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Take a deep dive with World of Power into STIHL’s extensive range of chainsaw guide bars, offering you a better understanding of what makes STIHL unique and why it’s suitable for your STIHL chainsaw or pruner. Rollomatic, Duromatic, Light 04 are all names you will be familiar with when it comes to selecting the right STIHL chainsaw guide bar.
Constructed from high quality, highly resistant chrome molybdenum steel, STIHL guide bars help to guide the chainsaw chain precisely over the cutting material with minimal friction loss. Teamed with the sprocket and the chainsaw chain, the guide bar translates the power of the chainsaw engine into cutting performance making them ideal for a range of cutting jobs from harvesting heavy logs, processing firewood, carving or just pruning smaller branches.
STIHL guide bars are separated into the below types, depending on their requirements and application, ranging from all rounder models to professional products. Below we have listed their key features to help you understand their correct usage.
Rollomatic E Guide Bar -
These guide bars are designed for universal use and are made up from 3 metal plates that have been welded together with the middle plate significantly hollowed out to make it as light as possible without compromising the bars high stability. Ideal for cordless and petrol chainsaws with an output up to 3.5kW and available in bar lengths from 25cm – 63cm.
Rollomatic E Mini Guide Bar-
Narrower and lighter than the regular Rollomatic E bar, these particular guide bars are usually paired with STIHL’s smaller domestic saws and sometimes found on top-handled machines. The E mini guide bar produces a more precise cut when used with a smaller compatible chain such as; 3/8” Picco Micro Mini or ¼” Picco Micro 3, which are preferred for certain arborist pruning jobs.
Rollomatic ES Guide Bar –
Ideal for the highest of professional demands on large forestry chainsaws, this guide bar has a sturdy solid body including a fully replaceable sprocket nose bar and angled oil holes for optimum chain lubrication which is important for when working in forestry environments. The ES Guide bar can be fitted with 3/8” and .404” chains on lengths ranging from 20”-36”.
Duromatic E Guide Bar –
An exceptionally hard-wearing bar, protected by a carbide alloy plating, the Duromatic E guide bar is a professional graded bar for the toughest of forestry jobs. Exclusively used with the MS881 chainsaw this bar comes in 41” or 48” for that BIG Timber!!
Light 04 Guide Bar & Light P04 Guide Bar –
An improved weight system and lower kickback design the exclusive Light 04 guide bar has been constructed for optimised manoeuvrability and excellent stability. Weighing 200g less than existing bars, this guide bar offers improved balance and reduced user fatigue when sawing. Using .325” chains, ranging from 14”-20” and approved for use with the MS261 and MS271 chainsaws, The Light P04 bar is cosmetic upgrade to the Rollomatic E Light guide bar, with a new graffiti design and is supplied exclusively on the STIHL MSA220T & TC-O Top Handled chainsaws.
Carving E Bars –
If wood carving is your thing, then you need to have the correct carving bar to ensure that you can accurately carve out all the intricate details of your sculpture effortlessly. STIHL’s Carving E guide bars have been designed to be lightweight and offer reduced kick back without compromising durability. With depth markers embossed onto the bar nose to help guide the bar into the exact depth of timber, allowing you to carve with confidence. Available in 12” with ¼” or 1.4P” compatible chains. This bar is perfect for any professional or amateur wood carvers.
All STIHL chainsaw guide bars are proudly created in STIHL owned manufacturing plants in Germany, USA and Brazil. Each bar design goes through rigorous testing procedures to ensure they achieve that guaranteed STIHL quality before they are launched for public use.
For those looking for information, advice or how to determine the correct chainsaw chain for your STIHL chainsaw check out our STIHL chainsaw chains explained blog.