windthrown
361 Junkie
Just what this site needs, another oil thread!
But hey, this topic has been floating around for a long time now. My 'bash the oil threads' thread has boiled down to discussion about using canola for bar oil. There seems to still be a lot of confusion about it, but at the same time there seems to be a growing number on this site and out there that use Canola oil as bar oil in their chainsaws. I flipped to using it about 2 years ago. At first I used 50/50 Canola oil and regular 30wt bar oil. Then I switched to plain Canola oil. I have run 10 gallons through my saws now and have noticed virtually no difference in cutting, wear, chain stretch, bar burn, or burring. I also use filtered used Canola fryer oil in my saws, and other than the odd smell, it works the same as virgin Canola oil.
But hey, this topic has been floating around for a long time now. My 'bash the oil threads' thread has boiled down to discussion about using canola for bar oil. There seems to still be a lot of confusion about it, but at the same time there seems to be a growing number on this site and out there that use Canola oil as bar oil in their chainsaws. I flipped to using it about 2 years ago. At first I used 50/50 Canola oil and regular 30wt bar oil. Then I switched to plain Canola oil. I have run 10 gallons through my saws now and have noticed virtually no difference in cutting, wear, chain stretch, bar burn, or burring. I also use filtered used Canola fryer oil in my saws, and other than the odd smell, it works the same as virgin Canola oil.