Do you grease your bar tip or no?

[jakethesnake]

I personally do not . I've read opinions and talked to people about this I've got a sprocket now trying to seize so I've greased it and I'll run it till it fails completely I think if I was gonna grease one I'd want a very very light grease what's your opinions

 

[exSW]

Yes. Last two Sugi's I got had a little graphic on the package showing the tip being greased.

 

[jakethesnake]

I've never had expensive bars I run cheap bars never paid much over 40 for a bar 20" my saws are all under 60cc

 

[Deets066]

Yes, I use white lithium grease

 

[exSW]

Good bars will wear out saws. I've got Windsors from the seventies that are on their third saw.

 

[jakethesnake]

I could believe that the cheap ones run me quite a long time especially if you can replace the tips

 

[ft. churchill]

Yes, I use the blue stuff in the push style grease gun just for them and the husky clutch bearings as well. I think oregon sells them.

 

[Deets066]

I figure it's better to have grease in the bearing than dust and dirt

 

[exSW]

I just use the red (R2?) grease that I use on the Equipment.

 

[P.M.P.]

Yes I push it in the hole with force.

 

[Terry Syd]

Yes, it creates a grease 'dam' that prevents chips from getting between the sprocket and the bar. I hate it when the sprocket gets jammed with some chips, greasing the sprocket prevents the jams.

EDIT: I wish I had started greasing the bars when I first got them. I believed a bunch of BSers on AS that the grease would collect dust and wear out the tip. Unfortunately, it appears that the opposite was true. That is, the dry sprocket could wear against the side and create extra clearance. That extra clearance is now a problem and I have to grease the bars every other cutting session to keep the bars working properly.

If I get another bar with a grease hole, I'll be greasing it before it gets used.

 

[jakethesnake]

I don't grease planter chains either lol dust sticks to them and wears em out worse

 

[Canadian farm boy]

If the bar tip has a hole for grease, I grease it. The manufacturer wouldn't put that hole there if you weren't supposed to.
I use regular old EP grease. Nothing special.

 

[exSW]

I don't grease planter chains either lol dust sticks to them and wears em out worse

My planters beyond grease. Thus the pasture expansion.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Don't even know if the bars on my stihls have a hole to grease the tip! lol Never looked.

 

[jakethesnake]

How many head you got exsw

 

[Terry Syd]

Don't even know if the bars on my stihls have a hole to grease the tip! lol Never looked.

Different bars have different construction. Some bars don't have the holes, which probably means the construction doesn't need it. I agree with the statement, if a bar has the hole - grease it.

 

[CoreyB]

I grease mine with the blue made in Germany Oregon mini grease gun. It is like 6 bucks and will lube 3 bars for a year. Bars are getting too expensive to skimp on preventative maintenance.

 

[wigglesworth]

I just spit on it...

 

[CoreyB]

I just spit on it...

Man you must run around really dehydrated.