Which premix oil to use lol.READ

blaster214

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so I believe me slydog and awk were talking about different oils to use. I said I'd try a weedeater oil.
So I had some john deere branded premix oil that I have been running in an lt80 for 5 weeks now.

I believe the oil is made by echo because it's from the time that echo made john deere chainsaws before they went to selling stihl stuff. So the lt80 is a fan forced air cooling just like a weedeater so I figured what's the difference so I've been running it premixed at 32 to 1 and it still starts right up has good compression and runs just fine.

Now I know its different than our blasters. But I figured I try it on the lt 80 and see what happens. So far its turned out fine. And my son has it pinned every where he goes. I have run put of that oil now and it's no longer made but it did work good so I dont see why any other quality chainsaw premix oil wouldn't work.

Just an fyi for everyone
 
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I have heard the stock pipe is pretty good. I'm going to cut the head and chamber it then port it get better reeds a new piston take out two clutch weights and change his gearing. That should def give it a wake up. I'll see how I feel about the weedeater oil after that but I'm still curious how it does in a high compression high rev standpoint
 
Chainsaws and OPE have compact engines. They don’t make near the power of longer stroke engine like a blaster. Oils typically used in saws have a lower flash point so they fully combust with the less demand. These oils will work in a blaster, for how long is the question. Being easily combustible, it may not retain enough to continually lube crank bearings and such.
Just a thought
 
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Chainsaws and OPE have compact engines. They don’t make near the power of longer stroke engine like a blaster. Oils typically used in saws have a lower flash point so they fully combust with the less demand. These oils will work in a blaster, for how long is the question. Being easily combustible, it may not retain enough to continually lube crank bearings and such.
Just a thought
Thinking the same thing.
 
No guts, no glory. Run it in your blaster, then get back with us. Pretty hard to do a reasonable comparison test.
Very hard to test, I know a couple guys that did oil tests with saws. Schaefer’s was right up there.