You educate me, but at the same time your sense of humor makes your lessons fun. Note; On the back of the Stihl bottle, at the bottom, it says, "CASTROL."
Just want to shout out a big thank you Buckin for sharing your knowledge. I just spent today thinning a stand of tall skinny trees that were leaning all directions. Lots of back cut first and even a three tree domino to force them through tight gaps. Hit every target. 6 months ago i couldn't have done the job. I've used castrols oils as first choice all my life, all there products are first class.
Your final comment was the Best advice for running 2 strokes: Run ‘em High! Lots of folks have trouble with small equipment running rough - especially weed whackers. Ya gotta run ‘em hot - full bore. Chainsaws too, but that’s less of a problem as hardly anyone’s gonna run ‘em half assed. Stihl oil (Castro?) is made to run fast Not wimpy. Keep on Bucking Mate!
Ahh, the memories this stirs up. My godfather was a draftsman who worked for Homelite in Port Chester New York, which was their original headquarters. He owned a number of Homelite saws, and I distinctly remember him mixing 30 weight motor oil with gasoline, which of course, was leaded. I still have a couple of those old saws and will never let them go, to honor his memory. Love you all...❤️❤️❤️ Lieutenant Bradley
Previously, there weren't any regulations to 2stroke lubrication additives. You opened my eyes on the oil comparison, BBR! It makes sense: 2stroke equipment manufacturers don't make refined petroleum products. They just relabel the refineries oil as their own! At most, they may order a slightly different "recipe ", blend....what-have-you... . Why try to reinvent the wheel? A while back , I researched 2stroke oil, because a dude I work for (doing yard work) lets me use his Stihl equipment. But he is adamant about using the Stihl 2stroke oil. When i was a kid i didn't have a dirt bike, chainsaw, leaf blower, weed whacker.... I had a rake and a broom! So, I dug in (began the research). The anagram "JASO" was on the label. What the heck is "JASO"? I had to Google it. Well, that pretty much explained everything. You see: there never was any type of identification, regulation, or performance measurement of gasoline additives until the JASO standard. You could put anything in your bottle of snake oil and make all sorts of claims and promises, etc., WITHOUT BREAKING ANY LAW! Well, in Asia and most of the 3rd World countries: they use a lot of 2stroke mopeds. The Japanese moped manufacturers wanted some kind of standard established that would make it easy for moped owners to select and use 2stroke oil lubrication additive. ....Also, they may have been trying to keep their mopeds from being banned (like in some smog stringent ruled places.....LIKE CALIFORNIA!). Hey I grew up in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. The smog was horrible! It would burn your eyes and make your lungs hurt. If you rubbed your eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, nose or face; it would sting and you would get pimples. My dad told us to never touch our face. He instructed us to go to the bathroom and wash our hands, then wash our face. Instead of grinding dirt, airborne vehicle exhaust (that sticks to oily skin etc.)germs, etc. into our face. PLUS, THEY WERE STILL USING TETRA-ETHYL-LEAD AS A OCTANE BOOSTER AND LUBRICANT. THAT IS WHY CALIFORNIA CAME OUT WITH EMISSION STANDARDS! And vehicle exhaust was only part of the problem. There were steel foundries, furniture manufacturers, automobile makers who painted the cars and dumped tons of paint solvents into the air as they dried. There was oil based paint for homes. Oil refineries, automobile body and paint repair shops that created tons of smog.... Watch a 1970s Rockford Files show and you'll see the smog ....really ugly. Hey, and Los Angeles produced more oil than any part of the world for a long time! Ever heard of the "La Brea Tar Pits"? So the Japanese began specifying the 2stroke lubrication additive qualities and came up with a rating system for their mopeds. After a few years, USA adopted the JASO standard and incorporated it into the ASTM, SAE, API, ETC. The Japanese came out with a great system. It rates the lubricity(power), soot deposits (spark plug and exhaust fouling), smokiness and odor and something else???? They also rate the additives for water-cooled (marine), air cooled, stationary equipment, etc. More precise indices will arise as the stages of implementation of the standards "tiers" or levels are released. One interesting part of the rating is : all advertising, labeling, claims, etc. Must be FACTUAL. AND QUANTIFIABLE!!! How do you like that? So the 2stroke oil manufacturers has to submit a sample of the product to the JASO and pay a small fee for processing. Then the snake oil is rated and categorized....or rejected. Hence "not certified by JASO". AND ANY VARIATION OF A CERTIFIED RECIPE CANNOT BE ALTERED BY MORE THAN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. So the "New", "Improved", version must reapply for certification. That's a short version of what is going on. That's enough to get people to research it for themselves and understand what it all means.
What would prevent oil producers, to submit a doctored sample for certification and then go raw for the actual production. There should be an off the shelf specimen taken and tested for omogeneity with the officially tested one, at a certain interval, in order to retain the status..
@@robertomalatesta6604 it's easier and cheaper to stay on course and within the regulations. Here is one of my sayings, "Some people spend more energy trying to get out of a task or chore: than it would take to just to do the job." Also, there is a legal term for your supposation: "swindle" and "fraud" come to mind. If proven in court: 3 times the monetary loss is awarded(That's the COMPENSATORY JUDGEMENT) . That ain't nothing... What really costs Party "B" money is the PUNITIVE DAMAGES: which is the punishment, can be MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!
@@robertomalatesta6604 Thousands of lawsuits from exploded engines would keep reputable oil manufacturers doing that. There are way too many oil analysis labs that could pick apart any sample for just a few bucks. With social media what it is, news of blown equipment or a failed samples on any brand would spread like a prairie fire and law firms would be lining up class actions suits from here to the moon. But other than that, nothing.
Buckin you are always so positive and a genuine and pure person. Watching your channel makes me wanna be a better person and have a more positive outlook! Keep up the great Vlogs!
Hey Buckin’ my Grandad only uses Castrol oils in everything because he used to work for Caterpillar Australia as head of diesel sales and on one particular project that had an out of the ordinary demand on the motors, Castrol was the only company that took up the challenge and recommended an oil and also guaranteed it would be suitable for the job.
thanks Buckin, I've never seen a motor fail because of crappy oil but I've seen them fail because of no oil ! Love the show, you've taught me alot and I'm grateful for that. Thank you.
The motor may not fail but I guarantee you that saw after a little use will carbon up a lot and now your saw don’t run as fast as it should. You may not notice it but I guarantee your loosen power. If your saw puffs any smoke your loosen power
So many people these days think that if we have different opinions one of us has to be wrong. I used to try to explain my side, nowadays I just smile. Good stuff!
I've always been a Castrol man. As a kid I was running ultra high performance two stroke racing engines in model aircraft. Those engines were turning at 35000 plus rpm. Castor oil lubricant based fuel. Now we have semi and full synthetic but they still use some castor because of its phenomenal heat resistance and film strength. I would not be surprised if that is still the case. Always used Stihl oil because it's a Castrol product.
In Italy we had the same oil you described at the beginning and here is called "Castrol Garden 2T", but we had different package for chainsaw and lawnmower. The Stihl oil they sold here is in a different package, trasparent bottle with two different color choice, the red is called "HP" and is the cheapest (14€ for 1L), the other is called "HP Super" and "HP Ultra", the Ultra is the expensive one (24€ for the same size). All of them with no reference to external producer, same to your Husky bar oil. Thanks for sharing this with us Billy, love ya from Italy, have a nice day!
You can buy 3 round files in a grey plastic sleeve 'Swiss made' available with Stihl, Oregon and Kox labels (Europe Oregon brand) 3 different prices. Also had a Husqvarna branded file come out of a Pferd Box recently. They all made piles of silver dust just fine.
