OK, so this question made me go out to the garage and grab my manual. Mine says 25:1 (or 5oz. per gallon) oil mix on the specs page. I have no idea why I said 24:1 mix in the video. Just out of curiosity, I googled "predator 2 hp 52cc auger manual" and came up with this manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/56000-56999/56257.pdf This is my exact manual that came with my auger. Check out page 2. I'm not sure how to advise you. A 25:1 mix does smoke a lot, but other than foul a plug, it can't hurt anything. I think that you could go leaner with a good synthetic, but why risk it.
@@justadbeer strange how some boxes say 50:1 even a tag on gas cap 50:1 I wonder if the EPA knocked it down to 50:1 well I messaged harbor freight to see if it is a
@@Kenman619 - Hey Ken, I'm going to keep mine at 25:1 for now. I have several hundred trees to plant in a few weeks so I'm going to play it safe. If I do anything at all, I may try it at 32:1 with a good synthetic. Please keep us posted on what HF says
