chain oil

[treesap67]

hi what type of oil do people use I have used new engine oil could you use vegetable oil to lube your chain as it is better for the enviroment

[twistedhicap]

hi what type of oil do people use I have used new engine oil could you use vegetable oil to lube your chain as it is better for the enviroment

 

How about chain oil designed for chain lubrication ?

[Gus McWilliam]

How about chain oil designed for chain lubrication ?

 

Beat me to it

[morten]

hi what type of oil do people use I have used new engine oil could you use vegetable oil to lube your chain as it is better for the enviroment

 

Using engine oil for chainsaw chain lubrication is not a good idea. Its viscosity means it will be flung off the chain resulting in reduced lubrication resulting in increased wear on chain and bar.

 

Use mineral- or vegetable based oil specifically meant for chainsaw lubrication. It contains additives that increase the viscosity, and for the vegetable based chain oils also additives that reduce hardening/curing of the oil.

 

If you use a lot of chain oil, and you rarely leave your saws unused for prolonged periods, you may consider food-grade (untreated) vegetable oil. Rapeseed oil seems to have the best lubricating properties (viscosity). Turn up the oiler to max setting to compensate for the reduced lubrication properties of the oil. Food-grade vegetable oils will harden/cure, possibly causing the oil pump to seize and filters to block. To reduce the risk, make sure to clean out the oil tank and replace with mineral oil before leaving saws unused for prolonged periods.

 

Refer to this recent thread on using food-grade vegetable oil http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsaws/52171-veg-oil-saws.html

[Happycarver]

i use veg oil, but only on my carving bar chainsaws, it doesnt go black and stain the carving, for the bigger saws i only use oregon chain oil, your petrol shud run out before your oil does, remember that