Cold bar oil.

[Sandhill Crane]

Opened a new gallon of bar oil and as it went glug glug in the cold instead of pouring, it got kind of messy.
Remedy... ice pic and lag bolt.
Now, although I did not intent to poke through the top and bottom of the handle, it actually worked out well.
The bolt can be backed off to let air in without taking it completely out.
You can prick a finger with it but that can be blunted with a file, or on a wheel.
After a half a dozen pours, air can get in on its own, and is not needed.

 

[hedge hog]

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[Trapper_Pete]

I put my bar & chain oil in a gas can I have relabeled. I have a can for 30 weight and a can for 10 weight bar oil and a can for my mixed gas the screen needs to be removed from the spout for the oil cans but it makes pouring so much easier.
my local saw shop gets the bar oil in bulk and saves jugs to put it in for sale I just dump and hand him the jug back

 

[sb47]

Countyline also makes a cold weather bar oil. I just picked up 2 gallons the other day but I haven't used it yet.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-winter-weight-bar-chain-oil-1-gal

 

[ThackMan]

Countyline also makes a cold weather bar oil. I just picked up 2 gallons the other day but I haven't used it yet.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/countyline-winter-weight-bar-chain-oil-1-gal

I just tried the winter bar oil. It flowed like regular bar oil when I poured it @ 30*F


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[Trapper_Pete]

I just tried the winter bar oil. It flowed like regular bar oil when I poured it @ 30*F


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at 30*F I can still get away with the normal 30 weight with tackifier oil it pours a little slower , at 5 or 10 or 0 the 30 weight is molasses then the 10 weight pours like the 30w at 30*f but at least it pours

 

[Little Al]

Opened a new gallon of bar oil and as it went glug glug in the cold instead of pouring, it got kind of messy.
Remedy... ice pic and lag bolt.
Now, although I did not intent to poke through the top and bottom of the handle, it actually worked out well.
The bolt can be backed off to let air in without taking it completely out.
You can prick a finger with it but that can be blunted with a file, or on a wheel.
After a half a dozen pours, air can get in on its own, and is not needed.View attachment 686742

Top up your container with diesel 3pts oil to 1pt diesel

 

[sb47]

I opened one of the jugs of cold weather bar oil and it is pretty thin. I'm gonna mix the one I opened with regular bar oil but I'm returning the other one. It way to thin for the temps I have around here. I'm not cutting wood if it's that cold anyway.

 

[NSMaple1]

You should be able to find a medium grade also. Our shop always has 3 grades to pick from.

 

[Trapper_Pete]

I opened one of the jugs of cold weather bar oil and it is pretty thin. I'm gonna mix the one I opened with regular bar oil but I'm returning the other one. It way to thin for the temps I have around here. I'm not cutting wood if it's that cold anyway.

it would be a very cold day in Texas to need 10w bar oil I was looking at DFW they haven't seen 10* or below in 20 years but that mix might be nice when it is 20*

 

[sb47]

it would be a very cold day in Texas to need 10w bar oil I was looking at DFW they haven't seen 10* or below in 20 years but that mix might be nice when it is 20*

I'll just blend it with some thicker oil and use the one I opened. I'll probably return the other one. I have seen temps down to 10* but thats very rare. I'm not gonna be cutting wood when it gets that cold.

 

[NSMaple1]

That's not cold.

 

[cantoo]

sb47, when it's cold you just cut faster to keep warm. How many face cord do you do in a day? Just double production.

 

[sb47]

sb47, when it's cold you just cut faster to keep warm. How many face cord do you do in a day? Just double production.

I bundle up with layers but there comes a point when it restricts movement and makes working more difficult. Then my fingers get cold and my nose constantly runs. Cold weather is painful making fingers, ears, feet hurt. I'm a cold weather wimp. But having said that, we don't stay cold long enough to acclimate to it.

 

[Marshy]

Just have to wear the right clothing and not sweat or you'll be cold.

I dont use cold weather bar oil. I just use the normal oil all year round. The saw engine will heat the oil.

 

[Little Al]

I opened one of the jugs of cold weather bar oil and it is pretty thin. I'm gonna mix the one I opened with regular bar oil but I'm returning the other one. It way to thin for the temps I have around here. I'm not cutting wood if it's that cold anyway.

I think to much iffing & butting is placed on bar oil after all with the the oiler working as it should the oil only goes along the top of the bar groove & most is flung off at the tip My take is the crappy oilers on some modern saws delivering such small quantities are more of a problem than the viscosity of the oil

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I just try to keep the jug in the shop or in the truck. Put a cup or two of diesel in a gallon of bar oil helps as well, the Pooland stuff we get is quite thick.

We work year round. It's a pain getting stuff started and warmed up at -30*, but oh well, bank and power, phone, land tax, etc doesn't care.
I have warm clothes and heaters.

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

I've added part kerosene to TSC bar lube on sale.

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[Marshy]

No glug glug from your bottle if you do this. No matter what temp.

 

[dmb2613]

If you use the silver jug of Stihl bar oil it pores fine anytime and it best for the bar. We sell it for $18.99 a gal