Husqvarna 3/8 x .050 Professional Chainsaw Bar

This Husqvarna 3/8 chainsaw bar in .050 gauge is a professional replacement for mid to large saws used on removals, felling and bucking. Match the pitch, gauge, length and mount to your saw before ordering.

Matching the bar to your saw

A bar has to match three things: the saw's mount pattern, the chain pitch and the chain gauge. This bar runs 3/8 in pitch chain in .050 in gauge, a common pairing on mid-size and larger professional saws. Choose a length that suits the saw's power. A bar that is too long for the powerhead slows the chain in the cut and works the saw harder.

Count the drive links on your current chain or check the stamp on your old bar to get the length and chain right.

A professional-grade bar is built for daily use, with rails hardened to hold up and a nose made to take the load of long cutting days. If you run several saws, keep spare bars for each one, so a pinched or bent bar does not end the day early. Look at the drive sprocket and chain at the same time, since all three wear together.

Bar care

Flip the bar each time you sharpen so the rails wear evenly, clean the groove and oil holes, and dress burrs off the rails with a flat file. Keep the oiler set so the chain throws a light mist when run against a stump. A pinched groove or blued rails mean the bar needs attention.

More bars and chain are in our chainsaw bars section.