Cold weather cutting and chain oil

[LLigetfa]

Its not cold yet! lol If you can get it in the saw it going to work fine. Its really a matter of that glob of oil being bigger than the hole.... ;-)

+10
I couldn't have said it any better.

 

[mecreature]

I use what I got. I mostly mix in some oil I have half quarts of.
Yesterday it was 20 and the straight bar lube was slinging fine.

Its not cold yet! lol If you can get it in the saw it going to work fine. Its really a matter of that glob of oil being bigger than the hole.... ;-)

which has me thinking.
I have 2 of these left over from spring.
I might save those for filling the saw. :zip:

 

[smokinj]

I use what I got. I mostly mix in some oil I have half quarts of.
Yesterday it was 20 and the straight bar lube was slinging fine.

Its not cold yet! lol If you can get it in the saw it going to work fine. Its really a matter of that glob of oil being bigger than the hole.... ;-)

which has me thinking.
I have 2 of these left over from spring.
I might save those for filling the saw. :zip:

lol..... :cheese:

 

[LLigetfa]

Its not cold yet! lol If you can get it in the saw it going to work fine. Its really a matter of that glob of oil being bigger than the hole.... ;-)

which has me thinking.
I have 2 of these left over from spring.
I might save those for filling the saw. :zip:

LOL Ja, I thought about using a squeeze bottle. It was a game changer in the Ketchup market.

You'd think the gallon jugs of chain oil would come with a pop-top. Why do they have a bigger hole than the saw anyway? Maybe by design, to keep us from force feeding oil that's too thick for the saw.

 

[Ken45]

Why do they have a bigger hole than the saw anyway? Maybe by design, to keep us from force feeding oil that's too thick for the saw.

hah! I have a 1970's Homelite with an tiny, tiny oil fill hole, less than a half inch diameter.

Ken

 

[Flatbedford]

I have been refilling a gear oil squeeze bottle for a couple years now. It so much easier to deal with, and neater too. Not just in the cold weather either.

 

[TreePointer]

Squeeze bottles work in cold weather, and so do those large mouth liquid laundry soap bottles.

 

[SIERRADMAX]

My grandfather told me to use used motor oil & bar oil 50/50 mix

 

[JustWood]

My grandfather told me to use used motor oil & bar oil 50/50 mix

........aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're off !! :coolsmile:

 

[jeff_t]

I'm with jay, if it pours, it works. I've never noticed a difference in cold weather. Still a bit in the tank when it runs out if gas.
If it concerns you, the wally world stuff is cheap, and thin, and tacky.

 

[NH_Wood]

What is a good mix of diesel to the summer weight oil? Cheers!

 

[MasterMech]

What is a good mix of diesel to the summer weight oil? Cheers!

Wouldn't mixing in Diesel/Kerosene reduce the flashpoint and make the oil easier to ignite accidentally? I think I'd rather pour in 10W40 than mix fuel in my oil.

 

[Joey]

Just a quick thank you. Thanx for the Canola oil tip. I thinned my Stihl bar oil with 2 capfuls of Canola oil and it thinned the bar oil out nicely. Just finished bucking up my last 2 cords of Cherry for next year. My bar oil was so cold the past few days, I couldnt get it to flow out of the gallon bottle. It was kinda like watching the Heinz Ketchup commercial,,,anticipation....thanx again for the tip.

 

[raybonz]

Been having problems with oil getting to my chain and have been using Echo bar and chain oil.. It is very thick and I suspect just will not flow to the bar.. The saw is using oil but it isn't going to the bar and I have checked for blockage at the bar and it was OK so now I will try thinning the bar oil to see if it helps.. Great post!

Ray

 

[Halligan]

FWIW, I use a gear oil squeeze bottle for my bar oil. It works great and I never spill any oil, even when filling my 1970's Homelite with the tiny hole that Ken45 mentioned. I learned the gear oil bottle trick from my dad who also used a gear oil bottle since the 1970's to fill the aforementioned Homelite.

 

[raybonz]

Tried thinning down the bar oil with 10W40 and replaced the bar clamping side cover with a spare with from a donor saw as mine was warped and it seems to oil much better now so I suspect the heavy oil is the culprit..

Ray

 

[thewoodlands]

Had the opportunity to go over and cut some more from my friend's log pile today, and seeing as how skiing conditions are not good up here, and it was going to be in the single digits, why not. Was actually not a bad day for cutting and loading wood even though the high for the morning was 9*, sunny and no wind. Did notice when filling up the saw, the bar and chain oil was like tar. I use the Husqvarna Premium Bar and Chain oil

Do any of the long time chainsaw users thin the bar and chain oil when it is really cold? If so what do you use?

I run Canola Oil (Wesson) summer & winter.

 

[raybonz]

I run Canola Oil (Wesson) summer & winter.

Do you run it straight or mix with bar and chain oil?

Thanx,
Ray

 

[thewoodlands]

Do you run it straight or mix with bar and chain oil?

Thanx,
Ray

Straight out of the jug.

 

[raybonz]

Straight out of the jug.

Sounds good Zap thanx for the info!

Ray

 

[thewoodlands]

Sounds good Zap thanx for the info!

Ray

Smokin gave me the tip, been running it since.

 

[raybonz]

Smokin gave me the tip, been running it since.

One more thing does a tank of oil last through a tank of fuel?

Ray

 

[thewoodlands]

One more thing does a tank of oil last through a tank of fuel?

Ray

Not sure what my oil setting is on but yes, when I fill the saw up with gas I check the oil, always a good amount left. About a quarter left in the oil reserve.

Grab a small bottle of Canola Oil first to try it, if you don't like it give the rest of the bottle to your wife for cooking!

 

[amateur cutter]

One more thing does a tank of oil last through a tank of fuel?

Ray

There should be just a little bar oil left in the tank when the fuel runs out. I adjust my saw to run this way, so I know the chain's getting max lubrication. A C

 

[raybonz]

Thanx AC I don't think the 023 is adjustable ..

Ray