No, but you can certainly deduce that I'll have 300 more opportunities to play at the club. Oh, and I'll have the time to go with the time saved. Y'all can make chase your materials and make your potions, I'll be in the hammock out back.
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thinkxingu said:WYO, you can 'SOMETIMES make a gallon of bar oil for $5.00'? Are you kidding me? To save $1. (max?). Listen, I'm all for saving money, but that's just ridiculous. I'd have to go through 10 gallons a day to make that worth it (at least pay for lunch).
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WYO said:thinkxingu said:WYO, you can 'SOMETIMES make a gallon of bar oil for $5.00'? Are you kidding me? To save $1. (max?). Listen, I'm all for saving money, but that's just ridiculous. I'd have to go through 10 gallons a day to make that worth it (at least pay for lunch).
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Where do you get your gallons of bar oil for $6.00? I can't seem to find it for that price in my neck of the woods. Look, I'm no professional wood cutter. Just vetting an old family bar oil recipe from long before my time. I don't make it to "save $1" as you put it, in fact I really don't make it to save anything. I enjoy making the oil that I use in my saw. Not a lot of people make their own bar oil. Better or worse, it works great...just wanted to hear if anyone else is making it. Some of you might agree, my own labor isn't worth anything to me...
I'm not much for sitting around in a hammock anyway.
WYO said:Does anyone brew their own oil? I'm been using a recipe from my dad for a couple years and wondering if anyone else is doing the same and how theirs differs.
Mine:
one part 80-90w gear oil
one and a half parts 10-30w motor oil
one and a half parts ATF
Heavier on the ATF on really cold days and lighter on the 80-90w
I use really cheap products and it comes out to be an awefully cheap gallon of bar oil.
Thoughts?
Bigg_Redd said:WYO said:Does anyone brew their own oil? I'm been using a recipe from my dad for a couple years and wondering if anyone else is doing the same and how theirs differs.
Mine:
one part 80-90w gear oil
one and a half parts 10-30w motor oil
one and a half parts ATF
Heavier on the ATF on really cold days and lighter on the 80-90w
I use really cheap products and it comes out to be an awefully cheap gallon of bar oil.
Thoughts?
I cut a lot of firewood (10+ cord per year) and go through less than a gallon per year. I can't imagine you're going through enough bar oil that it becomes a noticeable budget item.
Cowboy Billy said:I have been running regular bar oil. But I am thinking ot changing over to to strait vegetable oil. I hear it works very well.
Billy
WYO said:What controls the flow of oil from res. to chain/bar? Some earlier mentioned a pump... Is there a regulator or other device? I go through more than a gallon a year and I'm under 10 cords..not by much thought. I'm not concerned with my consumption (I'd rather my chain and bar be over-oiled) but just curious why I might run more oil than others.
Mainly run an older 048AV...gets most of the workload.
WYO said:I though the same thing. I'm filling my bar oil LONG before my gas tank. If I run the saw out of gas, I've been out of oil for quite a while. Confusing...
WYO said:My 048 love's its oil. Older saw for sure, and probably less efficient than newer models in many aspects. I wonder if the flow of oil can be regulated...maybe I'm wide open. Either way, oily is better than dry....
WYO said:So there is a regulator??????????
GolfandWoodNut said:I always used recycled engine oil (from the riding mower etc)for my Husqvarna and never had a problem, I never even filtered it. With my new stihl I have been a little nervous to do that but I would like to use my used oil for something. I am not allowed to burn brush around here so just dumping it in the woods doesn't sound like a good idea and I do not know where to go for recycling my oil.
wood dope said:Jay, you said atf works good but isn't cheap. Have you used it personally? The reason I ask is I have access to an unlimited supply of used atf and I'd use it if there were no risk of problems. A gallon of b+c oil lasts me at least a year so cost not an issue, but I like to be frugal when possible. BTW, what's up with you LEE? Your handle changes frequently to say the least.
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