I gave my new 18" Longer branded bar a good thrashing for a couple of days recently. It's a machined (not laminated) bar with replaceable nose sprocket. It came witha Longer chain, which I felt had looser joints than I was used to, so I didn't use that. I used an old chain that I caefully sharpened. I'm wondering if the bar is softer than the old bar I had (don't know the brand). Other than that, for the seasonal firewood get, it seemed a good deal for under US$50 for bar+chain, even if the new chain is demoted to reserve duty.
Do these bars show up in the US, Canada? Anyone with a report?
Cheers,
Gregg.