Solid nose bar vs sprocket nose bar

[tonytree]

I recently purchased a makita ea7900 with a 24 inch bar for the occasional trees my husky 560xp 18 inch  can’t handle. 
 

I run a mixture of husky and stihl and all my previous saws have a sprocket on the bar. Is there any major disadvantages (if any) with the solid nose compared with the sprocket. 
 

Thanks 

 

Tony 

[htb]

The solid nosed Stihl Duromatic bar was very durable but used a lot more power than the sprocket nosed equivalent if that's any help.

[tonytree]

The solid nosed Stihl Duromatic bar was very durable but used a lot more power than the sprocket nosed equivalent if that's any help.

I thought it would last longer and did think about it losing more power but then thought I was being silly.

Is the power loss really noticeable compared to the sprocket nose then?

[htb]

Your gut instinct was right. Its noticeable but not that bad, also normally run a slightly slacker chain.

[harvey b davison]

When I bought my makita 9010, it came with a solid bar, totally hated it, swapped it for a sprocket nose bar and it runs miles better.

[Stubby]

I don't particularly like a hard nose bar but as said you got to run the slacker than a sprocket nose bar .

[tonytree]

Thanks all, I’ll probably get a new bar then in the near future