I tend to stick with stihl (or Castrol) oil. The only oil I have tried that I found blocked up the exhaust was Oregon two stroke oil. Maybe I had a bad batch, or maybe it's very sensitive to exact mixing, but never had the same problem with Stihl. Always a pleasure to see your enthusiasm shine through. Good health to you Buckin' 👍
Hey Billy Ray. I enjoy your videos and thanks for them. I'm a career wildland firefighter. We use 2 stroke WAJAX Mark II pumps for our work. Boy, they are a bugger to get going, but when they do they scream! Our fuel mix ratio is 24:1. For the longest time, we bought bottles of STIHL mixing oil, and we mixed our fuel accordingly. This year, however, our province gave us Castrol GO as our mixing oil. I was very puzzled and confused as I thought STIHL oil was very good oil. Thanks to this video you've cleared up my question as they are the SAME oil. Keep up the good work and the positivity. I'm a very positive person myself and it makes a difference in the world. -Andrew
Been doing a trial , using 25/1 in my saws . Tuned to suit, so after 30 years never had an piston or barrel failure . If I start having an issue I’ll look at changing 👍👍👍. Amongst my friends we seem to run over , drop , or drop stuff on more saws than we fail from oil issues , And we pretty much run stihl oil / Castrol only because the stihl shop is closer than anything else .
Hey Buckin I'm 32 and enjoy being able to watch and learn from you!! People should want to learn more often and take in the information and thank you for yours
Great video Billy, I've used castrol oil fir last 35 yrs in motocross bikes, 1/5th scale RC buggies, RC model speed boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, the list goes on & on.
Yes please Billy, I would like to see your video on filing an worn old chain Thanks for all of your other videos. God bless you and your family, from Prince George BC
I'm using Castrol POWER1 RACING 2T. For years and years pushing my Stihl chainsaw and brush cutter to its limits and I can still lift them by pull cord. Full power, no smoke, clean spark plug. Incredible...
I don't use two strokes professionally, but I do a bit. I haven't bought 2-cycle oil in ages - because, a few years ago, I happened to find 4 full 1 litre bottles of Castrol in a shed I was asked to clear out after the owner passed. The family said, in lieu of a fee, I could keep anything I thought would be useful to me. I figured I got the benefit of the good karma on that gig... 😁💪🪓🇦🇺
I snowmobile and I had two 1998 artic cats and I used Castrol snowmobile oil in them. I had no problems so I bought several cases about 12 quarts per case. It was less than half cost compared to Artic Cat oil. I also used the same snowmobile oil in my Stihl, Echo and other two cycle equipment, I have a landscape business. The oil has worked in all of my equipment and I am still using the oil from my original purchase of several cases in 1998 25 years later.
What mixture. I was wondering about this as the snowmobile oil is $5 a qt vs $10 for the motorcycle blend which is hard to find. What's the difference in the two? Is the snowmobile air cooled as that's the argument I hear is air cooled vs water cooled for the marine blends.
I have run Castro 2T in my Jonsered 670 super for 30 years, and it has cut a LOT of stringy bark, Wattle, and dead dry yellow box and it is still running like a dream. Thanks for all your tips, have been following you for years and get loads of energy from you. From Tasmania-Australia
@@martinschulz9381 Ten years before we moved here. Your cousin wouldn't believe what it's like now, I don't know where he was up the top or down the bottom but we are South of Hobart and it has got BUSY.
@@martinschulz9381 Lovely place, your cousin will be pleased to know that Scottsdale has got bigger but still retains that small town charm as others have been smothered by the urban sprawl. Cheers to yourself and your cousin.
Love what you do, down to earth!! I've run a saw off an on for 40 years. Just switched to lucas oil and my saws love it. My older brother is a mechanic and raced sleds, and swears by different brand. I go with what performs best and availability
great episode as usual :) im a bike guy and know how hard bikes are strung. been using that castrol in my ol' 288xp. falling then milling. built a house. run it fat (30:1) for insurance. gotta toss a new top end but the piston ring pin was loose. heaps of hours. the only oil ill run. from ssi. taker easy brotha
Great video. I have two stroke equipment and run the gas a little rich for better lubrication. No issues so far. Mind you I am only a weekend warrior. I also have a tractor that was made in 2001. That was when the diesel still had sulfur in it. Sulfur is a lubricant and fertilizer. Now we buy sulfur in our fertilizer because it does not come from the tractor exhaust anymore. I also mix 50 ml or two stroke oil for every 20 litres of diesel fuel. It makes the diesel engine run a LOT better. Better starting, smoother idling, better response and more quiet. This little amount of two stroke oil basically lubricates the valves and injection pump and then gets burned up. Try it.
Your viewer bringing it up and you talking about it will save me a couple of bucks and lessen the amount of trips going to the store to pick up 2 stroke oiil, since now I can buy it by the quart, thanks to the both of you :)
Get the gullet...then finish off the gullet. Got it! Great video as usual! I don't burn anywhere near as much of the pre-mix as you or any other pro so I tend to worry more about ethanol content in the fuel vs the mixing oil. I used Husky XP for warranty purposes then switched to Echo premium (the only husky dealer around is never open when I'm off work) as I like the mini bottles to mix with 5L as I tend to burn 2 x 5L cans per year.
I run a 395XPW(modified the wrap handle) on my Turbosawmill as a prime Powerplant for the mill, have run through about 150,000 bd ft of logs to lumber with the power head, still going strong, and have used Amsoil sabre 2 stroke oil, at 100:1. That saw is cranking still!
I have been running Amsoil 100:1 in my Stihl and Husky for the last couple of years. I was a little leery of that mix ratio, but I worked with a fellow that has used it for years and years, and his saws are still cranking. Actually seem to run better and cleaner. No screen clogging. I run it in all my two stroke equipment now. Sounds crazy though don't it, LOL.
He says he can’t be bothered to argue or prove his point, and then makes a video making an argument that they are the same stuff. Makes me chuckle. Manufacturers, the actual oil companies make many products for private label use. They might be the same and may have differences requested by the private label. I don’t know. Probably not a huge issue to make or break. In the end, I agree with the summary at the end and I appreciate your positivity throughout. You’ve a beautiful spirit and it shines through.
The Stihl container reads “Castrol” but I suspect like any other manufacturer producing for another vendor, the composition is slightly altered. This is sometimes so the product comes more in line with the vendor’s retail price. This is common especially when a company has an Offshore manufacturer supply the product tailored to a specific price point. You are right, people watch way too much CZcams.👍
I love you Buckin, keep that positivity going, enjoy the temporary slowdown if you can, I hope you're not in too much pain, thoughts of healing and prayers sent your way! blessings and aloha Timothy
I started using Castrol in my 4 stroke bikes back in the early 70's as this was the only oil that did not foam up (due to high rpm). Later on I used it in my Banshee and like you have found no reason to switch.
I have used full synthetic for over 20 years and my friend had a Yamaha Zuma scooter that he put 26,000 miles on in three years and the speedometer broke and he rode it another 6 months. Probably had over 30,000 miles on it. He used the injection system with full synthetic Klotz. Most scooters and snowmobiles don't make 10,000 miles before needing to be rebuilt. I have used any brand full synthetic oil in everything I own for the last 20 years and have never changed a spark plug in anything. I have cleaned a couple that were slightly carboned after 10 years of use when cleaning air filters and doing routine maintenance. I usually use the cheapest full synthetic 2 cycle oil I can buy Supertech,VP, Spectro ETC they are all excellent JASO rated oils. I have never had a piston failure in over 20 years. I swear by full synthetic and PRI-G fuel stabilizer. Have not had a carburetor problem on any small engine I own in years and I have a lot... 16 chainsaws 30+ string trimmers tillers pressure washers etc
Both oils Buckin shows are conventional. My comment tried to say many synthetics are better then good conventional. Apparently that detail was missing.
