Sugi Hara vs Oregon Power Match Plus

[Buck25]

Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the weight diff is between a Sugi Hara and a Power Match Plus is. I run a Husqvarna 390xp with a 24" bar and I am interested in purchasing a lightweight bar. Thank you.

 

[madhatte]

I run both, love the Sugi Hara. I only wish they were easier to find (only one vendor in the US, as I recall). They're a bit lighter than the Oregon bars, and, I think, a bit stiffer. However, you can get a new nose for an Oregon any old where. They cost about the same, with possibly a slight advantage to the Sugi, but that probably gets eaten by shipping costs if you can get an Oregon locally.

 

[hammerlogging]

Never run a sugi hara but I'll just say that in search of something to run other than the powermatch plus that seems to wear out pretty fast, and after I bent my brand new cannon, I picked up a Carlton 34" .063 from Bailey's on closeout for like $50. 2 1/2 days and about 27 tanks later, so far so good.

Can't believe I bent that cannon, it was heavy, but man it felt true. I couldn't straighten it by hand sticking it into a bored stump- maybe I'll try and get the dozer blade to apply some pressure.

Hadn't bent a bar in damn near 2 years, buy a cannon, and bend it within 2 weeks or so.

 

[Rounder]

#######, that sucks Joe....usually those cannons break before they bend. To the OP, never run a Sugi, but they are supposed to be the real deal. Never been overly impressed with the powermatch bars. Decent, but the tip life seems to be lacking.....but the tips are easy to get. I've just been doing the Windsor thing...not the toughest rails, but the tips seem to hold up pretty well. - Sam

 

[mingo]

I really liked the the GB titanium bars they were tough and reasonably priced but they went out of business. The Oregon bars are almost a throw away bar the rails are so soft. When the tip lets go they have a tendency to get the bearings suck in the rails, which are a pain to remove. I found a putty knife works well, and if you miss one they can raise havoc with your drive links. Would like to try a Sugi Hara if they made it a little easier to buy.

 

[hammerlogging]

#######, that sucks Joe....usually those cannons break before they bend. To the OP, never run a Sugi, but they are supposed to be the real deal. Never been overly impressed with the powermatch bars. Decent, but the tip life seems to be lacking.....but the tips are easy to get. I've just been doing the Windsor thing...not the toughest rails, but the tips seem to hold up pretty well. - Sam

I had a tree sit back on me really hard, too hard to wedge back over, so I took the powerhead off and chopped it down with the bar and chain in it. the crown had sat back on me and was leaning in a tree behind so when I finally chopped the tree free it rolled out as it fell and rolled onto the bar, folding it. I might still get it out, its not quite creased, just an awfully sharp bend. Nobody to cut me out, sucks.

 

[Joe46]

I own 2 Sugi Hara bars. a 32" on a 281, and a 30" on a 480CD. Very nice bars. The problem is they are kinda a one size fits all. They come with spacers to fit them on different brand saws. If you are somebody who likes to run different bars on the same saw, and they aren't all Sugi Hara's then you have to yard the spacers back off your bar studs( and then not loose them).

 

[paccity]

would like to try a sugi . but when i need a bar i want it yesterday. i havn't had very many problems with the powermatch bars . i,ve had more isuses with the stihl es bars than any thing . even thats rare. i did have one pwrmatch that the rails wore uneven in a day. took it back and they gave me a new one, good dealer. just my two .

 

[Buck25]

Thanks for all the info guys, I'm gonna try and order a Sugi Hara.

 

[wyk]

I own 2 Sugi Hara bars. a 32" on a 281, and a 30" on a 480CD. Very nice bars. The problem is they are kinda a one size fits all. They come with spacers to fit them on different brand saws. If you are somebody who likes to run different bars on the same saw, and they aren't all Sugi Hara's then you have to yard the spacers back off your bar studs( and then not loose them).

Do they make an adapter for the small mount husky like a 346xp?

 

[Joe46]

Do they make an adapter for the small mount husky like a 346xp?

Good question. I'll have to find out what I did with the pack of spacers that came with the bars. I'll shoot you a reply when I do. They may have have gone into the black hole where all my stuff goes that I don't want to loose:msp_sad:

 

[056kid]

Never run a sugi hara but I'll just say that in search of something to run other than the powermatch plus that seems to wear out pretty fast, and after I bent my brand new cannon, I picked up a Carlton 34" .063 from Bailey's on closeout for like $50. 2 1/2 days and about 27 tanks later, so far so good.

Can't believe I bent that cannon, it was heavy, but man it felt true. I couldn't straighten it by hand sticking it into a bored stump- maybe I'll try and get the dozer blade to apply some pressure.

Hadn't bent a bar in damn near 2 years, buy a cannon, and bend it within 2 weeks or so.

My old boss man says it good. "I CAN"T HAVE NOTHIN NICE!! EVERYTHING NICE GOES TO ####!!!" haha.

 

[056kid]

I really liked the the GB titanium bars they were tough and reasonably priced but they went out of business. The Oregon bars are almost a throw away bar the rails are so soft. When the tip lets go they have a tendency to get the bearings suck in the rails, which are a pain to remove. I found a putty knife works well, and if you miss one they can raise havoc with your drive links. Would like to try a Sugi Hara if they made it a little easier to buy.

I had a husky powermatch with a bearing stuck in it that I could not see. For the life of me I could not figure out why the chain was catching and binding so bad. Baileys has a filing tool with a hooked end that works pretty good for removing bearings, it holds up pretty good to a hammer too.

 

[KiwiBro]

Tsumura light 'n tough bars are supposed to be fantastic. Their regular bars are certainly worth every cent so I can't wait for my 32" lightweight Tsumura to get here - it's got a few good-sized trees in it's future this Summer down here.

 

[Fumducker]

Do they make an adapter for the small mount husky like a 346xp?

They make a bar thats a direct fit for the 346. I got mine on ebay for 50.00. The only catch is it's .058 guage. Just search "sugihara bar". There's a dealer that sells them there.