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  1. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    Fuel cools , oil lubes -gasoline will produce more power per ounce than oil and cools the top of the piston . The service manual recommends 50:1 on my STIHLS and Husqvarnas. These are modern hi-performance chainsaws , not Pullins from 1970s era. Too much oil will bite you in the ass down the...
  2. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    Big difference between chainsaw milling (running the piss outta the saw - full throttle long extended cut time) and limbing and bucking where you are making cuts intermittently and not on the throttle continuously
  3. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    Milling is a different ball of wax ... IF you are running the snot out of the saw a “torque port” and 40:1 ain’t gonna hurt the saw ... Remember you are taking looooong extended full throttle cuts when milling - much moreso than a 10-20 sec cut when bucking or limbing with a rest in between ...
  4. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    50:1 is what is recommended in the manual that comes with STIHL and Husqvarna Saws I own. The advances in oil tech have come a loooong way and 50:1 synthetic oil with a spot on tune will provide the end user with 1000-2000hrs of use providing a sharp chain is used and recommended maintenance...
  5. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    A gallon is 128 Oz .... at 50:1 the amount of oil used is 2.56oz per gal - at 40:1 the amount of oil used is 3.2oz per gal or approximately .64oz of oil per gal more at 40:1 than 50:1 ... If you are running an mtronic or autotune stay with 50:1 despite what nutball insists, there are reasons...
  6. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    Haha ... complete rubbish ! ALL manufacturers recommend 50:1 using THEIR mix oils ... EVERY ... SINGLE ... ONE ! I’ve put hundreds of hours on saws and torn them apart and everything was well lubed and clean with exception of some carbon buildup on piston. The high compression 2-stroke ...
  7. Frankie

    is my saw irreparable?

    Can be repaired
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