Castrol Super TT, The Synthetic was Castrol TTS - was way more expensive, smelled amazing and was mixed at 40:1 which was pretty different to the 25:1 of the TT. We used the Super TT for decades for our mowers, chainsaws - everything except our outboards. Only went over to semi synthetic and synthetic because I got used to using it in my race bikes - and it is better for minimising coking up and smoke. Huquavarna oils are made by Rotax, Stihl by Castrol - both companies absolutely associated with 2 stroke lubrication in the most arduous and critical applications such as aircraft and Moto GP back in the day. Anyone mouthing off about these being bad has no actual knowledge, just an opinion... Yeah, I'd appreciate seeing the full video on bringing that chain back into useful service for sure. Cheers from Oz.
ive heard it said if you use synthetic you can go 50:1 on chainsaws that typically use 25:1 , no idea if thats true . i go 40:1 on the still going by what people like billy etc recommend.
Hi Buckin!!😀😀 I have used Castrol oil in my car's and trucks for ever and have ran Stihl oil in the orange bottle for over 35 years and never had a engine failure from the oil. There is some really good oils out there and as long as your saw is adjusted properly they all work well. Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍💚💚 Logger Al
That's all we run is Castrol, my old man was in at the stihl dealer 25 years ago and talked to a stihl rep and he even said don't waste your money on the stihl mix oil and buy Castrol because they make it for stihl lol . Cheaper and is just as good !
Glad to see someone else shares my view on Castrol/Stihl oil. When mixed according to specs, I believe there is no better 2 stroke oil on the market! Spark Arrestor screens get plugged up with carbon due to too rich of mixture and/or operators not running their saws at max when cutting. Checking and cleaning screens as part of regular maintenance will make this carbon build-up issue non existent! Great video as always Billy!
Absolutely correct. The majority of the plugged screens and carbon build up complaints come from the "home gamer" operators that don't use the equipment enough to keep the deposits burned off. That and lack of maintenance are the cause. It's a simple fix, but people are lazy and don't know how to correct the problem.
I’m not surprised because I read the labels. Remember when Castrol was true bean oil? Great smell in two strokes. When Klotz came out with true synthetic, it was the craziest smelling exhaust ever!
Absolutely hated the bean oil smell, the other riders were probably way rich though. Went through enough oil, jugs, and pistons that we settled on Pennzoil 2 stroke and failures went to insignificant and weekly head checks showed very clean bores, rings, exhaust, and spark arrestors.
I’m right there with you I’m not having the energy to argue over something so insignificant my friend. I feel that some people reach a point in their life where they put their ego to the side and are fine with and happy to learn things differently. I feel that is the ultimate way to grow as a person, being able to genuinely listen to someone and appreciate their way of doing things instead of thinking that there is only one way to skin a cat.
I ran castrol gtx years ago and really liked it. Switched to Amsoil Saber a couple of years ago. Burns clean and the piston / cylinders looking good. Much cleaner than stihl oil.
Agreed. I'm just a home gamer, cut a few cords a year. But I noticed the biggest difference in leafblower and weed whacker. It seems to run much cooler and cleaner with Amsoil than with Stihl / Castrol.
@@rydplrs71 i never got my hands on the white ones, only the greyish, silver ones. And I had buildup at the exhaust ports as well. I don't run the screens, so I can't speak to that. I generally run mine perhaps a tad on the rich side, but only full throttle, wide open. Went to Saber and everything runs great. Stihl oil runs good in the saws, but they spin much higher. That's the only thing I can come up with.
@@rydplrs71 anytime. Buddy of mine has a nice BR800 and the local Stihl dealer talked him into buying and using the silver bottled oil and he had the same exact issues. Carbon build up at the exhaust port... he was pissed. Got him some saber and all issues went away. He mixes his own, REC90, no ethanol, used within 6 weeks, tops... I can't say enough good things about Saber. And it's not even that expensive. Especially with preferred customer discount. But then again, there's enough good stuff out there and to each his own. We basically quit experimenting once we tried Saber.
Castrol GTX is one of the best 4 stroke oils made. And I’m sure their 2 cycle is just as good. You nailed it. I worked for Mobil Oil / ExxonMobil for 35 years. We canned Toyota, General Motors, Western Auto, Montgomery Ward, Sears and others. So, yes indeed some oil company makes those oils for those companies and markets it for them. You are the man.
respectfully but highly disagree about castrol being one of the best 4 stroke. funny enough, their more low tier brand aral is really really good - their ingredient list they need to publish is superb in comparison to gtx. would run exxon over castrol anyday of the week all week long and the next after that too just bc you mentioned you worked for them. exxon has actually research that is allowed and makes sense to be named that way, castrol - not so much. best bang for buck if price is concern you can hardly beat shells gas to liquid oils. having said that, price should not be any consideration if we talk oil - so there is that :) all the best
@@danteerskine7678 i tested lots of oils over the years. by testing i mean real testing by sending in oil samples of the exact bought and later used containers in fresh unused out of the can state for sprectral- and composition-analysis, and sent in again in normal used engines after 200 engine hours (or after shorter but harder track use) used directly sourced from the engine. that way you can really say how the oil is behaving, how the composition changed, how it was formulated in first place and how it held up over time and use, etc in short, i dont think castrol oils are worth the money and the results i gathered were a bit sobering to be frank. the mentioned aral brand, which is also from british petrol same as castrol is, had much cleaner and more high grade base oils and held up really way better with a significant lower price tag. why? i have no clue nor explaination. i just dont. generally it is much cheaper to use hydro crack base oils (class 3 oils) than poly alpha olefines (class 4, these are true synthetics). as a company you can squeeze your margins up quite a bit by the composition of the base oil composition. additionally, the oil majors (all of them!) dont produce additive packages themself but they can represent up to 30% of the oil in volume terms - they are sourced 3rd party from unrealted companies like lubrizol, infineum, evonik, basf and such chemical companies. i dont like oils with absurd high amount of viscosity modifiers in them - these are polymers, in laymans terms basically plastic, that can behave quite nasty in engines. they (castrol brand) seem to cheap out on base oils a bit and dont seems to spend as much on their additves either. you pay a premium for castrol brand i dont think is justified. this is similar to tech stuff, there is 'older' tech and 'newer' tech. if you buy 'older' tech for the same (or more!) as newer proven better tech (or more due to brand and marketing) i dont think you made a good call. if i buy for premium i want premium. i dont care about their marketing division, i care about their r&d division - i am not happy how they put together this equation, to me it seems you pay their marketing division a good chunk. i dont like. maybe that helps explain why i said what i said - since i dont want to bash products/companies unfounded or just bc i am bored, sorry for lenght i was not able to put it in less words. ps: what i said is only true for oils sold and bought in europe since these were to ones tested - there can be (and are) differences depending on geographical location sold. pps: change the oil regularly (±200 engine hours normal use - high oil temp or hard use significantly less), is at least as important cheers ✌
@@stitchedlips6764 agree with you but since I'm old school and I use mineral multigrade motor oils in my power equipments, Castrol is much cheaper, even cheaper than shell monograde oils, but hey, since I have to change the oils every 50 to 100 hours, it doesn't matter as long as my engines stay clean
@@danteerskine7678 makes sense. many variables and moving parts overall but fresh oil matters prob even most, yes. the higher the torque & the extremer the conditions (hot & cold) the more higher grade oil can shine, and will. overall input cost vs net present value is also of consideration if it even makes sense to lube premium ofc and everything only imho.
