Donnarshmr
ArboristSite Member
Both my saws have adjustable oilers. So far, I'm following the factory recommendations for which setting to use for a given bar length but I am wondering if there's a way to tell if the amount of oil is actually correct. When the saws first came, they were set to the medium oil output. I ran that way for a while and didn't seem to have any problems and the chips and fines coming out of the cut were damp enough with oil to clump up and stick to things but they weren't outright wet. Eventually, I noticed the manual said to run the oiler at max output for the length of bar I'm using, so I turned it up. The saw behaves no differently now and cuts just the same. However, the chips and fines are noticeably wetter now and it makes oozy wet goo inside the clutch cover and in the groove on the bar now (before the mess in there was tacky and stuck to things but was sort of dry looking).
So, how do you know when the you're using the right amount of bar oil. I imagine this changes with cutting conditions, so knowing how to spot the correct output would be useful.
So, how do you know when the you're using the right amount of bar oil. I imagine this changes with cutting conditions, so knowing how to spot the correct output would be useful.