Mixing Oil Manufacturers

Woodhog · April 26, 2004, 04:16:07 PM

I recently bought a case of Husky mixing oil, it was made in
Quebec Canada in a small town, thats what the bottom of the label said.
I recently bought a Husky bush saw and the dealer gave me
a free bottle of mixing oil.
It had a completely different company name on it but I noticed
down on the bottom of the label it was made in the same
place by the same company as the Husky oil.

Does this mean that a few companies are making most of the
oil and just putting the different saw/equipment companies names on it and all of the oil is the same???

Ianab · April 26, 2004, 04:54:10 PM

I think you are basically correct. The saw makers dont manufacture Oil, they just contract an oil company to supply oil made to their specs. The Stihl oil we buy here in NZ is made in NZ by Castrol (says so in the fine print), and comes in the same bottle as Castrol Oil. Just the Stihl stuff has Red dye and the Castrol stuff has green dye. I'm pretty sure it came out of the same tank at the factory. Buying the manufacturers oil is still a good thing as you know it's good quality stuff, but it's probably the same as a lot of other brands.

Ian

oldsaw-addict · April 26, 2004, 07:21:20 PM

you are pretty much right on the money there, the maufacurers all pretty much use the same company to produce the oil, they just put a different color dye in it and a different label on the bottle. Makes sense right? save $$$ on one thing to put the save money into other projects, like R&D work and safety issues that need to be fixed/taken care of. you are correct though, the major companies almost all buy from one oil producer and put a different color dye in it and a different label on the bottle thats all. I'm probably somewhat incorrect so dont take my word as you would the word of god.

Lem · April 27, 2004, 01:19:02 AM

Yup, same as the private label motor oils.Sears for many years was Exon Uni flow-might still be.Many Auto Parts stores have their own brand,and it's just bottled for them by their biggest supplier-sells for 25-30% less- no advertising to recoop ..Know Valvoline is big in our area .
All makes sense,it's a costly procedure to qualify a motor oil,and that's true w/ Jap rated 2cycle oil too...witness the number of name brands out there that do NOT have JASO/T903 qualification on the label

Lem

Blue9R · April 27, 2004, 08:32:49 AM

Stihl 2 cycle mix oil is blended/packaged by Omni Industries of Shreveport, LA. Omni is blending the oil per Stihl's formula and uses an additive package supplied by Lubrizol.

The current Echo 2 cycle oil is a Citgo formulation and is blended & packaged by a Citgo division.

Shindaiwa oil is a Chevron product.

-That's all I have on oil sources for common brands of 2 cycle chainsaws.

SasquatchMan · April 27, 2004, 08:23:58 PM

Stihl is Castrol in Canada too.

Preston · April 28, 2004, 09:00:02 AM

I look at this way it all comes out of the same pipe and the same tank! Just like our gasoline! Thats my opion! I always back mine up with ER Energy Release

Stan · April 28, 2004, 09:21:26 AM

You are closer to correct than you know Preston. My Dad worked in a gasoline transhipment yard. A train came in and filled the tanks. When a truck came for filling, they would add the proper identifying dye and fill the truck. ;)

Hardball · April 30, 2004, 03:11:57 PM

So my new Stihl won't barf if I use my Husky oil or bar lube on it?

firtol88 · April 30, 2004, 03:42:18 PM

It will work just fine, what did ya get?

Hardball · April 30, 2004, 04:08:31 PM

Got the Stihl MS 280. Though not the most powerful, it should work fine for what I'm doing, and it seems to have pretty good power for its weight.

I really wanted to buy from a local dealer, and they made me an offer I couldn't refuse.