Bar and chain oil... Am I the only one?

[damifino]

Am I the only one that complains about the price of bar and chain oil but then spills some every time I fill my saw?

 

[OilHead]

Try transfering it from the gallon container to 4 1 Qt. bottles. Works for me.

 

[Slamm]

That is a great point.

I fill my bar oil tank as if I will actually need that last drop, when every time I go to fill it up again, there is an 1/8 or so still in it.

It makes no sense, yet I still do it at least 1 in 4 times.

I have to command myself to not try and squeeze every last fluid ounce into the tank and therefore spill decent amounts of oil out of it as a result.

What is weird is that I don't really do this with the gas tank, at least not nearly as bad, maybe 1 in 20 fill-ups.

I would like to get a womans perspective on this because my wife would not do it and then make much fun of me for doing it. I don't think she ever over filled the oil tank, so possibly its a man thing, lack of confidence, trying to subconsciously overcome something else that I lack, I don't know. But I do have this disease.

What will the initials be??

Oil Spillers Anonymous = OSA

Sam

 

[Bowtie]

LOL, I spill bar oil about half the time. One of those stupid things I havent cured myself of yet.

 

[parrisw]

I use a ketchup bottle. Works wonders. No spilly pants anymore!!

 

[Dok]

It just runs down the bar, no biggie. May even be doing some good?
Dok

 

[Richard_]

I poke 2 holes in the foil , 1 for pour and #2 for the vent , no spills , only an occasional over fill

 

[Mr. Firewood]

I use a ketchup bottle. Works wonders. No spilly pants anymore!!

I have always used a dish soap bottle

 

[crane]

This works great for me



.

 

[juststumps]

Am I the only one that complains about the price of bar and chain oil but then spills some every time I fill my saw?

YES

 

[blsnelling]

What did the pump come from?

 

[crane]

What did the pump come from?

Picked it up at an industrial supply store. Was sold to pump detergets so it does well with thicker oils.

 

[treeslayer]

I poke 2 holes in the foil , 1 for pour and #2 for the vent , no spills , only an occasional over fill

Ditto.
I just make one hole in the foil.

 

[mtgrs737]

I have some farm store bar oil that came in quart bottles like gear oil, the spout makes it easy to squirt it into the oil tank. I just refill the quart bottles from my Stihl gallon jugs. Works for me.

 

[Scandy14]

+1

Ditto.
I just make one hole in the foil.

+1

 

[GASoline71]

I don't b1tch about the price... so the answer is yes it is only you...

Gary

 

[clayman]

How is bar and chain oil different from say 30 weight motor oil?

For years and years, and years and years, I used the oil that came from my car when I changed the oil in it. As for as I could tell it worked fine. Heck I didn't even know they made an oil for use on chainsaw bars.

I bought a gallon of bar oil when I purchased the 346XP. I notice it seems really thick and it pours slow so I am thinking it is a low viscosity oil of some kind.

 

[GASoline71]

Sorry mang... use the search function...

Used oil is bad for saws... good luck.

Gary

 

[parrisw]

Sorry mang... use the search function...

Used oil is bad for saws... good luck.

Gary

And bad for other things as well!!!! Don't use it.

 

[Justsaws]

That which is spilled is the "angel's share".

Some saws get more spilled on them then others.