STIHL WINTER BAR OIL ?

[CUT N RUN]

AM WONDERING WHAT TEMP. IS THIS OIL DESIGNED FOR ? ---BELOW FREEZING ?
I,VE ALWAYS USED THE ORANGE CONTAINER OIL - HAVE THEY CHANGED THE "BLEND" OF THE 
ORIGINAL OIL ? 

[SwampDonkey]

They are probably calling it 'all season', which is actually late spring, summer and early fall, not -20F oil. I don't buy winter grade because I'm not out wading snow cutting wood. I cut spring and fall.

[CUT N RUN]

They are probably calling it 'all season', which is actually late spring, summer and early fall, not -20F oil. I don't buy winter grade because I'm not out wading snow cutting wood. I cut spring and fall.

they r literally calling it winter grade

[lxskllr]

Probably subjective. When the regular oil glops out with long snotty strings, it's time to switch to winter weight. It's used when the user gets annoyed.

[kantuckid]

My Southern States dealer sells an oil he likely gets from the independent regional hardware Co that calls on him, not SS truck. It's even cheaper than Walmart bar oil @ $8.75 gallon. My latest is orange jug,  labeled "summer weight" and says 30wt. It seems to work OK lately since winter kicked in. If it gets slow I'll dose it with a small amount of diesel fuel in the jug to loosen things up. I suppose you could also ad a bit of ATF as it's gonna be a light oil always and not expensive either. Small amount of single weight Dollar General cheapo thinner viscosity would work OK added into the bar oil. 
 

[realzed]

Yep  that's what I do year-round.. toss in some of the lightest TSC (cheap) oil that I can find with the Stihl stuff and it produces a thinned it out grade on a somewhat 50/50 mixture - I blend it depending on the temperatures, and it seems to retain much of the Stihl tackiness - yet adds some colour that I can spot, along with the good wear characteristics of the Stihl oil.  
After close to 40 cords of hard maple firewood bucked up using my original 2 RS chains - one actually did the majority of the work - (original 20" bar and sprocket as well) all that continue to be very usable and with lots of life left on all them, I'm figuring I've found a decent formula to go forward with..
The TSC stuff brings down the oil cost in total as well - so a sort of an all-around win/win deal!

[sprucebunny]

I use the Stihl bar oil in the blue container year round because my small Stihl saws seemed to have trouble with oiling. They have a siphon type thing rather than a pump. Since switching, I've had no instances of lack of oil.

They cost the same so it doesn't matter.

[doc henderson]

i used orange when that was all they carried, now I use silver in the summer. and switch to the blue winter stuff when I need a jacket.  I do not cut much if I need coveralls and a coat unless it is absolutely necessary.  I have had no problems, but it would take a while to figure out if one did great, and the other did more or less great.  to me it is not worth skimping.  i only use about 2 gallons a year.  

[barbender]

Dude, lose the all caps and text language, it makes us feel like you are YELLING at us!😊 I don't know what temp range, or weight, the Stihl oil is. I have always used whatever bar oil is cheapest, and cut the summer stuff with a bit of #1 diesel that I have in my off road tank in my pickup. I figure the off road is only around $2.25 gallon, maybe I find the thickest bar oil I can so I can cut it with more diesel😁

[CUT N RUN]

Dude, lose the all caps and text language, it makes us feel like you are YELLING at us!😊 I don't know what temp range, or weight, the Stihl oil is. I have always used whatever bar oil is cheapest, and cut the summer stuff with a bit of #1 diesel that I have in my off road tank in my pickup. I figure the off road is only around $2.25 gallon, maybe I find the thickest bar oil I can so I can cut it with more diesel😁

YEA , ANd i Add some USED deep-fryer oil to my bar oil cuz i like the smell of french fries while cutting firewood....

[kantuckid]

Don't you love an oil thread? This ones in the tank for me.