In general, I have found bar oil to be some what sticky, get it on your hands and it takes a bit of wiping to get off, heavy gear oil is some what the same in that regard.
As to how much your saw uses, well, most saws I have used it was a 1 to 1 ratio, tank of gas to tank of bar oil. One Stil I had used a little more bar oil then that, the 280xp Husky used less, the latest Echo Timber Wolf also less. The older saws from my younger days don't remember, but refill gas --refill bar oil.
Some saws have an adjustment to control bar oil flow.
Yes, I have used engine oil, (not used) for bar oil, if short of bar oil.
I got a pail of way oil from Napa some time ago, about 200 + dollars now.
Just seen 140mower post, yes it is a difficult job for bar oil, mostly seems to come of the tip as change of direction.
As to how much your saw uses, well, most saws I have used it was a 1 to 1 ratio, tank of gas to tank of bar oil. One Stil I had used a little more bar oil then that, the 280xp Husky used less, the latest Echo Timber Wolf also less. The older saws from my younger days don't remember, but refill gas --refill bar oil.
Some saws have an adjustment to control bar oil flow.
Yes, I have used engine oil, (not used) for bar oil, if short of bar oil.
I got a pail of way oil from Napa some time ago, about 200 + dollars now.
Just seen 140mower post, yes it is a difficult job for bar oil, mostly seems to come of the tip as change of direction.
) is to hold the saw WOT with the tip of the bar 3-4" away from the end of a log and observe the oil being flung off onto the log. Adjust it until you DON'T see that anymore, and then open it up just a tich more, until you just start to see it again. I think most saws come being turned wide open as a way to sell more bar oil lol. I think all the pro, and prosumer saws have adjustable oilers, but the homeowner ones generally don't. My bigger Stihls do, but my little ms170 doesn't. I run that simple check everytime I use my saws after periods of inactivity simply to check and see if the oiler is working or not before cutting. They ususally use a tank of oil per tank of gas, which IMO is a bit too much. But some tend to err on the side of caution. Depends on what type of wood you're cutting too. A few other variables like bar length etc too (which is one reason for adjustable oilers on bigger saws). While I don't really cut a lot of wood anymore, enough to really worry about excess oil consumtion anyway, I never noticed any excess bar and chain wear running my oilers turned down a little from factory when I used to cut alot to heat the house. It usually shows up early as excess heat and burning of the bar. Great way to diagnose that your oiler isn't oiling anymore.....
