Correct Way To Mix Gas and Oil For a ChainSaw, WeedEater etc.
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- Are you tired of clogged carburetors or engines that won't start? Maybe you're mixing your gas and oil wrong. Let me teach you the proper way to mix gas and oil for power tools like chainsaws, weed eaters, and more. In this video I will show you how to mix your gasoline fuel ( or petrol ) and oil properly. 50:1, 40:1, 32:1 ratio. This applies to all your 2-cycle outdoor power equipment including weed eaters, hedge trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, Husqvarna, Stihl, Echo Etc. How Do I Pre Mix My 2 Stroke Gas? Easy calculations.
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I agree about the metric system it is better. I am on the other and I use your way to mix my gas. Thanks👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much for this lesson sir. That clarifies a lot of misconceptions I had. Hmmmm this whole time I have been reading on the back of the oil mix with their little chart and adding the whole 250 bottle to five liters. This would explain why my back pack blower keeps gumming up. hmmmm.
Canadian, get a ratio rite bro eh oh and a new beer!
Hello Steve I'm new to chainsaws and I've heard two different opinions about the fuel someone said regular gas yet others have said unleaded gas which is it. Anybody reading this if you could give me a little input it would be very helpful. I noticed that you recommended a 5 leader Gas Can. One other thing in America at the pump I don't believe they measure out metric liter for fill ups any suggestions
And if I would of just waited I wouldn't of had ask the question
40:1 - unless the mosquitoes are really bad, then it's 32:1. Pro tip right there.
😂😂
🤣🤣 thanks for the tip
Lol that helps with bees too and nosey neighbors
Keep an extra spark plug handy!
That is a great comment! 🤣🤣🤣
I've been running power equipment for 50 years but I still come back and check some of these basic videos of yours at times. You do a great job of communicating- you talk slow and emphasize the important points and you have this schtick that you're a meathead so if you can understand these things, anyone can. Really effective presentation.
Awesome, thank you!
LMFAO.... Well said .
That’s cute you still think the epa has your best interest
I was thinking the same thing. I figure he might have some trick or advice that I didn't know. Often that's the case.
For us, in the US, 1 gallon is 128 fluid ounces. the 2-stroke oil is sold in fluid ounces. The same formula applies, as long as you use the same "units" of measurement. For 1 gallon, we use 2.56 Oz of oil. When we get the small bottles like you showed, they're "dosed" for 50:1, to mix with exactly 1 Gal. of gasoline. (petrol) All my leaf blowers, chainsaws, small portable generator and line trimer use 50:1 which is nice, because I can mix just one gallon (+2.56 ounces) of fuel, to run all the engines. I'm really glad, that I don't have a half-dozen small cans, with different mix ratios! Better to mix smaller quantities, and mix more often, to have the newest fuel possible, by the end of the season. Convenient, when you have the right size can, and the right size bottles of oil, so you don't have to measure anything.
When I mix, I put a small quantity of gasoline in first, then the oil, then, the rest of the gasoline. It seems to diffuse quite nicely. Another thing I do, is pour a small quantity of gasoline in the bottle after I've added it to the can, just to 'rinse' out the residual oil in the small bottle, making sure I have ALL the oil in the mix.
I buy tiny bottles that say" 1 gallon mix" and dump it in a one gallon can. No calculations necessary...just more time for drinking beer.
Imperial or US gal?
'Merica!
haha exactly
I just get a mixing cup and punch what ever into Google. I mix up 2-5 gallons at a time so I have more time drinking beer
@@JohnBobRoger LOL :D
Because of the beer i trust this man.
Just don’t get your fuel mix confused with your beer when you are making your mixture? Fuel mix might not taste very good but your weed eater will run like a top!
And of course of the metric system.
I drank a beer and made a 60:1 batch lol
Damn right
@@tyler238 🤣🤣maybe you had more than one lol
I'm 62. I have a lot of experience with 2 cycle engines. Dirt bikes, chainsaws, weed eaters, etc. All I've ever done is follow the manufacturers recommendations and I've never had a problem. Just say'in.
I'm your age and I always err on more oil.
You mean a weed wacker
@@bigfish8280 different ratio
@@bigfish8280 string trimmer, also. For those who are counting...
Nothing wrong with a bit more oil.
I have to admit your the only small engine guy who makes sense on what topic you choose, and your easy to understand. I've worked on small engines for almost 20+ years. But I forget things, and I come to you as my reference guide. I enjoy watching your videos. Wish I was there having a brewski with ya. Thank you, you have been a major help. This is my first year working with saws. Usually working on lawn mowers or weed whackers.
