Full Overview

Exceptional Products For Exceptional Yards. Great yards demand equipment that's as dedicated and hardworking as you. Fortunately, the Husqvarna range of lawn and garden equipment offers everything from lawnmowers and ride-on mowers to trimmers and chainsaws to let you master your great outdoors. You and Husqvarna - together we will make your yard the envy of the neighborhood.

Technical Details

- Fits: 55 Rancher, 257, 261, 262 XP, 359, 455 Rancher, 460 and 460 Rancher
- 3/8-Inch Pitch
- .050-Inch Gauge
- Ideal for professional users in demanding conditions
- High-performance, low vibration chain

This is a safety chain!!!!

Not a standard chain! It is a special low-kickback chain, the kind with the hooked depth guides (the ones that can't be ground down after multiple sharping iterations.)

This should absolutely be in the product description, this was a waste of my time.

It should be noted that this is the same stock chain that comes with the Husky Rancher 455 and some others. If you are looking for that exact chain (and most people are not) than this is it. Most people have little use for these. "Rancher" or "Farm" entry type saws typically only have enough power to make kick-back a moderate concern. This same information can be read in your owners manual. What is driving this is liability.

I was able to get straight on what I was looking for: Husqvarna H47-72 Chain Loop

This is a safety style chain. The ad description says, "Ideal for professional users in demanding conditions", which is misleading, as pro's aren't going to use a safety type chain. For me it was a waste of time and money.

I'm not sure why the other reviews knock this chain for being a low kickback chain. It's in the part number after all. This chain lasts long, sharpens easy, and cuts fast with my Husqvarna 455. I will buy again.

Great value on a top of the line chain, this chain would cost at least $0 more if purchased in your local hardware store

Makes no sense getting excited if this is low-kickback chain; not really an issue. And ... kickbacks do NOT only happen to newbies. (Also, chain design won't help if you don't keep it on the bar.)

This chain works fine as OEM chain on 455r w/20" bar, with only one caveat- it has square chisel cutters, which are very sensitive to abrasive dirt. Ability to cut can go away as though it was switched off. (You really want to be able to sharpen it in the field, or carry spare.) If you're likely to encounter any dirt in/on the wood, go for semi-chisel chain.

Depth gauges certainly can be filed down- no way are they so hard that they can't be.

In looking at the other reviews, it's clear that this chain is the one that comes with the Husqvarna Rancher. I'm not a professional chainsaw user and I bought this chain to have an extra one with what Husqvarna calls a "Home-Pro" chainsaw. It's for home users like myself but it's got more size and power for bigger jobs--I've got about an acre with plenty of trees. In getting used to the saw, the chain flew off twice. This was not the chain's or saw's fault--it was a user error. In making adjustments, I did't tighten the bolts correctly; so for whatever else this chain may be; it is safe. Instead of taking my head off, the chain just entangled itself in the chain guard and stopped the saw. So if you want safety in your chain, I can recommend this chain. (I have no idea what "not-safety" chains are like, and I don't want to find out.)

Better buy than local store that charges twice that price and don't have to waste my gas seeing that the nearest store is 14 miles away !