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Just asking here to gather some info. Why is it that Sugihara seems to be double the price of Tsumura bar for bar?
From some testing done a while back by @Redbull661 it showed that Tsumura bars were at least equal or better than Sugihara.
 

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at the time of testing. pricing was essentially the same because really the only way to get tsumura lights was from the guy in Canada. He charged and still does a huge mark up over his cost and retail. At the time of testing, in the USA, Tilton was the one and only distributor and they only carried solid/non light bars. As far as I know there are now two distributors in the USA. They carry light bars and the price has dropped substantially.

There are many dealers with each of the two distributors.
 
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at the time of testing. pricing was essentially the same because really the only way to get tsumura lights was from the guy in Canada. He charged and still does a huge mark up over his cost and retail. At the time of testing, in the USA, Tilton was the one and only distributor and they only carried solid/non light bars. As far as I know there are now two distributors in the USA. They carry light bars and the price has dropped substantially.

What dealers carry them?
 

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Julian carries some select Tsumura bars. And Nate carries Tsumura as well.
 

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I think HL Supply carries some Sugihara bars
 

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I stocked up when I got a deal on them. Probably will never need another in all of my days. (This is part of them)

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I am looking for 18" 3/8 .050 bar.
201FV4 I think. Stihl mount of course. [emoji16]
 

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RI Chevy, you should download the Tsumura catalogue PDF so you can find part no's etc The company that makes Tsumura bars in Japan is 'Suehiroseiko' so Google that. I get Tsumuras much cheaper than Sugi's but I have a bunch of both. One thing I like about the Sugi bars is the big long elongated bar stud slot, great if using adapters & stuff. Redbull gets decent prices on them.
 

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The only thing about the tsumura I don’t like are the 4 rivet tips. Everything else I like. Oregon and sugi are 5 rivets and cannon/stihl and some others are usually 6 rivets.
 

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The only thing about the tsumura I don’t like are the 4 rivet tips. Everything else I like. Oregon and sugi are 5 rivets and cannon/stihl and some others are usually 6 rivets.
Are you talking the rivets for the nose sprocket or the rivets mating the tip to the bar. Pretty sure for the sprocket the rivet number is different between 404, 3/8 & .325. there not all the same. Some are 5 rivet some are 4.
 
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