Chain wear ?

[njm]

Hi all , Had an customer in today telling me that the local know all has told him not to put a SugiHara bar on his 560 as the bars are "Too hard and just wear out the chain" , I sell Sugi bars Via Rob and know all the cutters running the bars i have sold have not had an issue , just looking for feedback before i speak to the customer again ., Thanks

[Lillywhite Timber]

Sounds like drivel to me , the only thing that will wear the underside of the links is an inability to sharpen his chains properly...Tell him to try oregon bars they will wear out or split before a single chain loop .

[njm]

Sounds like drivel to me , the only thing that will wear the underside of the links is an inability to sharpen his chains properly...Tell him to try oregon bars they will wear out or split before a single chain loop .

Yes i agree , The drivel merchant is the local Oregon dealer , got a feeling he is not too pleased at my company selling Sugi so he has to turn to rubbishing the product .

[NFG]

Hi

 

Sounds like FUD (Fear Uncertainty & Doubt) to me, I have a small experience of Sugi bars - 15" on 346 & 20" & 365 they are very good, much better than OEM bar and no excessive wear on the chain. I grease the nose in accordance with manufacturers recomendation & with any new bar & chain increase the oil flow for the first tank full whilst it breaks in.

 

Perhaps the bar did not align correctly on fitting & wore excessively?

 

Im sure Rob D and others with more knowledge will post soon, but in my opinion for what its worth, they are very good, well engineered bars - thanks Rob .

 

 

N

Edited October 9, 2015 by NFG

[Stubby]

That statement would register quite high if measured on an " oxometer " ........

[Mark Bolam]

It's certainly true about Husky bars.

The chain on my 540 was showing some signs of wear after I'd put 30 or 40 Techlite bars through it.

[njm]

That statement would register quite high if measured on an " oxometer " ........

 

Yes there is a hint of beef about most things this Character comments on

[Stubby]

It's certainly true about Husky bars.

The chain on my 540 was showing some signs of wear after I'd put 30 or 40 Techlite bars through it.

 

That's a cracker Mark

[forest tink]

i was looking at old chains yesterday,the one on i had on the sugi had been used to the last tiny bit on the cutters and the drive links had very little wear giving me good value,the chain getting used with the oregon bar had about 25% life left on the cutters but the drive linked where well worn to the point i had to change the chain making it no so economic,both had been run on a husky 576,all in all its deffo sugi for me,husky and oregon arent in the same league to be honest and that includes RSN and powermatch bars