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flyboy553
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Just to let you guys know, Menards has Bar oil on sale for $4.99/gallon. According to the flyer it is winter blend although it does not say anything on the label. However, I did buy 10 gallons of it yesterday.
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Well it figures. no menards close. I dont know if there is one in sprinfield or not. Still wouldnt pay for the trip i dont guess even if i did buy 10 gallons..... dang it
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm almost out!
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I've still got six gallons from the last sale. But, I better go get more!
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Been using bar oil from there for a couple years, works fine and a deal when it's on sale
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thanks ! ted, im down to 15 gallons as of now.. good oil for the price at 4.99 so will need to bring the stock back up to 40 gallons. its been a real struggle to find oil cheaper than 9.00 a gallon from menards competitors so need to get it quick!
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Thanks Ted. I'm down to about 15 gallons now but for 5 bucks a gallon better get more.
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Around Thanksgiving the TSC and Rural Kings will have Bar oil for around $6 per gallon
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I've been looking for an excuse to drive up to the new Menards, I can have lunch at White Castle.
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you guys really use bar oil ?? every once in awhile i'll throw some motor oil in if i have some used stuff laying around but mostly i never use it. Ive never noticed a difference.
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I bought some from Menard's last year and tried to use it over the summer and it seemed way thinner than the Stihl oil I normally use, but it would probably make a good winter oil
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I agree that it does seem a little thin for summer, but it's a good weight for winter. I have enough summer weight, but was down to half agallon or so of winter weight, so I picked up a couple of gallons.
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I saw the ad Sunday. This is called FVP bar oil.
http://www.menards.com/main/outdoor...nsaws/fvp-bar-chain-oil/p-1679723-c-10109.htm
I don't know anything about this brand. Last year they had some cheap oil on sale and before I bought it I broke the foil and stuck my finger in it and it had the viscosity of water. There appeared to be nothing to make it tacky. I put it back and left.
Right now Farm and Fleet is running Husky 30# for $7.99 and I bought some yesterday. FWIW, I like the Poulon 30# a lot too. It comes out of the bottle like snot.
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I'm glad to see this thread I was wondering if using TSC or Rural King bar oil would be ok. $11 a gallon gets expensive
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Rural King has there winter blend for 6.99 gal right now, I have used it before and had no issues. I would rather spend money on pre. gas and syn oil before I will spend 12 or more dollars on name brand bar oil
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I just bought 10 gallons from Menards. That puts me at 24 gallons of stash.
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The brand they carried before this fvp stuff looked and smelled like used motor oil and did nothing but smoke. I wounder if this stuff is any different.
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jhellwig said:
The brand they carried before this fvp stuff looked and smelled like used motor oil and did nothing but smoke. I wounder if this stuff is any different.
I started this year with 40 gallons of the menards brand on sale. I am down to 15 gallons from march to now, with no abnormal wear or heat issues due to their product! I will stock up again to 40 or maybe 50 gallons for next year.
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I agree on the Poulan oil. It's the stickiest, slimiest stuff around. I love it.
c5rulz said:
I saw the ad Sunday. This is called FVP bar oil.
http://www.menards.com/main/outdoor...nsaws/fvp-bar-chain-oil/p-1679723-c-10109.htmI don't know anything about this brand. Last year they had some cheap oil on sale and before I bought it I broke the foil and stuck my finger in it and it had the viscosity of water. There appeared to be nothing to make it tacky. I put it back and left.
Right now Farm and Fleet is running Husky 30# for $7.99 and I bought some yesterday. FWIW, I like the Poulon 30# a lot too. It comes out of the bottle like snot.
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c5rulz said:
...stuck my finger in it and it had the viscosity of water. There appeared to be nothing to make it tacky. I put it back and left.
That's pretty common with "winter" or "cold weather" bar & chain oils... and once that oil starts warming-up in a warm saw, it's flat too thin. For several years I was using some stuff I really liked from the local fleet store (Chain Pro brand, $4.oo on sale) that was labeled as year 'round, summer or winter... and "thickness" changed very little with temperature. Last year they changed to a new brand called Extreme from Cross Oil Co./Martin Lubricants (still $4.oo on sale), but it comes in "Summer" grade and "Winter" grade. The winter grade is way too thin, but the summer stuff turns to pudding at temps below 30°... it flat won't pour, you can scoop it with a spoon. I mix the winter and summer grades 50:50 (or thereabouts) for cold weather, and that seems to be about right.
By-the-way... I've paid more than $5.oo for a gallon of bar oil only once (that I remember anyway) when I wasn't paying attention. A couple (maybe 3) years ago I spotted a jug of "winter" Husqvarna brand (with a red "Sale" tag above it) and tossed it in the cart with some other things at a "big-box" store; I felt corn-holed when I got home and looked at the receipt... friggin' $7.oo!! Really?? On Sale?? If'n the store wasn't 50-miles away I would have taken it back!!
http://www.crossoil.com/xtreme_outdoor_power.php
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