I will say that I have a preference for Yamalube 2t. I had a Yamaha RZ500 back in the 90s and I put 75000klms on it without an oil related engine problem, all original crankshaft bearings and rods and 3 of the 4 pistons ( crank seal failure took out a piston at 25000klms) and I re ringed it at that time. I drove that thing like I stole it almost every chance I could too. That bike was a V4 liquid cooled 2 stroke with 2 crankshafts. Went like stink.
My Dad used Castrol in his car repair business many years ago, oil, grease, 2 stroke oil, you name it. Even our racing bikes...never an issue. But I was until now unaware that Stihl premium was made by Castrol. Thank You for this revelation, Billy. I am just about to get more oils for my saws, (mixing oil, and bar oil) I know exactly what I'm getting now.
Here in Brazil the two stroke oil that Stihl sells and recommends comes with a huge Castrol symbol and a small one Stihl. Yes it is made by Castrol, and is one of the best in the market.
Great video as always and some great points made. There is no sense in arguing about the little things. I use Stihl oil in all my trimmers/saws/weedwackers and I've never seen the fabled screen issue. Maybe I'll let my trimmer idle through a tank of gas and see if it clogs it up. Just for fun
Yea when nerds get all loud about stuff on the Internet, what I've found is they never do "the work" to back it up. All theory. Show me your trophy room before you show me your opinion. If you have a great trophy room, you don't have to be loud. People will ask. I could sit here and tell you I have a secret recipe for the perfect saw but no one has ever seen it. No one has ever built it. Never made any chips, but trust me... It's the best. 😂
I'm sure what he meant was the old Stihl oil which had a high content of paraffin wax which did over time plug up the screen in the carb I've personally seen it happen but it takes many years of running it. the new oil is much better I personally use the outboard just like the way it smells while running my saws.
You pocked the Bear 🙄I am a lube engineer. As one person stated, oil companies develop the oil for the standard of the equipment co. Castrol is a marketing Co. They have oil companies blend there oils. One oil can have more ( vis ) than another, more zinc than another, more boundary tack , and on and on. There are two companies in the US that develop the spec’s for the oil that car companies and equipment companies. I have been been through both of them and see the test that they do. There is millions of dollars spent in R&D for those oils, each year. Has long as they meet the ASE standards, they pass. The big problem is keeping the carburetor adjusted, at different elevation, and weather conditions, and running a little more oil in the gas. I am shore this will get a lot of feed back. Best to you 🤙
Good morning. Terry Grover sent me over. I just subscribed to your channel. Your video was great, 100% on point. I also believe in and like Castrol. Take care, EM.
I haven't found anything better than amsoil Sabre. 65-1 for years and no visible internal carbon or engine failures. I don't have as much experience with saws but a lot with hedge trimmers, string trimmers, and other small 2 strokes
The power equipment manufacturers have lubrication engineers (tribologists) on their staff and they develop and set the requirements for the oils manufactured under contract for the manufacturer. Does that mean the oil is better than an independent manufacturer like Castrol? No, quality oil can be made by any company that wants to make it. Use whatever makes you comfortable at the recommended mixing dilutions and you should be just fine. I use Stihl because that's the easiest for me to find where I live.
What I uss is Lucas semi synthetic two stroke oil! Doesn't smoke much,burns cleaner,doesn't foul out plugs,etc. I have a huskyvarna weed eater that I run it in,no problems cranking it.
Good man! I enjoy how you present the information. Being where you are someone’s always going to throw peanuts from the cheap seats. Keep after it and thanks again!
Years ago I worked for Castrol Research in automotive oil . The Castrol oils were formulated and had to pass stringent tests eg at SWRI to get independent rating. Synthetic oils became popular and we're marketed in addition to base oil formulations. The former were cleaner but far more expensive. One interesting fact is that one of the first synthetic two stroke oils was for model aircraft engines (called MSSR). Incidentally initial two stroke oil was castor oil based and hence the name Castrol was born.
As a kid growing up near a service station. Yes. a real auto service station and I hung around when I didn't do newspaper delivery. At that station whenever a foreign car came in and an Oil change was called for, it was Castrol GTX that was the " only " motor oil they used. And they had cases of it. No bulk ! To this day, and I'm over 60, it is still my motor oil of choice.
@@sidgysoho1960 Another thing you might find amusing: in the 70s Castrol tried to buy the car with registration GTX 1, however the Welsh gentleman was a Castrol fan and wouldn't sell although offered far more than the value of the car.
Very interesting where the name originated from. My goodness is there any better smell than a 2 stroke on castor oil, have heard of people putting a couple of drop in for aroma therapy but apparently can't run it unless you have from scratch?
@@garygardner6536 ive went back and forth between castor and synthetic a lot with no problems. Red label klotz is 20% castor oil 80% synthetic so they use castor and synthetic in the same oil lol
This Video is worth every Minute, „we‘re all just people“ love ya Billy Ray ❤️
thank you very much good sir
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You educate me, but at the same time your sense of humor makes your lessons fun. Note; On the back of the Stihl bottle, at the bottom, it says, "CASTROL."
Just want to shout out a big thank you Buckin for sharing your knowledge. I just spent today thinning a stand of tall skinny trees that were leaning all directions. Lots of back cut first and even a three tree domino to force them through tight gaps. Hit every target. 6 months ago i couldn't have done the job. I've used castrols oils as first choice all my life, all there products are first class.
Your final comment was the Best advice for running 2 strokes: Run ‘em High!
Lots of folks have trouble with small equipment running rough - especially weed whackers.
Ya gotta run ‘em hot - full bore. Chainsaws too, but that’s less of a problem as hardly anyone’s gonna run ‘em half assed.
Stihl oil (Castro?) is made to run fast Not wimpy.
Keep on Bucking Mate!
Ahh, the memories this stirs up. My godfather was a draftsman who worked for Homelite in Port Chester New York, which was their original headquarters.
He owned a number of Homelite saws, and I distinctly remember him mixing 30 weight motor oil with gasoline, which of course, was leaded. I still have a couple of those old saws and will never let them go, to honor his memory.
Love you all...❤️❤️❤️
Lieutenant Bradley
That is all my father used and I still have his last purchased saw and it still runs perfect.
Previously, there weren't any regulations to 2stroke lubrication additives. You opened my eyes on the oil comparison, BBR! It makes sense: 2stroke equipment manufacturers don't make refined petroleum products. They just relabel the refineries oil as their own! At most, they may order a slightly different "recipe ", blend....what-have-you... . Why try to reinvent the wheel? A while back , I researched 2stroke oil, because a dude I work for (doing yard work) lets me use his Stihl equipment. But he is adamant about using the Stihl 2stroke oil. When i was a kid i didn't have a dirt bike, chainsaw, leaf blower, weed whacker.... I had a rake and a broom! So, I dug in (began the research). The anagram "JASO" was on the label. What the heck is "JASO"? I had to Google it. Well, that pretty much explained everything. You see: there never was any type of identification, regulation, or performance measurement of gasoline additives until the JASO standard. You could put anything in your bottle of snake oil and make all sorts of claims and promises, etc., WITHOUT BREAKING ANY LAW! Well, in Asia and most of the 3rd World countries: they use a lot of 2stroke mopeds. The Japanese moped manufacturers wanted some kind of standard established that would make it easy for moped owners to select and use 2stroke oil lubrication additive. ....Also, they may have been trying to keep their mopeds from being banned (like in some smog stringent ruled places.....LIKE CALIFORNIA!). Hey I grew up in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. The smog was horrible! It would burn your eyes and make your lungs hurt. If you rubbed your eyes, eyelashes, eyebrows, nose or face; it would sting and you would get pimples. My dad told us to never touch our face. He instructed us to go to the bathroom and wash our hands, then wash our face. Instead of grinding dirt, airborne vehicle exhaust (that sticks to oily skin etc.)germs, etc. into our face. PLUS, THEY WERE STILL USING TETRA-ETHYL-LEAD AS A OCTANE BOOSTER AND LUBRICANT. THAT IS WHY CALIFORNIA CAME OUT WITH EMISSION STANDARDS! And vehicle exhaust was only part of the problem. There were steel foundries, furniture manufacturers, automobile makers who painted the cars and dumped tons of paint solvents into the air as they dried. There was oil based paint for homes. Oil refineries, automobile body and paint repair shops that created tons of smog.... Watch a 1970s Rockford Files show and you'll see the smog ....really ugly. Hey, and Los Angeles produced more oil than any part of the world for a long time! Ever heard of the "La Brea Tar Pits"?
