Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I FINALLY decided. LOLOL! I bought the Toro 221Q. :) Now for it to snow so I can try it out!!
What 2 stroke oil is best? It came with Toro's oil mix. I try to use a synthetic blend in my other 2 cycle OPE.
I am sure there will be a learning curve on how to use it.
Thanks for all the advice.

Kelly

I can't wait for the snow now. Next up reading the manual. I won't put any gas mix in until the day off the snow.

Did you buy it from big box store or dealer ?

kellyinkc wrote:

I would run it up and make sure everything works properly. Any high end 2 stroke synthetic or dino oil will have fuel stabilizer (if that's your concern) built into it. You could also add Stabile, Seafoam or other fuel stabilizer just as an added measure of fuel life.

aa335 wrote:
I bought it at a dealer. The price was the same and I can get it serviced there and get better care.

FrankMA wrote:
Seconded - do not wait to fill it with oil+gas and try it out. I also recently got a 221Q and had trouble starting it up initially - you can read about it here:
http://www.abbysguide.com/ope/discussions/48798-0-1.html

I would not have been happy if I'd had that experience with a foot of snow waiting for me on the driveway.

Personally, I used the Amsoil Saber Outboard synthetic oil which was recommended as a good, low-smoke TCW3 oil. Now that I have the 221Q starting up properly, it seems to run just fine with that oil at a roughly 1:66 oil-gas ratio.

FrankMA wrote:
I do run StaBil in all my OPE it really helps. After reading the manual it recommends NMMA TCW III certified oil whatever that means.....

That may be a good idea put a splash of gas in and fire it up.
It came with a Briggs manual as well it gives me bore and stroke but what is the horespower?

The neighbors will be jealous come snow storms.

I'm jealous. Might have to pick one up myself.

aa335 wrote:
Go get one before they are gone. I have been playing with it, that Quick Shoot is just cool! I'll use the Toro oil mix that came with it first then decide what to use later. I may just use the Toro brand while it is under warranty just to be safe. One interesting thing is there is no throttle control. I presume it runs WOT?

The throttle is preset and but there are no user controls. Even my lawn mower is the same. I don't miss it.

Probably will make my purchase soon.

Congrats on the new toy. I had one similar a few years ago, loved it. Take a few minutes to verify all the nuts and screws are tight, and everything is well lubed. You'll be amazed at how well that throws slush when most two stage units are dropping ice logs. Also the rubber blades are great for clearing decks and wooden walkways. One hint: if you have drifts or a big EOD pile, instead of killing yourself trying to push into them, it's often faster to just clear up to them. Then take a shovel and knock them down into the cleared area. It seems like more work but it often takes less time and is a lot easier than trying to push through the deep stuff.