Hey all, I just got a new Oregon bar that has the oil Port at the tip. I'm not familiar with the need or frequency I should grease this. Any tips from the Wise?
Whenever I have the bar off and am cleaning it I put a little grease in it. I don’t do it religiously but I try to after several tanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Kind of a debate as to whether to do it or not. Some believe that the bar oil will get to it and be sufficient. The general consensus is if you grease it, grease it every time you resharpen. Or don't grease it at all, so that the oil can get to it. I haven't noticed a difference, myself
I usually grease them every time I sharpen on the bench. Which is after a good bit of Run time not your touch up job while working.
I grease all the tips I've ever used, at random times, over the past 10yrs and never had any issues or blow outs/failures. The mill bar gets it much more frequently than the others. I've heard that too huskihl but I'm a logical thinker. Centrifugal force is not giving those tip bearings much of a chance to stay wet, if at all. At least I wouldn't think so. I grease probably 2/3 times a season @ about 6 cords per season.
I just grenaded an Arbormax K095 laminate last week. It is one of the few bars I've had that I could hear the sprocket (almost sounds like a dry chain). I'll sporadically lube the tip with oil, but it wasn't enough on this one, and neither was the good amount of bar oil it had going to it. Could have been cheaply made, haven't had another one seize on me.
Since grease is just oil with thickeners I never bought the once you grease........ theory. I grease as a way of flushing contaminants with frequency based on cleanliness of what I'm cutting.
Heard it both ways, grease/not grease. I use Oregon Power Match bars, but not as a professional, just firewood. Have never greased a bar tip, and have never lost a bar tip before the rails wore out. Just my experience. However, I would imagine that the lil' grease hole is there for a reason, or they wouldn't have put one there in the first place.
I grease the tip whenever I have the saws on the bench for a good sharpening and cleaning. They must put that hole in the tip for a reason. Some bars only have the hole on one side while others have a hole on both sides. Have never had one seize. Grease is cheaper than machinery!
Well it's a new saw and bar so I bought the grease and will compare with my older one that never got greased
I grease every few tanks of fuel. Like The Wood Wolverine said I can't see too much bar oil making its way in where it is needed with centripetal force working. Take a look what is really in a bar tip. I think those nice little bearings need a bit more than bar oil. I also think with the viscosity of grease being heavier and staying where it should it helps keep the dirt out and off the bearings increasing longevity. Borrowed pic from Ebay.
I wanted to add that it doesn't hurt to use a toothpick or splinter to remove the little "plug-o-crap" in the hole before the grease goes in.
