I weighed the 28" reduced weight bar against the Total 28", and the husky/oregon 28". The reduced weight weighed 2 lb. 13 oz. The Total weighed 3 lb. 9 oz. The husky/oregon weighed 3 lb 12 oz. The reduced weight does weigh right at 25% less than a regular power match bar. The 372 feels like it has a 20" bar on it with the RW bar. I might have to order another one sometime soon.
Reduced weight bars
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turbo
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Nice setup you got there. Any opinion on the stihl E light bars,it says 30percent lighter?
turbo
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No I don't,just have a old catalog it just says how they are made and that they are 30 percent lighter.
olyeller
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Durability?
Do the lighter-weight bars have any durability issues or do they last just as long as the regular bars?
Olyeller
Do the lighter-weight bars have any durability issues or do they last just as long as the regular bars?
Olyeller
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Teddy.Scout
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They hurt the pocket book,
But they are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But they are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love mine. I've got three of them now. Two are 28", and one is 32". I'd love to have a 24"er.
Yeah it seems great. I wish I hadn't waited so long to get one.
Brad have you put that stihl mount on a husky saw? I'm just wondering about getting another one in 28" for stihl mount. I don't want to have to buy more chains for it though.
Brad have you put that stihl mount on a husky saw? I'm just wondering about getting another one in 28" for stihl mount. I don't want to have to buy more chains for it though.
MCW
Somebody's talking crap here & it ain't the tree!
Those Oregon lightweight bars are definately the go - and a quality item.
As I've mentioned in other threads my 32" Sugihara "lightweight" bars are only around 5% lighter than a standard GB Pro Top or Oregon Power Match Plus.
By all accounts as the bar length gets shorter with the Sugihara bars the difference in weight (against a GB Pro Top for instance) gets greater.
As I've mentioned in other threads my 32" Sugihara "lightweight" bars are only around 5% lighter than a standard GB Pro Top or Oregon Power Match Plus.
By all accounts as the bar length gets shorter with the Sugihara bars the difference in weight (against a GB Pro Top for instance) gets greater.
That's because they are a totally different thing, sandwiched instead of solid so they bend a bit easier, and you can't change out the sprocket tip. Oregon Pro-lite is the same kind. But sure, they are lighter. The Oregon reduced weight also bend somewhat easier, but the sprocket tip can be exchanged.
