Bar Oil Hoarding Thread

Im ready to break into the five gallon pail you traded me.

 

I guess the safe bet is to have the page with it pulled up and refresh each morning and when it's on sale, click submit. I gotta restock 2 stroke oil too. Down to my last Red Armor 2.5 gallon from when Covid caused a shortage. Got a bunch of it then and a bunch of Husky too but will prob just stick with one brand going forward rather than alternating.

 

I just switched to red armor. Using my first batch of mix now.

Im buying a gallon of it soon. A LOT cheaper that way. Thanks to Eric Wanderweg for the tip!

 

What is the Red Armor trick? I use a lot of Red Armor for my Echo stuff

 

Buy a gallon of the mix oil instead of the small single use bottles.

 

I saw that it was much cheaper in quantity but am not loving keeping an open gallon going for that long. Maybe that's foolish. I only go through maybe 2-3 2.5 gallon bottles a year though. I'd rather have a sealed bottle each time I am ready. What I'm reading is that it's good for about 2 years tops after being opened and I'll have a ton left in the gallon after 2 years.

 

I would average 6 weeks for two gallons of mix so a six pack of the bottles would last up to a year. When I started working PT for a guy bucking logs I was using two gallons a day. Im thinking that gig maybe done. Ill take my chances on the longevity of a gallon of it.

Or should I check the "best by" date on the bottle?

 

I've never bought a gallon of it either since I'm not cutting on an industrial scale like Brad here I usually buy a 16 oz bottle which lasts me more than one cutting season. They're going for about $17 at Home Depot around me. I may pick one up soon as I'm starting to run low.

 

It's good for 2 years tops once opened. Or "best before" to be generous according to what I've read. It's not when it was made or purchased Brad. It's when it was opened. A gallon would equal 20 6.4oz bottles. That's pushing 10 years for me. Not worth the savings to have oil that oxidized, absorbed moisture, and breakdown of the add packages and separation.

 

Where have y'all found the best price on Red Armor gallons? I bought some from Sawsuppliers.com at $60 shipped last January, but now it's up to $75. Although if you buy 4 gallons at a time it's $270, or $67.50/gallon...

Anyone have a less expensive source?

 

I bought a 4 gallon case of RedMax on Amazon for $150 or so. I’m not worried about it aging, I’m more concerned with the quality of gas available. RedMax is owned by Husqvarna from what I can tell.

 

That seems to be the best deal out there. Even eBay isn't beating that price. If it weren't for the shipping/logistics costs, it's almost worth it for 4 of us to go in on that deal together and divvy it up after

 

I'd be over well over 90 before I could go through that much 2 cycle oil! You got me beat Joe! LOL