Bar oil 4.95 a gallon

[lumberjack]

That's a lot of weight to ship free. I wonder what the oil costs them?

I get my Rotella T6 from Amazon usually. Cheaper than local including Walmart. The delivery guy really loves it, I’m sure.

Back when I shot competitively and reloaded, the flat rate USPS boxes had to make the rural carrier happy to deliver a few hundred pounds of mail😂

 

[lumberjack]

Odd. I saw it on the shelf. Keep watching. It might be coming your way. I don't think there are Blains up here.

It depends on the region. TSC is supposed to price match. My local store didn’t want to, I called corporate, ended up getting a $75 gift card.

 

[Burnham]

Yup, that 70-pound limit on those USPS boxes is a gift, if you need something small and dense shipped.

 

[davidwyby]

Harvest King Bar & Chain Oil, 1 gallon

SKU 55850027- Bar and chain oil is designed to prevent rusting and reduce wear and linkage breakage thus extending bar and chain life. Penetration into rivet holes and the bar channel is assured. Designed especially for lubrication of bar and chain saws and open or enclosed chains on...

www.farmandhomesupply.com

 

[davidwyby]

I’m interested in the water based stuff, I wonder if it will keep the bar cooler in hot weather and dry wood since the water would evaporate.

 

[davidwyby]

BTW, project farm (nerdy scientific tester guy on YT) found HK to be the best value. I think stihl scored pretty low. Strange. Good saws, great chain, crappy oils.

 

[lxskllr]

I’m interested in the water based stuff, I wonder if it will keep the bar cooler in hot weather and dry wood since the water would evaporate.

Here's their page...

Mechanic In A Bottle Biodegradable Bar & Chain Lubricant -

PROBLEM: Bar & Chain Oil is a “Total Loss Lubricant”, meaning 100% of this nonbiodegradable oil ends up on the ground as a contaminant. Each year, over 18 MILLION Gallons of petroleum-based bar & chain oil pollute the Earth. As little as 1 gallon of petroleum-based Bar & Chain Oil can...

b3cfuel.com

It's marketing of course, so it should be taken with a grain of salt, but until an independent tests it, it's all the data there is afaik.

 

[davidwyby]

It’ll get abuse tested here that’s for sure

 

[Cobleskill]

Harvest King Bar & Chain Oil, 1 gallon

SKU 55850027- Bar and chain oil is designed to prevent rusting and reduce wear and linkage breakage thus extending bar and chain life. Penetration into rivet holes and the bar channel is assured. Designed especially for lubrication of bar and chain saws and open or enclosed chains on...

www.farmandhomesupply.com

Last time I bought bar oil I bought a case of HK and one of Mystik. I liked both. I think Mystik flowed in winter a bit better. This time they only had HK. I have been running canola this winter. So far it hasn't frozen up. Been down to the teens, but I usually opt not to cut when it's that cold anyway.

 

[davidwyby]

Last time I bought bar oil I bought a case of HK and one of Mystik. I liked both. I think Mystik flowed in winter a bit better. This time they only had HK. I have been running canola this winter. So far it hasn't frozen up. Been down to the teens, but I usually opt not to cut when it's that cold anyway.

Saw a post where some climbers 201 oil tank cracked frozen with canola oil

Source suspect

 

[davidwyby]

I guess I have some earl testing to do. I have more earls than I thought. Current hunt is super most stickiest…so it doesn’t sling all over my purty Jonny reds. 😆Other than that I think any oil is fine.

EDIT as of now the stihl and AMSOIL seem the stickiest and stringiest. Just squishing and stretching between fingers.

The bio and pro select the least. The BTO feels…weird. Like slime, not oil. Pretty stringy.

 

[lxskllr]

I can vouch for canola down to ~25°F. It's starting to cloud at that point, but everything's flowing fine. That was an honest 25° also, cause it came out of the back of my truck, and was likely still in the teens from overnight.

 

[davidwyby]

PS : p’haps I need to enlarge my bar oil holes so more goes down the channel instead of all over under the clutch cover? 🤔

 

[davidwyby]

Bars get hot in dry hard Euc…the bars I run in it are the only ones that need dressed much, and even that isn’t much. I can’t stand chains that don’t feed well. Levering on the dogs increases pressure/fricktion/wear.

 

[stikine]

Bars get got in dry hard Euc…the bars I run it are the only ones that need dressed much, and even that isn’t much. I can’t stand chains that don’t feed well. Levering on the dogs increases pressure/fricktion/wear.

David, you operate in some abnormal conditions .

 

[SeanKroll]

The Google thinks 14⁰F is the freezing point of canola.

 

[davidwyby]

David, you operate in some abnormal conditions .

dumb enough to tackle it, smart enough to succeed.

 

[davidwyby]

Wow, stihl .404 semi chisel, can cut dirty stuff almost with impunity and it holds an edge.

 

[davidwyby]

Two different types of Euc tonight. One split with half hearted swings of the 5lb fiskars. Looks kinda like cedar. Straight grain. Another was squirrelly and we beat on it with the 8lb Estwing until we were tired of it. Only got a few pieces off. Chainsaw…