The Best Bar....Period

Alright... I wanna know yall's opinions on what are the best available bars. What are the best bars for all around Professional usage. What kind of prices are these bars. I currently run nothing but stihl es bars on my saws and they are still serviceable, but they are getting close to retirement... just kinda looking for some direction.

I hear Cannon alot

of the bars I have had its the Stihl ES a bit heavy but very durable

Got any idea on cannon pricing? I have heard of them on here before, but I don't have any idea how their prices compare to say oregon or stihl.

Yea my es's have lasted a long time.

Cannons are high dollar...Stihl ES is good bang for the buck. AFAIK the Baileys Woodsman Pro line is made by Cannon. Baileys is an AS sponsor, so check it out...

A little reading about bars.
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=11842&highlight=gb+bars
http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=41635&highlight=gb+bars

441_Stihl said:

of the bars I have had its the Stihl ES a bit heavy but very durable

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WTF??? Heavy??? run a 32" on that 441... then maybe heavy... A Stihl ES ain't no heavier than any other bar of the same length.

Again... it must be this whole "balance" thing all you guys are worried about... but I digress...

Gary

I like the ES bars as well. They make good bars.

Cannon web site

http://www.cannonbar.com/index.cfm?method=pages.showPage&pageid=528a0645-93e4-423e-a11b-434f8a81f7f8

:chainsawguy:

I'll put in a vote for Billy's Sports Bar. Heck.... there was one night that cute little bartender pumped me full of drinks for free !!!

I've got 2 "TSUMARA" bars I really like. might be a little heavy though. Mine have "Cannon" painted on them, but I've seen them with their own name, laser, and several others painted in them. Pretty sure mine came from Bailey's....

So far I've only used Oregon Power Match bars...no complaints and readily available.

I like total bars.

I too like the Oregon Power Match bars. Baileys carries them.

I've always been partial to windsor speed tips myself. stihl ES bars are tough too. I hear good things about GB titaniums, but have never used one myself.
-Ralph

WoodsmanPRO Bars for Stihl

Cannon manufactures these for Bailey's.

http://store.baileys-online.com/cgi...on/co=yes/sf=category/se=293/op=eq/ml=10.html

:chainsawguy:

yup!

GASoline71 said:

WTF??? Heavy??? run a 32" on that 441... then maybe heavy... A Stihl ES ain't no heavier than any other bar of the same length.

Again... it must be this whole "balance" thing all you guys are worried about... but I digress...

Gary

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Exactly gary, they ain't heavy at all (atleast to me). But top brands I would say are, woodsmanpro(cannon), stihl ES, windsor speed tip,GB TN 40's, Carlton are ok, oregon powermatch, a few others, but those are off the top of my head.:biggrinbounce2: :rockn:

The best bar is the one where you feel comfortable, and they don't even have to ask what you want to drink, it's right there when you sit down!! THATS A GOOD BAR!!!!

yep!

sawinredneck said:

The best bar is the one where you feel comfortable, and they don't even have to ask what you want to drink, it's right there when you sit down!! THATS A GOOD BAR!!!!

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YEP! LOL :greenchainsaw: :hmm3grin2orange: :biggrinbounce2: