Bar oil alternative

[old saw fixer]

I bought a gallon of Echo bar oil yesterday for $12.95. That makes 3 unopened gallons on the shelf, enough to last me a while. E10 gasoline at Costco was $4.00/gallon.

 

[Funky sawman]

Rural king, Blair's, Stahl's, and Lowes have cheap bar oil, perhaps still cheap enough with shipping to beat your local $17/gal

Don't have any of those stores nearby. Lowe's is the closest, 65 miles away

 

[jakethesnake]

Don't have any of those stores nearby. Lowe's is the closest, 65 miles away

Same here. Lowe’s is about 45 minutes from me but I’m not riding 45 minutes to pick up bar oil.


Tractor supply is closer. They were out in both close location.

still haven’t tried the canola oil but I should know my opinion by this summer. 6.50 a gallon shipped to your door is pretty hard to complain about.

 

[Funky sawman]

Same here. Lowe’s is about 45 minutes from me but I’m not riding 45 minutes to pick up bar oil.


Tractor supply is closer. They were out in both close location.

still haven’t tried the canola oil but I should know my opinion by this summer. 6.50 a gallon shipped to your door is pretty hard to complain about.

Yea I have a tractor supply about 15 miles away, the only bar oil they have in stock is by the quart, and it's 9.95!!!!!?

 

[jakethesnake]

Yea I have a tractor supply about 15 miles away, the only bar oil they have in stock is by the quart, and it's 9.95!!!!!?

Yeah. Same. They probably had quarts but that’s not what I’m into really lol

 

[Nutball]

Don't have any of those stores nearby. Lowe's is the closest, 65 miles away

My point was to get it shipped from them. Cross Stahl's off the list, their shipping is too much, but I got a reasonable deal from RK and Blair's, like $12/gal shipped.

 

[Funky sawman]

My point was to get it shipped from them. Cross Stahl's off the list, their shipping is too much, but I got a reasonable deal from RK and Blair's, like $12/gal shipped.

I will have to check that out tommorow.

 

[davidwyby]

I said I thought that by gear oil squeeze bottles made my bar oil smell like gear oil. Turns out Home Depot bar oil smells like gear oil. And I just bought 4 gallons…

 

[jakethesnake]

I said I thought that by gear oil squeeze bottles made my bar oil smell like gear oil. Turns out Home Depot bar oil smells like gear oil. And I just bought 4 gallons…

Use it up first. You know to get it over with.

 

[Woodpecker]

I said I thought that by gear oil squeeze bottles made my bar oil smell like gear oil. Turns out Home Depot bar oil smells like gear oil. And I just bought 4 gallons…

I had a batch of Mystic like that. I think I bought a case for 2.99 a gallon a couple years ago. I think I still have an emergency use only gallon kicking around here somewhere.

 

[Woodpecker]

I got a reasonable deal from RK and Blair's, like $12/gal shipped.

Why would you pay that when there are good alternatives at half the cost? That’s kind of the point of the thread.

 

[Moparmyway]

How is the science project working out ???

Still hasn’t separated, and it’s been sitting untouched

 

[B440]

Put it in the freezer

 

[Wilhelm]

This is an actual recent picture taken at some Croatian supermarket (not by me, I just mocked up the text)!
Must be the same idiots that are still using hundreds of toilet paper rolls they purchased 2020.
The guy doesn't even wear his face mask properly.

With crap like this going on for a week, 1 liter of mineral oil is again cheaper than 1 liter of sunflower/rapeseed/cooking oil.

 

[Dieselshawn]

Would mixing a little of this with the cheapest oil work, since this is a tacky stuff?

 

[Woodpecker]

Would mixing a little of this with the cheapest oil work, since this is a tacky stuff?

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Probably the stp version works gooder in canola oil.

 

[jakethesnake]

Would mixing a little of this with the cheapest oil work, since this is a tacky stuff?

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I ran straight canola on a 32 Saturday in big gum. No additional additives necessary in my brief experience

 

[jakethesnake]

Chain was wet when I blipped the saw a couple times…. I’d say it’s working.

I didn’t have trouble lubricating with veggie oil blend in the past. I had trouble with it rotting in the tank.


be curious to see how this goes this time around.

Apparently 100 percent canola behaves differently

time will tell

 

[Likesaws]

I tried canola oil worked great oiling. Let it set to long it will gum up. Chain did not want to move. Little we 40 or pb blaster freed things up. Saw needed a good cleaning anyway. Will rot if left in jug to long.
Cheapest alternative is used oil out of log splitter.

 

[jakethesnake]

I’ve used most of a gallon of canola. Oils the chain fine. I will say the chain gets gummy almost like it’s been dunked in a super light grease. I’m not converted yet but I’m not experiencing lube issues

I’m gonna let the saw set for months at some point so I’ll see if the tank rots or remains liquid.

for science