Looking For The Best 2 Stroke Oil To Use With A Petrol Chainsaw?
If you have just purchased a new petrol chainsaw you might be wondering what is the best lubricating oil to buy for use with the fuel pre-mix.
Most two stroke chainsaws that are sold Worldwide including those in the UK and USA need a quantity of two-stroke oil mixing with the fuel (gasoline / petrol) before they are started.
This is because they are fitted with a two-stroke engine as opposed to a four stroke engine.
Two strokes as they are referred to use a pre-mix of fuel where two-stroke oil is added to the unleaded petrol in their fuel tank, the oil is needed to lubricate and protect the saws internal engine components.
It is drawn into the tools engine via the fuel system (carb or fuel injection system) where it is mixed with air in the normal fashion before being distributed around the engines main components, usually this is the "top-end" components that include the piston and cylinder (sometimes called the barrel), the top end bearing (on the piston con-rod), the cylinder head, and the small-end bearing.
On some engines the lower crankshaft bearings are also lubricated by this method of lubrication.
Oregon 2T - Two Stroke Oil For Use In Petrol Chainsaws
At the time of writing this article there are several key brands of two-stroke oils that could be referred to as being ideally suitable for use in a petrol two-stroke chainsaw.
Some "Top Quality" Two Stroke Oils Include:
- Draper 21032 1L 2 Stroke Oil
- Stihl 100ml One-Shot Oil
- Rockwood Two Stroke Oil
- Oregon 1L Two Stroke Oil
- Stihl Super Semi-Synthetic Oil
- Husqvarna Low Smoke LS Oil
- Optima Exol 2 Stroke Oil
- Universal Low Smoke Oil
- Motul 2T Garden Oil
- Liqui Moly 1029 Two Stroke Oil
All of these oils are suitable for use in a petrol chainsaw, but as with most things some are better than others.
When it comes to choosing the best chainsaw 2 stroke oil you can easily narrow the options down, in our view the best ones to pick from and buy are the ones carrying the brand names of Husqvarna, Oregon, Rockwood, and Stihl.
Oregon and Stihl in particular are renowned for their history in chainsaws and forestry machinery and don't need any introduction to their individual standards of quality!
Oregon 2T (two-stroke oil) is available in options of a 1 L or 5 L size, dependent on what on your individual needs are as far as usage of oil with your petrol chain saw.
The 5L bottle of oil is more economical to buy if you will get through this quantity of oil whilst carrying out the cutting of logs for use as firewood, or when simply using your saw in the garden.
Only doing a very small amount of logging? Consider choosing the 1L smaller bottle of Oregon 2 Stroke Oil!
Oregon 2T (two-stroke oil) is available in options of a 1 L or 5 L size, dependent on what on your individual needs are as far as usage of oil with your petrol chain saw.
The 5L bottle of oil is more economical to buy if you will get through this quantity of oil whilst carrying out the cutting of logs for use as firewood, or when simply using your saw in the garden.
Only doing a very small amount of logging? Consider choosing the 1L smaller bottle of Oregon 2 Stroke Oil!
