D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
I use stihl bar oil during warmer months and motor oil in the winter. It can get pretty cold in pa and the bar oil (i feel) gets too thick and doesn't seem to lubricate the entire bar. plus, it is messy as hell in the cold.
I use stihl bar oil during warmer months and motor oil in the winter. It can get pretty cold in pa and the bar oil (i feel) gets too thick and doesn't seem to lubricate the entire bar. plus, it is messy as hell in the cold.
Where did all the guys who use nothing but big name bar oil go?:jawdrop:
Mr. HE
They are gone..... spent too much on bar oil, can't afford internet now. LOL
I use whatever bar oil is on sale... I cut quite a bit, never prematurely wore a bar or chain.
They are gone..... spent too much on bar oil, can't afford internet now. LOL
I use whatever bar oil is on sale... I cut quite a bit, never prematurely wore a bar or chain.
LOL
I used what I was told to use, by people who knew what they were talking about. Keep in mind this was over 30 years ago and was used on long bars, not what is currently called a long bar, but the 48" to 72" standard old growth bars. The heavy sawchain that went with those long bars had a long service life. Maybe this is obsolete info, but go spend 20 minutes making one bucking cut in an 8 foot Fir and tell me I am wrong. Oh, I forgot, maybe ten people on this site have done so, you will have take my word on this.
Just some tid bit info . I was pricing B&C oil last week at a New England bulk oil distributor. This is what I found. Has anyone else found these same details.
I found that 1 gallon jugs were $xxxx
Then 5 gallon pails were a few cents per gallon cheaper.
Then 55 gallon barrels were more per gallon that both above sizes!?
Bulk oil not available .
Seems funny that I can buy 1 gallon jugs cheaper than 55 gallon barrels on a per gallon price.
So is it safe to say just use what is affordable. That there is really very little difference in bar oils among manufacturers and that is an area worth saving money without losing quality?
Thats exactly what I'm saying I do. I use the cheapest bar oil I can find. I can put a ton of hours on the bar and chain and see no more wear on it then oil double the price.
I mixed my own, three cans STP in five gallons of 30W, a quart of diesel added when cutting pitchy wood.
Thats exactly what I'm saying I do. I use the cheapest bar oil I can find. I can put a ton of hours on the bar and chain and see no more wear on it then oil double the price.
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