Thread: oils aint oils ??

Originally Posted by widowmaker

hey boys ,wondering what oils you've been using to Oil your CS air filters with? or whats the best alternative to retail air filter oil to stop the fines getting threw the air filter, while milling Aussie hardwoods ..cheers.

I reckon filter oils are way more trouble than they are worth and haven't used any since 2007. A good saw can handle quite a bit of fines, just pop the filter every couple of hours and tap the filter out. Every month or so I wash the carby out with raw petrol to make sure no fines are in there blocking jets etc.

Originally Posted by BobL

I reckon filter oils are way more trouble than they are worth and haven't used any since 2007. A good saw can handle quite a bit of fines, just pop the filter every couple of hours and tap the filter out. Every month or so I wash the carby out with raw petrol to make sure no fines are in there blocking jets etc.

hey bud, all my saws are good saws, invested lots of cash into them. I don't mind trying to keep them in tip top condition mate, they have the hardest life Milling our hardwoods especially when your milling logs that have been dead for decades. Ive seen so many saws die in the ass because there not looked after and maintained properly for there intended use. I know my saws don't have any fines in the chamber grinding away at the walls, because they never get the chance to get past the filter in the first place.

If you are worried about dust then these heavy duty oiless systems are one possibility.

Stihl
http://www.baileysonline.com/search....88&catID=12597

Husky
http://www.baileysonline.com/search....20&catID=10881

Never use oils either, Just do the same as Bob basically.

BobL, have you tried those oiless filters ?
I would be interested to get a couple for my milling saw.

I tried a prototype foam filter made by Unifilter many years ago, I found it too bulky, you had to squash it up a bit to fit it into the airfilter housing. I ended up going back to the OEM filters, which have inherent problems of their own.

I had started to try and design a remote air cleaner system for my 3120, using a Donaldson housing and filter, it became too difficult because of the lack of adjustabilty on the carburetter jets.
So I persevered with Husky air filters which I found to have a lot of shortcomings.

Originally Posted by Ironwood

BobL, have you tried those oiless filters ?
I would be interested to get a couple for my milling saw.

I haven't tried one personally but I know a guy in SA and forum member Laurie (Sawchain) use them and they reckon they are worth the $.

I don't know why, but even though I have milled some bone dry logs I don't seem to have a problem with air filters. On the 880 I think this has to do with my muffler mod, but even on the 441 which has no muffler mod I don't seem to have a problem.

Originally Posted by BobL

If you are worried about dust then these heavy duty oiless systems are one possibility.

Stihl
Bailey's - Chainsaw Parts > Air Filters > Air Filters for Stihl Chainsaws > Air Filters for Stihl Model 088 Chainsaws

Husky
http://www.baileysonline.com/search....20&catID=10881

Thanks bob, they look decent enough and good price! ..i just been sticking a tight sock over the filter then some pantyhose for the outer layer, the pantyhose is really fine material & slippery so the chips an fine dust cant clog into it .. also smear a little grease around the filter/carby connection to give a good seal ... the pantyhose is stopping everything getting threw to the filter, the socks just another layer helping to pick up any fines that might pass threw the pantyhose, it catches everything before it reaches the main filter ...

I don't mill with my c/s, but do cut splits at times - not had filter probs and run standard filters on my Husky's, just do regular maintenance