Simple question - chainsaw bar grease gun

[flashhole]

So I picked up this Poulan bar greaser, no directions with it. I'm assuming I just pull the white plug and load it with grease. I have white Lithium grease and regular black automotive grease. What say you?

I have one bar that gets real hot at the sprocket. I tried oiling it but it didn't seem to help. Thought I'd try grease before I toss the bar. $5 on evilBay was not a bad deal.

 

[Pa Pa Jack]

I've heard people say to lube the tip regularly and I've heard others say they never lube the tip. I lube mine every time I use it. I use regular auto type lube in mine. Does it help? I do not know but the bar manufacturer recommends lubing it so I do. Even with lube, the tip gets hot when cutting heavier wood.

 

[flashhole]

Do you have the same lube tool? If yes, is my assumption correct? Just pull the white cap, stuff it with grease, replace the cap and use? It has a spring loaded pressure pump tip.

 

[Chris-PA]

There we go! I'm bored - now I have something to do. I'll go out and grease all my bar tips. Whhhooo!

 

[Pa Pa Jack]

Do you have the same lube tool? If yes, is my assumption correct? Just pull the white cap, stuff it with grease, replace the cap and use? It has a spring loaded pressure pump tip.

Yes. Mine is the same but came already loaded. I've used it for aver a year now and I have never had to refill it.

 

[Little Al]

So I picked up this Poulan bar greaser, no directions with it. I'm assuming I just pull the white plug and load it with grease. I have white Lithium grease and regular black automotive grease. What say you?

I have one bar that gets real hot at the sprocket. I tried oiling it but it didn't seem to help. Thought I'd try grease before I toss the bar. $5 on evilBay was not a bad deal.

You might find with that type of gun that when you have filled it & replaced the white bung/cap, you have to apply pressure with a piece of dowel or similar while working the pump action to bleed the air out. I used a piece of aluminium with a hole the size of the bar hole to work the nozzle to clear the air locks Only leave the large ring on the chain showing out of the red end cap.I use multi purpose grease

 

[russhd1997]

I was told many moons ago that greasing the bar tip pumps dirt through the bearings causing premature failure. I was also told that if I greased the tip that I should continue doing so but if I don't grease it don't start. My newer bars don't even have a hole to pump grease into.

 

[67L36Driver]

I have quite a few of the old Remington roller nose bars. They all say 'grease daily'.

Why would they waste time drilling the tiny hole on each side?

Hijacked this picture from an ebay acution.

 

[flashhole]

Little Al, I discovered the need to vent it real quick. The grease is cold and doesn't want to flow, I need to put it in a warm spot for a while and see if that helps.

 

[milkman]

I have quite a few of the old Remington roller nose bars. They all say 'grease daily'.

Why would they waste time drilling the tiny hole on each side?

First picture like that I've seen, now will someone that thinks bar oil gets to the bearings with the sprocket spinning and centrifugal forces slinging the oil away from the center where the bearing is???? How does bar oil get in there?????

 

[SawTroll]

I have quite a few of the old Remington roller nose bars. They all say 'grease daily'.

Why would they waste time drilling the tiny hole on each side?

.... [/IMG]

Sometimes, old habits are difficult to change?

Stihl does't make those holes, and I guess there is a reason for that?

Personally, i haven't greased bar tips in almost 10 years, and never had a nose sprocket fail. :msp_smile:

 

[Duke Thieroff]

Sometimes, old habits are difficult to change?

Stihl does't make those holes, and I guess there is a reason for that?

Personally, i haven't greased bar tips in almost 10 years, and never had a nose sprocket fail. :msp_smile:

You would actually have to get out from behind the computer and go out and cut wood in order to wear one out Niko.

They usually don't wear out as a result of sitting on the shelf.

 

[Chris-PA]

First picture like that I've seen, now will someone that thinks bar oil gets to the bearings with the sprocket spinning and centrifugal forces slinging the oil away from the center where the bearing is???? How does bar oil get in there?????

with most of my saws there is probably enough residual oil on the bar that it will run down in there when the chain is not moving. Some of my newer saws pump out less oil and I'm not sure that would do much for the tip bearing.

I'm totally inconsistent about greasing them. Lately I have been, especially on the ones that oil less.

 

[DavdH]

It will also grease the needle bearing for the clutch w/o disassembling the clutch.

 

[SawTroll]

You would actually have to get out from behind the computer and go out and cut wood in order to wear one out Niko.

They usually don't wear out as a result of sitting on the shelf.

I have had healt issues for a few years, but still has cut a lot of wood the last decade.

Do you habitually try to make fun of people with healt issues, and feel good about it? :msp_rolleyes:

 

[flashhole]

I think that was done in jest, nothing mean spirited about it. Some friendly ribbing is to be expected on these forums, its just the way of things. Try not to take it personally. Sorry about your health issues. Not likely you would be the recipient of any derogatory comments if people knew there was a problem.

 

[Duke Thieroff]

I have had healt issues for a few years, but still has cut a lot of wood the last decade.

Do you habitually try to make fun of people with healt issues, and feel good about it? :msp_rolleyes:

Habitually would imply that this is not the first time I've done this.

Niko, I was unaware that you did have health issues, I was just ribbing you in a friendly manner, and do apologize for what I said.

I did not intend to insult or offend you in any manner.

 

[Samlock]

Sometimes, old habits are difficult to change?

Stihl does't make those holes, and I guess there is a reason for that?

Personally, i haven't greased bar tips in almost 10 years, and never had a nose sprocket fail. :msp_smile:

Well, the Stihl bars I've had wore the rails out before the nose. Within last 6 months I've had, however, three noses exploding on me. They've all been attached to a bar with HVA written on the side. I always carry a grease gun in my truck and kept them greased up better than #### #### on the Saturday evening.

Yes, that pisses me off. I just wonder if I should give up lubricating or the certain brand blades or both?

 

[Fish]

Yes. Mine is the same but came already loaded. I've used it for aver a year now and I have never had to refill it.

You must be getting old!! Younger guys grease their tip a lot more.....

 

[Fish]

To be fair to everyone, no one here reads or remembers every post/thread from/by/about every member, at least I hope that no one does.

So cut folks some slack by not knowing the current health status, marital status, or whatever. Especially in a forum that oozes in ribbing
other members about anything/everything.

I love Sawtroll, always give him hell, but did not realize he had any serious health problems worse than mine, and neither does %90 of the
forum. These guys were just talking smack, returning smack....

No harm no foul.....

We should start a health/dying sticky, I guess.......