Wood is usually harvested in the fall or winter. Frost periods are particularly suitable for felling and harvesting in order to protect the soil. On small areas or in sensitive forest stands, highly functional chainsaws are used instead of timber harvesters. The use of a suitable lubricant plays an important role here. It must be efficient and at the same time protect people and the environment. With Divinol AquaChainFluid, lubricant expert Zeller+Gmelin has a resource-saving, water-based saw chain fluid in its range.
"With Divinol AquaChainFluid, we have developed an easy-to-use, water-based high-performance saw chain fluid that is not only easily biodegradable, but also has very good lubricity and excellent wear and corrosion protection
," says Michael Peter, Product Manager at Zeller+Gmelin.
According to current estimates, around 10,000 tons of
chain lubricants are released into the environment every year during logging due to loss lubrication. The use of readily biodegradable saw chain oils should therefore be a matter of course for reasons of human and environmental compatibility alone. For this reason, Zeller+Gmelin has expanded its existing product portfolio of lubricants for environmentally sensitive areas to include a water-based saw chain fluid.
Excellent practical results
The water-based saw chain fluid is in no way inferior to traditional chain oil variants in terms of adhesion and lubrication properties, ageing resistance and cold resistance and is technically capable of fully replacing lubricants made from mineral or vegetable oil. AquaChainFluid passed the DIN ISO 7120 A steel finger test and also achieved a corrosion level of 0 in the DIN 51360-2 chip/filter paper corrosion test.
Another challenge was the flow behavior at low temperatures. Organic chain oils can generally be used at temperatures as low as -18 degrees Celsius. In the 168-hour air bath test, however, Divinol AquaChainFluid achieved permanent cold flow behavior down to -24 degrees Celsius. The viscosity of Divinol AquaChainFluid also impressed the lubricant developers: at 70 mm²/s at 40 °C, it is comparable to standard bio chain oils and thus ensures good flowability from canisters and other packaging containers. This favorable viscosity-temperature behavior makes Divinol AquaChainFluid a perfect chain fluid for year-round use at high and low temperatures.
Resource-saving fluid for people, animals and the environment
Divinol AquaChainFluid has also already proven itself in practice. The product is suitable for cordless saws as well as motorized and electric saws in particularly environmentally sensitive terrain. "It should be emphasized here that there are no emissions in the form of oil mist," emphasizes Michael Peter. "This not only protects the health of the operator, but also protects the soil, groundwater, plants and animals."
Last but not least, this also has a positive effect on the user's protective clothing, as there is no
contamination from oil droplets / oil mist. This means that the cut protection is maintained for longer and the clothing can be worn for longer overall.
The advantages of Divinol AquaChainFluid at a glance:
- High wear and corrosion protection
- Good viscosity-temperature behavior
- No oil mist
- Without environmentally harmful components
- Water-based
- No labeling required
- Readily biodegradable (OECD 301 B)
- User-friendly in terms of filling, mixing and cleaning