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??

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.

"edb" wrote in message
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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.

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.

any oil is better than no eoil, the purpose of the oil is to dissipate heat
which is waht dulls a saw. the only difference between automotive motor oil
and chain oil is the ingrediant they put in chain oil to make it stick
longer and not fly off the chain.


"edb" wrote in message
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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??

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??


Buy chainsaw bar oil at Walmart for the best
price. A gallon is about $5 and should last a
long time or buy a quart for about $1.50.

You can use regular motor oil but you have to mix
in one of the heavy oils used for old engines,
e.g. Motor Honey. Mix ratio should be around 4 oz
of heavy oil to a quart of motor oil. Much easier
to just buy the stuff from Walmart.

replying to edb, hook1 wrote:
craftsman electric chainsaws use only 30 w motor oil bar oil is to thick for
oiler



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On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 8:27:22 PM UTC-6, hook1 wrote:
replying to edb, hook1 wrote:
craftsman electric chainsaws use only 30 w motor oil bar oil is to thick for
oiler
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Unfortunately, you're too late. 10 years ago edb slipped off a ladder while using his chainsaw. He gripped the saw tightly as he fell and with his finger on the trigger, the running saw decapitated him. He is survived by a wife, 4 ex-wives, 32 children, 6 dogs, 8 parrots, a herd of cats, a gaggle of geese, a flock of sheep, 2 elephants and 354 gerbils. The sheep and gerbils really miss him. It was a real tragedy. (~_~)

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On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 8:27:22 PM UTC-6, hook1 wrote:
replying to edb, hook1 wrote:
craftsman electric chainsaws use only 30 w motor oil bar oil is to thick for
oiler
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Unfortunately, you're too late. 10 years ago edb slipped off a ladder while using his chainsaw. He gripped the saw tightly as he fell and with his finger on the trigger, the running saw decapitated him. He is survived by a wife, 4 ex-wives, 32 children, 6 dogs, 8 parrots, a herd of cats, a gaggle of geese, a flock of sheep, 2 elephants and 354 gerbils. The sheep and gerbils really miss him. It was a real tragedy. (~_~)

[8~{} Uncle Sad Monster

I wonder how the gerbils are dealing with holidays? Tragic...

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