TheWoWDBI was confused about this quest at first, then I realized how it worked. You use the hook to grab the can, but instead of it immediately applying to the Shredder, it just gets listed in your inventory. Then you just use the can that's in your inventory on the Shredder.
Quest
It's Time to Oil Up
A World of Warcraft quest in Felwood. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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I was pretty confused at first since after you snag the floating oil cans from the air they just disappear. The oil is actually in your inventory, use them on the shredders.
Once you get into the Irontree Clearing you'll notice floating oil cans. Use your hook to retrieve the oil cans and then toss them at the Irontree Shredders.
Quest facts
Quest ID28333
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28333))
Requirements
FactionHorde only
Read from the Blizzard quest API.
What to do
WhereFelwood, Darkshore
StorylineFelwood, step 48 of 69
RewardsEfficiency Spell Mace, 
Overworked Shoulders, 
Oil Bailer's Shield, 10g 50s, 4,100 XP
Efficiency Spell Mace, Overworked Shoulders, Oil Bailer's Shield, 10g 50s, 4,100 XPDescription
Three things come out of Irontree Clearing: lumber, oil, and exhausted workers. The first two are pretty much the cause of the third, but I like to be efficient about things where I can. I've got our shredders working triple unpaid overtime, and there's really nowhere in the schedule for them to get maintenance. Use this grappling hook to nab some of the extra oil cans floating around camp and use them to oil up the shredders, would you?
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Coordinates
- Turn-inFelwood 56.4, 8.0
/way #77 56.4 8.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Felwood 53.9, 16.6
/way #77 53.9 16.6 - Objective areaDarkshore 71.7, 30.5
/way #62 71.7 30.5
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Felwood map
- A Glimpse of Terror about 2,130 yards
- Stepping into the Shadows about 2,130 yards
- Balancing the Scales about 2,130 yards
- Heart of the Issue about 2,130 yards
- Ancient Curses about 2,400 yards
- Wardens' Wrath about 2,400 yards
- A Grim Portent about 2,400 yards
- Countering Corruption about 2,400 yards
- Mercy or Misery about 2,400 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Felwood, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Horde flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Felwood:
- Irontree Clearing, Felwood
- Moonglade
- Whisperwind Grove, Felwood
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Choose one of these rewards:
3D Model
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Reward details
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TypeOne-Handed Mace One-Hand
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Weapon4 - 5 damage, speed 2.6
Stats+3 Intellect, +5 Stamina, +5 Versatility
Suited toRestoration, Mistweaver, Shadow, Holy, Discipline, Elemental, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Balance
Sells to vendors for46 gold50 silver
TypeLeather Shoulder
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for23 gold82 silver
TypeShield Shield
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor67
Stats+4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect
Suited toRestoration, Elemental, Holy, Protection
Sells to vendors for30 gold89 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level25
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor11
Stats+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for24 gold9 silver
Reputation: Bilgewater Cartel +250
Run by the ruthless Trade Prince Gallywix, the Bilgewater Cartel is the most powerful trading company on the Isle of Kezan. From their headquarters at Bilgewater Port, the cartel dominates trade all over the South Seas.
Reputation group: Horde.
Other quests in Felwood that reward Bilgewater Cartel reputation: A Flare Fight (+250), Turn It Off! Turn It Off! (+250), Slap and Cap (+250), Is Your Oil Running? (+250), A Bomb Deal (+250), Take it to the Tree (+250).
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Felwood
Part 48 of 69.
Previous: Enemy at our Roots · Next: Wisps of the Woods
- 43Collecting Corruption
- 44Fel To Pieces
- 45Hunting the Damned
- 46The Core of Kroshius
- 47Enemy at our Roots
- 48It's Time to Oil Up
- 49Wisps of the Woods
- 50A Flare Fight
- 51Into the Clearing
- 52Wisp-napping
- 53The Shredders of Irontree
- 54Take it to the Tree
Showing steps 43 to 54 of 69.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Enemy at our Roots
The goblins are already upon us! We have tried everything in our power to warn the goblins to leave Irontree Clearing before we resorted to violence. As they turned a blind ear to us, we struck, and now rather than spare the forest they would lay down their lives for greed.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Wisps of the Woods
I have toiled long here with the Denmother to spread the teachings of Cenarius and the ways of the wild. She has gained much of my trust, and in return, I have been allowed to introduce the spirits of the forest to her students. The company of wisps is a great honor, as well as a useful blessing.
The storyline at a glance
Felwood has 69 steps, from Culling the Corrupted to The Chieftain's Key.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Felwood (68), Darkshore (1).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Felwood map
- Night Elf Heritage Armor
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.