So the Japanese began specifying the 2stroke lubrication additive qualities and came up with a rating system for their mopeds. After a few years, USA adopted the JASO standard and incorporated it into the ASTM, SAE, API, ETC. The Japanese came out with a great system. It rates the lubricity(power), soot deposits (spark plug and exhaust fouling), smokiness and odor and something else???? They also rate the additives for water-cooled (marine), air cooled, stationary equipment, etc. More precise indices will arise as the stages of implementation of the standards "tiers" or levels are released. One interesting part of the rating is : all advertising, labeling, claims, etc. Must be FACTUAL. AND QUANTIFIABLE!!! How do you like that? So the 2stroke oil manufacturers has to submit a sample of the product to the JASO and pay a small fee for processing. Then the snake oil is rated and categorized....or rejected. Hence "not certified by JASO". AND ANY VARIATION OF A CERTIFIED RECIPE CANNOT BE ALTERED BY MORE THAN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. So the "New", "Improved", version must reapply for certification. That's a short version of what is going on. That's enough to get people to research it for themselves and understand what it all means.
That’s cool Joseph thanks for the intel
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What would prevent oil producers, to submit a doctored sample for certification and then go raw for the actual production.
There should be an off the shelf specimen taken and tested for omogeneity with the officially tested one, at a certain interval, in order to retain the status..
@@robertomalatesta6604 it's easier and cheaper to stay on course and within the regulations. Here is one of my sayings, "Some people spend more energy trying to get out of a task or chore: than it would take to just to do the job." Also, there is a legal term for your supposation: "swindle" and "fraud" come to mind. If proven in court: 3 times the monetary loss is awarded(That's the COMPENSATORY JUDGEMENT) . That ain't nothing... What really costs Party "B" money is the PUNITIVE DAMAGES: which is the punishment, can be MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!
@@robertomalatesta6604 Thousands of lawsuits from exploded engines would keep reputable oil manufacturers doing that. There are way too many oil analysis labs that could pick apart any sample for just a few bucks. With social media what it is, news of blown equipment or a failed samples on any brand would spread like a prairie fire and law firms would be lining up class actions suits from here to the moon. But other than that, nothing.
Buckin you are always so positive and a genuine and pure person. Watching your channel makes me wanna be a better person and have a more positive outlook! Keep up the great Vlogs!
nick this is so great to here , stick with us
Buck’n you are the best! I been scratching my head for years over this, you my friend,have solved the great mystery.
Hey Buckin’ my Grandad only uses Castrol oils in everything because he used to work for Caterpillar Australia as head of diesel sales and on one particular project that had an out of the ordinary demand on the motors, Castrol was the only company that took up the challenge and recommended an oil and also guaranteed it would be suitable for the job.
Hi talk more your comment and please tell us more stories about your father career. Thanks
thanks Buckin, I've never seen a motor fail because of crappy oil but I've seen them fail because of no oil ! Love the show, you've taught me alot and I'm grateful for that. Thank you.
Crappy oil can make excess carbon that can score pistons and cylinders but that’s more raw then no oil.
The motor may not fail but I guarantee you that saw after a little use will carbon up a lot and now your saw don’t run as fast as it should. You may not notice it but I guarantee your loosen power. If your saw puffs any smoke your loosen power
Thank you Billy. The information is very much appreciated.
Thanks for the demo. I learned about these oils. Cheers!
So many people these days think that if we have different opinions one of us has to be wrong. I used to try to explain my side, nowadays I just smile. Good stuff!
I've always been a Castrol man. As a kid I was running ultra high performance two stroke racing engines in model aircraft. Those engines were turning at 35000 plus rpm. Castor oil lubricant based fuel.
Now we have semi and full synthetic but they still use some castor because of its phenomenal heat resistance and film strength.
I would not be surprised if that is still the case. Always used Stihl oil because it's a Castrol product.
Just found your channel as I was looking for 2ST oil & I love your attitude and how you represent yourself keep true and keep the videos coming.
Thanks BBR! I keep your vids running in the background while music is playing. Its like my buddy is over there carrying on lol
In Italy we had the same oil you described at the beginning and here is called "Castrol Garden 2T", but we had different package for chainsaw and lawnmower. The Stihl oil they sold here is in a different package, trasparent bottle with two different color choice, the red is called "HP" and is the cheapest (14€ for 1L), the other is called "HP Super" and "HP Ultra", the Ultra is the expensive one (24€ for the same size). All of them with no reference to external producer, same to your Husky bar oil. Thanks for sharing this with us Billy, love ya from Italy, have a nice day!
What part of Italia you are from
Hi could you talk about your time in Italy, what did you eat and did you visit the catholic church? Did you go to the opera house? Thanks
in Aus castrol garden 2t white bottle, activ 2t silver bottle and the gold motorcycle full synthetic TTS
Stihl hp ultra is fast Biodegradable. Something that you dont want.
You can buy 3 round files in a grey plastic sleeve 'Swiss made' available with Stihl, Oregon and Kox labels (Europe Oregon brand) 3 different prices. Also had a Husqvarna branded file come out of a Pferd Box recently. They all made piles of silver dust just fine.
Thanks! Great attitude and great info! Keep it up.
Right on Buckin!! keep on sharing your knowledge. Love wins!!
Never to old to hear another perspective 👍
I tend to stick with stihl (or Castrol) oil. The only oil I have tried that I found blocked up the exhaust was Oregon two stroke oil. Maybe I had a bad batch, or maybe it's very sensitive to exact mixing, but never had the same problem with Stihl.
Always a pleasure to see your enthusiasm shine through. Good health to you Buckin' 👍
thx MK
That’s SO crazy😃 Thanks Billy for sharing your wisdom with us. I’m greatfull my friend 🙂 I never knew this….NEVER!
Same same! Good video, thanks for posting!!
Hey Billy Ray. I enjoy your videos and thanks for them.
I'm a career wildland firefighter. We use 2 stroke WAJAX Mark II pumps for our work. Boy, they are a bugger to get going, but when they do they scream! Our fuel mix ratio is 24:1. For the longest time, we bought bottles of STIHL mixing oil, and we mixed our fuel accordingly. This year, however, our province gave us Castrol GO as our mixing oil. I was very puzzled and confused as I thought STIHL oil was very good oil. Thanks to this video you've cleared up my question as they are the SAME oil.
Keep up the good work and the positivity.
I'm a very positive person myself and it makes a difference in the world.
