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New 16 In. electric saw/OIL? edb 09-29-2006
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Posted by edb on September 29, 2006, 5:30 pm
I just purchased a Craftsman 16 In. electric chain saw.
Question: It does not say what kind of oil to put in for lubricating the
chain?????
It did not come with a sample of oil.
Can I use regular motor oil??



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Posted by marson on September 29, 2006, 6:04 pm

edb wrote:
> I just purchased a Craftsman 16 In. electric chain saw.
> Question: It does not say what kind of oil to put in for lubricating the
> chain?????
> It did not come with a sample of oil.
> Can I use regular motor oil??

not really. get chainsaw bar oil. i've used motor oil in a pinch and
as i remember it is too thin to really lubricate the chain well.
chainsaw bar oil has a lot of wax in it to make it sticky.


Posted by Bob S. on September 29, 2006, 10:48 pm

marson wrote:
> edb wrote:
> > I just purchased a Craftsman 16 In. electric chain saw.
> > Question: It does not say what kind of oil to put in for lubricating the
> > chain?????
> > It did not come with a sample of oil.
> > Can I use regular motor oil??
>
> not really. get chainsaw bar oil. i've used motor oil in a pinch and
> as i remember it is too thin to really lubricate the chain well.
> chainsaw bar oil has a lot of wax in it to make it sticky.

Not always. I bought a 10" electric "chainsaw on a stick" for cutting
limbs. Regular chainsaw oil wouldn't go thru the oiler so I resorted
to reading the book. It said to use 30W automotive oil. I did and it
did.

Bob S.


Posted by Charlie Morgan on September 29, 2006, 6:19 pm

>I just purchased a Craftsman 16 In. electric chain saw.
>Question: It does not say what kind of oil to put in for lubricating the
>chain?????
>It did not come with a sample of oil.
>Can I use regular motor oil??
>

What does it say in the manual?

CWM

Posted by Bob M. on September 29, 2006, 10:45 pm

>I just purchased a Craftsman 16 In. electric chain saw.
> Question: It does not say what kind of oil to put in for lubricating the
> chain?????
> It did not come with a sample of oil.
> Can I use regular motor oil??
>

No, but your owner's manual says to use bar and chain oil.



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