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Update: from lodderchain.com where I purchased the new bar and chains.
"The 18" specs have always been 72 drive links for a 18" bar. Oregon has made some weird sizes and Husqvarna has ordered weird bar lengths or it could be your old bar is a 20" bar, it would have 78 drive links instead. Thanks"
Since my old bar was "75" links I can only "assume" it was a weird size Husqvarna ordered. Oddly, the old bar is a more true 18" bar installed on the Husky and the new 72 link bar measures 16-17" installed from the front of the saw case dependent on adjustment. If I had known this I would have ordered the 20" bar!
Lesson learned!
Hello, years ago I purchased a Husky 51 with a 18" Oregon Power Match bar. .325, .050, 75D
So I just received a new replacement spec'd by Oregon as a direct replacement.
Oregon Pro-Lite 18" bar .325, .050, 72 with 20LP, 72, 325 chain.
I realize the old chain was 75 links and new is 72 links, which indicates a shorter bar but.....
Why is the new bar 1-1/4" shorter than the old bar?
"The 18" specs have always been 72 drive links for a 18" bar. Oregon has made some weird sizes and Husqvarna has ordered weird bar lengths or it could be your old bar is a 20" bar, it would have 78 drive links instead. Thanks"
Since my old bar was "75" links I can only "assume" it was a weird size Husqvarna ordered. Oddly, the old bar is a more true 18" bar installed on the Husky and the new 72 link bar measures 16-17" installed from the front of the saw case dependent on adjustment. If I had known this I would have ordered the 20" bar!
Lesson learned!
Hello, years ago I purchased a Husky 51 with a 18" Oregon Power Match bar. .325, .050, 75D
So I just received a new replacement spec'd by Oregon as a direct replacement.
Oregon Pro-Lite 18" bar .325, .050, 72 with 20LP, 72, 325 chain.
I realize the old chain was 75 links and new is 72 links, which indicates a shorter bar but.....
Why is the new bar 1-1/4" shorter than the old bar?