Oregon factory chat with westcoast saw

[Wonkydonkey]

I will drop this here,

I found it informative, & hopefully they do another vid soon

 

[Sloughfoot]

I'd never heard the rule of thumb they use for choosing full comp, half skip, full skip. Makes sense.

 

[erikb]

good stuff- thank you.

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Yes I thought there were some interesting pieces of info in that vid.

Like;

you can’t file a factory grind once the chain is assembled, otherwise your be filing into the tie strap.
It’s a grind for performance and durability.

The sprocket wear and chain stretch as well as heal & toe wear was good info.

 

[Bill G]

I would love to actually get a older person from there on the phone

 

[mainer_in_ak]

Pretty bland interview. I use a bunch oregon stuff. Wish he would've asked some questions with "depth":

Why don't yall offer versacut bars in anything longer than 24" length?

If each cutter gets precisely ground on a jig, why did some exl come out of the box with angles all over the fkn place?

On certain batches of oregon chain, why does a flat file dance across a raker like it wasn't even a file?

Why are your made in china round files completely fkn useless?

Why does .325 lgx cut so slow?

Why do people get tattoos on their faces?

Why do women from Oregon believe that crystals and essential oils will save the world?

Why are some squirrels called flying squirrels, when in reality, they're just gliding squirrels?

Would oregon consider making custom bars? If so, could I get my OREGON Power Cut bar changed to ALASKA Power Fuk?

 

[Squareground3691]

Pretty bland interview. I use a bunch oregon stuff. Wish he would've asked some questions with "depth":

Why don't yall offer versacut bars in anything longer than 24" length?

If each cutter gets precisely ground on a jig, why did some exl come out of the box with angles all over the fkn place?

On certain batches of oregon chain, why does a flat file dance across a raker like it wasn't even a file?

Why are your made in china round files completely fkn useless?

Why does .325 lgx cut so slow?

Why do people get tattoos on their faces?

Why do women from Oregon believe that crystals and essential oils will save the world?

Why are some squirrels called flying squirrels, when in reality, they're just gliding squirrels?

Would oregon consider making custom bars? If so, could I get my OREGON Power Cut bar changed to ALASKA Power Fuk?

The Oregon we all use to admire is gone. It’s been bought and sold a few times already in past decade by large capital investors, and it’s all about shareholder revenue, quality of workmanship and materials , customer satisfaction gets thrown out of the equation,

 

[Bill G]

The same can be said for most every "old" company in existence today. Anyone think a 2024 Deere 5090 will outlast a 1969 4020?

 

[blades]

You mean you can actually get it to run in the first place for longer than 30 minutes ?

 

[Bill G]

My brother bought a new Deere 140hp around 10 years ago. I do not remember the model but the thing was such a heap of manure they ended up bringing him another one.

 

[Catfishclark89]

“It’s really hard to beat a factory grind.”
….. who’s goin to tell em?
Maybe it’s a hardwoods thing. But anyway.. Bring the reduced weight power match back!!!!

 

[Catfishclark89]

I'd never heard the rule of thumb they use for choosing full comp, half skip, full skip. Makes sense.

Yeah. I like that he explained that it depends a lot on the powerhead, raker depth, wood etc.

 

[Squareground3691]

“It’s really hard to beat a factory grind.”
….. who’s goin to tell em?
Maybe it’s a hardwoods thing. But anyway.. Bring the reduced weight power match back!!!!

I purchased a half dozen of the RW PM bars knowing they were going out of production,

 

[Catfishclark89]

I purchased a half dozen of the RW PM bars knowing they were going out of production, View attachment 426731

I have but one 28. So I’m green with envy. But why would they discontinue such a bar? Too much competition with Stihl? Sugi? Tsumura?? Cannon???

 

[Squareground3691]

I have but one 28. So I’m green with envy. But why would they discontinue such a bar? Too much competition with Stihl? Sugi? Tsumura?? Cannon???

The company, like I said before changes there focus and direction of quality products and went the way many larger companies have gone, gobbled up by the giant corporate entities, that don’t give a crap , except there own greed and gains ,

 

[Catfishclark89]

The company, like I said before changes there focus and direction of quality products and went the way many larger companies have gone, gobbled up by the giant corporate entities, that don’t give a crap , except there own greed and gains ,

It’s a shame.

 

[Sloughfoot]

The company, like I said before changes there focus and direction of quality products and went the way many larger companies have gone, gobbled up by the giant corporate entities, that don’t give a crap , except there own greed and gains ,

I get all that, but that was a fantastic bar that would've kept selling like the Stihl ES Light. I suspect the main reason they dropped it is because it was just that, too much like the ES Light.

 

[Squareground3691]

I get all that, but that was a fantastic bar that would've kept selling like the Stihl ES Light. I suspect the main reason they dropped it is because it was just that, too much like the ES Light.

All good things come to an end, and so did the RW bars and the company’s direction and focus.

 

[MG2186]

I have but one 28. So I’m green with envy. But why would they discontinue such a bar? Too much competition with Stihl? Sugi? Tsumura?? Cannon???

Too much trouble with the inserts coming delaminated and warranty claims is what I was told by them. I had to warranty several for that reason

 

[Czed]

Too much trouble with the inserts coming delaminated and warranty claims is what I was told by them. I had to warranty several for that reason

I don't know anyone that kept them long they went back to solid bar's.