Chain size
3/8" LP · .043" · 50 DL chain: which saws it fits
A 3/8" Low Profile pitch, .043" gauge chain with 50 drive links. It is most often found on 14" bars, and fits 76 chainsaw and pole-saw models from 1 brands in Oregon's fitment data. Bar length alone doesn't decide fit — all three numbers have to match your saw.
Pitch3/8" Low Profile
Gauge.043"
Drive links50
Typical bar14"
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 LP .043 50. 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 50.
- Low profile is not full profile. 3/8" LP and 3/8" full-profile chains share the "3/8" but are not interchangeable.
- 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" LP · .043" · 45 DL — same pitch and gauge, shorter loop (usually 12" bars)
- 3/8" LP · .043" · 52 DL — same pitch and gauge, longer loop (usually 14" bars)
- 3/8" LP · .050" · 50 DL — same pitch and length, thicker drive links; it won't sit right in a .043" groove
All 76 models, by brand
STIHL 76 models
- MS 170 14"
- 009 14"
- 009 L 14"
- 010 14"
- 011 14"
- 012 14"
- 015 14"
- 017 14"
- 018 14"
- 018 C 14"
- 019 14"
- 019T 14"
- 020 14"
- 020 Super 14"
- 020T 14"
- 023 14"
- 023C 14"
- 023L 14"
- E 10 14"
- E 14 14"
- E 140 14"
- E180 14"
- E180C 14"
- HT 70 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 73 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 75 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 100 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 101 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 130 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 131 Pole Pruner 14"
- HT 250 Pole Pruner 14"
- MS 162 14"
- MS 171 14"
- MS 180 14"
- MS 180 C 14"
- MS 180 C-B 14"
- MS 180 C-BE 14"
- MS 180 G 14"
- MS 181 14"
- MS 181 C 14"
- MS 181 C-BE 14"
- MS 190T 14"
- MS 191T 14"
- MS 192 C 14"
- MS 192 C-E 14"
- MS 192 T 14"
- MS 192 T C-E 14"
- MS 192 TC 14"
- MS 193 14"
- MS 193 C-E 14"
- MS 193T 14"
- MS 194 C 14"
- MS 200 14"
- MS 200T 14"
- MS 201 14"
- MS 201 C 14"
- MS 201 C-E 14"
- MS 201 C-EM 14"
- MS 201 T 14"
- MS 201 T C-M 14"
- MS 210 14"
- MS 210 C 14"
- MS 210 C-BE 14"
- MS 211 14"
- MS 211 C 14"
- MS 211 C-BE 14"
- MS 220 14"
- MS 220 Q 14"
- MSE 140 14"
- MSE 140 C 14"
- MSE 140 C-BQ 14"
- MSE 170 C-BQ 14"
- MSE 180 14"
- MSE 180 C 14"
- MSE 200 14"
- MSE 210 C-BQ 14"
Source: Oregon part-finder fitment data, retrieved 2026-07-06. We list a model here when Oregon recommends a 3/8" LP · .043" · 50 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.