Cannon Bar Works enters the light-weight chain saw bar category with the all new Cannon DuraLite SuperBar. This bar combines the professional quality of the traditional Cannon SuperBar with the weight reduction that the industry has been demanding.

The new Cannon DuraLite SuperBar is made from a virtually completed SuperBar. After the bar has been grooved and the rails have been flame hardened, Cannon eliminates weight by milling out pockets on either side of the SuperBar, leaving a steel core in the center for strength. The center section is then perforated with holes. This method of construction is based on the same principal that one would see in an I-beam.

Cannon then uses a special adhesive which not only bonds the steel to two flexible aluminum inserts, one on each side of the bar, but also creates a chemical bond or weld between the two inserts. The new DuraLite SuperBar remains ridged and stiff, has the same quality characteristics as the traditional SuperBar, but weighs about 20% less.

Prototypes of these bars have been put to test by many hand fallers in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California over the past year and all reviews have come back extremely positive.

Cannon will have these bars available October 2019 and is now accepting new dealers, along with booking orders for the DuraLite SuperBar.