New 880

[Macpherson]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

Ran on tick over with a little revs every few seconds for 3 tanks.

As this worked out well for you, fair enough......perhaps if only at tickover with the flywheel fan keeping it cool enough it may be ok.... but with 2 strokes very little fuel = very little oil.

 

When running in or even just normal running of a powerful 2 stroke dirt bike for instance you keep it gassed up as much as poss... not necessarily using all it's power but blipping the throttle constantly to put as much fuel through as possible, I must admit to doing this with my saws even just in normal use......old habits die hard....just my take on it, cheers.

[Rough Hewn]

As this worked out well for you, fair enough......perhaps if only at tickover with the flywheel fan keeping it cool enough it may be ok.... but with 2 strokes very little fuel = very little oil.
 
When running in or even just normal running of a powerful 2 stroke dirt bike for instance you keep it gassed up as much as poss... not necessarily using all it's power but blipping the throttle constantly to put as much fuel through as possible, I must admit to doing this with my saws even just in normal use......old habits die hard....just my take on it, cheers.

I'm no mechanic,
I was told to stick an extra teaspoon of oil in my mix for the first few tanks, which I did.
Pulls like a proverbial.
It can mill 42" wide semi seasoned oak heart 12' long in a few minutes.
Takes a full tank though.
[emoji106]

[swinny]

Too much oil is just as bad.... doesnt help the initial runing in and rings bedding in..... 

 

I’ve always used them as norm from first tank.... no babysitting. No drama’s here

Edited February 18, 2019 by swinny

[gary112]

When a dealer runs it up prior to delivery they rev the bollocks off em flat out anyway so i just use em normal from the off and had no issues as yet

[Macpherson]

35 minutes ago, swinny said:

Too much oil is just as bad.

Totally agree, at the end of the day it's all about temperature, with the correct mixture just keep it gassed up..... basically only thing that needs bedded in is the piston ring in a modern engine.?

Thinking about it i doubt if hardly anything today needs running in..... if it did it would be a nightmare for the manufacturers.

Edited February 18, 2019 by Macpherson

[skyhuck]

I remember years ago a farmer got a new tractor. In an effort to protect his vast investment he wanted to break it in gently, he filled the tank and left it on tickover all day.

 

Completely corked up the engine, had to go back to the dealer for a strip down and de-cork.

 

 

[difflock]

No "k" 'K,

tis "coked",

only wine gets both "corked" and "de-corked"

 

[Stubby]

47 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

I remember years ago a farmer got a new tractor. In an effort to protect his vast investment he wanted to break it in gently, he filled the tank and left it on tickover all day.

 

Completely corked up the engine, had to go back to the dealer for a strip down and de-cork.

 

 

This also " glazes " the rings and bore so the ring don't bed in .

[swinny]

1 hour ago, skyhuck said:

I remember years ago a farmer got a new tractor. In an effort to protect his vast investment he wanted to break it in gently, he filled the tank and left it on tickover all day.

 

Completely corked up the engine, had to go back to the dealer for a strip down and de-cork.

 

 

Yup.... He should have put it on the slurry pump / stirrer instead for a while. Glased the bores up good i bet! 

[trigger_andy]

2 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

Takes a full tank though.

I have to fill 2/3rds of the way through with my 088!