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Arborol a Biodegradable chain oil

  • 29-10-2014 3:31pm
    #1
    Oldtree
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    I have just heard about this product from OREGON and they claim its 97% Biodegradable. It is a concentrate you mix with water at 1 oil:4 water. I heard that you cannot leave it in the tank overnight as it can gunk the tank up. suppost to smell like a polymer too. Has anyone used it?

    http://www.oregonproducts.com/pdf/Arborol_A107105-AB.pdf


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  • #2
    kay 9
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    Oldtree wrote: »
    I have just heard about this product from OREGON and they claim its 97% Biodegradable. It is a concentrate you mix with water at 1 oil:4 water. I heard that you cannot leave it in the tank overnight as it can gunk the tank up. suppost to smell like a polymer too. Has anyone used it?

    http://www.oregonproducts.com/pdf/Arborol_A107105-AB.pdf
    didn't hear of it. Sounds like a nuisance if ya can't leave it in the tank though.


  • #3
    Reindeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭Reindeer


    I just run with rapeseed oil. 100% bio degradable, and it hasn't caused any problems for me. I run it in various saws, but my 044R sees the most use with it. With the high output oiler nearly maxed, I run out of fuel first before oil.


  • #4
    CJhaughey
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    I have some of that Arborol, maybe useful if you are cutting in a watercourse or body of water that can't take a load of mineral oil.
    I wouldn't like to leave it in a saw for long as water can do bad things to pumps over time.
    Put it this way for most of my cutting I use Alco bar oil, if I ever have to cut in a sensitive area I would use the Arborol for that job and then (thoroughly) drain and flush the saw with normal bar oil.


  • #5
    Oldtree
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    I am very tempted to go your route Reindeer and give it a try, so I will. Any particular shop/brand you could recommend?


  • #6
    Reindeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭Reindeer


    Oldtree wrote: »
    I am very tempted to go your route Reindeer and give it a try, so I will. Any particular shop/brand you could recommend?

    I just use whatever rapeseed I find. The only caveat is not to leave it in the saw in freezing temperatures unless you want to have to flush it.

    Here's the rapeseed in my ported 044R:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp89METduwE


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  • #7
    Oldtree
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    Reindeer wrote: »
    I just use whatever rapeseed I find. The only caveat is not to leave it in the saw in freezing temperatures unless you want to have to flush it.

    Here's the rapeseed in my ported 044R:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp89METduwE

    Thank you for the advice, I'm convinced and will try it shortly and let you know what I think.


  • #8
    Reindeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭Reindeer


    Oldtree wrote: »
    Thank you for the advice, I'm convinced and will try it shortly and let you know what I think.

    US Forest Service was considering it as far back as 1998:

    http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/html/98511316/98511316.html

    Canola/Rapeseed are not as tacky as standard chain oil, but I find they do not need to be since they lubricate just as well and I can turn the oiler down a tad usually.


  • #9
    pachanco
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    Oldtree wrote: »
    I am very tempted to go your route Reindeer and give it a try, so I will. Any particular shop/brand you could recommend?

    I've not used it in a saw but the "vegetable oil" that you can get in Lidl is rapeseed oil. €1.35 a litre if I remember correctly.


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