Chainsaw winter oiling do you need to adjust the auto oiler?

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As the temps start to drop, you might have noticed your chainsaw behaving a little differently. Now, you’re probably asking yourself if it’s time to make some adjustments to the automatic oiler. This discussion will dive into what you can expect during the winter months and whether making those tweaks actually makes a difference. Feel free to jump in and share your own experiences.
 
Last winter, I noticed my saw was heating up more than usual. A quick adjustment to the oiler did the trick. Now, I always adjust it a bit when winter rolls around.
 
A few winters ago, my saw felt dry even though everything seemed okay. Turns out, the oil was getting thick in the cold. I bumped up the oiler a bit, and it's been running great since.
 
Alan said:
As the temps start to drop, you might have noticed your chainsaw behaving a little differently. Now, you’re probably asking yourself if it’s time to make some adjustments to the automatic oiler. This discussion will dive into what you can expect during the winter months and whether making those tweaks actually makes a difference. Feel free to jump in and share your own experiences.
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As others are saying, I use a thinner oil in winter. But actually I think about it the other way around - I switch to a thicker oil in summer. It may be because I avoid chainsaw work in the heat of summer anyway, doing more cutting in cooler weather.
 
I only have one saw with adjustable oiler, the 260 pro & I have that wide open all year. My 018 Stihl is an oil mizer so thinner oil is needed along with the Stihl chain to hold oil.

My old Homelites seem to oil enough but also have a manual override so I can give a shot if needed.

The old saws seem to oil more than the new ones do.

My Milwaukee battery saws oil on the heavy side tho. Ya park them on something absorbent!!!
 
I have a Harbor Freight electric poles aw that never oiled much at all with bar oil in the heat of SW Florida so my solution was to buy a gallon of mineral oil which does flow just right to the chain.
PS: Something funky happened to me on this site. It was a pain to even get to reset the password too. Had to make four tries to finally get it to send the email to do it. System problems?
 
CaptTurbo said:
PS: Something funky happened to me on this site. It was a pain to even get to reset the password too. Had to make four tries to finally get it to send the email to do it. System problems?
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I haven't noticed any system issues on my end, but I'm sorry you had trouble. Feel free to send me a PM anytime to make sure I get it and can help you out.
 
Alan said:
I haven't noticed any system issues on my end, but I'm sorry you had trouble. Feel free to send me a PM anytime to make sure I get it and can help you out.
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Thank you Alan. I had to log in again just to reply to you even though I have my preference set to "Stay logged in".
 
rhougey said:
As others are saying, I use a thinner oil in winter. But actually I think about it the other way around - I switch to a thicker oil in summer. It may be because I avoid chainsaw work in the heat of summer anyway, doing more cutting in cooler weather.
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Yeah, that makes sense. Turning things around like that clicks with how many people do things. Cooler‑weather cutting definitely changes what feels right for the saw.
 

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