Not sure about the differences in wear or performance, that is a consideration, but motor oil, be it used or new, from what I have seen it just makes a real mess, slings off everywhere. I've got one friend who uses it, agrees on that too. He still uses it, but it makes a mess.
Strangest thing with one of these Husqvarna 455 rancher saws, friend got a really good deal on a new one, his dad runs that brand, local saw shop sells it, my neighbor owned it, his dad before him, retired, but works a few days a week there, he sold it to his partner and friend. Back to the point, he ran some of that bar oil in the green jug commonly found at big box or franchise, or national retailers. It leaked that oil like crazy, I went and put the Husqvarna bar oil into it and it stopped completely !
You may have seen my Stihl MS390 on tool talk, did some sprucing up on it, came out great and still runs like it did when new. One thing I noticed when I first fired it up again was it was slinging Stihl bar oil like crazy, new bar, chain, everything on that saw was new or cleaned like new, if I had motor oil in there, what a mess, and it can get onto the engine or help wood fines stick to the cooling fins on one side. One thing is for sure, chainsaws get caked in oil and wood fines just from bar oil, and its wise to clean them as much as you can, why make it worse?
I typically process about 5 cord annually, do a fair amount of felling, but nothing daily or for extended periods of time, unlike a logger or tree service or forestry worker. 2 gallons of bar oil goes a long way, whether its adjusted to max or set back a little. I collect all the sawdust for composting, so I don't want oil in it, and when it drys down, the sawdust is free of bar oil, + Stihl bar oil does break down, they even make one that comes in a gray jug, that is supposed to break down faster than any other bar oil, well who knows for sure, I had never heard of such a thing.
In my opinion, for most homeowners, farmers, ranchers or those who cut periodically, make their own firewood, there is no savings by using alternatives to bar oil.
Its imperative to keep the bar groove clean, or clear it often, as well as inside the sprocket cover and any passages to the bar. I made a rounded edge triangular tool out of thin aluminum sheet metal, shaped just like a slow moving sign on a tractor, perfect for bar groove cleaning, fits in the tool kit. I've learned over the years, ones chainsaw does require a fair amount of regular maintenance to perform, those that don't end up with the dozens of others that keep a constant stream of saws in for repairs.
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