Thank You...
Everything I’ve ever heard from Steve has proved to be right on, so far. CZcams has good stuff too.
I’m an Australian who was around when Australia went from imperial to metric. I can tell you without hesitating that metric makes it so much easier. I still talk about miles etc occasionally but do all measurements and calculations in metric. Give it a go and try to let your old school bias go.
As an american working in machining, I've learned to convert imperial fractions/decimals to metric and back in my head. But i do wish the US would just do away with imperial system.
NEVER ! 🇺🇸
Steve a prime example of why we use the old measurement system here in the states . We can't use a calculator either to do all that figuring lol.
You do know that Steve is Canadian, and we're metric, eh? He's just dumbing it down for his audience, lol.
In all seriousness, most containers and such are rough metric equivalents of the Imperial measurements. We still talk about gallon containers - which just happen to be 4.5L. Of course, the US gallon (quart, pint) aren't the same as Imperial. But except with beer, that two extra ounces in a pint generally make no difference.
If it's tough to see the fuel level, use a flashlight flush against the side of your plastic fuel jug. It'll light up the interior and make the level easy to see. Thanks Steve for all your great videos. I like Dos Equis.
Good tip!
Most Americans like being different and a lot of us are proud that there are good people out there like Steve to ride us about it. Thanks for your channel we know that everything is not all bad yet.
Proud American here also. I could care less what the hell the rest of the world does far as measurements.
@@brianclayton3898 And we couldn't care less about what measurements you use either. Works both ways. Proud non-American here. 'Suck it up', as you say.
Just playing with ya. Variety is the spice of life.
Tell me, is Budweiser any good in the US? Had it a few times in various countries but never really liked it. (Real ale man, myself.) This question should really be posed in Steve's chainsaw tensioning upload - he was drinking Bud.........but a few beers down and you know the rest.
Peace out!
@@YukinagaFinn czech bud is best
Hello from Pennsylvania, Hey Steve, I use a $9.99 synthetic oil for this and back of its container it shows 4 ounces per gallon of fuel. So I simply measure 8 ounces for my 32:1 two gallon fuel container and top it off with 2 gallons of gas at the fuel pumps. No calculators required, just simple-simple-simple, but hey we use metrics a lot here for other stuff. We enjoy your channel ... one of the best.
we were the first to use base 10 money.
@@kenbrown2808 Actually, the Russians were in 1704, the Americans didn't follow until 1792.
Your right, we are living in the dark ages down here. However most of the mix oil comes in bottles set up for gallons, so it's not to big of a problem.
Cheers.
Everyone knows that Metrification is the work of the devil. BTW, the metric standard is French. The system used in USA, and IIRC Myanmar and Liberia, is called avoirdupois. That's feet, inches gallons etc . You guessed it, that there's a French word:-) I have NFI who cooked up concept US Gallon. Believe me, I don't care.
Incidentally, if the USA ever goes metric, you need to kill anyone who suggests using Centimeters. That'll save a lot of agro and nasty revenge capers on construction sites in the future. There's NO divisor of 100 in the metric system. F**k the rag trade and the horse it rode in on.
HTH
Companies bow to the American market and provide a pre-measured oil for 1 gallon that is also on our fuel pumps. Metric system would make calculations easy. Pre -measured makes calculations unnecessary.
Thank you, thank you for properly explaining the mix ratio.. After 10 video searches, you are the only one I found who has properly explained it. Thank you
Your uploads are well-done and easy to understand and I've learned quite a few things from them. And.......you do things the RIGHT way: with a brew on hand! As an old guy who has ridden 2-stroke dirt bikes since the earth's crust cooled (~55+ years) I use a cup sold under the name of Ratio-Rite to get my gas/oil dilutions.
"Unless you are a mathematical genius, like me, you need a calculator. You also need a beer!" Truly my favorite You-tuber.
Thank You...
He technically isn’t wrong, LoL
I started to watch because he started each video with a brew! Then I learned just instructive Steve really is! I buy only Stihl products so I have learned & applied & so much & no longer take my stuff in for Tune Up or sharpening or like many others fix my leaking Sthil chainsaw. Thank You Steve & Cheers from Polo, Mo USA
Hell yeah
Legend.🇦🇺
Ahhhhh ok! I was missing the calculator and the beer. No wonder I've been ruining my gas engines.
The metric system DOES make science math easier.
