Iowa Spring GTG II

[nstueve]

Yes that would be cheap. Sent total of 71 lbs in two boxes to Cobool Mo ran me $88. It must be the extra pound.

hmmm ported 346, 395, and 3120... what are we missing here???

Ported 372xp seems to be the logical next step... :msp_tongue:

Can't wait to run saws once you get them back Doug!

 

[sam-tip]

I just want to get them back. I don't have any saw bigger than 24" at the moment. Nstueve if I score more big wood I will be calling for help.

Question is a titanium bar much lighter in weight? Plus will it last.

 

[hoskvarna]

tally so far for gtg logs is 24. still have a few more to get. will put up some pics when we get them all over to my house. need hungry saws,i think will have enough wood to keep all happy.:msp_thumbup:

 

[moody]

I just want to get them back. I don't have any saw bigger than 24" at the moment. Nstueve if I score more big wood I will be calling for help.
Question is a titanium bar much lighter in weight? Plus will it last.

Husqvarna Techlites are pretty amazing. The 28 inch techlite bar is lighter than an Oregon prolite 20inch. But they cost $120 but they seem to wear really well. They come in 20 & 28inch.

 

[Bill G]

Ill see what i can find... Not too much cotton wood on hoskey farm. Its all good wood!!

Good wood is a good thing. Here in the Mississippi River bottom there is tons of Cottonwood. The Corps of Engineers gets a bit upset if you cut it though. We farm right along the government ground and the cottonwood trees are encroaching into the field. If I ever had a GTG here we would have tons of 12"-18" cottonwood to blow through

 

[Homelite410]

Husqvarna Techlites are pretty amazing. The 28 inch techlite bar is lighter than an Oregon prolite 20inch. But they cost $120 but they seem to wear really well. They come in 20 & 28inch.

So I see that you have one saw in your sig that wuld run that bar and as you stated previously it DOES NOT run..... How can you make this claim? I have cut a lot of woosd with a lot of different bars on A LOT of different and all be darned if I can tell you what bar will wear best........ Please enlighten us!!

 

[arborealbuffoon]

So ..... I have cut a lot of wood with a lot of differen....

I think you answered your own question!!

 

[moody]

So I see that you have one saw in your sig that wuld run that bar and as you stated previously it DOES NOT run..... How can you make this claim? I have cut a lot of woosd with a lot of different bars on A LOT of different and all be darned if I can tell you what bar will wear best........ Please enlighten us!!

Just my personal saw doesn't run one doesn't mean squat. I never said a Damn thing about them being the best bar the loggers around here are having good luck with them. I've seen the abuse they put them through and how they look and function afterwards. I said they SEEM to wear pretty well. Stuff like this is why I'm taking a break from AS. Have a great day

 

[A.E. Metal Werx]

So I see that you have one saw in your sig that wuld run that bar and as you stated previously it DOES NOT run..... How can you make this claim? I have cut a lot of woosd with a lot of different bars on A LOT of different and all be darned if I can tell you what bar will wear best........ Please enlighten us!!

Hi mike!!

 

[A.E. Metal Werx]

Just my personal saw doesn't run one doesn't mean squat. I never said a Damn thing about them being the best bar the loggers around here are having good luck with them. I've seen the abuse they put them through and how they look and function afterwards. I said they SEEM to wear pretty well. Stuff like this is why I'm taking a break from AS. Have a great day

Mmmmm feisty!

 

[Stumpys Customs]

hmmm ported 346, 395, and 3120... what are we missing here???

Ported 372xp seems to be the logical next step... :msp_tongue:

Can't wait to run saws once you get them back Doug!

I'm sure I could find one if you can talk him into it....

 

[srcarr52]

Mmmmm feisty!

:notrolls2:

 

[Homelite410]

:notrolls2:

What did I say?

 

[nstueve]

I just want to get them back. I don't have any saw bigger than 24" at the moment. Nstueve if I score more big wood I will be calling for help.

Question is a titanium bar much lighter in weight? Plus will it last.

Really Doug? a little more explanation might keep wandering minds at bay. You know I'm always up for a good solid day of fire wood cutting. I need to make some wood bunks before I bring any more logs home :msp_unsure: I have at least 2-3 weekends of cutting, splitting and stacking already. I don't have enough toys to speed it into 1 days work...

Back to the bar question, I believe that the Husky Titanium's are made by GB and the same as the GB titaniums...??? Someone want to confirm this? That being said I have no idea on the weight but it should last as long as you have that 3120xp for the amount you'll use it each year anyhow. Hmmm.... can't wait to fell some 60inch wood with that 3120! or the 395, or my 9010 once it's ported. I need to get a longer bar for the 9010 so we might have to make a trip to see Rod again...

