Best 48" milling bar

[Timmy C]

Hi, been milling with a 36inch bar for a while and now want a 48". The standard stihl one is available but I know others are out there specifically for milling, any suggestions please.

[Forest2Furniture]

What saw are you running, I use a 48" stihl bar on my 880.

Bit expensive if buying separately about £300 I think

[TrollSpiel]

I too use a Stihl 48. But I think I'd rather have something with a sprocket. Talk to RobD here.

[Big J]

I think the one I have on my mill is a Cannon Woodland Pro. It's absolutely superb. Very rarely taking down the burrs, and seems to be much tougher than the Stihl.

 

The Stihl 48 inch bar is so expensive you are as well to buy a proper milling bar.

[Rob D]

You don't really have specific milling bars 48".

 

The Stihl 47" ones are ok but the solid nose on them does sap some power (I have one second hand only done 2 hours work for £130-00+vat).

 

The GB ones are good £225-00 heavy and solid - sprocket nose

 

Cannon are also good £245-00 - sprocket nose

 

What saw do you have?

[Big J]

What saw do you have?

 

I'll answer on Timmy's behalf - MS880

[Rob D]

I'll answer on Timmy's behalf - MS880

 

 

Ta! I thought so

[Timmy C]

Thanks for the advice. Gave cannon a call today but was told only the standard Super Bar was available. So leaves me with two options the GB or the Cannon. Any suggestions to which is tougher? I am hesitant in spending this much so needs to last.

[Rob D]

They are both very good bars but bear in mind milling with this size bar in big wood is tough on all components compared to using smaller bars.

 

The cannon bars a little lighter than the GB ones and are perhaps a little more flexible. Durability wise they are about the same as each other in my experience.