from burning down. Looks like it'd add ~$0.50/gal to the cost of the fuel. Might be worth it, depending on what kind of idiots you have around and how much 4 stroke fuel you go through.

Sorry Mr. Homeowner customer, your lawn now costs $2 extra to mow. Bob's an idiot and can't be bothered to fill the two stroke equipment from the right jug, so now you get to pay for the two stroke oil we run in the four stroke equipment too.

 

[lone wolf]

I've unintentionally run 16:1 more than once. Using MX2T with no dye, couldn't remember or tell if I'd added oil already, and 16:1 is a whole lot better than 128:0.

It will smoke out the flying insects!

 

[OM617YOTA]

It will smoke out the flying insects!

Nah, could smell the difference but the exhaust was perfectly clean, no smoke. MX2T was phenomenal stuff, and cheap. I miss it.

 

[Patrick62]

Yeah, keep the cans separated. I have 2 square cans that are just premix. I mix them when I fill them.
THen.. the fuel goes into one of those oil/fuel mini piggy things. problem solved.

A few years ago, I almost had a issue. Evidently someone needed some fuel for something, so they must have used the chainsaw fuel. but they were nice enough (really?) to replace it. With straight fuel. I was out cutting, went to refuel, and something was wrong. First, it wasn't the right color. Second it smelled like ordinary gasoline. What the ?
Dumped that fuel outta the saw, and went and checked the jug. Yep. regular gasoline.
Checked the other jug that I had brought with me. This one was correct.
The smell... 100LL avgas has a very distinct odor to it, and they oil dyes the fuel as well.

 

[ZeroJunk]

I know my brain ain't what it used to be. But, I can still keep up with what is in the can.

I have some purple McCulloch oil at the lake probably 40 years old, and I put what looked like about the right amount in the bottom of a left over 5 gallon can to run a blower and weed eater.

If I cook either one I will just fix them. Anywhere between 30 to 1 and 60 to 1 will work fine. But, it is certainly on the heavy side.

I love oil magic.

 

[Del_]

Nah, could smell the difference but the exhaust was perfectly clean, no smoke. MX2T was phenomenal stuff, and cheap. I miss it.

I still have ten quarts.

I hope it doesn't age out.

 

[Gardiner Schneider]

Dedicated mix cans. Don't fill them if you don't put oil in them first.

I then transfer to recycled 1-gal Coleman fuel cans. Can't mix those up either (pun intended).

PS want to sell the 036?

"Don't fill them if you don't put oil in them first." For sure! At 81 I know that if I fill with the 100% gas, that I can fortunately buy locally, with the intention of "remembering " to put the oil in later, that I am going to forget to add the oil. Have recently decided to buy a couple of "real" saws and now have a Husky 545 and 555. They run a whole lot better then the stack of Poulans in the back of the shed and I want to make sure they keep running...