 

[nstueve]

Just my personal saw doesn't run one doesn't mean squat. I never said a Damn thing about them being the best bar the loggers around here are having good luck with them. I've seen the abuse they put them through and how they look and function afterwards. I said they SEEM to wear pretty well. Stuff like this is why I'm taking a break from AS. Have a great day

nobody needs to be getting fiesty or attitude... I know mike and he was asking a genuine question with curiosity (I assume-correct me if I'm wrong mike).

I would lay claim to Tsumura bars wearing about the best I've owned. I don't have any empirical evidence for mike but the Jap bars like sugi's and tsumuras hold a strait flat rail for a long time before needing to be dressed. Some of the cheap oregons or carltons I've had need dressing about every other time I go out! All in all it's probably more judgement and how you've used your bars and what wood you've used them in yata yata yata... that yeilds bar wear and nothing will ever be 100% unless some lab gives us definitive results on metallurgy testing.

 

[Homelite410]

I have had good luck with the array of bars that I have now (windsor, total, oregon, gb, carlton) but the main thing to make the bars last, and please correct me if Im wrong here, is to have properly sharpened chain, an oil pump that is capable of supporting the particular length of bar installed on the saw, and use a good quality oil. I think lack of oil and poor sharpening is the death to most bars around. I am sure this topic has been covered in length on here but I dont have enough miles on any one bar that I have now to make any kind of assumption.

 

[Hedgerow]

I have had good luck with the array of bars that I have now (windsor, total, oregon, gb, carlton) but the main thing to make the bars last, and please correct me if Im wrong here, is to have properly sharpened chain, an oil pump that is capable of supporting the particular length of bar installed on the saw, and use a good quality oil. I think lack of oil and poor sharpening is the death to most bars around. I am sure this topic has been covered in length on here but I dont have enough miles on any one bar that I have now to make any kind of assumption.

I agree on the oiler's output and bar life... That being said, I have plumb wore out Stihl, Forrester, and Oregon bars... The Oregon's are not as hard as the Stihl's I've used, but are cheaper... Forresters ain't faring all that well, but still kicking... I got a 36" Forrester that I use, but sorta hate...
It's heavy, and too flexible... But I ain't replacing it till the tip falls out of it...
The 20" forrester seems just fine... But it's also getting max oil from the bigger saws.

 

[nstueve]

I have had good luck with the array of bars that I have now (windsor, total, oregon, gb, carlton) but the main thing to make the bars last, and please correct me if Im wrong here, is to have properly sharpened chain, an oil pump that is capable of supporting the particular length of bar installed on the saw, and use a good quality oil. I think lack of oil and poor sharpening is the death to most bars around. I am sure this topic has been covered in length on here but I dont have enough miles on any one bar that I have now to make any kind of assumption.

well yea... but even with proper oil and new chain... that carlton bar I have on the 076 is wearing alot faster than others I have used before. Maybe it's a big bar/big saw thing but I can notice a groove starting the bar channel after less use than a bar of the same length that on a saw that puts out less oil. The life of a bar is extended by the care you give it but that doesn't make up for inferior steel.

Mike when do I get my new toy?

 

[moody]

So I see that you have one saw in your sig that wuld run that bar and as you stated previously it DOES NOT run..... How can you make this claim? I have cut a lot of woosd with a lot of different bars on A LOT of different and all be darned if I can tell you what bar will wear best........ Please enlighten us!!

Husqvarna Techlites are pretty amazing. The 28 inch techlite bar is lighter than an Oregon prolite 20inch. But they cost $120 but they seem to wear really well. They come in 20 & 28inch.

The guy mentioned weight so I just mentioned a bar that I know is light and from what I've seen was durable. I didn't need called out on anything. It irritates me that I make a reccomendation and end up called out for it. I guess he caught the sum of my frustration because this isn't the first or the last time it'll happen. I never said they were the best although from the use the guys put them through they do well enough. I said they were amazing because they are so light. It's fact the 28 inch tech lite is lighter than the Oregon 20in. The crappy part about them is price and they only have 20inch and 28inch.

 

[mweba]

The guy mentioned weight so I just mentioned a bar that I know is light and from what I've seen was durable. I didn't need called out on anything. It irritates me that I make a reccomendation and end up called out for it. I guess he caught the sum of my frustration because this isn't the first or the last time it'll happen. I never said they were the best although from the use the guys put them through they do well enough. I said they were amazing because they are so light. It's fact the 28 inch tech lite is lighter than the Oregon 20in. The crappy part about them is price and they only have 20inch and 28inch.

Along with being lighter than standard, they are also stiffer than the oregon light bar. The floppy nature of the bar always bugged me....