Hi I have a Stihl petrol chainsaw and you mix petrol with oil for its fuel but you also have to buy another oil that goes in another chamber which is what lubricates the cutting chain etc. I looked in homebase and this stuff is £5.99 for one litre. I'd obviously rather pay less for it but I would like to buy it in a bigger quantity, say 5 litres or so.
What I am wondering is if it is just lubricating the chain and saving wear on the machine, could it be it is exactly the same as some other cheaper oil that is sold for something else? You know what I mean sometimes you buy something and it says it is for doing such and such and then the seller will put on a different label and say it is for doing something completely different, whereas really it is the same stuff just relabeled and sometimes repackaged, nothing dodgy but just what goes on occasionally.
If this were so and someone could tell me what chainsaw cutting oil is the same as, I might end up buying something like motorbike oil etc that is exactly the same stuff but I can buy it cheaper as that and in bigger quantity from an ordinary shop. Not saying it is, thats just an example.
Sorry if I am rambling but it just seems to me to be sold as something special and expensively for what it is. So need someone who knows their oils to advise me. I'd rather pay the money than wreck my machine but just though someone might know, especially people who cut down trees for a living and use tons of the stuff, so any ideas, or know where to get the right stuff in bigger quantities, cheap?
Any help appreciated.
What I am wondering is if it is just lubricating the chain and saving wear on the machine, could it be it is exactly the same as some other cheaper oil that is sold for something else? You know what I mean sometimes you buy something and it says it is for doing such and such and then the seller will put on a different label and say it is for doing something completely different, whereas really it is the same stuff just relabeled and sometimes repackaged, nothing dodgy but just what goes on occasionally.
If this were so and someone could tell me what chainsaw cutting oil is the same as, I might end up buying something like motorbike oil etc that is exactly the same stuff but I can buy it cheaper as that and in bigger quantity from an ordinary shop. Not saying it is, thats just an example.
Sorry if I am rambling but it just seems to me to be sold as something special and expensively for what it is. So need someone who knows their oils to advise me. I'd rather pay the money than wreck my machine but just though someone might know, especially people who cut down trees for a living and use tons of the stuff, so any ideas, or know where to get the right stuff in bigger quantities, cheap?
Any help appreciated.
