Favorite Bars

[Monkeypetting]

I know that this horse had all ready been beat on this site, however. What are some opinions on peoples favorite brand of bars for speed, longevity, etc. Now what about favorite chains that forgives best for being run into the dirt, stays sharp the longest, cuts soft and hard wood etc. As most can tell by the questions i am new to the "good" chainsaw world so please be patient. Thanks

 

[StihlyinEly]

Here I thought I'd stumbled on a thread that would ID all the best taverns across America, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Sigh.

 

[Monkeypetting]

Here I thought I'd stumbled on a thread that would ID all the best taverns across America, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Sigh.

Most any Irish pub gets my blood to pumping.

 

[StihlyinEly]

Most any Irish pub gets my blood to pumping.

Me too (German/Irishman here).

Wish I could give you some chainsaw bar perspective, but I've basically only ever used OEM, with an pinch hit now and than from hardware-store Oregon bars.

 

[dingeryote]

GB bars. Stihl RM/RMC. Clean as a whistle or filthy from skidding in the mud and snow, the advantages are there.

Carlton/Bailys SC ain't far behind the RM and costs half as much...

I gotta start looking at Bars seeing as how GB is now Chineese.
Maybe I'll find something I like better.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[eyolf]

Oregon bars are everywhere, but not so good.

GB bars are pretty good, but as Dingeryote says, they will need to be closely examined as the chinese stock takes over.

Carlton bars are OK, but I think they bear watching as there are a bunch of different kinds out there...now that they are a Blount company, I imagine that Carlton will be a Windsor or Oregon depending. Carlton will just be a name to satisfy the consumer that still looks for that name.

I haven't ever used a Windsor sprocket nose.

I like the Tilton/Total/Jonsered/Tsumura bars (some Jonsered bars are Oregons, some Carltons)...they're very hard and durable. Not all dealers keep them around, and if they have to special order it will be spendy.

 

[Erick]

Stihl bars are hard to beat for overall value, there are better bars and there are cheaper bars but I'd say Stihl gives you the best bang for the buck overall.

My favorite bars are probably the Sugiharas, very durable, light, and at a fair price. If only the distributor didn't cut his dealers throats they would probably reach household name status.

 

[BloodOnTheIce]

My favorite place in college, it is a sh*thole with aspersions of someday being a dive bar. My old boss Rob waiting for the beer truck.

 

[cpr]

GB bars. Stihl RM/RMC. Clean as a whistle or filthy from skidding in the mud and snow, the advantages are there.

Carlton/Bailys SC ain't far behind the RM and costs half as much...

I gotta start looking at Bars seeing as how GB is now Chineese.
Maybe I'll find something I like better.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

Stole my thoughts word for word. Must be a MI thing...

 

[Cedarkerf]

Bars under 28" Stihl ES over 28" Oreogon RW. Stihl bar hard to beat for durability. Oregon RW because of the weight .

 

[Evan]

i run mostly all stihl ES bars theyre tough

also run the standerd oregon 28" its been good bar to.

i cant complain about either

i havent had a chain forgive me yet for dragn it through the dirt

 

[rms61moparman]

I know that this horse had all ready been beat on this site, however. What are some opinions on peoples favorite brand of bars for speed, longevity, etc. Now what about favorite chains that forgives best for being run into the dirt, stays sharp the longest, cuts soft and hard wood etc. As most can tell by the questions i am new to the "good" chainsaw world so please be patient. Thanks

Hey!!!

You get you tail out in the woods.
You can't kill deer sitting at the computer!
We can worry about bars when deer season is over.


Mike

 

[Erick]

Hey!!!

You get you tail out in the woods.
You can't kill deer sitting at the computer!
We can worry about bars when deer season is over.


Mike

Says the feller at the computer.

 

[Hddnis]

All my big saws wear either Oregon or Windsor.

Small saws are a mix, many wearing Stihl bars. A couple of GB bars and three or four Carlton bars.

Overall I like the Windsor bars. Can't really say they are better than the Oregon bars because they both last a long time.



Mr. HE

 

[Monkeypetting]

Hey!!!

You get you tail out in the woods.
You can't kill deer sitting at the computer!
We can worry about bars when deer season is over.


Mike

Killed anything yet....Chris?

 

[Monkeypetting]

Says the feller at the computer.

He will probably say that he had his wife post it for him.

 

[E.V.A. Sawman]

I like the Jonsered/Tsumura bars, I buy them whenever I see one for sale at a decent price. We have hadgood luck with the Oregon and GB also.

 

[Stihlman441]

GB bars. Stihl RM/RMC. Clean as a whistle or filthy from skidding in the mud and snow, the advantages are there.

Carlton/Bailys SC ain't far behind the RM and costs half as much...

I gotta start looking at Bars seeing as how GB is now Chineese.
Maybe I'll find something I like better.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

GB bars are still being made in Melbourne Australia at the moment.

 

[MCW]

GB bars are still being made in Melbourne Australia at the moment.

Are you 100% sure about that? Tom Beerens was on a stand at a Chinese show (in China) promoting his new business associations. Email below from somebody I know that was there...

Still in China.
Was at the big show up here and went past the stand of the factory GB has signed the deal with.
Suprise, suprise Tom Beerens was actually on the stand working with the Chinese people.
They even had all the GB bars (Titanium included) and saw chain displayed on the stand (with GB artwork and and packaging).
I got another guy I know to grab the catalogues for the factory. I'll send them to you when I get back.
Obviously I couldn't get catalogues myself as Tom wouldn't let me walk on the stand.

Maybe just harvester bars are being made in Victoria for now? That was the last thing I heard. I've had all sorts of damning info sent to me regarding GB/China relations and the info I have was put out by GB itself.

 

[parrisw]

I mostly have Oregon stuff. Never had a problem with them. Never tried an Oregon Pro, suppsoed to be better?? I have a 36" Oregon Reduced weight. Stihl ES are nice seem to be fairly durable. I've used Sandvik, they seem to be nice, didn't have one for long though. I've had GB, their nice too. Windsor is fairly good. So all in all I've never had a problem with any bar I've used, I keep them well dressed though.