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Trufuel or 32:1 in yard equipment

I probably go through a bit more than hundred gallons of mix gas a year in blowers and trimmers (own a lawns care biz). About 4 years ago, I switched to the Echo Red Armor 2 smoke oil. It's been great...even with ethanol gas. I used to have to replace fuel lines and carbs all the time and that has almost completely stopped with the use of Red armor oil. I highly recommend!
 
Steve300xcw said:
And if you actually read the posts. The guys that are using it, are only burning a gallon or so each year...........
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Exactly. If had a lawn service or tree service or was stacking a couple cords of firewood every year I'd just use the no-E pump and mix my own. I also use shit (occasionally) year round so running it out of gas and storing it for the winter is not really an option.
 
When we bought Jewels' MS211, they had a deal where they'd give you a Stihl filing guide sharpener if you bought a pack of Stihl synthetic oil. Seemed like a no-brianer.

Ethanol free 87 from the Gulf station near the house with Sta-Bil, I keep a couple 5 gallon Jerrycans of that for the mower and generator. I even pump that same ethanol free in my Grand Marquis and Jeeps. I use synthetic Sthil oil and Jerrycans to make 50:1, 1 gallon at a time. All was good for a couple years running that.

I got a Homelite leaf blower years ago that came with some premix oil. I put those bottles on the shelf with the other oil. Came time to mix some more 2 stroke gas, for whatever reason I grabbed a bottle of that 2 stroke oil that came with the Homelite instead of that Stihl synthetic. I was cleaning fouled plugs on both saws about every 20-30 minutes with that garbage. Went back to the Stihl 2 stroke oil, and no more issues.

I've bought a can of Truefuel in a pinch, but it's silly expensive as many others have already pointed out. I'm still in the mix my own camp.
 
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Ebs said:
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Never liked those. But I also never had one with the lid so i'd always have to clean the shit out of it when I needed it. :shaking:

I like this style bottle. Bought some on Amazon the other day. The echo blower seems to like it. Haven't tried it on the saws yet.
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welndmn said:
I laugh how everyone is arguing 32/40/50 :1.
We all know you eye ball that oil jug into the fuel jug and shake it.
Close enough.
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this is me :laughing:

I mix Stihl oil from a bottle that make 2.5 gallons
I refill the bottle from a 1 gallon jug of oil, so it could be off a little
I put about 2.25 gallon of gas in and shake it up
that is why I said I mix it 40ish

I have also used 2 stroke boat oil, and Polaris snowmobile oil just to get rid of it.
never an issue the way I have done it.
 
My ancient Stihl 031 say 40:1 with Stihl oil, or 25:1 for other brand oil. That’s a lot of oil :laughing:

I generally mix my 2 stroke gas can to 50:1 and run everything (primarily string trimmer and blowers) on it except for times when I know I’ll be running my ancient homelite top handle and Stihl 031 a lot which I’ll mix ~30:1. For that “one cut”, I doubt it’ll hurt anything and 50:1 is better than no oil.
 
didn't read the full thread.

I run everything on pump gas or pump gas mix. for things I nkow are going to sit a while like my 2k generator and seasonal things I run them dry on pump gas, put in a splash of trufuel and run them dry again. It's worked for 7 years or so now. Still on the same quart can of trufuel, i don't use much.
 
Many of the little pre measured bottles of 2 stroke oil sold by small engine manufactures already has fuel stabilizer in the oil. I know the Echo Red Armor has fuel stabilizer. Redmax oil also has it. I'm unsure about Stihl oil???
 
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