Indeed, which is why it's used by scientists everywhere, *even* the US where our stupid modified imperial system reigns supreme (for some reason)
@@xHadesStamps If I give U an inch, U'll take a mile
@@xHadesStamps I blame our love for football. Lol.
As a Machinist I use both all day every day I like both equally. Just gotta use your big boy brain to figure things. I find neither to be easier.
good tip on saving that little bottle for next time. Thanks Steve, You The MAN! from Michigan.
You're Welcome...
I always pour some gas into the empty oil can and swish it around and pour that in also.
Get that last little bit !
I do too, always rinse out the bottle with a little gas....I also use Chevron Techtron in the fuels for all of my 2 and 4 stroke engines....
@@ronaldhickman9953 look into using Seafoam instead....a much better product. Btw, I used to swear by and use Techtron in all my ICEs.
The Jersey J yea I do that as well. I always use ethanol free premium fuel in my small two and four stroke engines with fuel stabilizer
The Jersey J me to. I thought I was odd one.
I do that also and I use lucks synthetic oil.
I don't know about the metric system, but the keep the old bottle advice is priceless, lol.
Your channel is addictive, I keep coming back. Always great information. Thank you so much.
Awesome! Thank you!
God forbid these gas can manufacturers put a clear plastic window in their cans like you see on motor oil bottles. Shheeeeeeeeeeees!
Some do
Its actually illegal to transport gas in those plastic cans, they're ONLY for non-commercial "taking gas home" or walking back to your car. Anybody working commercially is required to have metal cans or a trailer affixed fuel cell with an explosion proof transfer pump.
Some do.. and they charge double for it hahaha
Prjndigo Where is this located?
So very true😡and they’re not really semi transparent either. You can just barely see through enough wn strong daylight or with a strong flashlight.
I find it easiest to convert the ratio to a percentage., ie. 50:1 = 1/50 = .02, or 40:1 = 1/40 = .025 Now just use whatever measurement you want(liters, milliliters, gallons, ounces, etc.) and multiply by the percentage and you will have the required amount of oil to mix. It's all the same, just a slightly different way to look at it.
And by the way, thanks for the videos Steve, this is amongst the best educational CZcams channels I've come across by far
Thank You...
Actually
A ratio of 50:1 equates to a fraction of 1/51....
.....a fraction of 1/50 equates to a ration of 49:1......
.....but who's counting.....
I'm with you, Steve. I saved the little oil container that came with my saw to reuse as a "measuring cup" for the more economical quarts of oil I purchase instead. Budweiser is a definitely a great choice for this video to boot!
Right on
Steve’s a great teacher and well spoken 👍🏼🙌🏼Easy to follow him 🙌🏼
Right on
Thanks for this Steve, as a girl who likes to do as much as I can on my own things like this are always helpful to know. have been watching a lot of your video's on small equipment and have picked up some good tips for looking after my gear. cheers from Down Under :-)
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catey62 you Aussies rock too. Never met a bloke or a sheila I didn't like. Love them Kiwis too. Cheers, darlin'. Bob ( a yank) in Montana
@@robertshorthill4153 There are plenty to not like within Aussie gov't and law enforcement right now. What they're doing over there is insane. Australians have no rights and many are happy enough with the situation. But for those that dare show any resistance, look out! The fascist gov't boots are quick to the neck.
Thanks so much Steve, you made this such an easy way for me to do this. I have never been good at doing the ratio part. Thanks again
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i am now, this very second, in the presence of one of the smartest men on the internet!! Thanks steve.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Steve! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, will do!
Thank you Steve , that was easy instructions. I needed it to be simple because this will be my first time ever doing this.I found you to be very helpful.
I'm so happy to hear that Karen...
🤣😂, Steve I love your videos and I have learned so much from you. I was told by my 3rd grade teacher that we had to be ready for the metric system next year. That was 1968. I have run chainsaws, outboards, weed eaters and blowers since my teenage years but I have never had to get a calculator out to mix gas. Us simple minded ‘MERICANS just buy a bottle of oil and mix it with the right amount of gas by the gallon. Love you neighbor.
Yes, but think of the added costs & complexities involved in global commerce. Metric system is so easy. It's all base 10 computing. The US currency is a metric system.
@C Davis When I was in grade school in the mid-1970's we were told by a school administrator that by the time we reached adulthood the U. S. would be using the metric system. A half century later and I'm still waiting.
