T'other day my McBollock chainsaw seized when I started it, $239 from Bunnings. It's 9 months old, done some very hard, hot, days but puleeeeeze. I cannot take it back as I have lost the receipt, well, misplaced it and have no record of the transaction. My credit card statements only go back 6 months. C'est la vie. Bunnings were very helpful but they needed something to go on.
It's junk now & I bought a Solo to replace it, proper chainsaw apparently, full crank! Phwoar! And it's bigger.
Any hoo, buying the Solo, oil mix came up in the conversation. I ran the Mcseized at the specified ratio, 40:1, but apparently this only applies to specific full synthetic oils otherwise it's 25:1. Whats up with that? Book says 40:1, the little gubbins on the chain saw says 40:1, how is a simple man to know?
Reading the Solo book it says 40:1 with Solo oil or Castrol TT super, otherwise 25:1. I'm using Castrol, it's blue 2t oil for chainsaw's, mowers etc. I use a premix bottle with the ratios on it to mix so I'm fairly confident of the ratio I have used.
What should I be using in my new Solo and at what ratio to ensure long life & eternal happiness?
I know there are one or two chainsaw fiends here, trees give them wood...
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