Anyone know anything about these? I trust the Makita name, but don't know if they know anything about gas engines. Or does somebody else make these for them?
Any info is appreciated...
Dave
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14 years ago
Slightly OT - Makita gas chainsaws
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14 years ago
Nevermind, I found some reviews on Amazon.com that I didn't see before, and learned that someone else makes the chainsaws for Makita. Still need to find out what happens if I run them on 40:1 gas/oil instead of the specified
50:1 mixture, but that's about it. Suspect I'll just get an extra gas can, since they apparently need their own brand of oil and *nothing else* in the gas. Either way, with time I'll figure it out. It just take some research...Dave
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14 years ago
Nothing will happen if you run 40:1 mixture. It may smoke a little more, but no harm. 2 cycle engines are all the same. At worse you MAY foul a plug or build up a little more carbon in the exhaust, but nothing that will damage your engine. They use to run a 20:1 mixture in the same motors years ago until the synthetic oils came out. They all switched to the synthetics because of the fouling of plugs and carbon buildup.
Hank
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14 years ago
You probably "gas fouled" a plug. My neighbor did the same thing with his new chainsaw. Brought it to me, I took the plug out, pulled a couple times to get the excessive fuel out, put another plug in and it too started on first pull. This is a common occurance with new 2 cycles.
Hank
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14 years ago
Why not run 50-1? That is what all those little "one shot" 2 cycle oil bottles are made for (either one or 2 gallon per). Of course if you already have something that needs 40-1...
I would not run a richer mix myself. I have used chainsaws for over
30 years in cluding a couplel years back in the 50s. I don't like breathing the smoky exhaust from 40-1 mixes anymore :), plus the modern saws are not engineered for it.Makita may say only to use their brand but that is just hype.
Harry K
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14 years ago
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Except the ones that are made for 40:1. .. or [presumably] something else.
Jim
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14 years ago
IT May work, but my experience with a brand new Core Cut saw was that too rich a fuel mixture would not start. Took it back to the store, they changed the fuel to proper dilution, started first pull. Manufacturers have reasons for their recommendations.
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14 years ago
What's it gonna be? You believe todays engines are not made to run
40:1 or even 20:1, but you say only using their oil is hype. I think its all hype, you can run anything from 20:1 with regular 10w30, to 100:1 with the right oils without any damage.I guess we believe what we want to believe and the manufacturers recommendations mean nothing.
Hank