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i get my bar oil at the saw dealer 5.29 per gallon w/tax it has tack and red dye in it he has winter and summer grades.
not sure it comes out of a drum.What saw dealer brand may that be please?
Until recently, I had never looked at the manual closely enough to know what Echo recommended. Here is what they say:
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CHAIN LUBRICANT:
- Use Echo bar and chain oil.
- When Echo bar and chain oil is not available, use motor oil, etc.
- Use bar and chain oil of the following grades:
- SAE 30 in the summer.
- SAE 10 in the winter.
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Edit: I don't skimp on the important things like non Eth fuel, good quality 2 stroke mix, etc.
In Tennessee regular bar oil works just fine. I use regular till the temps get into the teens. Lower temps than that I use winter bar oil or cut standard bar oil with a little diesel fuel or kerosene.My carburetor problems have ended since I've switched over to 100% gasoline in all my small engines. I've never seen ten weight bar oil for sale around here. When the temps go well below freezing in TN, I mix tranny fluid, used tractor hydraulic oil etc. in my bar oil to thin it out. Works for me.
Use whatever you feel comfortable using. Its your equipment.
That's odd because our gallon is bigger than yours.walmarts cheap Tech oil is now 12 bucks for 5 quarts. It used to be 7. But they have Poulan chain oil for 7 a gallon. But its Canadian and the gallon jug looks small somehow. fyi
Canola oil is much better in your saw than in your stomach! I know I shouldn't say that being Canadian but got to call a spade a spade. It's truly Franenoil!recent check in Walmart (I hate that place! but sometimes they have what the local stores don't) 1 gallon of canola oil was $7.28, very fair against their SuperTech brand or the Poulan brand bar oil at $7.97 each.
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