Post by Tommy on Apr 2, 2017 15:08:00 GMT -5
Weather is warm - spring has sprung - time is drawing close when I need to clean around 4 inches of water out of my 18" saw 
Last fall I prepped it for winter - gave it a nice new tarp because the previous one had shredded - but I got too fancy with it and didn't let it drape past the front edge. Basically I form fitted the tarp to the hood so I could still open the hood with it on and I let it hang down in the back because I was convinced that was where the water was leaking in. Anyway we had an record rainfall winter and I recently discovered about 4" of water in the saw. The oil is sitting on top of course but when draining it's difficult to see where it has mixed.
One time before when I had this problem to a much smaller degree I put it all in gallon jugs in the freezer - excellent separation method when the water freezes and the oil doesn't. It's way too much to deal with this time.
SO... I was wondering to myself and now to everyone else... If I put food coloring in the water inside the saw would it color the oil as well or would it color the water only and provide a better dividing line wile I'm draining it?
Hmmm... have to go to the store and get some food coloring to test it.
Last fall I prepped it for winter - gave it a nice new tarp because the previous one had shredded - but I got too fancy with it and didn't let it drape past the front edge. Basically I form fitted the tarp to the hood so I could still open the hood with it on and I let it hang down in the back because I was convinced that was where the water was leaking in. Anyway we had an record rainfall winter and I recently discovered about 4" of water in the saw. The oil is sitting on top of course but when draining it's difficult to see where it has mixed.
One time before when I had this problem to a much smaller degree I put it all in gallon jugs in the freezer - excellent separation method when the water freezes and the oil doesn't. It's way too much to deal with this time.
SO... I was wondering to myself and now to everyone else... If I put food coloring in the water inside the saw would it color the oil as well or would it color the water only and provide a better dividing line wile I'm draining it?
Hmmm... have to go to the store and get some food coloring to test it.
