breymeyerfam
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did you notice that they upped the price on the 32" from $68 to $82 since last week.... :censored:
Sugihara chainsaw bar?
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did you notice that they upped the price on the 32" from $68 to $82 since last week.... :censored:
Edge & Engine
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Wow they did up the prices!
DougNH
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yeah, I got an 18" for my MS361 and now it would have cost me $10 more just a couple weeks later. What's up with that?
I guess that's what we get for supporting the store. I'm glad I got my 32" when I did. I've only had it about a week.
DougNH
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I just bit the bullet and bought a 16" for my 346XP. The live.com rebate is down to 8% :censored: Ebay doesn't seem to have any more valid 10% off coupon codes :censored:, so I had to pay around $50 with shipping. Still, it was worth it since the quality is there.
I think that by raising their price, the Sugihara outlet is trying to say that "this is a bar as good as Cannon, but less money" rather than compete in the middle ground where they were trying to be "much higher quality than your average painted steel bar, but at around the same price"
I think that by raising their price, the Sugihara outlet is trying to say that "this is a bar as good as Cannon, but less money" rather than compete in the middle ground where they were trying to be "much higher quality than your average painted steel bar, but at around the same price"
I talked with Hev Inc who is selling these on eBay. They are the US distibutor for these bars. I even disussed becoming a dealer for them. The reason they had to raise their prices is that they were undercutting their dealers. Even at the higher prices, they're only $3-$5 more than what would have been my dealer cost. Not enough profit in it to pursue. They are great bars though.
Tractorsaw1
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Ooopppssss!!. Try Mount OPE in Salem, IN.
I am assuming there price will be no where near the numbers on the ebay store after looking at hev's list prices? Thinking about buying the jonsered, homelite, poulan, echo 20" & modifying it for a stihl mount, is this possible? Maybe get a spacer to run it on my 7900 also?
Should be much different than eBay's prices.
whitedogone
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What's up with is:
A 24" 3/8P 58G 84DL replaceable sprocket nose is $55
But a 24" 3/8P 50G 84DL – Solid body hard tip bar is $70
A 24" 3/8P 58G 84DL replaceable sprocket nose is $55
But a 24" 3/8P 50G 84DL – Solid body hard tip bar is $70
Sticking it to the Stihl guys I guess
I got hold of a new 36" solid tip bar from Sugi Hara at a very good price. It has the large Stihl mount (880/084), but I did buy it actually for my 090AV
I have modified Stihl bars already in the past to fit the Contra/070/090 without any problem (widen the slot, and drill new holes for the tensioner), but this Sugi Hara bar has cost me already one milling tool and 2 SS drills...ans still it ain't finished. This must be super hard steel....:censored:
anyone know what kind of material they are...?
I must admit that the finish is absolute good quality.
I have modified Stihl bars already in the past to fit the Contra/070/090 without any problem (widen the slot, and drill new holes for the tensioner), but this Sugi Hara bar has cost me already one milling tool and 2 SS drills...ans still it ain't finished. This must be super hard steel....:censored:
anyone know what kind of material they are...?
I must admit that the finish is absolute good quality.
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K9-Handler
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If you owned a mill cutter you probably know this already, but...
If they get away with not painting the bars they are probably stainless steel.
That might explain your bad luck with cutters. Some alloys of stainless work-harden if you dwell the cutter (or drill), even a little. Once in the cut you have to keep moving -- if the tool drags at all or if you hesitate in the cut the metal right under the cutter will harden to file consistancy and you'll never get through it.
Get a magnet and see if it sticks. If not, it's probably stainless.
chevytaHOE5674
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Still trying to find a source for a 20 and 24" 3/8 .050 roller tip sugi hara for a stihl.... Anybody got one?
TRI955
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BuddhaKat
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HEV, Inc. is the US Distributor for Sugihara. Their website is www.hev.com.
I checked and they are definately not Stainless steel....but you could be right about the auto-hardening part..... hmmmm
polexie
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I got hold of a new 36" solid tip bar from Sugi Hara at a very good price. It has the large Stihl mount (880/084), but I did buy it actually for my 090AV
I have modified Stihl bars already in the past to fit the Contra/070/090 without any problem (widen the slot, and drill new holes for the tensioner), but this Sugi Hara bar has cost me already one milling tool and 2 SS drills...ans still it ain't finished. This must be super hard steel....:censored:
anyone know what kind of material they are...?
I must admit that the finish is absolute good quality.
Roland, you know of a distributor/dealer here in the Benelux, or just got it on ebay? Googled a bit with negative results.
Lex
BuddhaKat
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I just got off the phone with Mark from HEV. I wanted to find out if they had a bar that fit my little Poulan. While I had him on the phone I asked him what the bars are made out of. He tells me the bar is made of steel, but it's a very high quality steel.
He asked me to let you all know that they have no intentions whatsoever of discontinuing the line, contrary to the report posted here.
Cheers,
BK
He asked me to let you all know that they have no intentions whatsoever of discontinuing the line, contrary to the report posted here.
Cheers,
BK
chevytaHOE5674
ArboristSite Operative
Switch to .058, that's what I finally did....
Not an option, i have tons of loops of .050 chain, and a few rolls of .050 chain. And no dealers around here sell .058 chain.
Thanks i will check with Hev.
2000ssm6
Stihl User
Dam, how much is he giving off msrp for the light weights?:jawdrop:
