CraigC
Sixgun Nut
They can also be carcinogenic or otherwise bad for you to have on your skin or breathe the vapor. And they usually stink.
Yep. I've also heard of some folks using used motor oil and that is terribly toxic.
They can also be carcinogenic or otherwise bad for you to have on your skin or breathe the vapor. And they usually stink.
Come to think of it, I do have a small tiller that uses that stuff. That would be a whole lot cheaper than buying the "ready mixed" fuel.Do you mix two stroke fuel for anything else?
You'll still need bar and chain oil.It's a maybe so far. May go electric
I am curious why that fact has been pointed out several times. I kind of thought everyone knew that.You'll still need bar and chain oil.
When you say "chainsaw oil", are you talking about the bar oil? If so, no, you should not attempt to make 2 stroke fuel using that. Shouldn't use motor oil either. Use 2 stroke oil.I never even thought about mixing fuel for a 2 stroke engine. Brain fog? That is until I read Walkalong's post. I keep gasoline on hand for the riding mower and update every few weeks to keep it fresh. The old stuff goes in my wife's car or my pickup. I can mix it with the chainsaw oil (along with motor oil) to make fuel for my 2 stroke/cycle.Or could I? That "Store Bought" fuel is expensive.
Because you stated that you "may go electric", giving us the impression, here in this discussion about bar oil, that you thought that bar oil wasn't needed for an electric chain saw. Believe me, that's far from the craziest idea I've heard from folks new to chainsaws. Sometimes it can be tough to tell, in these types of online discussions, what people are really getting at.I am curious why that fact has been pointed out several times. I kind of thought everyone knew that.
Really? Amazing that engines last as long as they do without corrosion protection.Personally don't care for using stuff like motor oil or ATF on guns. They basically have no corrosion resistant properties. I'm sure the same would apply to B&C oil.
It's a fact, not my opinion. The internals of an engine are exposed to what, exactly? Nothing that would cause internal corrosion. It's not a place where moisture can live. Lots of folks have done tests to determine this, motor oil always fares the worst.Really? Amazing that engines last as long as they do without corrosion protection.
Could you post a link to one or two?Lots of folks have done tests to determine this, motor oil always fares the worst.
No, you'll have to find it yourself. Motor oil has detergents to improve its performance, as motor oil that generally operates at high temperatures. ATF is mostly hydraulic fluid.Could you post a link to one or two?
As someone who has never brought a vehicle to a mechanic, who has worked on heavy equipment and who has used firearms extensively for decades, I've seen plenty of what different oils do and don't do to protect different metals from corrosion. Don't need a study, but I'll do some looking anyway, just out of curiosity.No, you'll have to find it yourself. Motor oil has detergents to improve its performance, as motor oil that generally operates at high temperatures. ATF is mostly hydraulic fluid.
You obviously do if you don't know that motor oil has no corrosion protection properties.As someone who has never brought a vehicle to a mechanic, who has worked on heavy equipment and who has used firearms extensively for decades, I've seen plenty of what different oils do and don't do to protect different metals from corrosion. Don't need a study, but I'll do some looking anyway, just out of curiosity.
Here's one.Could you post a link to one or two?
Yeah and IF I get a chainsaw it will be put to use in that fashion. But again what if I don't get one.
It’s especially interesting when it gets in the cylinder……You obviously do if you don't know that motor oil has no corrosion protection properties.
Then you should know that moisture cannot live inside a functional engine. What happens when it does get in there? Rust. Seizure.
The results may surprise a lot of folks. I ran 90 weight rear gear oil in a 289 ford engine once with no issues. At one time the plant I work in just put rotella 30 weight in everything, gas, diesel, 1000+ gallon air compressors, pumps, gear boxes, planetary drives, literally everything that didn’t take grease. Turns out if something doesn’t get “dry” even the wrong oil/lube we’ll go a very long way. I strongly suspect guns are no exception.Just because everyone is so adamant that it’s a bad idea.... im going to run an experiment this summer and mix some stihl b&c oil 50/50 with 30w valvoline and see how it works.