breaking bars

[willywonthe]

what would be the best one on the market just now,its the longer one im after,130-140cm,i currently have an oregon one but im not impressed with the slightly downward lipped edge on the front of it,its to easy to slip out if leaned down on when on steeper ground,any info would be helpful

[Stephen Blair]

Take a grinder to it!

[Mozza]

Take a grinder to it!

 

Job done!

[willywonthe]

i was thinking about that but didnt want to make a complete balls of it,if i grind the lip off and put a couple of v's on the front edge that should do the trick hopefully

[Stephen Blair]

The smaller bars usually had a couple of v's and a jaggy edge.

You do need a lot of push pressure when using them, newbies will push to hard and they will slip out of say wet sycamore, they need a quick push down or lift then an even quicker shove in to get the little cross bar under, once that in its all good.

I have had 1 for over 12 years,thought the same at first and never did anything about it:001_rolleyes:

[Stephen Blair]

I remember buying a new 1 at the AA show, Mike Hill was there, asking why I would need such a huge bar and how pointless it was,:sneaky2:then he said he was going to take a video of him throwing his 1 in a Fjord to prove how useless it was:laugh1:

 

Never did get the video:lol:

[Chris Sheppard]

I've got one of the larger oregon ones and find it pretty good. So far it's not bent (got to be 8 or so years old now) whereas others with different ones have. The hook on it doesn't seem to bite the best at times but it works OK.

 

Can't really see what you could do for grip when pushing down on it without making it too thick, but when pulling up, I find the lip works well. Also, only being lipped on the bottom edge makes it easier to persuade into the cut, especially for if you're running .325 chain as the larger bars generally have a thicker foot than the smaller ones.

 

Have you tried using it upside down? Guessing if you're pushing down on it, it's because you're on the low side and can't reach high enough to push - upside down might still have enough room to either push down and get the lip to bite in, or pull up from a better position (hope that makes some sense written down - I know what i mean but can't describe it well).

[willywonthe]

the hook isnt the best right enough,tried it upside down and ended up skidding down a steep bank into a burn,just feel i cant really put all my effort into it without it slipping out

[Spruce Pirate]

I like the big Stihl bar. Previous one was a Bahco, which broke. Never tried the Oregon for comparison, but would recommend the big Stihl.

[willywonthe]

cheers mate,will check it out