Heads up on taking the best care of small engine line trimmers and blower

[Shadowrider]

I just use Amsoil Sabre Professional synthetic oil mixed 87:1 in E0 gas with Stabil. I mix it 87:1 because 1.5oz per gallon is easier to measure out than 1.3oz to make a 100:1 mix.

I never even bother to drain the tank or winterize and stuff just won't die even when I wish it would. Last one was a cheap azz Homelite blower that I hated. I finally just set it out on the curb for the nighttime rummagers to take and after buying a new one. Damn thing would not quit and believe me I tried to make it quit. Been the same with several others using Amsoil and Stabil with real gas. My old Lawnboy mower was falling apart around the engine which still ran like new and I beat that thing with a whip for years.

 

[crrcboatz]

Sounds like a winner for you. Rest assured your mixture would not be part of boat racing with these engines turning 16000+ rpms That’s why everyone got away from gasoline!

 

[Shadowrider]

Sounds like a winner for you. Rest assured your mixture would not be part of boat racing with these engines turning 16000+ rpms That’s why everyone got away from gasoline!

What oil and ratio did you use?

It would be interesting to see what this oil would do in that application. Their Sabre is the aircooled 100:1 "normal usage" product. I know when they came out with their 100:1 oil years and eons ago they actually tested it to see just what it would do. It was still passing API and JASO specs at 300:1! But they knew nobody would ever believe it or use it like that so they recommended it at 100:1. I'd bet at 50:1 it would work in your boats. It would be interesting to see anyway.

 

[dennishoddy]

I was curious of the content of camp fuel, so off to google I went. I'm buying crrcboatz's comments and recommendation as truff.

Coleman fuel is used primarily for fueling lanterns and camp stoves. Additionally, it is a popular fuel for fire dancing. Originally, it was simply casing-head gas or drip gas, which has similar properties. Drip gas was sold commercially at gas stations and hardware stores in North America until the early 1950s. The white gas sold today is a similar product but is produced at refineries and has a very low benzene content, benzene being a human carcinogen.

Coleman fuel is a mixture of cyclohexane, nonane, octane, heptane, and pentane.

Though Coleman fuel has an octane rating of 50 to 55 and a flammability similar to gasoline, it has none of the additives found in modern gasoline.

 

[crrcboatz]

What oil and ratio did you use?

It would be interesting to see what this oil would do in that application. Their Sabre is the aircooled 100:1 "normal usage" product. I know when they came out with their 100:1 oil years and eons ago they actually tested it to see just what it would do. It was still passing API and JASO specs at 300:1! But they knew nobody would ever believe it or use it like that so they recommended it at 100:1. I'd bet at 50:1 it would work in your boats. It would be interesting to see anyway.[/

We used Klotz high grade synthetic, Mobile I Marine, mostly. 6-8 oz of oil to camp fuel. As has been stated above there is no additives such as what gasoline has which WILL cause carb problems and create more carbon build up. The lower octane allows for colder running. Remember small engine like the Zenoahs found in Red Max products don’t build them to run as clean and powerful as car engines because they are 2 cycle and car engines are soooooo much more advanced We simply throw the regular gasoline in them because it’s so easy. Our racing engines sell for 500 - 1000 bucks fully modded. We felt camp fuel was much kinder to them than that god awful stuff sold for cars.

 

[BReeves]

Solved my fuel issues by going totally electric with Dewalt... Weed whacker, blower, chain saw and hedge trimmer all use the same batteries and do the job they are meant to do. Have to say that Hedge trimmer is awesome, we just trimmed our rose hedge and was cutting 3/8 inch rose branches like butter.