bar oil test

[ArlyA]

At least the Project Farm guy is quantifying test results with actual numbers. Lots better than "I feel".

 

[319Quahog]

I like Project Farm videos, but I don't put that much thought into bar oil as it has a very simple purpose on wear items and is designed to be flung onto the ground. I'm not a professional by any means, but am running my saws several times a week doing landowner stuff.

My criteria is it flows and sticks. If it doesn't I finish using and won't buy it again.

I'll buy whatever is cheap and stock up on it. Right now I'm sitting on about 10 gallons of TSC's Countyline, some Mystik which I wish there was a Runnings near me, and Walmart's Black Max(found in the garden section and cheaper than Supertech in the auto lube section). If I find a deal on the boutique flavors, I'll pick that up as well. There was a sale a few months ago on Husky quarts that brought the price per galling down to cheap oil prices.

It all works fine no matter 70s or below zero. Seat of the pants feel is the Mystik flows better and sticks to the chain better than whatever else I've used, but not enough for the four hour round trip to a store that sells it.

My bar oil bottles also become home to orphan lubricants. My last gallon of Countyline swallows up a half quart of ATF, some 20 weight oil, some drops of gear oil, and a bit of 30weight left over from a snowblower oil change.

I'll keep the oiler turned up in my saws. Flipping the bar over every time I finish up a chain or do a deep cleaning helps even out wear as well.

If I get super bored one of these years, I'll price out gallons of straight 30W and then some sort of tackifier like engine assembly lube or STP Oil Treatment. Maybe like a quarter bottle of STP would be enough? I probably won't get that bored.

*all pre coffee nonsensical ramblings. BL I treat my bar oil supply like ammo. Buy it cheap and stack it deep.

 

[xyz123]

TSC county line new lower price was $7.49 yesterday.

 

[coldsteelva]

I use the TSC stuff with my Stihl due to ease of replacement. The standard blend is like molasses in cold temps - the winter weight continues to flow at least.

 

[xyz123]

I use the TSC stuff with my Stihl due to ease of replacement. The standard blend is like molasses in cold temps - the winter weight continues to flow at least.

Do you know if their winter weight uses 10w or 20w?

 

[5030]

I'm not 'brand loyal' at all when it comes to bar oil.. In fact I buy the cheapest stuff available which is usually Menards on sale.

I use the '2 finger test' on bar oil, that is, I put some between my 2 fingers and pull them apart. If it makes 'stings', it's good. If it don't, I don't use it and so far the Menards passes the test.

Keep in mind that the guy on 'Project Farm derives income from YT every time you view his YT channel. I suspect strongly that he buys all the stuff he uses from his YT income and not directly out of pocket at all. He always says 'I'm not sponsored by anyone and I buy all the stuff used in my testing myself'. What he don't ever allude to is where that income to buy the stuff is coming from. I know, from his YT profit.

Reminds me of Andrew Camarata and his YT income. I don't watch him either and never will.

 

[319Quahog]

Do you know if their winter weight uses 10w or 20w?

This is all I've seen and is obviously not a reliable source.

 

[dodge man]

I can’t say there is a lot of YouTube I watch but Project Farm is one that’s not bad. Tractor Time With Tim isn’t bad either.

 

[RandyT]

I'm not 'brand loyal' at all when it comes to bar oil.. In fact I buy the cheapest stuff available which is usually Menards on sale.

I use the '2 finger test' on bar oil, that is, I put some between my 2 fingers and pull them apart. If it makes 'stings', it's good. If it don't, I don't use it and so far the Menards passes the test.

Keep in mind that the guy on 'Project Farm derives income from YT every time you view his YT channel. I suspect strongly that he buys all the stuff he uses from his YT income and not directly out of pocket at all. He always says 'I'm not sponsored by anyone and I buy all the stuff used in my testing myself'. What he don't ever allude to is where that income to buy the stuff is coming from. I know, from his YT profit.

Reminds me of Andrew Camarata and his YT income. I don't watch him either and never will.

So you are offended because he is using his "Business" account to purchase items for his "Business"

 

[Snobdds]

What he didn't test for is the chain delivering the oil to the length of the bar. Stihl chain has proprietary oil passages that deliver chain oil all the way down to the sprocket. I did not see him test the temp of the sprocket, the most important part of a bar.

Plus you can tell bad bar oil, it allows the bluing of the guide rails due to heat and lack of oil delivery from the chain to the bar. Just go look at your bar, are the guide rails blued from heat? If not your bar oil is fine.