The Sierra Club mag (March 99) states that Safeway rapeseed oil is an effective chainsaw lubricant in most applications. Apparently some European nations have required the use of biodegradable chain lubes. Strictly speaking, petroleum is biodegradable, but vegetable oil is much more so.
The person who did the study is at d.prescott@bangor.ac.uk. I will ask him to drop by the board.
Has anyone tried this yet?

Reply to post by Peter Torres, on March 14, 1999 at 19:27:50:

Error- the chain lube story was in Journal of Forestry. Sierra Club Oregon Chapter had a story about 2-stroke pollution. Somewhere I read recently that there is a vegetable alternative to 2-stroke oil. That will not solve all 2-stroke problems, but it would help. I don't think there is a commercially viable 2-stroke vegetable oil yet.

Reply to post by Peter Torres, on March 14, 1999 at 19:27:50:

I had my guys using a biodegradable oil called "Bio-lube" and in pretty short order burned up all of my longer bars. The stuff was fine on saws up to 18 inches but wouldnt track around the longer bars. Just one product tried in one location, but the test results were not good. We returned to the gooy stuff.

Wayne

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