I MYSELF LIKE KURT BUT hARDINGE IS A VERY GOOD NAME YOU SHOULD FIND OUT WHAT THE BAR ITSELF IS MADE OF I'VE HAD THREAD STRIP AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BAR WHICH IS NOT UNEXPECTED IN A COMMERCAIL APLICATION IF YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF TOOL CHANGES SO IN THE END I WOULD THINK THEY ARE EQUAL UNLESS ONE MADE THE DRAWBAR OUT OF SAY 4140 RATHER THAN COLDROLL