Chainsaw 2T oil. Perplexed.

[george formby]

Interestin posts. I have quite a few rampant fruit trees which I have had to climb to prune & densely overgrown areas to clear. Machete & loppers to reach the trees. Secateurs or scrub bar with a blade for the creepers, wild roses, young bamboo, ginger, gorse etc. Once I have access or am up a fruit tree I've found the best tool for the job is a pruning saw. Not a sminky silky, just a plain old $10 disposable jobby. My tool of choice for 15cm or less. Not worth the hassle & general mucking around with a chainsaw. I can go through the scrub like agent orange.

[ellipsis]

...I'd just hire Mexicans if ya could...

[awayatc]

Thinking of buying a small (14") electric (might even look at battery job) chainsaw for odd jobbing! ... Any experience with these?

Why lectric?

oleo mac are a decent European saw brandnew for little over 200 bucks......
google them.....
if you need to know more can give you info and where to buy......

[Akzle]

Interestin posts. I have quite a few rampant fruit trees which I have had to climb to prune & densely overgrown areas to clear. Machete & loppers to reach the trees. Secateurs or scrub bar with a blade for the creepers, wild roses, young bamboo, ginger, gorse etc. Once I have access or am up a fruit tree I've found the best tool for the job is a pruning saw. Not a sminky silky, just a plain old $10 disposable jobby. My tool of choice for 15cm or less. Not worth the hassle & general mucking around with a chainsaw. I can go through the scrub like agent orange.

silkys are like fuken moses, last for days too.
B*nnings macgregor? brand, Folding, green handle yelow bits, are worth a third of a silky price, too.

[daniberry]

Most of the chainsaw fails due to imbalance of oil mixing ratio. One should be careful when mixing oil.

[Euro2018]

I've had a new Stihl seize three times and absolutely not due to my mixing.

After much heated discussion with Stihl shop, Stihl NZ and another saw dealer I eventually discovered that Stihl had fitted the wrong jet at the factory, so the saw was always running lean.

By the third seize I didn't want their saw back and Stihl NZ eventually refunded purchase price and all repair costs.

The other thing I learned was Stihl (and probably other saw makers) recommend against using petrol more than 3 weeks old. Needs to be fresh. Or, add some petrol stabiliser to it.
The Stihl stabiliser will keep the petrol good for about two years.

[Akzle]

I've had a new Stihl seize three times and absolutely not due to my mixing.

After much heated discussion with Stihl shop, Stihl NZ and another saw dealer I eventually discovered that Stihl had fitted the wrong jet at the factory, so the saw was always running lean.

By the third seize I didn't want their saw back and Stihl NZ eventually refunded purchase price and all repair costs.

The other thing I learned was Stihl (and probably other saw makers) recommend against using petrol more than 3 weeks old. Needs to be fresh. Or, add some petrol stabiliser to it.
The Stihl stabiliser will keep the petrol good for about two years.

you'd do better hiring a fucken saw if you don't use it for 2 years

that anecdote is also well outside what "mostly fails chainsaws" - though you're quite right, it isn't fucking fuel mix.

[tri boy]

Here is my pruning saw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9x8rBKC4BE

When you get some Big Boy pants, try a Logmax harvesting head fitted to a R290LC-9 digger.

[cods4]

When you get some Big Boy pants, try a Logmax harvesting head fitted to a R290LC-9 digger.

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[pritch]

Supercheap usually has a range of oils including a choice of full synthetics. I used to keep the moped topped up with one or other Silkolene by Fuchs.

[george formby]

Update de doo.

My Solo has never missed a beat, the 4th chain is looking pretty toothless. I've continued to thrash it mercilessly. As my ability and confidence has grown so has my need for a bigger chainsaw. The poor little bugger is slicing trunks 50% over bar length. I've maintained a 35:1 ratio of oils which are rated at 50:1, currently Oleo Mac, it was on special. Hasn't been de-coked yet but I have had to lower the idle slightly, it was running on at rest. I've also tweeked the top end screw so it sings crisper and does not lose power on bigger trees. Minor adjustments at either end and no doubt necessary after being fully abused, er, run in.

Still starts and runs like new. Unstuck's (where's he gone?) advice about air line cleaning is priceless.

That bastard Wattle trunk was finally sliced up last summer. Paid an acquaintance $80 to cut it into rings. He has the biggest stihl I've ever seen! I struggled to lift it. Just split it with an axe he said, the axe bent. The 12 tonne hydraulic splitter just made nasty noises, like a whale with asthma. We split it with a 4kg splitter held by my G/F while I went ape on it with a 6kg sledge hammer. The splitter is slightly twisted and the sledge hammer has dents in it. Shit, it burns amazing, though. Still got some left!

Akzle, if your still keen to be a tree fella I have two really old, huge, cantankerous, gnarly pines that will fall in a cyclone...... Are you insured for property damage? When these big buggers go they could be a living room feature.

[Akzle]

Supercheap usually has a range of oils including a choice of full synthetics. I used to keep the moped topped up with one or other Silkolene by Fuchs.

nah fuchs that. real men are all mineral.

[george formby]

nah fuchs that. real men are all mineral.

You have a valid point. Men need micronutrients to be, well, er, effective men. No minerals, no wood.

[russd7]

Update de doo.

My Solo has never missed a beat, the 4th chain is looking pretty toothless. I've continued to thrash it mercilessly. As my ability and confidence has grown so has my need for a bigger chainsaw. The poor little bugger is slicing trunks 50% over bar length. I've maintained a 35:1 ratio of oils which are rated at 50:1, currently Oleo Mac, it was on special. Hasn't been de-coked yet but I have had to lower the idle slightly, it was running on at rest. I've also tweeked the top end screw so it sings crisper and does not lose power on bigger trees. Minor adjustments at either end and no doubt necessary after being fully abused, er, run in.

Still starts and runs like new. Unstuck's (where's he gone?) advice about air line cleaning is priceless.

That bastard Wattle trunk was finally sliced up last summer. Paid an acquaintance $80 to cut it into rings. He has the biggest stihl I've ever seen! I struggled to lift it. Just split it with an axe he said, the axe bent. The 12 tonne hydraulic splitter just made nasty noises, like a whale with asthma. We split it with a 4kg splitter held by my G/F while I went ape on it with a 6kg sledge hammer. The splitter is slightly twisted and the sledge hammer has dents in it. Shit, it burns amazing, though. Still got some left!

Akzle, if your still keen to be a tree fella I have two really old, huge, cantankerous, gnarly pines that will fall in a cyclone...... Are you insured for property damage? When these big buggers go they could be a living room feature.

yup, my solo has never let me down, don't have much use for it now, but i know that if i go out an chuck some fresh fuel in it will fire up,have no idea how many chains i have been through. for a general purpose fire wood saw i think they are underated

[Akzle]

Supercheap usually has a range of oils including a choice of full synthetics. I used to keep the moped topped up with one or other Silkolene by Fuchs.

nah fuchs that. real men are all mineral.