@@francoamerican4632 Funny thing is, you really are already using the metric system; not all that different than how it's used here in Canada. Next time you visit a store (any of them probably) check the weight/volume on almost any container (soap, cola, crackers, etc.) and the odds are it will have both imperial/US and metric on it. It's there, you just don't normally pay any attention to it.
Cheers Steve this really helped. I’ve bought a gas powered grass trimmer that recommends 50:1 but I’ve done 40:1. This is the first 2 stroke engine I’ve had I’ve got a 4 stroke lawnmower but that’s it.
personnaly, I use 50:1 for cold / cool weathers and 40:1 for really hot weather as in summer☀️ and I find engine are cooler like that 😎 Cheers 🍻
When I was a bricklayer we'd always say 'mill' instead of millimetres, so I say 'mill' instead of millilitres or milliliters when talking about fluids. It's a lot easier to say.
Try it, you'll like it, Steve. I use a chainsaw EVERY working day, pruning citrus trees on three big orchards in Queensland Australia and your videos are the BEST.
Thank You...
Gotta watch out with that one, depending on the situation. Machinists often use 'mil' to mean a thousandth of an inch (sixty-five mil would be .065") Also a common way to refer to the thickness of plastic sheeting. Because of this confusion, it's always best to specify units. Twenty millimeters and twenty thousandths of an inch are very different things.
Another Aussie here, we had an Irish bloke at work who said "milli" to make sure it wasn't confused, at that stage the company was American owned.
I remember being a kid I had to mix the gas for my dirt bike. I would play with different ratios. Sure glad I learned how though.
Thanks for all you do Steve Out. Here's a quick breakdown of oil to gas for 'Merica. 3.2 ozs for 1 gallon of gas or 8 oz's for 2 one half gallons - both equal a 40:1 mix. Yuengling Golden Pilsner is from my area, very nice.
Or download a chart... gotta love this guy, and his beer! Cheers!
Brother. Thank you. Your one of the RARES that I completely trust when it comes to engines and how to repair them! Thank you sir.
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Great videos Steve love the way you explain things with a beer, it's a bit like just going round to your neighbours and asking him about stuff,
Keep it up I've learnt so much thanks from us in Wales UK
Right on Roger...
Every small engine guy I've ever known has been hammered. I've learned they can't be trusted if they're not. Nice work here, Steve! Subscribed.
Been SUPER happy with 80:1 with Amsoil Saber.
Thanks Steve great video Agen you make so much sense thanks for sharing from Michael in Australia I been mowing lawns for 30 year's
Fantastic!
Back in the day our dirt bike took 20 to 1 conventional oil or 40 to 1 synthetic and we would go as high as 60 to 1 on race prepped engines. The leaner gas oil mix really woke up the power delivery as well as shortened engine life... rings in particularly.. Jetting them fat in cold weather and those 2 stroke beasts would fly.. leaner in the hot dry and somewhere in the middle for damp weather... lots of fun and maintenance...
This is exactly what I do. I bought a one gallon gas container and a one gallon mix and kept it. I bought a five gallon oil mix and just add to the 1 gallon bottle a little under the shoulder pour in then fill with gas. Works great every time. No smoke and the 2 cycle engine worked great!
That’s what I do. I have 2 one-gallon cans and I get ethanol free marine gas. I put one gallon in each based on what the pump says is one gallon. I buy the small bottles of 2 cycle oil, one for 50:1 and one for 40:1 and keep the cans marked which is which.
I enjoy the way you explain things clear and precise.
I appreciate that!
Very nice, Steve! Some of us find it difficult to explain to others. You nailed it!
I appreciate that!
Small engine manufacturers rate their equipment for 50:1 mainly for emission purposes I always run at 40:1 so that piece of equipment will not only last longer but run smoother. I own an old Craftsman chainsaw purchased new in February of 2008 that saw still runs as strong as the first day that one calls for a 40:1 mix so that one I always run at 32:1 always take it apart and clean it once done using it and run it out of fuel before stashing it away that baby and a smaller saw gave me a lot of money after hurricane Maria exactly for years ago just cutting trees and and palm trees that were knocked down by the storm.
I learned more real world math in 10 minutes than I did in 12 yrs of school. Thanks Steve for giving us a real clear class on how to prep our fuel for our tools.
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Isn't the metric system just fantastic... :)
Because of you I’ve gotten interested in making my equipment run and using it. I’m old, and so is my stuff. So far so good, although struggling with a Pari Tiller, (Troy prototype) but I’ll get it. Thanks Steve.
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Steve! Thanks for supporting metric system!
