Comments on: Using Vegetable Oil to Replace Chainsaw Oil

By: Greg Seaman

Greg Seaman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:33:00 +0000

Interesting. A bit more viscosity would be ideal.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:07:00 +0000

Great idea. Maybe with starch or flour you could thicken it for use at warmer temps.

By: Doug / Australia

Doug / Australia — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:54:00 +0000

Great article ! One comment however – 90% of canola oil is monsanto genetically modified , this means that the crops are sprayed with up to 10 times the amount of roundup usually used, so if we buy more canola oil thinking we are helping the environment, chances are we are not, best to use an organic oil or different oil to canola or corn as these are the main GM crops today. better still, if you have the land to do so, grow a small crop of sunflowers, corn or something and make your own oil!

By: john autry

john autry — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:31:00 +0000

This is great news for people who grow shitake mushrooms on logs. I was wondering how I could say “organic”, while misting the logs with oil. Thanks ja

By: Djcheatwood

Djcheatwood — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Sounds like recycling to me. Take oil out of the ground and put it right back where it came from. Where’s the problem?

By: bidet

bidet — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:16:00 +0000

haha this is so cool. take something out of your kitchen to make a chainsaw more environmentally friendly. LOVE IT… keep em coming.

By: MWest

MWest — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:09:00 +0000

Cooking oil was meant to be for cooking but in this day and age, anything can evolve and its purpose be altered to suit the changing times. I’ve known waste vegetable oil (WVO) to be used in vehicles but the use of it for a chainsaw is definitely unique and great! Waste or not, cooking oil surely has great uses especially these days. In my area, we allow a grease collection Texas company to get our waste cooking oil and transport it to recycling facilities for them to process it further. This is one great post that will surely open the eyes of people to the importance of vegetable oil.

By: Darren

Darren — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:53:42 +0000

We made the switch in 2011 at SouthernTree.com and have had no negative effects thus far. Very pleased.

By: tbone

tbone — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:10:00 +0000

sonds good if it works, will try.

By: Greg Seaman

Greg Seaman — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:57:19 +0000

I've never had a problem with vegetable oil going rancid because the oil is stored in a dark part of the shed and the oil in the saw cycles through regularly.

By: Uzair

Uzair — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:45:39 +0000

The other thing to make a bar last longer is to turn it over every time you maintain it, so it wears evenly on both sides

By: Gord

Gord — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:33:31 +0000

We have used vegetable oil for power saw work in riparation restoration work in stream areas and where logs are cut and placed in streams for fish habitat. There seem to be no adverse effects and I personally use this method for all saw work. Good post.

By: Garret

Garret — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:52:50 +0000

I've heard about using vegetable oil for my chainsaw but wasn't convinced enough to try it. These saws are expensive and I don't want to risk any damage. Your article has convinced me to give this a try. Thanks.

By: andryia

andryia — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:29:00 +0000

I’ve heard that vegetable oil can go rancid if left in warm temperatures. Anyone had experience with this?

By: mike

mike — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:09:31 +0000

The other thing to make a bar last longer is to turn it over every time you maintain it, so it wears evenly on both sides.