STIHL bar / chain oil

[1Alpha1]

Is $13.99 a decent price for a gal. jug of the stuff?

C-A-L RANCH Store has it. Ad didn't say it was on sale though. In the past, I've always just bought some of the Homelite stuff at Walmart. Think it was closer to $7 or $8 a gal.

 

[mikefunaro]

Is it their regular bar and chain oil or their woodcutters bar and chain oil?

The woodcutters variety was introduced as a cheaper option and is normally around $10 a gal or so.

It's not that bad of a price for Stihl oil but tractor supply has theirs for $7 on sale right now. Hard to justify twice the price. Especially in the summer months it's just as good as stihl or husky name brand oil in my experience.

These days the only time i spring for stihl or husky bar and chain oil is winter weight.

I can assure you the difference in quality between stihl bar oil and homelite bar oil is much less than the difference between their current saws!

 

[1Alpha1]

Is it their regular bar and chain oil or their woodcutters bar and chain oil?

The woodcutters variety was introduced as a cheaper option and is normally around $10 a gal or so.

It's not that bad of a price for Stihl oil but tractor supply has theirs for $7 on sale right now. Hard to justify twice the price. Especially in the summer months it's just as good as stihl or husky name brand oil in my experience.

These days the only time i spring for stihl or husky bar and chain oil is winter weight.

I can assure you the difference in quality between stihl bar oil and homelite bar oil is much less than the difference between their current saws!

The picture in the ad is too small for me to tell exactly what it is, as far as the reg. or the woodcutters stuff.

I'll check out tractor Supply. :msp_thumbup:

 

[jughead500]

bar oil is bar oil.run the cheap stuff.i have yet to this day to buy a jug of stihl,husqvarna etc brand stuff.cant see payin $15 for something that just goes to waste

 

[1Alpha1]

bar oil is bar oil.run the cheap stuff.i have yet to this day to buy a jug of stihl,husqvarna etc brand stuff.cant see payin $15 for something that just goes to waste

Yeah, I feel the same way about the canned fuel.

I've gotta make a run to Wal-Mart in a day or so. Think I'll see what they have on hand.

 

[o8f150]

I love the master mechanic bar oil,, its the best out there as far as I am concerned but not for 19 a gallon,,, I have 2 gallons of it left,, got them on a trade deal with the echo tech I know,,, I went to tsc the other day and picked up a few gallons of the 7.00 stuff,,, I will give anything try once

 

[discounthunter]

I love the master mechanic bar oil,, its the best out there as far as I am concerned but not for 19 a gallon,,, I have 2 gallons of it left,, got them on a trade deal with the echo tech I know,,, I went to tsc the other day and picked up a few gallons of the 7.00 stuff,,, I will give anything try once

you'll be glad you saved money. theres little if any difference in cheap vs expensive bar oil for wood cutting.

 

[stihl023/5]

Philbert just informed me that Menards have gallons on sale for 4.99 if you have any near you.

 

[Fifelaker]

The TSC stuff is a little thicker than the stuff at Menards.

 

[lambs]

Stihl oil is $19.95 here

And I haven't bought any of it in over a year. If you ask my Stihl dealer for a gallon of bar oil, he hands you a gallon of Husky oil. He sells both saws, but I do not think he even stocks Stihl oil anymore. I can get it at Town and Country but won't buy it at that price. I have a gallon of TSC waiting on cooler weather, then I'll try it.

 

[stihl sawing]

Been using the poulan oil for years, No problems with it.

 

[o8f150]

Been using the poulan oil for years, No problems with it.

in your wild things?????

I checked the master mechanic oil against echos and stihls,,, its a lot tackier then either one,,+ when its cold it still pours like its warm out

 

[stihl sawing]

in your wild things?????

I checked the master mechanic oil against echos and stihls,,, its a lot tackier then either one,,+ when its cold it still pours like its warm out

But of course.

 

[gsrsol84mm]

Would a premium oil have better anti wear properties reducing wear on the bar ?

 

[groundup]

Cheaper is better for something you are just slinging all over the woods anyway :msp_wink:

 

[blsnelling]

I went to tsc the other day and picked up a few gallons of the 7.00 stuff,,, I will give anything try once

I got 4 gallons myself this evening.

 

[HuskStihl]

you'll be glad you saved money. theres little if any difference in cheap vs expensive bar oil for wood cutting.

I find that I am not able to match my face cuts all that well when I'm using cheap bar oil

 

[mdavlee]

I bought 6 gallons a few weeks back of the tsc oil. It seems to work good and is a little thinner than Stihl oil. It should work fine in the winter also.

 

[stihl023/5]

I have found TSC works well here in the summer but has to be thinned in winter.

 

[sunfish]

I like Poulan bar oil and it's cheap.