50:1 in Yankee land is simple enough: 2.6 ounces per gallon. 16 ounces per 6 gallons. Everybody else may use "millimetric" as we say in Dixieland, USA, but we'll stick to our old ounces and pints! LOL You'd fit in pretty well with that "yawl" you got going there! LOL Just ragging on ya a little bit, good video.
I use the pre-filled bottle method he’s talking about at the end of the video. I buy a large container of 50:1 oil and put it in the 2.6oz empty bottles I have laying around.Every time I mix a gallon of fuel with one bottle and I’ve never had any problems.
It's 2 cycle oil my friend. 50.1 is the mix ratio. Ie 50 parts gas 1 part oil. That's why 40.1 is a richer mix etc. I have had 2 strokes my whole life. Outboards, dirt bikes, equipment etc. I purchase a ratio rite plastic container that has the increments on the side. Ounces per gallon for all ratios. When filling a boat it comes in handy. Check it out you may like it
I only respect people who work on things with a tool in one hand and a beer in the other. Great choice of decorations in the background for the shop too brother..I'm a fan!
Thanks 👍
thanks Steve's now I know how simply it is to keep it up,. thumbs up
I appreciate your channel Steve. Learned a lot about the incidentals! Thank you sir!
Very welcome
I used to get a new weed wacker from my dad every couple years, he had issues mixing his 2 stroke fuel! Lol. Bless his soul he passed in 98!!! He would get frustrated because he didn't have patience and would screw up then trimmer wouldn't run right or run period. I'd take home dump out fuel and put correct mix in and ring a ding ding, i had a hardly used weed wacker!!! Lol
Right on
Yeah, if you need a calculator to mix gas then you're overthinking things. Like the old dude who taught me said "It's not a rocket ship, it's just a Briggs"
Best channel on CZcams! Keep up the good work.
Thank You...
This american just buys the premixed fuel. No calculating. Machines been running great, no gumming up the carb. Enjoy your channel. I learn a lot.
Great video Steve. The people who can't work out the oil mix ratio, should they be using power equipment with sharp spinning bits?
Great video, Steve. New to your channel and will stop by more often.
It seems fundamental to a lot of us but I know plenty of folks who might have questions about this but are afraid to ask.
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Steve, yer' a GD gem. I appreciate all of your videos and am always surprised when you teach me something about something I've done 100 times before. Today's tip, keep the little bottle as a measuring cup! Brilliant. Thanks much!
Cool, thanks
I've been home schooling my boys the last 2 yrs here in the USA. They agree with you, that the metric system rules. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff, thanks! Lived in Brazil many years, learned the metric system, now back in US, im in reverse culture shock!
Rock on!
THANKS STEVE, YOU ARE GOOD SIR, VERY SMART AND VERY WELL TRAINED, SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR VIDEOS
Thank you kindly
Steve, I really enjoy your videos, you go right to the point, and easy to understand, with that, I thank you!
I appreciate that!
Steve you're BETTER than the metric system itself! Loving your informative videos....thanks a million from somewhere around Chicago, IL, USA; take off 'eh
Wow, thanks!
Steve you make 101 epic!
Pure clarity.
...hear di man say'
Thank You...
It's even easier here in the States to mix gas.
The label will be printed with the mix ratio on it 🤣
Absolutely correct
Really? Yikes
And that's because our education system sucks - We need to be told how to do it (Says a retired teacher).
@@Stevefor1776 Indeed. I was in high school when Canada went from imperial to metric. Metric is very simple BUT, I'm a little lost, when it comes to weight and height. The rest is very basic.
In America we may not be on the Metric system and we may not have a calculator but we have ten fingers an ten toes! This has served us well.
@@rivermcratt3683 The WHOLE WORLD apart from the US uses the metric system. The French invented it over three centuries ago and the Brits are one of the later countries to accept it.
The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. - I would call that an actual measurable item.
The decimal pattern used for multiples makes arithmentic much easier than imperial and common prefixes across various units (eg kilogram, kilometre) makes things easier too.
Wow! Super simple to understand! Excellent! Thanks!
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Thank you for sharing very well presented all the best.
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Love 💕 you’re wonderful work mate from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks mate...
Great video. Steve. You just made it easy for all of us to mix. Thanks brother
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for helping by actually explaining this. So many guys posting don’t.
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Love your channel. Great content!
I always put a few extra drops of oil in the container regardless . Cheers m8!
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I love Kurt Russel teaching me!
Looks more like Patrick Swayze's brother. Movie, Next of kin!
