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What Synthetic oil should i buy.

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  1. Cut4fun

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    If I couldnt get my stuff and was in a pinch and needed right now, plus had to be 100% syn. I would grab either Poulan syn in silver bottle or the stihl ultra syn in silver bottle.

    syn = synthetic
     
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    For what its worth I had to tear down my 390 after like 7 years and did not notice any extreme carbon from it.
     
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    Walmart was a bust. No air cooked syn oil just Tcw3.

    Dang just remembered I didnt look in garden section. Maybe it was there? Maybe not I just saw walmart super tech dino 2 stroke there
     
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    Nothing full syn at my O Riley. They had the lucas semi syn but I want full syn. I think I have a bottle of woodland pro full syn in my work truck. Maybe enough for a gallon till I can get more
     
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    I use the Lucas semi synthetic. I like it just fine. And it doesn't stink. I would use belray but I hate the way it smells. Motul doesn't bother me the way belray does.
     
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    I dont notice a smell and different in belray than any other oil?
     
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    Yep
     
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    BelRay H1R, Amsoil Dominator, and Stihl Ultra are good oils.

    My BIL uses Woodland pro. I have never used it, but it has a great dye in it, and the color is amazing! :)

    You can get the Amsoil pretty cheap from a member here. ;)
     
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    Stihl won't happen. I have to make special trips to get there. And they close earlier on saturday.

    Maybe I should get in touch with that "member" ;)
     
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    Won't shipping kill the deal?
     
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    Can't remember what I paid for a quart? But if you buy more? The oil may get cheaper and make up some difference on the shipping. I know of members who are getting all their oil from him now. Cars, mowers, etc. If it was cheaper elsewhere, I am sure those people would go elsewhere.

    I like Good oil and will pay a premium to protect my investment.

    If you pinch pennies and cut corners you won't have much ROI.

    Good chit ain't cheap and cheap chit an it good.
     
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    The vehicle that I really care about gets mobile 1 and thats all I will use in it. The other vehicles her whatever is on sale. Tractor and mowers get either Dello or Rotella T.

    If I were to want to use amsoil on it all that may be the way to go.

    So buying a quart from him probably won't make fiscal sense.
     
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    Ask him?

    I just bought a quart. It was cheaper than a 6 pack of Stihl HP and will make more gallons of fuel.

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    I've never heard if bel-ray but I normally top off with what is in the crankcase and not mix it up. I run 5w40 Rotlla, its around $100 a pail.
     
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    Maxima k2 is my pick. Poulan=husky oil.
     
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    Does synthetic make a big difference? That's all my best saw has seen. The others have seen some regular 2 cycle oil.

    I have only tried the Stihl Synthetic gray bottle. I guess I haven't looked around. :zip:
     
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    That is what I use. A case lasts quite a while. 5 gals to a little bottle. Most of my cutting is not with the chainsaw so I only burn maybe 10-15 gals a year.
    Only thing is it kind of stinks.
     
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    Got a PM sent :)

    Sent one after your post yeaterday just tosee.
     
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    Milling I can go through 2 gallons in 2 hours or less. The ultra gives me a headache. The maxima k2 is the least bothersome to my eyes an sinuses. I run 32:1 so a quart is 8 gallons of mix.
     
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    Hp ultra..but its spendy...ive got bout 8 bottles left..thinkin bout changin...anybody use royal purple?
     
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