Stihl and Oregon bars the same?
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ciscoguy01
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nooooo
Absolutely not. Husky/Dolmar are rebadged Oregon stuff. I think there's others also. Stihl makes their own stuff...
Absolutely not. Husky/Dolmar are rebadged Oregon stuff. I think there's others also. Stihl makes their own stuff...
frankyslog
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same bars ?
absolutely not!
absolutely not!
treejunkie13
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That is the case with Husky, but Stihl has there own patend. I may be wrong but that is what I have been told by dealers.
I believe Stihl is the only one that makes their own chain these days.
Homelite built machinery to build their oun chain but I don't know what ever became of it.
Like the others said, he's wrong, but...in Europe some of the Stihl-branded bars are not Stihl-made, if memory serves. I'm sure SawTroll will chime in with the details before too long. But for what we can get here in North America, Stihl is Stihl and everything else is not Stihl.
VI sawguy
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In Canada not all the stihl branded bars are made by stihl. Some of them are made by oregon
Austin1
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Yep, actually I have never seen a newer stihl in Canada with a real stihl bar on it. I don't know about the 660 and 880 but even the 441 has a Oregon bar on it.
I also wonder about the Chain as the stuff I have seen does not have the colour Green or Yellow on the link.
stihl
No, stihl bars and oregon bars are NOT the same. Stihl bars are much more durable than oregon. Look at the replaceable sproket tips from both manufacturers. Stihl is held on with 3 rivets and oregon is only held on with one rivet.:greenchainsaw:
No, stihl bars and oregon bars are NOT the same. Stihl bars are much more durable than oregon. Look at the replaceable sproket tips from both manufacturers. Stihl is held on with 3 rivets and oregon is only held on with one rivet.:greenchainsaw:
kevlar
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Unless they say made in germany(not sure what va paints on)they are sometimes oregon bars
kevlar
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Canadian bars and chains usually does not have the colour code.Stihl chain is only made by Stihl!
PA Plumber
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"Steel"
It took AS for me to start saying Stihl correctly.
Now... Who wins that one??
It took AS for me to start saying Stihl correctly.
Now... Who wins that one??
Tzed250
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Shteel...
Lakeside53
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there's an entire thread on this...
Stihl has occasionally used Oregon bars when the demand outnumbers the production. With the opening of the new bar plant for Stihl in Virginia Beach they will not have to outsource bars except for extreme emergencies.
WPanhandler
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Paint has always Peeled off my Oregon bars before long and shows the discoloration of the heat treatment area of the bar. I have used my Stihl bar much more than my last couple of oregon bars and the paint is still on the Stihl bar though the paint is wearing off.
SawTroll
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As far as I know, most Stihl bars in Canada are rebadged Oregons.
Some have beed sold in the US as well, when the German made Stihl bars were in short supply.
The Oregon made bars I have seen (in pictures only) say just "Rollomatic" on them - no "E" or "ES".
All European Stihl bars are made in Germany by Stihl, as far as I know.
Husky actually make some of the bars themselves (shorter ones), here in Norway - but I believe most on the US and CA markets are rebadged Oregons, as is all the RSN and longer laminated ones here + the 3/8" lo-pro ones.
Dolmar bars are all Oregons, as far as I know.
SawTroll
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No surprises there.......
