Best Bar Oil?

[manco]

Bloody peasant!

[peatff]

17 hours ago, GarethM said:

Do you buy Stihl spark plugs cos they're betterer?.

 

I will admit the two stoke oil is better tho, swings and roundabouts and all that.

 

Help, help I'm being repressed!.

Is it better for saws as well as swings and roundabouts ? I buy whatever chain oil is on offer but not veggie as my saws stand about and that stuff attracts mice as well as congealing in the tank.

[Muddy42]

Ive posted here about this but Ive had a lot of bar oiling problems recently on older Stihl chainsaws with Stihl bars.  These are professional saws with adjustable oilers that I have set to max.  I've done all the usual problem solving, cleaning out the tank, lines and pump etc. but ultimately I had to open up the oiler holes on the bar as they weren't aligning properly.  Bar oiling problems are a right pain and a good way to wreak bars.  I found that thinning the oil with diesel was helpful.

[Steven P]

Reading the last page about how most oils are from the same base with scientifically experimented and calculated additives in to make it do the right stuff and then "Yeah, but, I just bung diesel in it to make it work right"

[GarethM]

14 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Reading the last page about how most oils are from the same base with scientifically experimented and calculated additives in to make it do the right stuff and then "Yeah, but, I just bung diesel in it to make it work right"

Or just buy summer/thinner chain oil, probably cheaper and better all round.

[Muddy42]

Yea but once I'd bought 25l and used some, it was too late and I'd rather rescue it with diesel.  I don't think this affects the additives. 

 

My take on bar oil is that the base oil is one massive compromise - too thick and it will bung up the pipes and too light and it will fling off the bar.  The additives give it a little extra boost so that it has increased ability to stick to the bar nose for a given viscosity. Also as described above an adjustable oiler helps to correct for any system problems or allow you to get away with thinner oil.

 

 

[BillQ]

Not sure about the best bar oil but this is pretty good and available in many bars now

 

Edited Monday at 13:54 by BillQ

[Peter 1955]

Re Neck Oil, well Bill, it's another one that may polarise opinion. That brewery was founded by Robert Plant's son ( yes, that Robert Plant ) and was initially welcomed as a microbrewery. As is often the case, the brewery is now controlled by Heineken, so the true afficionados of craft beer now view it with disdain. 

 

Re thick or thin bar oil, I use Stihl Synth Plus, which I am led to believe is Rheopeptic, ie thickens when subjected to shear forces. Don't know how well it's rated by others, but it works for me. 

[manco]

6 hours ago, GarethM said:

Or just buy summer/thinner chain oil, probably cheaper and better all round.

you mean thinner oil like stihl synth plus?

[GarethM]

5 minutes ago, manco said:

you mean thinner oil like stihl synth plus?

Or 20 type gator