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

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Uploaded by on Dec 10, 2007

Learn how to add gasoline and bar and chain oil to your chainsaw in this free educational video.

Expert: George A. Finn III
Bio: George Finn is an expert in mechanical systems. He has a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a licensed engineer and licensed home inspector.
Filmmaker: Nick Finn

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  • 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 !

  • 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.

  • very helpful,thanks

  • 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)'

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

    Motor oil is much lighter.

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

  • 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.

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