50:1 - stihl oil in non stihl equipment?

[mikerecike]

You guys are learning......well some of you are:001_rolleyes: Stubby is correct, the oil is the defining part and not the machine, the older tools say 25:1 as the oil of the day was ....well...older and not as good as the oils that are around now.

 

To put it in to context, I can run a hot ported saw at 15,000 rpm at 50:1 - I think your blower may be OK with the same ratio:lol:

 

That's what I wanted to hear to be honest Spud - I know you said it somewhere before, just didn't trust my memory - thank you. And the thing is, using Stihl oil at that dilution works out cheaper than most of the relative crap I've been using.

[bofh]

Would I be a complete Muppet if I used 50:1 in all my machines..... I do :-)

[Stubby]

No you would not if its high quality oil . Husqvarna or Stihl that say 50 : 1 . I use red line racing oil at the mo but that is expensive .

[bofh]

No you would not if its high quality oil . Husqvarna or Stihl that say 50 : 1 . I use red line racing oil at the mo but that is expensive .

 

Good I was just looking at the 5 liter on the auction site, around £26 delivered. Is that good value?

 

It seems it as I've seen the single shots at nearly £20 for 10x100ml