| Welcome to Chainsawbars Ltd. Started in 2009 with the aim of being the largest supplier of bars, chains and sprockets in the world. Roll on to today 2022 and at any one time we have more than 20,000 guide bars in stock, over 1,500 100ft reels of chain, 11,000 drive sprockets. The largest stock and range of chainsaw mills you will find ANYWHERE! It's taken 13 years - concept to reality - no one else has exclusivity with the biggest names in the industry CANNON, GB, SUGIHARA, TSUMRA - the BIG 4. Yes we also sell Stihl and Oregon... CHAIN - too much to type! If you want a guide bar, chain, sprocket - you just came to the right place Sir :) |
Fits the following chainsaws:
STIHL GROUP 4
029, MS290, 034, MS340, MS341, 036, MS360, MS361, MS362, 038, MS380, MS381, 039, MS390, MS391, 041, 044, MS440, MS441, 045, MS450, MS451, 046, MS460, MS461, 048, 065, MS650, MS651, 064, MS640, MS641, 066, MS660, MS661, MS500i Cannon bar code (starts) S1 |
Fits the following chainsaws [BUT you need this adapter as found here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325629365026]GB912 Adapter
HUSQVARNA GROUP 4
61, 64, 65, 66, 70, 77, 160, 162, 163, 180, 181, 185, 260, 263, 266, 268, 272, 280, 281, 285, 288, 298, 365, 365XP, 371, 372XP, 380, 385XP, 390XP, 394XP, 395XP, 562XP, 575XP, 576XP, 585xp, 592xp Cannon (starts) H1 |
There are 3 types of Sugihara Guidebar – Pro Laminated, Pro Solid and Light Type pro. Have a look at the second picture above in the gallery to see how these bars differ.
What makes a Sugihara bar so good? This is a difficult question to summarise easily.
Sugihara bars started manufacturing chainsaw bars in 1967 by Hideo Sugihara. Japan has always had a reputation for excellence forging and working steel. Having the knowledge to manufacture quality chainsaw bars is not something that is gained overnight. It is a complex process of which cutting out the initial bar is only one part.
Steel has different properties dependant on how it is heated then cooled. Sugihara bars may go through the process of heating and cooling up to 4 times on different parts of the bar in order to gain maximum performance. The rails need to be accurately cut and hardened but over hardening can make them brittle. The bar body needs to be stiff yet flexible. We have used a number of different chainsaw bars over the years including all the major manufactures. Sugihara bars are the hardest wearing bars out there. Even their laminated bars will outlast rivals.
On the single piece pro and light type bars the hardness of the rails is measured at HRC 60. Compare this to Stihl at HRC 57 and Oregon at HRC 55 and it is clear why these bars last longer. They are so hard they resist most flat files when it comes to bar dressing.
However bear in mind they are more 'thoroughbred' in that if they are mistreated and the bar gets over heated they are more prone to chipping. In the wrong hands these bars have a far shorter lifespan so please be aware of your bar maintenance:
Check your drive rim/drive sprocket BEFORE you buy a new bar - if worn you MUST change this before running a brand new high tolerance bar
Old chains [yes if they have a been used 'a few' times this counts as old - must NOT be run on a new bar [or you can but you will likely wear the bar much faster]. If in doubt do not do it.
DO bed in your new bar and allow all the different parts to begin the bedding in process
