canola chain oil

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most things you pay a premium for in nz , so any canola oil works ok?. as long as it is cold pressed .If that is the case i'm a re-converted .Can some one confirm this?

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Ask the guys of Omni Tree in Dunedin.
 
Winch: What are your low temps down there in the winter? Believe me, I would love to run it all winter, but am suspicious of its activities in sub zero temps.

Are there any northern users of veggie/canola oil that run it all winter too?
 
Low temps definitely, but nothing sub-zero for more than a day at a time.

Last year we had several weeks in the teens, where the day didn't crest 30°F, and no problems with the saws.

How many saws do you have? Use one as your experimental saw, the rest with your old trusty bar oil. See what happens - the worst possible outcome is a new bar?
 
We stop working at -25c but it gets much colder here. I've been wondering the same about the canola. I might try putting some in the deep freeze to see it's reaction but I think if I just wait another week I'll find out. I'm going to buy a jug of winter weight petro in case, but there may be a way to have antifreeze in the canola. To keep it green I'll try alcohol rather than glycol.

The majority of work is done in the summer so using petro in winter wouldn't be sooo bad.
 
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Winch: What are your low temps down there in the winter? Believe me, I would love to run it all winter, but am suspicious of its activities in sub zero temps.

Are there any northern users of veggie/canola oil that run it all winter too?

[/ QUOTE ]Minus 20 celcius is no problemo but even if it would. You can always put your oilcan in the cabin while travelling and a hot saw doesn't make your canola freeze up.
 
lunch break post. I went outside and filled up my saw this morning to do some work around the house. It was about 30 degrees F. last night. I poured the Veggie oil into the saw, it was all congealed and poured slower then winter weight bar oil. I mean barely coming out. Pretty disapointed. Figured it could stand up to lower temps... I would love to bring all my saws and oil inside every night, but that is kinda a waste of my time...especially when they live on the truck.
Is canola oil any better at low temps then veggie?
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Is canola oil any better at low temps then veggie?
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Sorry Chep, non comprendé. Canola IS veggy oil but not all veggy oil is Canola.

Just one more time.
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When you don't know what kind of veggy oil you are using, than don't use it.
When you can find Canola in big quantities, buy all you can and start supplying your arborist friends.
 
We use 'Wesson' Canola oil here...
Buy it in bulk at Sams.
In the deep freeze, it gets cloudy in appearance, but does not change viscosity. When the temp increases, the cloudiness disappears.

Don't use veggie oil. It causes a mess, and it's too thick in cold temps.

Here's a pic of the 1.25 gallon container we purchase it in.
We buy it by the case of (4).

Never had an issue with it flowing in the cold.
 

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Just bought some Canola oil today and can't wait to see how it works on Monday. Not bad bought 2 gallons for the price of 1 gallon of regular bar oil. I bought the stop and shop brand. I'll let you know how things cook up for me on Monday
 
Yes I believe that warming the saw would be adequate. Good for the piston as well. At my temps I have to bring the saws in or keep them in the cab to get them to start anyway so I'll try canola through the winter till it causes a problem. I'll let you know how it turns out. I may not be the coldest working arborist in the world but I'd be close as our weather comes right out of the north pole.

This is where canola is grown. It has become our main crop replacing wheat. They sponsor our pro football team and I just heard an ad that canola has the most omega 3s and lots of other good stuff making it the healthiest oil available. Your chainsaw will stay healthy. More canola trivia- It used to be called rapeseed. There is a small town called Tisdale that grew rapeseed also had a large honeybee industry with a town slogan of "The land of rape and honey" the women of town made them change that.
 
I've heard/ read that canola oil is very low in saturated fat, but actually clings together a lot, and is not actually healthy to use. Other people might say that it was all an urban myth that it is bad for you.

I read that it is genetically modified. Don't know.
 
I think it's gm as well. Frankenfood. The growers organization was making the health claims. All I know fer sure is our local economy revolves around it. You can also dump it in a river without killing fish.
 
I've been promoting it with my clients.
Some don't care....but the ones that do.... they are truly impressed that we take the time to think about this eco-detail.
More and more clients are telling me that it matters to them.
I see it as another way to differentiate our "Arbor-Care" from the 'tree cutters' out there.

Cheers...
 
any brand names of oil being used.... I went shopping and looked for cheap cold pressed stuff and none of the labeling mentioned hot, cold, or expeller pressed. Dose it matter? What brand names are you using?
 
I just buy any brand. Canola harvest was the last one or generic. Now my issue is the amount of plastic jugs I'm putting in the garbage. For next season I'll either find at least 5gal pails or larger containers. I'm also thinking if I really wanted to feel good about it I'd go to a restaurant that changes their oil regularily and run it through a filter.
 
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