-Andrew
right on , I actually think the GO may have the edge a bit in feel ,
@@BuckinBillyRaySmith LOL Castrol makes "Edge" as well
Been doing a trial , using 25/1 in my saws . Tuned to suit, so after 30 years never had an piston or barrel failure .
If I start having an issue I’ll look at changing 👍👍👍.
Amongst my friends we seem to run over , drop , or drop stuff on more saws than we fail from oil issues ,
And we pretty much run stihl oil / Castrol only because the stihl shop is closer than anything else .
Hey Buckin I'm 32 and enjoy being able to watch and learn from you!! People should want to learn more often and take in the information and thank you for yours
for most Australians it was BP-ZOOM mix at 25 to 1 as we use to get at the pump (most lawn mowers are 2 stroke hear)
Great video Billy, I've used castrol oil fir last 35 yrs in motocross bikes, 1/5th scale RC buggies, RC model speed boats, lawnmowers, chainsaws, the list goes on & on.
Yes please Billy,
I would like to see your video on filing an worn old chain
Thanks for all of your other videos.
God bless you and your family, from Prince George BC
prince George ,, love it
Love your great attitude.
Pretty slick video, thanks.
I've been watching and enjoying your videos for a while now Buckin.
I have always run Castrol with very good luck in all my saws and 2 stroke engines.
good stuff
I'm using Castrol POWER1 RACING 2T.
For years and years pushing my Stihl chainsaw and brush cutter to its limits and I can still lift them by pull cord. Full power, no smoke, clean spark plug. Incredible...
Great demonstration, you proved the point effectively.
I don't use two strokes professionally, but I do a bit. I haven't bought 2-cycle oil in ages - because, a few years ago, I happened to find 4 full 1 litre bottles of Castrol in a shed I was asked to clear out after the owner passed. The family said, in lieu of a fee, I could keep anything I thought would be useful to me. I figured I got the benefit of the good karma on that gig... 😁💪🪓🇦🇺
I just subbed. Terrific info on 2-cycle oil I didn't know. Thank you sir BBR!
I'm with you on the " I don't have the energy ."
I had trouble with different 2 stroke oils. Been using Castro for quite a few years building log homes and have had great luck with it
Looks like a great video. Love to see it!
...Like a Boss- great info about the oil!!!
I snowmobile and I had two 1998 artic cats and I used Castrol snowmobile oil in them. I had no problems so I bought several cases about 12 quarts per case. It was less than half cost compared to Artic Cat oil. I also used the same snowmobile oil in my Stihl, Echo and other two cycle equipment, I have a landscape business. The oil has worked in all of my equipment and I am still using the oil from my original purchase of several cases in 1998 25 years later.
What mixture. I was wondering about this as the snowmobile oil is $5 a qt vs $10 for the motorcycle blend which is hard to find. What's the difference in the two? Is the snowmobile air cooled as that's the argument I hear is air cooled vs water cooled for the marine blends.
ya in the snowmobiles we always used the cenex oil or ams oil. both worked just fine. cenex was a fraction of the price as polaris oil.
I have run Castro 2T in my Jonsered 670 super for 30 years, and it has cut a LOT of stringy bark, Wattle, and dead dry yellow box and it is still running like a dream.
Thanks for all your tips, have been following you for years and get loads of energy from you.
From Tasmania-Australia
My cousin (from Canada) worked on a farm in Tasmania in the early 80s for a year. A good experience for him. He still tells stories.
@@martinschulz9381 Ten years before we moved here.
Your cousin wouldn't believe what it's like now, I don't know where he was up the top or down the bottom but we are South of Hobart and it has got BUSY.
@@garygardner6536 I will ask him.
@@garygardner6536 My cousin told me that he was near Scottsdale in northeast Tasmania.
@@martinschulz9381 Lovely place, your cousin will be pleased to know that Scottsdale has got bigger but still retains that small town charm as others have been smothered by the urban sprawl.
Cheers to yourself and your cousin.
Love what you do, down to earth!! I've run a saw off an on for 40 years. Just switched to lucas oil and my saws love it. My older brother is a mechanic and raced sleds, and swears by different brand. I go with what performs best and availability
Love all the videos and information
great episode as usual :) im a bike guy and know how hard bikes are strung. been using that castrol in my ol' 288xp. falling then milling. built a house. run it fat (30:1) for insurance. gotta toss a new top end but the piston ring pin was loose. heaps of hours. the only oil ill run. from ssi. taker easy brotha
Great video. I have two stroke equipment and run the gas a little rich for better lubrication. No issues so far. Mind you I am only a weekend warrior. I also have a tractor that was made in 2001. That was when the diesel still had sulfur in it. Sulfur is a lubricant and fertilizer. Now we buy sulfur in our fertilizer because it does not come from the tractor exhaust anymore. I also mix 50 ml or two stroke oil for every 20 litres of diesel fuel. It makes the diesel engine run a LOT better. Better starting, smoother idling, better response and more quiet. This little amount of two stroke oil basically lubricates the valves and injection pump and then gets burned up. Try it.
Love all the vids, keep em coming.
Your viewer bringing it up and you talking about it will save me a couple of bucks and lessen the amount of trips going to the store to pick up 2 stroke oiil, since now I can buy it by the quart, thanks to the both of you :)
Get the gullet...then finish off the gullet. Got it!
Great video as usual! I don't burn anywhere near as much of the pre-mix as you or any other pro so I tend to worry more about ethanol content in the fuel vs the mixing oil. I used Husky XP for warranty purposes then switched to Echo premium (the only husky dealer around is never open when I'm off work) as I like the mini bottles to mix with 5L as I tend to burn 2 x 5L cans per year.
I run a 395XPW(modified the wrap handle) on my Turbosawmill as a prime Powerplant for the mill, have run through about 150,000 bd ft of logs to lumber with the power head, still going strong, and have used Amsoil sabre 2 stroke oil, at 100:1. That saw is cranking still!
I have been running Amsoil 100:1 in my Stihl and Husky for the last couple of years. I was a little leery of that mix ratio, but I worked with a fellow that has used it for years and years, and his saws are still cranking. Actually seem to run better and cleaner. No screen clogging. I run it in all my two stroke equipment now. Sounds crazy though don't it, LOL.
Good Detective Work...
He says he can’t be bothered to argue or prove his point, and then makes a video making an argument that they are the same stuff. Makes me chuckle.
Manufacturers, the actual oil companies make many products for private label use. They might be the same and may have differences requested by the private label. I don’t know. Probably not a huge issue to make or break.
In the end, I agree with the summary at the end and I appreciate your positivity throughout.
You’ve a beautiful spirit and it shines through.
The Stihl container reads “Castrol” but I suspect like any other manufacturer producing for another vendor, the composition is slightly altered. This is sometimes so the product comes more in line with the vendor’s retail price. This is common especially when a company has an Offshore manufacturer supply the product tailored to a specific price point. You are right, people watch way too much CZcams.👍
Thanks for the info, very interesting!!!!!!!
I love you Buckin, keep that positivity going, enjoy the temporary slowdown if you can, I hope you're not in too much pain, thoughts of healing and prayers sent your way! blessings and aloha Timothy
Thx tim
Best way anyone has ever shown viscosity of oil
I started using Castrol in my 4 stroke bikes back in the early 70's as this was the only oil that did not foam up (due to high rpm). Later on I used it in my Banshee and like you have found no reason to switch.
