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    Your best source for Redline 2-stroke racing oil?

    I've been using the 16oz bottles the past couple years for convenience sake, but a gallon may be a better option as I'm burning through a lot of tug gas.

    Any preferred sellers? Online price searches are all over the place (high these days), so if you have a favorite vendor with good deals, I'l appreciate the recon/links.

    Steve
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    Try some large online motor cross outlets.
    Gunny
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    • #3
      I have purchased the 16oz bottles direct from Red Line, from Desert Aircraft, and from Chief Aircraft. Prices are $11.95, $12.00, and $9.95 respectively (plus shipping).

      Two-Stroke Racing Oil
      https://www.redlineoil.com/two-stroke-racing-oil
      Ultimate in two-cycle performance, extreme cleanliness


      https://www.desertaircraft.com/collections/oil-recommended-by-da/products/redline-16oz


      https://www.chiefaircraft.com/rl-40603.html


      Even at the $12.00/16 oz bottle, five gallons of fuel is about 20 one hour tow sessions...$0.60/hour...$0.02/two minutes...so there is my $0.02 worth!

      Once you start pouring that gallon jug of oil out into a measuring cup (and then having to clean the cup) the little bit of savings will not seem to have great value. My fuel pump can is 2-1/2 gallons and I keep a reserve 2-1/2 gallon container of fuel mixed. An easy way to manage measuring the oil...keep and empty bottle and split a full bottle into two half bottles. Each then makes the perfect amount for mixing 2-1/2 gallons. Clean and simple fuel and oil handling.
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      • JimD
        #3.1
        JimD commented
        05-29-2020, 08:05 AM
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        Considering that each tow circuit is about three minutes, you could collect an oil surcharge of $0.03 per tow...
      • JimD
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        JimD commented
        05-29-2020, 08:08 AM
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        The smaller sailplane tow circuits are more like two minutes or less, so they could get $0.02 worth and those big boys could pay double...
      • Steve P
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        Steve P commented
        05-29-2020, 01:22 PM
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        I forgot about Chief. Thanks. I had been finding great deals with included shipping in prior years on EBay and Walmart.com, but those have all disappeared. The Bidule has been getting quite a workout these past few weeks.
    • #4
      I buy mine at my local NAPA store. Nice and easy. They are open 7 days a week.

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      • Steve P
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        Steve P commented
        05-29-2020, 04:31 PM
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        Wish my locals carried it
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