Chain size
3/8" · .050" · 81 DL chain: which saws it fits
A 3/8" (full profile) pitch, .050" gauge chain with 81 drive links. It is most often found on 24" bars, and fits 95 chainsaw and pole-saw models from 4 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 links81
Typical bar24"
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 81. 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 81.
- 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" · 72 DL — same pitch and gauge, shorter loop (usually 20" bars)
- 3/8" · .050" · 84 DL — same pitch and gauge, longer loop (usually 24" bars)
All 95 models, by brand
ECHO 32 models
- CS-590 23", 24"
- CS-60 23", 24"
- CS-60S 23", 24"
- CS-451 23", 24"
- CS-452 23", 24"
- CS-500EVL 23", 24"
- CS-501EVL 24"
- CS-550 24"
- CS-550EVL 23", 24"
- CS-600P 23", 24"
- CS-601 23", 24"
- CS-602 23", 24"
- CS-610T 24"
- CS-620P 23", 24"
- CS-620P-24 24"
- CS-620PW 23", 24"
- CS-650 23", 24"
- CS-650EVL 23", 24"
- CS-660 23", 24"
- CS-670 23", 24"
- CS-680 23", 24"
- CS-701 23", 24"
- CS-702 23", 24"
- CS-706 23", 24"
- CS-750 23", 24"
- CS-750EVL 23", 24"
- CS-800P 23", 24"
- CS-900 23", 24"
- CS-1001 23", 24"
- CS-6700 23", 24"
- CS-8000 23", 24"
- CST-610 23", 24"
Poulan 27 models
- 203 23", 24"
- 245 23", 24"
- 306 23", 24"
- 306 A 23", 24"
- 360 23", 24"
- 361 23", 24"
- 375 23", 24"
- 385 23", 24"
- 395 23", 24"
- 400 23", 24"
- 446 23", 24"
- 450 23", 24"
- 3400 23", 24"
- 3700 23", 24"
- 3800 23", 24"
- 3900 23", 24"
- 4000 23", 24"
- 4200 23", 24"
- 4400 23", 24"
- 4900 23", 24"
- 5200 23", 24"
- 5400 23", 24"
- 5500 23", 24"
- 6700 23", 24"
- 6900 23", 24"
- 7700 23", 24"
- 8500 23", 24"
Craftsman 23 models
- 358.3483 24"
- 358.3569 24"
- 358.34830 23"
- 358.35212 23", 24"
- 358.35483 23", 24"
- 358.35487 23", 24"
- 358.35608 23", 24"
- 358.35609 23", 24"
- 358.35690 23", 24"
- 358.35885 23", 24"
- 358.35887 23", 24"
- 358.35889 23", 24"
- 917.35145 23", 24"
- 35721 23", 24"
- 35727 23", 24"
- 35728 23", 24"
- 35826 23", 24"
- 35829 23", 24"
- 35851 23", 24"
- 35881 23", 24"
- 59924 23", 24"
- 59930 23", 24"
- Electrics (1983 Models Forward 23", 24"
Makita 13 models
- DCS510 23", 24"
- DCS520I 23", 24"
- DCS540 23", 24"
- DCS5121 23", 24"
- DCS5200i 23", 24"
- DCS6000i 23", 24"
- DCS6800i 23", 24"
- DCS46018 23", 24"
- EA5000P53G 23", 24"
- EA6100P53E 23", 24"
- EA6100P53G 23", 24"
- EA6100PREG 24"
- EA6101P53G 23", 24"
Source: Oregon part-finder fitment data, retrieved 2026-07-06. We list a model here when Oregon recommends a 3/8" · .050" · 81 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.