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Since it was mentioned, I got to thinking. Ive never bent a saw bar myself. Maybe once, but the saw got crushed at the same time. Ive had workers bend them. How, I don't know. I think knowing when to pull the saw out of the cut is key to not bending bars. Ive bent everything else under the sun...

I cant speak from experience but from what Ive heard they are good metal.

Based on experience, those bars get hammered by careless or uneducated employees. Loggers get deep in the woods, often with one saw, and a jug of gas, and a jug of oil. They often take that once single saw and use it all day, every day. It rides in the skidder with them, or in their hands all...

For production logging, Id want the best bar I could afford. For residential treework, its not worth it like it is with logging.

Im not nuts over the current Windsor branded bars. I logged with 2 of them and each left me displeased and wanting another brand. They don't stand up to bore cutting very well.

I have not had good luck with Windsor or forester. The foresters I bought wore out along the rails quickly and the Windsor sprocket tips blew out a lot. It also seemed the Windsor oil port was always clogged.

How abusive are you? I use Oregon bars. Not the strongest, not the hardest, but for me, I can buy them 2 miles from my house. I never bend them or wear the belly out, and very seldom do I blow a sprocket tip. Stihl bars are good. Better then Oregon. It depends how rough you are. If tyou are...