Stihl vs Tsumura Bars

[mdavlee]

would plating the bar or around the nose of the bar and rail with stellite help reduce wear?

That's how some hard nose bars are. It's good for wear resistance.

 

[Ronaldo]

That's how some hard nose bars are. It's good for wear resistance.

If memory serves the stellite is just on the nose section(where the sprocket is on a roller nose).

 

[SawTroll]

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The 361(1135)is all alone in terms of most parts.

There was in fact a 341 that was mostly the same - but "detuned" a bit, and sold at a lower price. It wasn't offered for sale in the US though, or here in Norway.

 

[Matt B]

Have run 18" Stihl laminated, ES - both small and big sprocket and Tsumura as pictured on my 361.

The Tsumura has worn much better then laminated Stihl and a bit better than the ES. Tsumura in my humble opinion is a better quality, longer lasting bar.

That said I'm currently back on a Stihl laminated bar which I got very cheap and barely used. Strangely enough the trailer still fills with wood...

 

[Big_Wood]

The only reason to rank cannon above tsumura is the ease of replacement tips.

i like how tsumura have kept the same tip since the early 90's though. i got some old 36" tsumura the tips grenaded on and they are the same as all the new bars. cannon tips being the same as oregon really make them to be an easy find. the older 3 rivet oregon/cannon tips are getting a little more scarce but still pretty easy to find if commited. only thing is finding them with rivets. the tsumura tip rivets work good for those older 3 rivet oregon/cannon tips though.

I usually dress a bar once then it's into the scrap bin for me

are you talking laminate? heck i got some oregons, cannons, and tsumura solids i've just been pinching and dressing for years that still work great. foe me what finishes off a bar is usually rail chips or bar tail damage although i have been welding the damaged area's getting even more out of them so what finishes them will likely be the limit of pinching room before cuts get sloppy.

 

[Justsaws]

That's how some hard nose bars are. It's good for wear resistance.

Not typically doing much that bends the bar where the welds are on a hard tip. Having said that I will now probably bend one in the near future. Opening or closing the welded hard tip usually works fairly well but even then it is a risk.