Bio hydraulic oil.

[Woodworks]

Wear a mask so you don't get to breathe the oil vapour ?

 

It's an option but not an appealing one.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Doesn't apply to my processor but bio made one hell of a mess of my harvester head - gunges up everything solid. Rye oil chain oil is also too thick for it - a light SAE30 seems about right. Forget the anti-fling in this application; only the bottom of the bar ever cuts or takes pressure; not sure anti-fling works after the nose anyway tbh.

[Matthew Storrs]

Hydraulic oil is nasty stuff to have on your skin let alone breath- Its pretty carcinogenic by all accounts (on internet!)

 

Seems odd that it uses hydraulic oil to lube the chain- are you constantly topping up with the stuff? You'd think it would have a small tank for solely this purpose so its easy to top up with chaisaw oil etc leaving the hydraulic tank solely for hydraulic operations- or am i missing something.

[Goaty]

It's a little tank for the saw chain. Similar principle to chainsaw.

 

I've noticed several manufacturers reccommend 10w30 engine oil in fluid operating equipment. Pumps and motors etc, because it's got better additives and quality. I suppose the trade off is you lose power pushing thicker fluid at least when cold.

OP I'd only use it for my conscience. Or in applications were you can't afford a leak such as a 360 on waterways.

But really in an ideal world all hoses and failure components should be timed out with maintainence.

[Matthew Storrs]

It's a little tank for the saw chain. Similar principle to chainsaw.

 

I've noticed several manufacturers reccommend 10w30 engine oil in fluid operating equipment. Pumps and motors etc, because it's got better additives and quality. I suppose the trade off is you lose power pushing thicker fluid at least when cold.

OP I'd only use it for my conscience. Or in applications were you can't afford a leak such as a 360 on waterways.

But really in an ideal world all hoses and failure components should be timed out with maintainence.

 

 

Why use Hydraulic oil then? is that just manufacturers reccomendation? I think i would just use bio chainsaw oil/veg oil, got to be better for you than hydraulic oil if your breathing it in...

[Goaty]

Dunno, probably a simplification of oil stocking. I may however be completely wrong. I speed read the thread looking for the info I was after. My brothers Palax has separate hydraulic tank and chai bar oil tank.

 

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Arbtalk

[briquette_seller]

Why use Hydraulic oil then? is that just manufacturers reccomendation? I think i would just use bio chainsaw oil/veg oil, got to be better for you than hydraulic oil if your breathing it in...

 

Probably gravity fed and chain oil etc will be too thick

[Woodworks]

Why use Hydraulic oil then? is that just manufacturers reccomendation? I think i would just use bio chainsaw oil/veg oil, got to be better for you than hydraulic oil if your breathing it in...

 

The Farmi only has the one oil tank. The chains supply is taken off the bottom of the main hydraulic oil tank. Just about to update my machine and must sort this out on the new one as I have let it slip for too long. From whats been said a separate tank for chain oil would be best. There is a pump that is actuated by pulling the saw blade down so hopefully these will be up to pumping a thicker oil