Really enjoying your Chanel. Even other channels talk about you especially about get the gullet. Thanks for sharing your experience
I have used full synthetic for over 20 years and my friend had a Yamaha Zuma scooter that he put 26,000 miles on in three years and the speedometer broke and he rode it another 6 months. Probably had over 30,000 miles on it. He used the injection system with full synthetic Klotz. Most scooters and snowmobiles don't make 10,000 miles before needing to be rebuilt. I have used any brand full synthetic oil in everything I own for the last 20 years and have never changed a spark plug in anything. I have cleaned a couple that were slightly carboned after 10 years of use when cleaning air filters and doing routine maintenance. I usually use the cheapest full synthetic 2 cycle oil I can buy Supertech,VP, Spectro ETC they are all excellent JASO rated oils. I have never had a piston failure in over 20 years. I swear by full synthetic and PRI-G fuel stabilizer. Have not had a carburetor problem on any small engine I own in years and I have a lot... 16 chainsaws 30+ string trimmers tillers pressure washers etc
Both oils Buckin shows are conventional. My comment tried to say many synthetics are better then good conventional. Apparently that detail was missing.
Castrol Super TT, The Synthetic was Castrol TTS - was way more expensive, smelled amazing and was mixed at 40:1 which was pretty different to the 25:1 of the TT. We used the Super TT for decades for our mowers, chainsaws - everything except our outboards. Only went over to semi synthetic and synthetic because I got used to using it in my race bikes - and it is better for minimising coking up and smoke. Huquavarna oils are made by Rotax, Stihl by Castrol - both companies absolutely associated with 2 stroke lubrication in the most arduous and critical applications such as aircraft and Moto GP back in the day. Anyone mouthing off about these being bad has no actual knowledge, just an opinion... Yeah, I'd appreciate seeing the full video on bringing that chain back into useful service for sure. Cheers from Oz.
ive heard it said if you use synthetic you can go 50:1 on chainsaws that typically use 25:1 , no idea if thats true . i go 40:1 on the still going by what people like billy etc recommend.
Had no idea who made the oil for Husqvarna. They are kinda secretive about it.
Thanks.
@@filofteufriginescu9669 it's on the bottle lable in Oz, in very small print...
An Aussie here, have you tried Castrol A747 in a 2 stroke? I have ran it in 2 stoke motocross bikes and what was left over in the Victa lawnmower!
Nice!
Thank-you!
Always try to find the good in people. It really makes a difference. Love you and the channel. Franko is watching.
thx
Hi Buckin!!😀😀
I have used Castrol oil in my car's and trucks for ever and have ran Stihl oil in the orange bottle for over 35 years and never had a engine failure from the oil.
There is some really good oils out there and as long as your saw is adjusted properly they all work well.
Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍💚💚
Logger Al
GOOOD TO HEAR FROM YA
That's all we run is Castrol, my old man was in at the stihl dealer 25 years ago and talked to a stihl rep and he even said don't waste your money on the stihl mix oil and buy Castrol because they make it for stihl lol . Cheaper and is just as good !
Thanks for the video buckin
Heck yea. Sharpening video once a month. !!!! Love this stuff brother. All oil has come along way. !!
Glad to see someone else shares my view on Castrol/Stihl oil. When mixed according to specs, I believe there is no better 2 stroke oil on the market! Spark Arrestor screens get plugged up with carbon due to too rich of mixture and/or operators not running their saws at max when cutting. Checking and cleaning screens as part of regular maintenance will make this carbon build-up issue non existent! Great video as always Billy!
I experience the same and shared the same! No move fouling burns clean and smooth 👌🏻
Just get rid of the screen. Problem solved
Absolutely correct. The majority of the plugged screens and carbon build up complaints come from the "home gamer" operators that don't use the equipment enough to keep the deposits burned off. That and lack of maintenance are the cause. It's a simple fix, but people are lazy and don't know how to correct the problem.
I’m not surprised because I read the labels. Remember when Castrol was true bean oil? Great smell in two strokes. When Klotz came out with true synthetic, it was the craziest smelling exhaust ever!
Klotz hands down. Great stuff.
There candles are stuff of legend.
Castrol 927 yes sir
Castrol R30, R40.
Absolutely hated the bean oil smell, the other riders were probably way rich though. Went through enough oil, jugs, and pistons that we settled on Pennzoil 2 stroke and failures went to insignificant and weekly head checks showed very clean bores, rings, exhaust, and spark arrestors.
I'm all ears sir. Thanks for all your help over the years.
I always learn something from you. Thanks!
My pleasure!
On the back of the Stihl mix oil bottle, there is a Castrol company logo.
I’m right there with you I’m not having the energy to argue over something so insignificant my friend. I feel that some people reach a point in their life where they put their ego to the side and are fine with and happy to learn things differently. I feel that is the ultimate way to grow as a person, being able to genuinely listen to someone and appreciate their way of doing things instead of thinking that there is only one way to skin a cat.
I’ve always been a believer in everything castrol makes, good stuff
That is great, never knew that about the oil. Love how you keep it real. Be kind and keep on cutting...
thx matt
I ran castrol gtx years ago and really liked it. Switched to Amsoil Saber a couple of years ago. Burns clean and the piston / cylinders looking good. Much cleaner than stihl oil.
Agreed. I'm just a home gamer, cut a few cords a year. But I noticed the biggest difference in leafblower and weed whacker. It seems to run much cooler and cleaner with Amsoil than with Stihl / Castrol.
@@rydplrs71 i never got my hands on the white ones, only the greyish, silver ones. And I had buildup at the exhaust ports as well. I don't run the screens, so I can't speak to that. I generally run mine perhaps a tad on the rich side, but only full throttle, wide open. Went to Saber and everything runs great. Stihl oil runs good in the saws, but they spin much higher. That's the only thing I can come up with.
@@rydplrs71 anytime. Buddy of mine has a nice BR800 and the local Stihl dealer talked him into buying and using the silver bottled oil and he had the same exact issues. Carbon build up at the exhaust port... he was pissed. Got him some saber and all issues went away. He mixes his own, REC90, no ethanol, used within 6 weeks, tops... I can't say enough good things about Saber. And it's not even that expensive. Especially with preferred customer discount. But then again, there's enough good stuff out there and to each his own. We basically quit experimenting once we tried Saber.
You are 100% correct. Chainsaw are meant to be reved . Castrol Super TT
Great show Billy
You have very beautiful trucks in the background.
Just beautiful
Castrol GTX is one of the best 4 stroke oils made. And I’m sure their 2 cycle is just as good. You nailed it. I worked for Mobil Oil / ExxonMobil for 35 years. We canned Toyota, General Motors, Western Auto, Montgomery Ward, Sears and others. So, yes indeed some oil company makes those oils for those companies and markets it for them. You are the man.
respectfully but highly disagree about castrol being one of the best 4 stroke. funny enough, their more low tier brand aral is really really good - their ingredient list they need to publish is superb in comparison to gtx. would run exxon over castrol anyday of the week all week long and the next after that too just bc you mentioned you worked for them. exxon has actually research that is allowed and makes sense to be named that way, castrol - not so much.
best bang for buck if price is concern you can hardly beat shells gas to liquid oils. having said that, price should not be any consideration if we talk oil - so there is that :)
all the best
@@stitchedlips6764 both shell and Castrol are good
@@danteerskine7678 i tested lots of oils over the years. by testing i mean real testing by sending in oil samples of the exact bought and later used containers in fresh unused out of the can state for sprectral- and composition-analysis, and sent in again in normal used engines after 200 engine hours (or after shorter but harder track use) used directly sourced from the engine. that way you can really say how the oil is behaving, how the composition changed, how it was formulated in first place and how it held up over time and use, etc
in short, i dont think castrol oils are worth the money and the results i gathered were a bit sobering to be frank. the mentioned aral brand, which is also from british petrol same as castrol is, had much cleaner and more high grade base oils and held up really way better with a significant lower price tag.
