tsc bar oil

trapper · August 22, 2012, 03:40:02 PM

I have been using tractor supply bar oil and like it.
The closest is 40 mi away in appelton wi. Right now it is on sale for $7 gal. Last year I bought it for $5. Any members that live close to one would you let us know in this chainsaw area when you think it is at the best price for the year?
Thanks
Marv

Al_Smith · August 22, 2012, 05:23:47 PM

I used it for years too then for some unknown reason it went up to the price of Stihl .Then they got the bright idea to sell Husqvarna branded oil at then 11.50 a gallon .Then the price dropped on the house brand .That out fit is hard to follow the way they price things ??????

I get the bar oil for nothing now .My friends BIL works in a packaging plant and any leaker they get the employees can have free .Tranny oil too .7 gallons of Dextron II in my splitter as a matter of fact . ;D

beenthere · August 22, 2012, 05:38:23 PM

Quote from: Al_Smith on August 22, 2012, 05:23:47 PM
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........... .My friends BIL works in a packaging plant and any leaker they get the employees can have free .Tranny oil too .7 gallons of Dextron II in my splitter as a matter of fact . ;D

Big mistake for a company to do that.
Too easy to punch a hole and get all the product anyone wants.

Brings to mind stories of trucking dispatching terminals, where the employees were filling their homes completely with "damaged" goods. Just let the insurance co. pay for it when the items are found damaged or missing.

lumberjack48 · August 22, 2012, 07:07:26 PM

Strain your used motor oil though cheese cloth.

Go to Walmart and buy their cheap STP motor treatment.

Add one to every gal of oil, mix it up good, makes some of the best chain oil you can buy.

Al_Smith · August 22, 2012, 07:35:15 PM

Quote from: beenthere on August 22, 2012, 05:38:23 PM
Quote from: Al_Smith on August 22, 2012, 05:23:47 PM
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........... .My friends BIL works in a packaging plant and any leaker they get the employees can have free .Tranny oil too .7 gallons of Dextron II in my splitter as a matter of fact . ;D
Big mistake for a company to do that.
Too easy to punch a hole and get all the product anyone wants.

I don't think it's became a problem or they would have discontinued the program .From what I gather it's a small hole in the wall company that I doubt the help gets paid real well so stuff like that is just a perk .

Depends on the situation I suppose .I mean they aren't going to let me take home an engine just because it leaks but I don't get payed barely above minimum wage either .

thecfarm · August 22, 2012, 10:01:03 PM

I've been using it for a couple years now. I use to buy it from a food discount place, for years,but the price went way up on it. I think TSC has the best price in my area.I stock up when it's on sale.

tlandrum · August 22, 2012, 10:08:48 PM

i just bought 15 gal of the tsc bar oil

TeaW · August 23, 2012, 07:19:43 AM

I have been paying $9.99 for TSC bar oil here, but it's the cheapest I have found.

lumberjack48 · August 23, 2012, 02:25:22 PM

The best boughten chain oil i used was when i worked for a guy up at International Falls, MN.
He used Rock drill oil, it was the stringiness oil i ever seen.

Caloren · August 23, 2012, 05:10:48 PM

Couple years ago Bailey's had their bar oil on sale for $6 a gallon so I bought 2 cases [8 gallons]. Don't use but 1 or 2 gallons a year, so figure that should last me a few years. The way oil has gone up in price, maybe I should have bought more! :

Loren

trapper · August 23, 2012, 05:35:32 PM

I like baileys bar oil as good as any I have ever tried but shipping cost keeps me from buying more.

petefrom bearswamp · August 23, 2012, 05:35:43 PM

How does vegetable oil work?
I have read some reviews on this and says it is OK
I only use about 3 gal a year so I guess cost isn't a factor

woodtick#2 · August 23, 2012, 05:47:56 PM

Quote from: petefrombearswamp on August 23, 2012, 05:35:43 PM
How does vegetable oil work?
I have read some reviews on this and says it is OK
I only use about 3 gal a year so I guess cost isn't a factor

I would love to use only 3 gallons a year, when chopping id run almost a gallon a day :(

Caloren · August 23, 2012, 06:13:27 PM

I think the shipping added about $1 to the cost of each gallon, but I only live about 60 miles from them. Shipping is still cheaper than driving though, gas is now over $4 a gallon here!
Loren

Al_Smith · August 23, 2012, 09:16:42 PM

FWIW my bud the trimmer made a deal with one of the Stihl dealers and buys oil a pallet full at a time .Of course being in the tree biz he uses a lot of it .I might use 5 gallon a year depending .

Al_Smith · August 23, 2012, 09:22:56 PM

All bar oil is just oil with a tacking agent added to it .I've never done it but have heard of people using clean used hydraulic oil and basically STP .Machine way oil is basically the same as bar oil .

I draw the line with old crankcase oil filtered or not .That I save for a friend with a waste oil burner .

cuterz · August 25, 2012, 02:33:54 PM

I buy it when its on sale good oil :D

Al_Smith · August 25, 2012, 02:48:47 PM

I suppose you might be able to buy it by the drum full and save some money .However to do it like that and justify it you'd have to use a lot of oil .That limits the amount of people who are on forums to probabley less than 5 percent of the participants .

I'd about bet that if a pole were taken most users buy it a gallon at a time .

Now I suppose if a person were in a remote area where the hoot owls romance the chickens you'd consider buying large quantities .

thecfarm · August 26, 2012, 08:09:51 AM

I think one sale of it just got done. They only had 3 gallons left,but over Labor weekend is another sale on it,so I did not ask for a rain check.

ladylake · August 27, 2012, 06:57:35 AM

I just bought 5 gallons TSC oil $5 a gallon in Moorhead MN. Steve

trapper · August 27, 2012, 10:24:00 AM

Thanks for the heads up Steve. Just checked on line for the tsc I go to and then called to verify the price there. It is $5 gal until sept 30.

thecfarm · August 27, 2012, 08:28:48 PM

They must thin it out with water in MN. :D I have to pay $7 for it here.

trapper · August 27, 2012, 10:30:35 PM

2 closest tsc to me one at$7 one at$5 from what I see online.

joe_indi · August 30, 2012, 02:31:28 AM

Quote from: petefrombearswamp on August 23, 2012, 05:35:43 PM
How does vegetable oil work?
I have read some reviews on this and says it is OK
I only use about 3 gal a year so I guess cost isn't a factor

Veg oil by itself may not work that good. We use plenty of it here, but as a cocktail.
5 parts veg oil
1 part Transmission oil (SAE140)
1/2 part Kerosene.

The transmission oil, other than improving the lube quality, provides extra viscosity and anti-fling properties. The kerosene provides the cleaning action to reduce resin buildup on the chain.
Cheap veg oils here are:
Coconut
Oil Palm
Recycled cooking oil from commercial kitchens (sometimes the saw smells like a KFC outlet)

Joe

Al_Smith · August 30, 2012, 08:11:18 AM

Evidently the TSC oil seems to be 7 bucks a gallon on sale now .We just got a flier in the newspaper with the labor day sale prices and that's what the price is locally .

On the subject of veggie oil some swear by it and some swear at it .The thought of using salad oil as a lubricant just doesn't seem right to some people .Although I seriously doubt the use of motor oil as salad dressing would be appealing to most either .

They have some so called eco friendly stuff that in essence is jellied water .More or less just KY jelly .Mixed reviews with that stuff too .

I have now idea what it's made of ,probabley water and corn starch like Jello .Lime ,raspberry and tutti fruitti maybe .