I have been researching this lately. All sorts of info out there. This is from Toro's website: "The recommended oil for all Toro 2-Cycle snowthrowers is Toro 2-Cycle oil. Acceptable substitutes are: NMMA TCW III or ISO E GD." There seems to be a LOT of great oils. I ran across Royal Purple 2 stroke oil, it's nice but pricey!! I still think the Toro brand is best at least for the initial break in. It may snow tonight! But too warm for it to stick.
Amsoil also has a competitive product. I'm sticking with the Opti-2 for now because I like the small pre-measured tubes and it also has a fuel stabilizer in the mix. If you are mixing the two stroke from a gan of gas that you already have (stablized) that may not make a difference. Either way, fuel stabilizer is good insurance for a snowblower. I know that last year we did not get much snow so the equipment sat idle most of the season.
This message was modified Nov 18, 2010 by Underdog
