Guy at the hardware store told me to use cheap oil on my chainsaw chain, cost me a bar in 2 months

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Oh come on, you can't really blame the oil for a worn out bar in 2 months. Cheap oil or not, a bar should last way longer than that if you're keeping your chain tension right and not running it dry. I've used the cheapest store brand bar oil for years on my saws and never had a bar go bad that fast. Maybe check your sprocket or how tight you're running that chain instead of pointing fingers at the oil guy.

david5621mo ago

Learned that lesson myself, wasted a good bar on cheap slick stuff from the big box store.

the_alice29d ago

Totally feel you on that "cheap slick stuff" line. I actually read an article that said a lot of those bargain grip bars use this really soft rubber that just melts and gets slippery as soon as your hands get a little warm. It's like they're not even tested for real use. I used a similar bar once and it literally left a sticky residue all over my hands and the bar, it was disgusting. Ended up just tossing the whole thing because I couldn't get it clean.