Chainsaw Repair

The bar on my 550XP is a Oregon Power Match # 160RNDK095  with Stihl 3/8" RSC chain. This chainsaw is shown in the lower picture but with a 20" bar.

I have the equivalent Husqvarna bar on my Husqvarna 545 and the Stihl 3/8" RSC chain. (in the pictures shown in the previous post - the lower picture it has a different bar)

They are the Current design bars with the 3/32" angled hole that has been drilled out perpendicular to the bar 5/32"

I also have a Husqvarna 346XP NE with the Oregon Power Match 160RNDK095 bar and the Stihl 3/8" RSC chain. This chainsaw has had a .325 bar and a different Oregon 3/8" X 16" bar that is 59 DL.

I have never had a oiling problem with these chainsaws.

In this country, in the last few years, the Husqvarna bars are Oregon bars with Husqvarna numbers. In the past, Husqvarna bars have been sourced from different suppliers including bars made by Husqvarna themselves.

Hey, Nikko, perhaps you may be able to give us some more info on the HVA 'Tech-Lite' bars. We in the US are being told the bars have been temporarily discontinued. Is this true?  Discontinued for redesign? For problems? Any info would be greatly appreciated since you are in Norway where they are made you might know something we are not being told.

So do I +1

Just get 18" laminated Husky bar, stay with same gauge and pitch. No need to complicate stuff.

How do I tell recent production from old stock on the powermatch bars (or others) ??
Maybe just experience...