Amazon bars.. stay away!

[krig]

The bar on my echo 8000 finally wore out after 15 years.. figured I would try one of the Amazon bars.. it lasted less than 10 minutes… pinched it and the chinesium tip broke completely off.. lol.. oh well.. ordering a better bar.. what do you suggest?

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

Has replaceable tip prob only 15 and 30mins of your labor to replace.

Look at Tsumura or Sugihara. Tsu best bang for bucks spent.

 

[diver64]

I've had good luck with Total bars but for the money Farm Mac or NeoTec seem pretty decent. I bought a 28in NeoTec light bar for a 372 and 395 clone and was impressed for the money. Can't speak to longevity yet, though

 

[EchoShindaiwaMakitaDolmar]

To avoid Chinesium, get an Echo "replaceable tip" bar- they're reportedly made by Oregon. Or just get an Oregon Power Cut. Or a Tsumura. Or Sugihara.

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

I've had good luck with Total bars but for the money Farm Mac or NeoTec seem pretty decent. I bought a 28in NeoTec light bar for a 372 and 395 clone and was impressed for the money. Can't speak to longevity yet, though

I swear that is a neotec bar OP is showing that tip broke like that on . = NT right there shown in his pic.

 

[diver64]

I swear that is a neotec bar OP is showing that tip broke like that on . = NT right there shown in his pic.

You think it's a rebadged bar? Could be and I wouldn't be surprised. I know the one I got seems pretty good but who knows as I said, I just run it through a little wood so far. It's destined for an Alaskan Mill so we will see

 

[moxiemaul]

"8TEN" brand 30" bar sprocket tip holding up OK for me but its heavy heavy heavy- it was a proof of concept. When the sprocket/chain are pretty well expended I have a new sprocket, oregon bar & skip chain to go on in its place.

 

[krig]

I swear that is a neotec bar OP is showing that tip broke like that on . = NT right there shown in his pic.

It is a neo Tec

 

[RedneckChainsawRepair]

You think it's a rebadged bar? Could be and I wouldn't be surprised. I know the one I got seems pretty good but who knows as I said, I just run it through a little wood so far. It's destined for an Alaskan Mill so we will see

Tips are cheap part of the China bars. He said it pinched and broke. Not good to bore cut with either. Just stock up on replacements.

He said it is nt bar and explains it.

I have some cheap farmertec bars but only bucking type cuts. Know the China tips are a weak link to them.

 

[NSEric]

My neo tech bar has been fine but chinese stuff is a crap shoot.
I also never bore cut, I just buck up firewood with the 660 clone that has the neo tech bar.
The tip blew out of a couple of the .325 bars that came on the 5800 clones I have, they blew the bearing before the first chain wore out.

 

[cookies]

Tsumura
sugihara
stihl but only the replaceable tip models
GB
Forrester platinum versions
Stens saber with replaceable tip
These have all been good quality bars
I stopped buying oregon after having serious oiling issues with their advance cut model and soft rails on laminate versions, Others may be able o suggest their better quality models that are great..I gave up though.

 

[Marley5]

With the life cycle you got out of OEM why not go back.
Amazon has them also.

Was you running a 24" bar ?