I cant think of the bar oil I always use but its thick and sticky,,, $11 a gallon... was in tsc today and theirs was only $7 a gallon.. so I got some.. man it pours like 10w30... thin as crap..
That is my concern. How will it stick to that bar and chain all the way around a warm 32 inch bar? And if it doesn't you just smoked a 100 bar. Is the savings really worth it.. That's why asked the question on an earlier thread about the cheap stuff and if it would work on longer bars. I'm using the expensive Echo brand now. Bought at Orscheln for about 16.00 a gallon. It pours thick and sticky at 15 degrees.
I was at Northern Tool yesterday evening. Their house brand bar oil was water thin also. Standard weight bar oil shouldn't "slosh".
Grand opening for the new TSC store in Ephraim, Utah today. Everything was an additional 10% off (including the splitters and Jonsered saws). I picked up some bar oil for $6.30 per gallon. Also put in for the drawing for a new log splitter, Jonsered saw, $250 gift certificate, etc. I have my fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath.
$16.00 a gallon for ECHO brand!!!!!!! Wow. name brand Jonsered was $11.99 a gallon at TSC and with the 10% discount I could have got it for $10.80.
I have had zero problems with the cheaper bar oils in my 395XP with the 32" bar. I just have to remember to drain the oil tank when I am done cutting or it drains out all over the shelf in the shed. A problem that is common with the 394/395xp saws.
I would hope that you would test your saw to make sure it was getting proper oil before you started cutting. You can do this by running your saw full throttle with the tip of the bar being held a few inches away from a piece of wood or a rock or such. With in a few moments there should be an oil streak an inch or two wide and up to six inches long letting you know that oil is making it to the end of the bar. You may need to adjust your oilier for longer bars.
Bar oil is on a one time around trip. It is not grease. I tend to worry more about the oil being too thick before I worry about it being too thin. TSC even sells a thinner winter weight oil.
As long as yer bar and chain are happyYou guys bring up a good point about consumption. I've noticed that the thin oils run almost a tank per tank of gas versus the thicker stuff runs about a tank per two tanks of gas. So in reality buying the thicker stuff at $10 per gallon is actually more cost effective than using two gallons at $6. Right?
You guys bring up a good point about consumption. I've noticed that the thin oils run almost a tank per tank of gas versus the thicker stuff runs about a tank per two tanks of gas. So in reality buying the thicker stuff at $10 per gallon is actually more cost effective than using two gallons at $6. Right?
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