Maybe a Canadian Kurt Russell or a Canadian Don Swayze.
You are the coolest guys I watch. Man you do a great job and have saved me so much time and money. Thank you!!
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Thanks for all your tips Steve....very helpful. Appreciate it!!!!
My pleasure!
Thanks! Clear and concise. Would recommend a few more sips of beer as you do it. When mixing I usually add about 1/3 amount fuel then oil and shake vigorously as oil can stick to plastic and not mix well .
With new equipment and new synthetic oil , it is very safe to use 50:1. Back in the day the tolerances between pistons and cylinder walls were different and oil quality was not as good so 32:1 was used
Decades ago, the old loggers just used a gallon milk jug and poured some motor oil in.
Usually a can of quaker state, and they always “eyeballed” it.
Thanks for your knowledge . I watch your channel all the time eh. Most helpful. And budwiser kind of rules. But almost any advertiser is helpful.
nicely done....good tip.... saving the small bottle to use for future measuring
Glad it was helpful!
This was the 1st video of you I've seen. Great and straightforward method and tutorial... and funny with the beer at the beginning.
You made it nice and simple and easy.
So Thanks!!!
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Looks like you have a lot of great videos that will be helpful... so i just subscribed and hit the bell... now to binge watch. Haha
Right on Dustin! Thank You...
Ok. Using the small bottle as a measuring tool blew my freaking mind. I feel so dumb having never thought of that.
Right on....
Just need to reference where it was originally filled to from the oil manufacturer.
I have watched most of your videos and just realized you live in Canada. I didn’t know that. Here in California gas has so much crap and additives that it just eats equipment. In fact, when I bought my dual fuel generator (gas or propane) it said the warranty would be voided if gas from CA was used. Thanks for all the great tips.
Liking simply for the tip of needing a beer!
Good information!
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The old typical Australian ratio for 2 strokes was always 25:1. Was surprised to hear Steve only go down to 32:1.
Just bought some Stihl synthetic 2 stroke oil and the Stihl dealer told me you should use it at 50:1 in any 2: stroke machine. I hope he's right, I"m just putting in a brand new cylinder and piston kit in my old Husqvarna chainsaw. Maybe I'll go 40:1 just in case?
You should always run a richer oil mix for break-in. Go with 40:1 for 4-5 tanks, then go to 50:1.
Lots of equipment out there take some different ratios. There is opti-two that is safe for 20:1-50:1. It’s an all in one. Been using it for all my customer machines and my own for the last 3 years no problems.
@@willdunham6724 opti2 is recommended to mix at 100:1.
Its super easy to mix fuel in the US, we dont even need a calculator.
Lmao thats what I said ive never used a fkn calc to mix my fuel? Fucking MERICA land of pro 2cycle fuel mixers
@@Joe-ki8um we just make it easier to mix fuel and dont have to use a calculations to figure it out
Lol calculator to mix fuel.... nope. Short the gallon and use a whole small bottle...you’ll be at 40:1.
I was worried at the intro with the 🍺 and all but after I must say I say deeply impressed
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Thank you for this it helped a lot !
G’day Steve, great show mate 👍🏼 ... Thanks for all your tips on small motor maintenance. I must admit that the metric system is a lot easier to use than the old imperial system from yesteryear. We have been using metric it in Australia since the sixties. Another easy way to mix 50-1 ratio is 20 ml per litre if mixing smaller amounts or for larger amounts say, ten litres! Calculate - using this formula (10 + 10 = 20 add a 0 = 200 that’s 200 ml of two stroke oil to make ten litres of 50-1 fuel.
And just like that, some of us are metric converts.
Great tip about using small empty as cheap measuring device. Saving on costs shouldn't mean mixing 20 liters up for a homeowner who uses 1/2 liter every few months. Many comments about failed mixes; not many about shelf life of pre-mix.
Any suggestions on type of beer vs. chore? Golden Ale for weed whacking?
Thx for all your shared knowledge bud. Love the channel!👍🏻🤘
I appreciate that!
Just got my first chain saw time for me to mix it up! I just learn something new thanks
You must be part Australian. Love your beer and engines. Great channel.
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Sooooo, if I calculate my weight, then convert the number,...... I find the correct amount of beer to drink.
Jim....never hurts to add a few to that total number. Better safe than sorry....don't want to come up short ;-)
lol love it!
I been looking for this video all my life lol thanks
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Loved younchannel loved you man. Suspected you were Canadian. And you are! Best youtube channel ever!
Wow, thanks!