Subj : Lawn Equipment
To   : ALL
From : JIM HOLSONBACK
Date : Wed Jun 27 2001 07:40 am

Hello, ALL.

I have some old gas-powered 2-cycle lawn equipment here.  Homelite
chainsaw,  string trimmers by John Deere and Toro.  All are kinda like
me, old, but still working (at least sort of, pending a few
maintenance items). :-).

Most of this old equip. calls for 32:1 mix gas to oil.  Nowadays at
places like Home Depot and Lowes,  the only oil available is
pre-proportioned for a 50:1 mix.  One sales/service place here, while
putting a new chain on the Homelite saw,  advised me to use the newer
50:1 oil in my old chainsaw, saying it would work OK and produce less
smoke.

But, I'm a bit skeptical, as older stuff may have had wider tolerance
bearings for the motor, and require more/heavier oil in the mix, perhaps
with a higher resulting viscosity.

Example of what is confounding my confusion - - label on the the John
Deere string timmer calls for 32:1 MIX with JD oil, but 16:1 mix with
some other oils.

Surely someone out there knows about this issue.

- - -  JimH.


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