Forester bars

Are Forester bars any good? Iam looking at one for my 372 xpw.

I personally think the sprocket nose foresters are pretty decent bars. The new ones with the 5 rivet black tip along with the red lettering are a lot more visually appealing also.

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liberty said:

Are Forester bars any good? Iam looking at one for my 372 xpw.

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They are oregon powermatch's with forester's name on them. And yes they are good, but powermatches might be cheaper.:greenchainsaw:

stihl 440 said:

They are oregon powermatch's with forester's name on them. And yes they are good, but powermatches might be cheaper.:greenchainsaw:

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Scott

stihl 440 said:

They are oregon powermatch's with forester's name on them. And yes they are good, but powermatches might be cheaper.:greenchainsaw:

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Sorry.......There chinese copys of Oregon and Windsor bars....



I have a few that we beat the ......out of and there holding up...

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bcorradi said:

I personally think the sprocket nose foresters are pretty decent bars. The new ones with the 5 rivet black tip along with the red lettering are a lot more visually appealing also.

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Did they change them? I don't remember them having a black tip.:greenchainsaw:

what!!!???

cuttinscott said:

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Scott

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What do you mean? Did they change them?:greenchainsaw:

bcorradi said:

I personally think the sprocket nose foresters are pretty decent bars. The new ones with the 5 rivet black tip along with the red lettering are a lot more visually appealing also.

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Are you thinking of Windsor or Total branded bars?

All the new stock forester bars are china knockoffs of of the Power Match, Speed Tip, Prolite, etc.

There's some old stock Forester Bars that are GB Protop & Oregon Prolite Bars relabled as Forester.

I'm not a fan of China Steel when I see China Bolts & Bearings break everyday.

Steve

Where's PES+?

Yeah they changed within the last month. Here is a pic of what the new ones look like.

PlantBiologist said:

Are you thinking of Windsor or Total branded bars?

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No check out the pic in my previous post.

166 said:

I'm not a fan of China Steel when I see China Bolts & Bearings break everyday.

Steve

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Where are you seeing all the chinese bolts and bearings?

The Power Match copies came out last spring & the Speed Tips are new this winter. Forester is begging me to convert over to their China bars but I wont take them. Even though they have been holding up decent I avoid chinese products if I can.

Steve

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bcorradi said:

Yeah they changed within the last month. Here is a pic of what the new ones look like.

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That's a new one, it's a re-branded windsor. HA HA, what'll be next?!?!...LOL:greenchainsaw:

bcorradi said:

Where are you seeing all the chinese bolts and bearings?

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In everything but chainsaws

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bcorradi said:

Where are you seeing all the chinese bolts and bearings?

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In the sproket tips......:greenchainsaw:

166 said:

The Power Match copies came out last spring & the Speed Tips are new this winter. Forester is begging me to convert over to their China bars but I wont take them. Even though they have been holding up decent I avoid chinese products if I can.

Steve

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Tell them to go sell them to Wally World.

166 said:

The Power Match copies came out last spring & the Speed Tips are new this winter. Forester is begging me to convert over to their China bars but I wont take them. Even though they have been holding up decent I avoid chinese products if I can.

Steve

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A buddy of mine who owns a saw shop was dead set against them, but they offered to send him a couple to try for free. After he realized that they were of decent quality and the profit margin was higher he decided to stock them. He has sold tons of these to loggers with good reviews. However I completely understand where your comming from.

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No check out the pic in my previous post.

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Gotcha.

Going to stick with the Windsor, Carlton, and Oregon bars.