what chain oil does every one use?

[monkeybusiness]

Hi, The 10w40 engine oil will be cheaper because it is not Bio oil and is made and sold in far larger amounts.

 

Chain oils have been tested and have to meet standards. Cooking oil has been tested for cooking.

 

Use what you like but all oils are all different, for different jobs and so cost different amounts to make.

 

Most chain oil isn't bio oil - all lubricating oils are made from base oil with different additives thrown in to give different properties. I would imagine that standard chain oil comes from a purely mineral oil base - the fact that I can buy a quality semi synthetic engine oil for less than a bog standard cheap as it comes mineral chain oil (that doesn't need to be long life/temperature stable/work at high pressure/require detergents etc etc) doesn't make sense to me. Economies of scale certainly play their part, but chain oil's raw ingredients must cost less than high quality semi synthetic engine oil to begin with. All it needs is an anti fling additive - it doesn't have to have any other properties as it is flung immediately to waste. It really should be very very cheap (it is insane that it costs more than red diesel - there is a lot more refining in that product).

[monkeybusiness]

That is extremely cheap! I didnt think you could get engine oil that cheap anymore.

 

We buy direct from oregon,husky plus others including an oil manufacture who mix the oil for some of the mentioned companies and it certainly costs us a lot more than £1 litre ex VAT.The engine oil is even dearer as it has more additives in it.

 

We used to use cheap engine oil along time ago when it was something like £2/£2.5 for 5 litres. Never had an issue with bars/chains wearing prematurely. Changed to 200 litre drums of chain oil when the oil prices started going up.

 

Although I like the sound of the rapeseed oil and think ill give it a try.

 

To be fair I did buy 600l, and it was on offer already. And that price is plus VAT. But it is still amazingly cheap I reckon.

[Dom]

I've been using standard vegetable oil for the past 2 or 3 years, saves me an absolute fortune, only time I use thicker chain oil is if I have a big bar on the 66 so it doesn't fling off the chain so easily.