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F Y I ..... Top 4 Cheap Chainsaw Bar Oil Substitutes For Saving Money

Chainsaw Bar And Chain Oil Alternatives​

1. Motor Oil​

If you have the choice, use summer oils like SAE30 in warmer conditions and winter oils like SAE10 in colder conditions because of the variations in oil viscosity due to temperature.

2. Vegetable Oil​

Another reason vegetable oil is a suitable alternative is that it has a high viscosity – however, the flipside of this is that in colder weather, it becomes too viscous and can’t be used.

3. Canola Oil​

It is thinner than regular vegetable oil, meaning it will tend to fly off the chainsaw more quickly – but it has a more suitable viscosity at lower temperatures so makes a good substitute for chainsaw oil when it is too cold to use vegetable oil.

4. Drained Hydraulic Fluid​

Another downside is that it tends to dry up quicker than other chainsaw oil substitutes, so you will have to use more of it to keep your chainsaw lubricated.

Use The Right Oil – But Substitutes Are Available​

The best oil for your chainsaw is probably the one the manufacturer recommends – however, if you don’t have any available or you want to save yourself a bit of money, other possibilities exist – and many of them can work almost as well as the real thing.