How to Use & Maintain a Chainsaw : How to Add Gas & Bar & Chain Oil to your Chainsaw

[flookie111]

Yep that was me, thought it would not hurt to run my ryobi chainsaw without oil until i went out and bought some - trouble is i never got round to buying the said oil. 5 weeks later one knackered chainsaw - £116 down the chuffin drain....you learn by your mistakes my dad used to say, and he was not wrong !

[qstyk]

A good series of videos. I borrowed a chainsaw from my brother and wanted to get a feel for safe operations and proper maintenance. These videos were exactly what I needed.

[suzukinez]

very helpful,thanks

[NavyBlueSTL]

Wow, put oil in the oil reservoir and gas in the gas reservoir. Great tips. You might want to mention that it's NOT gas, but a gas and oil mixture. Gas would ruin a chainsaw. It think 'Expert Village' should change their name to 'Village (something)'

[79fordblake]

Didn't say anything about mixing oil in the fuel I don't think. Could cause a rookie to burn up a perfectly good engine.

[Serostern]

And for gods sake, MAKE SURE THE GASOLINE CAP IS ON TIGHT!

Sometimes it loosens due to the vibrations.

Happened to me, soaked in gasoline close to a hot engine, cutting wood for a nearby bonfire... Unpleasant.

[drail80s]

Always get bar oil its what its made for.

Thansk

[leogordon]

is there any specific type of oil to use? or will quakerstate engine oil work for the bar oil

[Arturaz1]

nope, you'll need the proper oil it sticks on the chain the best

[Serostern]

Use chainsaw chain oil =)

Quakerstate engine oil is NOT good for chainsaws.

[66665555]

how do you figure its not good?? if its used motor oil then thats a different story.

[Serostern]

Because chainsaw oil is sticky, made to stick to the blade.

Motor oil is much lighter.

[66665555]

well 5w-40 works great when its cold out and 10w-30 works great in the summer BUT when its used omg that wouldnt come near my saws gotta be new.

[Serostern]

But you get way more sawing done before you have to refill if you use proper oil.

[66665555]

idk if theres anything behind that summer time when i first started cutting wood all we had lying around was a bunch of 10w worked great. but this was like 3 years ago i would have to test them both to see which ran out faster. but as i recall the bars never got hot but now sometimes they do when its really hot out. but i see your point just asking a simple question that really has no right answer just what one prefers.

[chainsawboy1996]

i would just like to say if you need a manual to find out were the fuel mix and bar oil caps are . . . .

you shouldn't be having a saw

[afgan01]

i'm new to using a chainsaw and this vid helped me.

[huntershooter11]

take it ezy, he tries

[uglydrunk123]

Stihl!

[cheeseball247]

he sur eknows how to make a mess...i never spill anything on my saws...

[coolbluelights]

OMG did he just put in straight gas? sure looked like it to me! man this is more like retardvillage

[krankiev]

wow that doesn't even look like mixed gas. Your saw will run real great on that... NOT

[krankiev]

wow anyone stupid enough to need a VIDEO to tell them how to fill up a gas tan and oil bottle should NEVER be operating a chainsaw.

[cheeseball247]

true 100% man...

[rider660r]

Hey Finn where you get that queer lil green fuel cap?It fits ya LOL

[shigan3]

ohh thx man

[shigan3]

does the chainsaw need oil for the motor or for the chain because i took the chain off and putet the chainsaw motor on my bike now i have a little motorized bicycle now i dont know if i need oil for the motor because motor need oil too doesen it if not i dont have too i gues please help me out

[walterbrunswick]

the chain oil is only for the bar & chain

you need to pre-mix gasoline and 2-stroke oil for the engine itself, usually a 40:1 mix... check your owners manual for the specs

[krankiev]

actually it is usually 50:1...

[carpidom]

... actually Aspen or Stihl make a great biomix that doesn't give you a headache after a day on the job, however it won't avoid giving you car poole tunnel syndrom, which is what I have after 25 years of handling machines...

[krankiev]

I was just saying most 2 cycle engines (modern ones) run on a 50:1 mix...

[carpidom]

...say no more,

"nudge nudge, winkwink, know-what-I-mean"

[cheeseball247]

hes right...most of todays machines run a 50:1 i use 40:1 even in my 50:1s because i dont want to mix another mixture.

[lavid2006]

Word at the marina I work at we used to have two tanks 50:1 for johnson+evinrude,and 100:1 for the 8hp yamahas we had. (ans strait gas obviously) We just got rid of the 100:1 and swapped em all to 50:1. We go thru more plugs but its saving us other problems with the kids improperly mixing the fuel and going too rich. 100:1 is stingy enough as is...