NEK VT
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My whole life I have just bought whatever is cheap... whats the advantages to all these special tips and sprockets... and greas fitted ones.... and what makes a bar a good bar and what makes it abad bar...?
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JUDGE1162
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This is a complex question
A good bar uses harder steel or even hard metals, which wear better, hold their shape better, some are lighter than a standard bar, sometime they are diffrent shapes for a special application, in the end it depends on what you need.
The tip which is better depends on what you are using it for a sprocket tip tend to have less friction and allows faster chain speeds, the replaceable tip is nice since the tip tend to wear out faster then the rest of the bar so you can replace the tip for a faction of what a new bar costs. however there are cases and uses where a solid tip is preffered or a replaceable tip is not the best so it all depends on the planned use
The next question you need to ask is all this replaceble tips, better metal worth the price which again depends on use or the amount of use.
A good bar uses harder steel or even hard metals, which wear better, hold their shape better, some are lighter than a standard bar, sometime they are diffrent shapes for a special application, in the end it depends on what you need.
The tip which is better depends on what you are using it for a sprocket tip tend to have less friction and allows faster chain speeds, the replaceable tip is nice since the tip tend to wear out faster then the rest of the bar so you can replace the tip for a faction of what a new bar costs. however there are cases and uses where a solid tip is preffered or a replaceable tip is not the best so it all depends on the planned use
The next question you need to ask is all this replaceble tips, better metal worth the price which again depends on use or the amount of use.
NEK VT
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Well
Then... what is the correct chain speed for applications?... I really have no idea about this stuff... I just buy standard chepo and cut...
Then... what is the correct chain speed for applications?... I really have no idea about this stuff... I just buy standard chepo and cut...
JUDGE1162
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DO you use big bar for your saw then you will want a good spocket tip bar to help cut down on friction and keep your RPMs high
If you cut on dirty conditions you might want a solid nose bar as the spocket tips tend to wear out fast in dirty conditions
how longdoes the cheaper bar last for you are you will to pay $70 to $90 for a bar or more for the real highend stuff. For me the standard non-replacable spocket nose oregon bar is fine it last a while for me and for $30 I'll replace the whole bar and this way I never have to worry about the tip becoming loose or is it worth replacing the tip or the whole bar again and it the bar gets bent or pinched in a tree for $30 I really don't mind to much with a $100 bar I will be really upset
If you cut on dirty conditions you might want a solid nose bar as the spocket tips tend to wear out fast in dirty conditions
how longdoes the cheaper bar last for you are you will to pay $70 to $90 for a bar or more for the real highend stuff. For me the standard non-replacable spocket nose oregon bar is fine it last a while for me and for $30 I'll replace the whole bar and this way I never have to worry about the tip becoming loose or is it worth replacing the tip or the whole bar again and it the bar gets bent or pinched in a tree for $30 I really don't mind to much with a $100 bar I will be really upset
NEK VT
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good points
.... not too dirty conditions.... just blowdowns and normal trees... so a bit dirty firewood.. but not too bad.... I guess standard 30 bars are the best for me... I don't know about chainspeed... but I plan to run a 20-25 inch bar on an 044
.... not too dirty conditions.... just blowdowns and normal trees... so a bit dirty firewood.. but not too bad.... I guess standard 30 bars are the best for me... I don't know about chainspeed... but I plan to run a 20-25 inch bar on an 044
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JUDGE1162
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on a 70CC saw with a 20inch bar you could run solid tip if you want but on a 25 inch bar a sprocket tip would be better IMO
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