Chain size
3/8" · .050" · 68 DL chain: which saws it fits
A 3/8" (full profile) pitch, .050" gauge chain with 68 drive links. It is most often found on 18" bars, and fits 131 chainsaw and pole-saw models from 3 brands in Oregon's fitment data. Bar length alone doesn't decide fit — all three numbers have to match your saw.
Pitch3/8" (full profile)
Gauge.050"
Drive links68
Typical bar18"
Oregon chains in this size: 72EXL068G, 72EXL068X2, 72LPX068G, 72TXL068G
Popular saws that take this chain
Confirm it's your size
- Read the bar stamp. Near the tail of the guide bar you'll usually find pitch, gauge and drive links, e.g.
3/8 .050 68. Some bars stamp the Oregon bar number instead — look it up on oregonproducts.com. - Count the drive links on your old chain — the teeth that ride inside the bar groove, not the cutters. It must be exactly 68.
- If the stamp is worn off, the owner's manual lists the bar and chain; find it on the manufacturer's support site.
Easy to mix up with
- 3/8" · .050" · 66 DL — same pitch and gauge, shorter loop (usually 18" bars)
- 3/8" · .050" · 70 DL — same pitch and gauge, longer loop (usually 20" bars)
- 3/8" · .058" · 68 DL — same pitch and length, thicker drive links; it won't sit right in a .050" groove
All 131 models, by brand
Husqvarna 99 models
- 460 RANCHER 18"
- 51 18"
- 55 18"
- 55 RANCHER 18"
- 57 18"
- 61 18"
- 65 18"
- 66 18"
- 70 18"
- 77 18"
- 160 18"
- 162 18"
- 181 18"
- 185 18"
- 254 18"
- 254XP 18"
- 257 18"
- 260 18"
- 261 18"
- 262 18"
- 262 XP 18"
- 262XP 18"
- 266 18"
- 268 18"
- 272 18"
- 281 18"
- 285 18"
- 288 18"
- 288 XP 18"
- 288XP Lite 18"
- 298 18"
- 355 18"
- 357 18"
- 357XP 18"
- 357XPG 18"
- 359 18"
- 359E-TECH 18"
- 360 18"
- 362 18"
- 362 XP 18"
- 365 18"
- 371 18"
- 372 18"
- 372 XP 18"
- 372XP 18"
- 372XPG 18"
- 372XPW 18"
- 380 18"
- 385 18"
- 385 XP 18"
- 385XP 18"
- 385XPG 18"
- 385XPW 18"
- 390 XP 18"
- 390XP 18"
- 390XPG 18"
- 390XPW 18"
- 394 18"
- 394 XP 18"
- 394XP 18"
- 395 18"
- 395 XP 18"
- 395XP 18"
- 395XPG 18"
- 395XPW 18"
- 455 18"
- 455 RANCHER 18"
- 455e RANCHER 18"
- 460 18"
- 465 RANCHER 18"
- 466 18"
- 480 18"
- 555 18"
- 560XP 18"
- 560XPG 18"
- 562XP 18"
- 562XPG 18"
- 565 18"
- 565 XP 18"
- 570 18"
- 572XP 18"
- 572XPG 18"
- 575 XP 18"
- 575XP 18"
- 575XPG 18"
- 575XPW 18"
- 576 XP 18"
- 576XP 18"
- 576XP Auto Tune 18"
- 576XPG 18"
- 576XPW 18"
- 1100 18"
- 2100 18"
- 2101 18"
- 3120 18"
- 3120 XP 18"
- 3120XP 18"
- JUNGLE 3120 18"
- L Series 18"
Makita 24 models
- DCS430 18"
- DCS431 18"
- DCS520I 18"
- DCS3500 18"
- DCS3501 18"
- DCS4300 18"
- DCS4301 18"
- DCS5200i 18"
- DCS6000i 18"
- DCS6401 18"
- DCS6421 18"
- DCS7301 18"
- DCS7901 18"
- DCS9000 18"
- DCS9010FL 18"
- EA4300F45C 18"
- EA5000P53G 18"
- EA5600F 18"
- EA6100P53E 18"
- EA6100P53G 18"
- EA6100PREG 18"
- EA6101P53G 18"
- EA7300P 18"
- EA7900P 18"
Source: Oregon part-finder fitment data, retrieved 2026-07-06. We list a model here when Oregon recommends a 3/8" · .050" · 68 DL chain for one of its bar lengths; we haven't fitted each saw ourselves. Some bar configurations in the source don't give a drive-link count and aren't included — if your saw isn't listed, count your chain.