Dieselshawn
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Hello fellow members of the motorized tree slayers;
Has anyone here have issues with Stihl ES bars failing prematurely? Are the bars not made as well as they used to be?
Seems the ones my logging buddies are using aren't lasting long. About 2 weeks the bar is done. They won't cut straight.
I'm also told the ES Lite 28'' (their first one they bought so far) lasted the longest. But even that lite bar is heading for the scrap pile now. I think it lasted 6 weeks or something.
They have used Oregon bars as well but they're supposedly worse.
The one guy has ordered a 24'' Sugihara bar and is waiting for it to come so they can try it.
Can something else cause premature bar wear or not cutting straight even after having them deburred, dressed etc?
Has anyone here have issues with Stihl ES bars failing prematurely? Are the bars not made as well as they used to be?
Seems the ones my logging buddies are using aren't lasting long. About 2 weeks the bar is done. They won't cut straight.
I'm also told the ES Lite 28'' (their first one they bought so far) lasted the longest. But even that lite bar is heading for the scrap pile now. I think it lasted 6 weeks or something.
They have used Oregon bars as well but they're supposedly worse.
The one guy has ordered a 24'' Sugihara bar and is waiting for it to come so they can try it.
Can something else cause premature bar wear or not cutting straight even after having them deburred, dressed etc?