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Re: How do I mix the gas/oil on my
farmtouch chainsaw
Most persons use a 50:1 mixture of gas to oil. That means put one ounce of oil into a quart and a half of gas. Or two ounces into 3 quarts of gasoline. Or, a little over two ounces into a gallon of gasoline.
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Hi David:
Chainsaws are 2 cycle engines and must have the oil mixed into the gas. Modern chainsaws use a ratio of 50:1
Tat is, 50 parts gas, 1 part oil.
Make sure that you use oil that is specially intended for this purpose. The container will usually have a chart that shows how many litres of gas for how many cc of oil.
I would drain the oil and gas or whatever is in it. I would also drain the 2 cycle mix from the gas tank and start with a fresh gas and oil mix and fresh bar oil. The mix for the Poulan Wildthing is a 40:1 mix.
You are definitely going to smell gas when using any chain saw.
These saws were normally ran on a slightly richer mix. The reason was becuase of the mix oil available. I would recommend running a 40:1 or 50:1 mix. Make sure you use an "FD" rated mix oil and Premium ethanol free fuel.
The premixed fuels / oils are even better. They contain the FD rated oil 95 octane fuel and no ethanol.
Yes it certainly does require a fuel oil mix, with good quaility two stroke oil the mix should be 50-1, always buy the best two stroke oil you can, use your local horticultural dealer.
50:1 gas/oil mix. To mix 1 gallon of gas, you need to add 2.6 fluid ounces of two-stroke air-cooled oil to 1 gallon of gasoline. Higher octane works better and runs cleaner.
Use a quality 2 cycle oil and mix it to the OIL supplier's recommended ratio. Today I use Stihl 2 cycle oil mixed @ 50:1 in a Pioneer that I purchased new in 1980. There are no gouges or scratches on the piston or cylinder and I have no carbon build up on the piston top. The manual (on stone tablets) recommends 24:1. Over the years the mixture has leaned from 24:1 (Saw Recommendation) to 28:1 (Lawn boy mower recommendation) to 32:1 (Oil provider 8oz/2gal - used for many years) and finally the last 5 (±) years 50:1 (Stihl 2.6oz/1gal)
Any fuel containing ethanol is not good with chainsaws. Mix what you expect to use within a few months. Anything over 6 months old use up in a 4 cycle engine. HTH Lou
Use a quality 2 cycle oil and mix it to the OIL supplier's recommended ratio. Today I use Stihl 2 cycle oil mixed @ 50:1 in a Pioneer that I purchased new in 1980. There are no gouges or scratches on the piston or cylinder and I have no carbon build up on the piston top. The manual (on stone tablets) recommends 24:1. Over the years the mixture has leaned from 24:1 (Saw Recommendation) to 28:1 (Lawn boy mower recommendation) to 32:1 (Oil provider 8oz/2gal - used for many years) and finally the last 5 (±) years 50:1 (Stihl 2.6oz/1gal)
Most gas in the US of A contains ethanol; not good with chainsaws. Mix what you expect to use within a few months. Anything over 6 months old use up in a 4 cycle engine. HTH Lou
Hi Thomas, you can find bar oil for the chain at just about any hardware store. Just tell them you need chainsaw bar oil. The oil that mixes with the gasoline is called 2- cycle mix. They will have that also. You can find the 2- cycle mix at a lot of gas stations too but a lot of guys caution not to use the 2 - cycle mix that is made for outboard motors. . Hope that answered your questions.
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