Best bar oil??

[4570Man]

I run the cheapest $5 a gallon stuff I can find. Any oil is going to be thin after the saw is hot after use. Just lay it on its side. You might could try gear oil but it’s like $20 a gallon for the cheap stuff.

 

[ericm979]

You might try taking it apart and checking it. My HF Lynxx battery pole saw leaked all over the place. It turned out there was casting flash on the oil tank nipple.

For bar oil I use whatever's cheap that has tackifiers. Some bar oils don't and they fling off the chain too easily. TSC's stuff is fine. I've also uses Bailey's and Husky bar oil and not noticed a difference between any of them.

 

[ultrarunner]

I returned two Craftsman saws that leaked and made a mess in the truck... guess this is why they come with big plastic cases?

The Echo I now carry has been with me 15 years and no leak...

My Stihl AP battery saws have stayed clean too.

 

[oldballs]

Sithl used to make a summer weight bar oil and a winter weight. Now they make a synthetic "Platinum" all season weight. But maybe that's too costly for large volume users.

I think that I've read that some use any oil around....e.g. automotive engine oils....even used old oil.

 

[John Skull]

Husqvarna bar oil seems thick but flowable. Got it at Lowe's

 

[two_bit_score]

Sithl used to make a summer weight bar oil and a winter weight. Now they make a synthetic "Platinum" all season weight. But maybe that's too costly for large volume users.

I think that I've read that some use any oil around....e.g. automotive engine oils....even used old oil.

It's all I use.


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[tookielee]

All I ever use is used motor oil - but my chainsaw
use is very infrequent

 

[Topzide]

Saw dust is a wick and draws the oil out. Was the biggest complaint when i worked at a repair shop. Just clean saw at the end of the day. Tackifiers in the oil help with chain sliding around the bar and prolong the tip sprocket if your bar has one. JM2C

 

[yomax4]

I just loosen and then tighten the oil cap after use and no oil leaks. Seems like there is a vacuum in the tank that pulls the oil out or something.?

 

[Locoweed]

Try laying the saw on it's left side. Works for me.