Tree Surgeons/chainsaw Officionados

[northern lad 2,292]

Got a couple of small trees to drop for firewood and realised Id ran out of chain oil,so went to the local Screwfix to buy some,whilst ordering it some fella chirped up telling me he uses vegetable oil instead of chain oil.To be honest I thought he was on the wind up,when I got outside hes there with his pick up ,he was a tree surgeon,showed me a bottle of the stuff in the back of truck.....anyone else uses it ?or should I give it a swerve

[riohog 5,920]

yep works a treat sometimes just have to adjust the oil flow screw if its thin oil

[terryd 8,939]

We also used to use the cheap engine oil from quicksave at the time obviously wasn't as good as proper stuff but we got through chains at a fair rate any way so it didn't matter much

[northern lad 2,292]

Cheers fellas £6 per litre chain oil at screwfix was going to order some more of internet...but I wont now Due a new chain shortly,was thinking of changing to Oregon,(the ones I have came with the saw,cheap Chinese job ) are these as good as theyre made out??

[Chid 6,785]

Used nothing but veg oil for the past year and half , works a treat

[Chicken_man 1,651]

It's good stuff mate, as above adjust the flow keep an eye on it .

Atb

[riohog 5,920]

Cheers fellas £6 per litre chain oil at screwfix was going to order some more of internet...but I wont now Due a new chain shortly,was thinking of changing to Oregon,(the ones I have came with the saw,cheap Chinese job ) are these as good as theyre made out??

they will do the job your only cutting a bit now and again . not the tool for proffecional use , you need a stihl or a husky

[northern lad 2,292]

 

Cheers fellas £6 per litre chain oil at screwfix was going to order some more of internet...but I wont now Due a new chain shortly,was thinking of changing to Oregon,(the ones I have came with the saw,cheap Chinese job ) are these as good as theyre made out??

they will do the job your only cutting a bit now and again . not the tool for proffecional use , you need a stihl or a husky

 

I only use it for getting firewood,deffo not an expert The saws taken some hammer the last 12 months and never let me down(if I had the money I would of bought a stihl)but was just thinking of replacing the bar/chain with Oregon ones as heard good things about them,can replace bar/chain for £50,or do you think just go for a cheap chain?

[riohog 5,920]

oregon chains are good but the secret is always keep the chain sharp ,

[northern lad 2,292]

Cheers Rio

[terryd 8,939]

We never used stihl all ways seemed to expensive not sure if they justified the price tag. All ways used big husqvarna's with a nice little 13 inch bar and rakers down and weeee away to go. Also a red brand of saw that I can't for the life of me remember the name of which is odd cause I spent 12 years hanging onto the sodding thing

[fox digger 1,086]

All we've used for the last 30 odd year in the saws is used engine oil outta the cars after servicing them. Run it through a pair of tights to strain it and its perfect. And to be fair we cut a fair bit!

[Chid 6,785]

We never used stihl all ways seemed to expensive not sure if they justified the price tag. All ways used big husqvarna's with a nice little 13 inch bar and rakers down and weeee away to go. Also a red brand of saw that I can't for the life of me remember the name of which is odd cause I spent 12 years hanging onto the sodding thing

Dolmar ?

[fox digger 1,086]

We never used stihl all ways seemed to expensive not sure if they justified the price tag. All ways used big husqvarna's with a nice little 13 inch bar and rakers down and weeee away to go. Also a red brand of saw that I can't for the life of me remember the name of which is odd cause I spent 12 years hanging onto the sodding thing

Jonsered?? Same saw as husqvarna.

[terryd 8,939]

yep thats it jonsered