Vegetable Oil For Chainsaws

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  • January 21, 2009 at 5:22 pm #40110
    Does’ Leap
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    Someone on this site mentioned using vegetable oil en lieu of bar and chain oil for the chainsaw. I bought 5 gallons of soy oil recently and was wondering how you might thin it out for winter use (it coagulates outside).

    Thanks.

    George

    January 21, 2009 at 5:34 pm #49345
    dominiquer60
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    for reference http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?t=467&highlight=non-petrolium

    January 22, 2009 at 2:20 am #49341
    Gabe Ayers
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    We keep it in a heated area and take it out with us and then keep it in the truck, if convenient. Biodegradable from Bailey’s doesn’t solidify. That is a limitation for this product in lower temperatures. Maybe an insulated container if you were going to keep it outside all day. We also often have a burn barrel at the landing and we have set it near that. Coming in for a warm up and refueling and oil is sort of a reward for working in the cold… It’s like leaving the water at the landing when skidding, a little reward for bringing out another skid. We don’t always have vegetable oil available. But it does work fine to lube the chain. Harder to do nearly anything really clean it seems.

    January 22, 2009 at 2:49 am #49346
    manesntails
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    If you use Vegetable oil in your chain saw how would you get any work done? Wouldn’t it smell like Mc Donalds and make you think so much about food you’d have to keep breaking for lunch?:D

    January 22, 2009 at 9:42 am #49342
    Carl Russell
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    When I smell McDonalds I don’t think about food.

    I’ve used some veg based B&C, but I think it has something added to it anyway, to increase tackiness. I think straight veg will just evaporate, or burn, won’t it? I must admit I haven’t made much progress in this arena. I’ll look into it this week.

    Carl

    January 22, 2009 at 11:52 am #49344
    Does’ Leap
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    Thanks to all for the replies. Carl, what is B and C?

    George

    January 22, 2009 at 1:00 pm #49343
    Carl Russell
    Moderator

    Bar & Chain oil!!

    Isn’t that what you were writing about?

    Hope I didn’t miss something.:D

    Carl

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