Windsor chainsaw Bar. Where is their website ?
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SawTroll
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I suspect what remains of Windsor (bar production) was sort of "eaten" by Carlton after Blount bought both companies (they already owned Oregon)?
I don't know if they own Oregon but i'm on the case... I'm searching...
SawTroll
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Blount bought Oregon in 1985, Windsor in 2000, and Carlton in 2008.
SkippyKtm
The Lorax, my FIL rip...
SawTroll
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Notise that Windsor is no longer on their list of brands - meaning that the brand name is no longer in use.
Windsor was known for making quality bars that were a bit lighter than Oregon and Stihl. They had a following. Then Blount just crapped all over themselves and Windsor and looked at us and smiled like a 3-year-old child. Thank you, Blount.
SkippyKtm
The Lorax, my FIL rip...
I would think its a mistake to stop using the Windsor name and rename their bars Carlton. Windsor has always had a very good reputation with their bars. Doesn't make sense to me...
SawTroll
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I totally agree, but that doesn't really help. At least the Speed-Tip bars are still around, although they looked better in Windsor dress....
spike60
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I agree, but............Windsor had a name in bars; Carlton in chain. Neither was strong in both as is Oregon, so one had to go. Niko is right about the bars looking way better in the Windsor colors, but Carlton had the stronger of the two brand names. Guys that liked the Windsor bars have no problem once it's explained, and they all lose the paint after a while anyway. But I kept a couple of the actual Windsors for myself. :msp_sneaky:
clinchscavalry
ArboristSite Operative
Just ordered a Windsor labeled bar for my Dolmar 3410T. I was up in a top yesterday and remembered I hadn't greased the sprocket lately. That was only minutes before the tip grenaded.
I ordered a Windsor since I couldn't find any other replacement bar that gave me the exact numbers on my bar. It appears to be an exact match. Although it was a little more expensive than the Oregon bar that was probably the right one I went ahead and coughed up the extra $ to be sure.
I ordered a Windsor since I couldn't find any other replacement bar that gave me the exact numbers on my bar. It appears to be an exact match. Although it was a little more expensive than the Oregon bar that was probably the right one I went ahead and coughed up the extra $ to be sure.
sunfish
Fish Head
Speed tips are my fav bars now. Don't matter if labeled Windsor of Carlton to me. I know, old thread.
SawTroll
Information Collector
Never heard of Carlton until I saw it on Baileys... Had a Windsor bar for years.
The brand recognition thing (between Windsor and Carlton) varied greatly between different markets. The Windsor brand name was "kept alive" at least in parts of Europe, well after they stopped using it in the US. The products were rebranded Oregon (or maybe KOX, a Belgian brand owned by Blount) though - at least that's what I was told a few years ago.
