Choosing oils for chainsaws

Many owners of a country house have a chainsaw on the farm, as doing without it is not easy. Harvesting firewood, caring for the garden and other activities make this tool an indispensable assistant. However, what can we say about the saws, when even for the removal of large areas in recent years are constantly using gasoline trim tabs.

Of course, they can not do with one fuel for their work, and therefore it is important to choose the right oils for chainsaws. If you are a little knowledgeable in technology, you know about the existence of special types of lubricants for two-stroke engines.

If you neglect their use, then the life of the motor of your saw will be sad and short-lived. To avoid such unpleasant consequences, you should use only high-quality products from well-established companies.

In our country, oils for the chainsaw from the German company STIHL are very well known. Most often on the shelves of specialized stores you can find bottles with a volume of 0.1-1 liter. It is not necessary to say that for the one-time works the first variant is also quite suitable, whereas it is better for professionals to take stock at once. However, the cost of a small bottle is in the range of 100 rubles, whereas a large container can be purchased by you for 300, so the considerable benefit is quite obvious.

If we talk about the proportions, then the five liters of gasoline is just the same 100 ml of oil. For simple cutting of trees in the garden and small pieces of wood, this will last for a long time. By the way, do not "muddle" with measuring cups in the case of buying a large bottle of oil for chainsaws: the manufacturer has provided a convenient graduation on its wall. However, professional builders advise to go to the pharmacy and buy a 20 ml syringe, as it is just suitable for diluting exactly one liter of gasoline.

If you poured lubricants and as a result had to dilute the mixture with clean fuel, then we strongly recommend storing it in a metal can or even a glass jar. In a plastic container, this mixture should not be stored categorically! Of course, this does not apply to those cases when all the surplus you will spend in a couple of days or three.

Of course, oil for chainsawing the wall of a plastic bottle is hard to dissolve, but in gasoline there will be a number of compounds that give a stunning deposit in piston cylinders. Keep this in mind when sending the tool for repair.

The second most popular oil is the products from the well-known company "Khuksvarna". There is no particular difference in the quality of the goods of these firms. Of course, sellers advise to use branded products for saws of the same manufacturer, but if you do not have the opportunity to buy one, it is better to pour out third-party lubricant from a normal company, and not to spoil the engine with engine oil for cars.

By the way, lubrication is needed not only for the engine! In particular, which oil to use for chain chainsaws? That's just the same in this case, you can save by pouring in the reservoir for lubrication thick gear oil. Or any other mineral that has a corresponding density. Do not advise to fill in the "ecological" oils, because they are not only too liquid, but also have an unpleasant ability to rapidly decompose: you will save the ecology, but corrosion can appear on the chain.

We hope that we have fully answered the question of what kind of oil should be poured into the chainsaw!