Lube chain with chainsaw oil

[active1951_imp]

Anyone remember the "automatic" chain oilers, many years ago? A buddy bought a brand spanking new Kawasaki 900, it had one and that was the first thing he chucked. It took 90wt gear oil and slung it everywhere.

Nowadays, I spray a lil motorcycle chain oil in a small container, use a very small paint brush to brush a coating on rollers. On the centerstand, turning wheel for good coverage.

I actually use my motorcycle chain oil on my chainsaw. Maybe I should mention this on a chainsaw website .....

[Cormanus]

A couple of our members have automatic oilers, I think.

[max]

Agree with the flinging, i found the correct amount and frequency of the lubrication in the right place ( inside of the chain with a small brush like you do ) and removing excess on the side like treedoc makes all the difference.
You're right about rotating the wheel and massaging the oil under the rollers and o rings directly after without flinging it off during a ride.
I'm not convinced chain wax will find it's way under the rollers voluntarily, hence the diluted gear oil i use now which crawls in small crivices by design.
On a sidenote the oil that does leave the chain slowly leaves the front sprocket housing as a clear film which makes me think it does not build up too much heavy gunk like heavier lubricants, we'll see.

Keep my eyes open for this magic "Honda " chain spray though, have not seen it here in N.Z. so it may be difficult to obtain, last time i asked for "honda" cooling liquid at the honda dealer they wanted $ 250,00 for 5 litres of 50/50 mix.......it's a small island here.

[treedoc_imp]

Two hundred and fifty hundred dollars!!

I didnt think we were that small lol.

[max]

Hard to believe, it was at the east tamaki honda car dealership, i looked the price up on line and expected something around $50. so i asked if i could see the product and i took this picture in the office;


Just to make sure it was the right product, i wanted it to replace the coolant in my new cb1000r just to have the real deal from the start but uhmmm not for that price.
It's probably a mistake but i did not want their problem to become my problem.

Just before that i asked botany honda ( the local honda motorcycle dealership ) for some original coolant, their response: " Honda does not bring it into the country", so i checked and put that reply on the scrapheep.

[peterbaron]

Agree with the flinging, i found the correct amount and frequency of the lubrication in the right place ( inside of the chain with a small brush like you do ) and removing excess on the side like treedoc makes all the difference.
You're right about rotating the wheel and massaging the oil under the rollers and o rings directly after without flinging it off during a ride.
I'm not convinced chain wax will find it's way under the rollers voluntarily, hence the diluted gear oil i use now which crawls in small crivices by design.
On a sidenote the oil that does leave the chain slowly leaves the front sprocket housing as a clear film which makes me think it does not build up too much heavy gunk like heavier lubricants, we'll see.

Keep my eyes open for this magic "Honda " chain spray though, have not seen it here in N.Z. so it may be difficult to obtain, last time i asked for "honda" cooling liquid at the honda dealer they wanted $ 250,00 for 5 litres of 50/50 mix.......it's a small island here.

Always!!, and I agree with it as well
No further comments needed.

[mrded_imp]

Originally, the chainsaw oil idea I read from a bicycle community where a chain is needed to be clean and provide a long range between the lubrication cycle. There were many types of lubricants available, however, it all mainly split by:
- too liquid and short lubrication range
- too thick and messy (sticks all dust and dirt on a chain)

Where the chainsaw oil was found as a middle solution, as it's thick and sticky (like honey). Once applied and wiped out - nothing sticks to a chain, and it stays on a chain for a long time.

[Houtman_imp]

I doubt if bicycle chains have O/X rings .

[mrded_imp]

I doubt if bicycle chains have O/X rings .

I doubt if chainsaw oil digests O/X rings.

[peterbaron]

I doubt if bicycle chains have O/X rings .

I doubt if chainsaw oil digests O/X rings.

I doubt if chainsaw oil digests O/X rings.
NO doubt, OX will take care of everything for sure