why? i have no clue nor explaination. i just dont.
generally it is much cheaper to use hydro crack base oils (class 3 oils) than poly alpha olefines (class 4, these are true synthetics). as a company you can squeeze your margins up quite a bit by the composition of the base oil composition. additionally, the oil majors (all of them!) dont produce additive packages themself but they can represent up to 30% of the oil in volume terms - they are sourced 3rd party from unrealted companies like lubrizol, infineum, evonik, basf and such chemical companies. i dont like oils with absurd high amount of viscosity modifiers in them - these are polymers, in laymans terms basically plastic, that can behave quite nasty in engines.
they (castrol brand) seem to cheap out on base oils a bit and dont seems to spend as much on their additves either. you pay a premium for castrol brand i dont think is justified. this is similar to tech stuff, there is 'older' tech and 'newer' tech. if you buy 'older' tech for the same (or more!) as newer proven better tech (or more due to brand and marketing) i dont think you made a good call. if i buy for premium i want premium.
i dont care about their marketing division, i care about their r&d division - i am not happy how they put together this equation, to me it seems you pay their marketing division a good chunk. i dont like.
maybe that helps explain why i said what i said - since i dont want to bash products/companies unfounded or just bc i am bored, sorry for lenght i was not able to put it in less words.
ps: what i said is only true for oils sold and bought in europe since these were to ones tested - there can be (and are) differences depending on geographical location sold.
pps: change the oil regularly (±200 engine hours normal use - high oil temp or hard use significantly less), is at least as important
cheers ✌
@@stitchedlips6764 agree with you but since I'm old school and I use mineral multigrade motor oils in my power equipments, Castrol is much cheaper, even cheaper than shell monograde oils, but hey, since I have to change the oils every 50 to 100 hours, it doesn't matter as long as my engines stay clean
@@danteerskine7678 makes sense. many variables and moving parts overall but fresh oil matters prob even most, yes. the higher the torque & the extremer the conditions (hot & cold) the more higher grade oil can shine, and will. overall input cost vs net present value is also of consideration if it even makes sense to lube premium ofc and everything only imho.
I will say that I have a preference for Yamalube 2t. I had a Yamaha RZ500 back in the 90s and I put 75000klms on it without an oil related engine problem, all original crankshaft bearings and rods and 3 of the 4 pistons ( crank seal failure took out a piston at 25000klms) and I re ringed it at that time. I drove that thing like I stole it almost every chance I could too.
That bike was a V4 liquid cooled 2 stroke with 2 crankshafts. Went like stink.
That's a rare bike these days, the parallel 4s were a complicated setup but they did go well
My Dad used Castrol in his car repair business many years ago, oil, grease, 2 stroke oil, you name it. Even our racing bikes...never an issue. But I was until now unaware that Stihl premium was made by Castrol. Thank You for this revelation, Billy. I am just about to get more oils for my saws, (mixing oil, and bar oil) I know exactly what I'm getting now.
Great video !!!
Here in Brazil the two stroke oil that Stihl sells and recommends comes with a huge Castrol symbol and a small one Stihl.
Yes it is made by Castrol, and is one of the best in the market.
Same here Edu
welcome friend
Great video as always and some great points made.
There is no sense in arguing about the little things.
I use Stihl oil in all my trimmers/saws/weedwackers and I've never seen the fabled screen issue. Maybe I'll let my trimmer idle through a tank of gas and see if it clogs it up. Just for fun
Yea when nerds get all loud about stuff on the Internet, what I've found is they never do "the work" to back it up. All theory. Show me your trophy room before you show me your opinion. If you have a great trophy room, you don't have to be loud. People will ask. I could sit here and tell you I have a secret recipe for the perfect saw but no one has ever seen it. No one has ever built it. Never made any chips, but trust me... It's the best. 😂
Love the video been busy haven’t seen much lately so glad I tuned in to this love you brother!
Your a valuable contribution to this life! keep up the positive message!
I'm sure what he meant was the old Stihl oil which had a high content of paraffin wax which did over time plug up the screen in the carb I've personally seen it happen but it takes many years of running it. the new oil is much better I personally use the outboard just like the way it smells while running my saws.
You pocked the Bear 🙄I am a lube engineer. As one person stated, oil companies develop the oil for the standard of the equipment co.
Castrol is a marketing Co. They have oil companies blend there oils. One oil can have more ( vis ) than another, more zinc than another, more boundary tack , and on and on.
There are two companies in the US that develop the spec’s for the oil that car companies and equipment companies. I have been been through both of them and see the test that they do. There is millions of dollars spent in R&D for those oils, each year.
Has long as they meet the ASE standards, they pass.
The big problem is keeping the carburetor adjusted, at different elevation, and weather conditions, and running a little more oil in the gas.
I am shore this will get a lot of feed back. Best to you 🤙
Good morning.
Terry Grover sent me over.
I just subscribed to your channel.
Your video was great, 100% on point.
I also believe in and like Castrol.
Take care, EM.
This is a great video for really patient people
Haha I love it .. I thought the same
I haven't found anything better than amsoil Sabre. 65-1 for years and no visible internal carbon or engine failures. I don't have as much experience with saws but a lot with hedge trimmers, string trimmers, and other small 2 strokes
Gave me a big smile. Great video. I prefer the taste test😂😂
hey ol boy
I love learning about filing. ..So yes! More
I remember running that 2-stroke oil with the chainsaw and lawnmower on the label in my CR125 dirt bike in the 80s I believe. Thanks for the memory...
The power equipment manufacturers have lubrication engineers (tribologists) on their staff and they develop and set the requirements for the oils manufactured under contract for the manufacturer. Does that mean the oil is better than an independent manufacturer like Castrol? No, quality oil can be made by any company that wants to make it. Use whatever makes you comfortable at the recommended mixing dilutions and you should be just fine. I use Stihl because that's the easiest for me to find where I live.
What I uss is Lucas semi synthetic two stroke oil! Doesn't smoke much,burns cleaner,doesn't foul out plugs,etc. I have a huskyvarna weed eater that I run it in,no problems cranking it.
It's good
I use it too.
Good man! I enjoy how you present the information. Being where you are someone’s always going to throw peanuts from the cheap seats. Keep after it and thanks again!
Awesome video Billy! ive been running Castrol oils in all my 2 strokes for years without one mishap ever
Years ago I worked for Castrol Research in automotive oil . The Castrol oils were formulated and had to pass stringent tests eg at SWRI to get independent rating. Synthetic oils became popular and we're marketed in addition to base oil formulations. The former were cleaner but far more expensive. One interesting fact is that one of the first synthetic two stroke oils was for model aircraft engines (called MSSR). Incidentally initial two stroke oil was castor oil based and hence the name Castrol was born.
As a kid growing up near a service station. Yes. a real auto service station and I hung around when I didn't do newspaper delivery. At that station whenever a foreign car came in and an Oil change was called for, it was Castrol GTX that was the " only " motor oil they used. And they had cases of it. No bulk ! To this day, and I'm over 60, it is still my motor oil of choice.
@@sidgysoho1960 Another thing you might find amusing: in the 70s Castrol tried to buy the car with registration GTX 1, however the Welsh gentleman was a Castrol fan and wouldn't sell although offered far more than the value of the car.
Very interesting where the name originated from.
My goodness is there any better smell than a 2 stroke on castor oil, have heard of people putting a couple of drop in for aroma therapy but apparently can't run it unless you have from scratch?
Thanks for posting that!
@@garygardner6536 ive went back and forth between castor and synthetic a lot with no problems. Red label klotz is 20% castor oil 80% synthetic so they use castor and synthetic in the same oil lol