gear oil, general 40 wgt saved from used qts, 3-n1, light lube, plastics lube... found my Labelle 107 eye dropper oiler with cracked cap... cleansed and epoxied couple days ago, now returned to service... perfect for a drop or two, reaches in, as well...
+1 on what Bob said. I asked my dad once if I should grease the bar tip, he said he never does and he was advised that if you grease the tip once, you should always grease it.
Finally, someone with a sound mind. I have made my living with a chainsaw for over forty years. And I am a tip greaser. The one thing I have not seen mentioned is water. My saws work in the rain as do I. They get put away wet, there's often no room in the sawbox so one maybe two ride in the weather. Sometimes I'll throw a wet saw in the shed for weeks or months. Surface rust grows quickly here and I certainly don't want any on my tip bearing, so I grease, I grease till its oozing between the chain and tip, then roll the chain some and grease more. If the bar's not on the saw I grease as I roll the sprocket along the bench or wall. I continue greasing till the groove is full. Ain't no water gettin in there. Grease is cheap maintenance and who doesn't like it on your clothes, skin, pickup seat, who knows where.
My first 350 husky saw I purchased the PO said it ran. The clutch needle bearing was rusted to the crank, fix the crankcase air leak, new fuel line, filter, new clutch drum/ bearing, it finally ran, the saw was filthy.
