Oilier adjustment for Lite Bars

[redneckhillbilly]

Just had a question after running my 592 with Husqvarna Lite Bar, the only saw with a Lite Bar I have ever ran, do the Lite Bars require a different amount of oil due to the difference in materials? I have the oiler turned up almost all the way and I dont really see the oil in the chain as much as I can with a standard bar, I know I know I am overthinking this, but what do others do? give them less oil, or more oil?

 

[Woodpecker]

Moar loob is always moar gooder

 

[ammoaddict]

Just had a question after running my 592 with Husqvarna Lite Bar, the only saw with a Lite Bar I have ever ran, do the Lite Bars require a different amount of oil due to the difference in materials? I have the oiler turned up almost all the way and I dont really see the oil in the chain as much as I can with a standard bar, I know I know I am overthinking this, but what do others do? give them less oil, or more oil?

Check the oil holes in the bar. My guess is the older bar has bigger holes.

 

[Jusgunn3]

Isn’t there a trick with the 5 series to get more outta the oiler?

 

[Squareground3691]

Probably a bar issue. lm running a 32” .404 Oregon RW bar and not a oil issue, Open factory holes up sum , some times that lacquer finish get clogged up in holes ,

 

[redneckhillbilly]

the saw goes through oil, and I can tell the chain is oiling, but its harder to see it, maybe its just the stainless color of the bar that hides the oil better, I was wondering if by design they require a different adjustment than a standard bar, but it doesnt sound like that is the case.

 

[Stem]

I always drill the oil holes bigger on my bars

 

[Wilhelm]

Check the oil holes in the bar. My guess is the older bar has bigger holes.

Probably a bar issue. lm running a 32” .404 Oregon RW bar and not a oil issue, Open factory holes up sum , some times that lacquer finish get clogged up in holes ,

I always drill the oil holes bigger on my bars

That!

Manufacturers tend to make the bars oiler holes much more restricted than in the olden days.

 

[dangerousatom]

If you dont think ur getting enough oil during a cutting session but there is no sign of it ( burnt bar or excessive heat, wood sap gumming in the chain bits ) Try making a few long cuts and then quickly shutting down with no extra revs or throttle blips out of the cut. Take a new clean paper towel, tissue, even copier paper and and grab the bottom of the bar n chain and see it there is any evidence of oil on it.

It doesnt take much more then thin film of oil to keep things sliding right, its just a matter of keeping a continuous film going. If your familiar with your saw your eyes and nose will usually tell you there's and issue before the saw or your chips.

 

[Mad Professor]

?

I've not owned any "lite" bars. What are they made of?

 

[hacskaroly]

I was wondering if by design they require a different adjustment than a standard bar

No, they don't require any different oiling adjustment than standard bars, just the type of wood being cut and size bar you are using (obviously, the longer the bar more oil you will need to get around the bar).

 

[dangerousatom]

Sugihara makes the lithe bar for Husky from what I know...... Same punch-out pattern filled with high temp resin under the paint. Id assume they are the standard "high end Japanese steel" that Sugihara uses as well..

 

[dangerousatom]

Im actually surprised nobody makes a high end steel bar with replaceable nose that is full hollow center with a single wall of 16g titanium thats punched and then vacuum brazed to the outer steel. It be stupid expensive ( $350 for a 24" Id wager ) but it would likely weigh less then 1/3 of a full steel bar.

Thinking about it, there may be thermal issues with such a small amount of steel and warping or long term heat cycle vs temper issues