Thread: show us your chainsaws

Did some work in the Waikato river many moons ago with our Engineer divers using chainsaws. Had to change all the hydraulic oil in the power packs to special vege based oil to keep everyone happy, as there's a small bleed circuit in the saw to lube the chain.

Originally Posted by XR500

Did some work in the Waikato river many moons ago with our Engineer divers using chainsaws. Had to change all the hydraulic oil in the power packs to special vege based oil to keep everyone happy, as there's a small bleed circuit in the saw to lube the chain.

Yep, the good old rapeseed oil. Twice the price for half as good! One thing about using hydraulic saws under water is the water effectively lubricates the bar to a certain extent so you can get away with much less oil on the bar and chain. Rapeseed oil tends to pick up a lot more moisture from the outside too, hard on filters and if there's a leaky connection as soon as you make the tool cold water pressure if its higher than line pressure can get into the hoses...