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Why is that? Possibly blow debris into it?

@Trains It is a Forester brand bar. Not too cheap but no Sugihara or high end bar. Heck, I don’t think there’s knock off chinga bars in that size class. Those Holtzforma bars stop at 36” last I looked. Gonna look for a replacement nose

True that they need to be pretty darn tight to make the normal “snap” test copacetic. Maybe the next one will be run a little looser and not greased. I’ve heard the same things about greasing/not greasing. I don’t understand greasing causing failure but more than one reputable source proclaims...

Did you put a new nose on?

Ran my 54” Forester B/C and heard a rattle halfway through the cut. I actually stopped cutting and didn’t try to finish because I’m not 20 years old anymore.😁 Found the sprocket cracked into several pieces. The bar has seen about 40 hrs of cutting and is frequently greased. I know the saw oils...