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Bar Tip Grease Gun?
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Huskybill
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How often do you pack your front wheel bearings on your 4x4 truck? Front axle in the hubs? How often do you grease the tie rod ends? How about u joints?
Do you own a grease gun?
Front wheel bearings and front hubs every fall and spring.
Grease tie rods every three months
I own three grease guns, one moly grease, one red tacky grease
Do you own a grease gun?
Front wheel bearings and front hubs every fall and spring.
Grease tie rods every three months
I own three grease guns, one moly grease, one red tacky grease
So I would ask this? Is your sprocket wearing out first or does the rail wear out first? I don’t have a lot of experience with big saws and relatable tips, but the low profile consumer stuff all wears out at the rail.
I grease lots of things every 6-12 hours. Some things never, cause they are sealed. Although I have re-packed many sealed bearings. Some other things a few times a year, some things monthly or so. It varies.
But sprocket tips never. No need.
But sprocket tips never. No need.
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Yeah Bill- while I agree with what you are saying- it was perhaps not the angle I was aiming for with the Prince Albert comment- perhaps google will be your friend?
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Oiling the tip on a chainsaw bar cannot be compared to maintenance on a car. Apples and oranges.
I blow out my bars with compressed air every now and then. After that i drizzle some 3 in 1 in the hole. Can't hurt.
I have greased and not greased. Never noticed any distance what so ever.
I don't think it's a bad idea to grease the tip prior to being stored for a long time. Especially in humid climates. On stihl bars I flood the tip with Kroil or something similar.
I don't think it's a bad idea to grease the tip prior to being stored for a long time. Especially in humid climates. On stihl bars I flood the tip with Kroil or something similar.
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I dip my whole bar into a barrel of diesel drain oil and let 'er rip WFO for about 30 sec. 
You should see all the crap that comes out! 
You should see all the crap that comes out! 
I just use a small syringe to grease the bar tip sprocket if there is a hole to do so, if not, clean it with air being careful not to spin it up, and apply bar oil to it.
either way, if its oiling correctly, in time, the bar oil lubricates the sprocket, have not had an issue with the grease stopping the oil from lubricating it, I find that the bar oil is absorbed by the grease over time anyway, and helps lubricate it.
its better than running it dry and relying on rust, or dry wood chips to lubricate it.
either way, if its oiling correctly, in time, the bar oil lubricates the sprocket, have not had an issue with the grease stopping the oil from lubricating it, I find that the bar oil is absorbed by the grease over time anyway, and helps lubricate it.
its better than running it dry and relying on rust, or dry wood chips to lubricate it.
Hey mate,
Why not spin it up? Bearings not designed to withstand 10k rpm?
I oil mine up then have a good old time making it sound like a turbine with the air compressor.
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Try using a tachometer on the air driven turbine that is making you grin- you might be shocked just how fast it is spinning while you are blowing the lubricant out of the bearing.
I grease intermittently, but was told the same thing most were "do if you have "and "dont if you haven't "
I restore alot of bars and grease will hydraulically push out rust and other debris oil and air will not . I find a good oiler keeps the nose pretty clear but one soaked red oak can jam stuff in there good and I'll grease it out.
I've never blown or seized a sprocket nose yet so it might be a good practice,but I rotate saws frequently and that certainly affects mileage.
Maintenance overall is wildly undervalued by most saw owners.
I restore alot of bars and grease will hydraulically push out rust and other debris oil and air will not . I find a good oiler keeps the nose pretty clear but one soaked red oak can jam stuff in there good and I'll grease it out.
I've never blown or seized a sprocket nose yet so it might be a good practice,but I rotate saws frequently and that certainly affects mileage.
Maintenance overall is wildly undervalued by most saw owners.
I don't even own a tip greaser. As far as I can tell, that's time, money, and worry that I can ignore with zero consequences. So I'm going to ignore it.
Go for it, and whilst your at it, dont bother with girly safety goggles, and put it right under your nose to feel the harmonics of the spin.
Now you're speaking my language!Go for it, and whilst your at it, dont bother with girly safety goggles, and put it right under your nose to feel the harmonics of the spin.
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I use a Dualco brand, nice and sturdy.
https://www.baileysonline.com/dualco-professional-metal-grease-gun-700231.html
https://www.baileysonline.com/dualco-professional-metal-grease-gun-700231.html
I had an old shearers grease gun like that, but some *&%^$&% stole it.
was handy for all sorts of projects.
