bar oil viscosity

[woodhungryfire]

hi,

I normaly use either Total or Oregon bar oil, when I went to buy my Aspen, I ended up buying some Stihl semi-synthetic as did not want a barrel or drum, said to the sales guy it looks thin, was told it is, but stays on the chain better, not getting thrown off the end of the bar, you guys think this is true?

[Dean Lofthouse]

I buy chain oil from millers oils which is just down the road from me.

 

You can order any viscosity you like, first time I bought SAE 400 from them in winter which was a big mistake, it wouldn't come out of the combi can in low temperatures.

 

Now i use SAE150 which is good all round and stays on the bar as much as is required.

[Sussex Groundie]

I recently bought 5 litres of this, it does fly off the end of the chain, marks the tree well so you can see its oiling, it lasts the same time to a tank of 2 stroke. Only problem I had was my saws started to leak in transit, yes there old saws (254xp) etc but they did not used to leak so I am back on the treacle now and all is well.

[woodhungryfire]

I recently bought 5 litres of this, it does fly off the end of the chain, marks the tree well so you can see its oiling, it lasts the same time to a tank of 2 stroke. Only problem I had was my saws started to leak in transit, yes there old saws (254xp) etc but they did not used to leak so I am back on the treacle now and all is well.

 

well its tank for tank now with the oregon in my huskie, so it seems I will have to check the oil levels every 10-15 minutes now

[Macpherson]

I buy chain oil from millers oils which is just down the road from me.

 

You can order any viscosity you like, first time I bought SAE 400 from them in winter which was a big mistake, it wouldn't come out of the combi can in low temperatures.

 

Now i use SAE150 which is good all round and stays on the bar as much as is required.

 

That`s really interesting as I`ve got a 30+ year old Stihl with no adjustment on the flow which the modern oil just pisses through, I recon I remember about 15 odd years ago , I bought a gallon of chain oil, and thought , that`s thin.... of course the saws have evolved and moved on a lot , but maybe I need to check out Millers for a gallon for the old one. cheers:biggrin:

[AlvinD]

On an MS260 I used to get two tanks of oil to a tank of petrol using Stihl synthetic oil.

[Macpherson]

Yea, if it would just stick to the chain you wouldn`t need so much !!

[kinderscout]

I am busy reading up on the net about using veg oil as a bar lubricant. As this is a practice in some us state's as they are not allowed to use normal bar oil.

[Wood wasp]

We used veg oil for a bit, found every fill meant giving the chain tightener half a turn. Ordered a 200l drum of chain oil from local dealer - literally comparing treacle and milk, the chain oil "gloops" whereas the veg oil just cascaded out of can

[Chris Sheppard]

Seems most of the off the shelf chain oil I've tried over the last few years has been really thin compared to what it used to be, whether or not it lubricates the same. I don't know for certain if it's the oil, but I don't think my bars last as long before the rails are worn.

 

I recently went back to using the Oregon super saw oil - that and the Husky oil used to be proper thick and gloopy but now it seems as thin as any of the others.

 

I know someone that uses rapeseed oil and has done for a few months with no ill effects so far.