I used to have a lot of issues with bar life. Cutting dry mesquite that’s in sandyland and has sand in it. I would have a bar groove worn so wide a new chain lays over in under 20 cord. Tried all sorts of bars and just settled on running cheapies or stuff I found on sale. I was spending $500 plus a year on bars. When I was running 036 and 360 saws I’d spend more on bars than the saw by the time I was done with it.
A few years ago I learned a trick on here about starting with .050 bar and chain and working my way up to .063. Well that little trick has saved me a grand or more that last couple years. I’ve been buying tsumura bars and getting over 100 cords out of one now. It lasts a really long time at .058.
I don’t remember who told me to do that, but if I would have known that when I started cutting wood I’d have saved 10k easy.
I really wish that my massive stack of “worn out” Stihl duramatic .050 bars was still in the shop at my grandmothers and I’d never have to buy a bar again. But they made it the scrap yard at some point.
A few years ago I learned a trick on here about starting with .050 bar and chain and working my way up to .063. Well that little trick has saved me a grand or more that last couple years. I’ve been buying tsumura bars and getting over 100 cords out of one now. It lasts a really long time at .058.
I don’t remember who told me to do that, but if I would have known that when I started cutting wood I’d have saved 10k easy.
I really wish that my massive stack of “worn out” Stihl duramatic .050 bars was still in the shop at my grandmothers and I’d never have to buy a bar again. But they made it the scrap yard at some point.