On Mar 17, 6:40*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I went to the Borg to get a new chain for my 16" chain saw.

The generic brand they sell had 4 - 5 different 16" chains with the
number of teeth ranging from something like 56 to 60.

Each version showed the same list of manufacturers (Echo, Homelite,
Stihl, etc) but each version had a different list of model numbers
under each manufacturer's name.

For example, only the 56 tooth model had my chain saw's model number
on the package but all versions had my brand listed.

So what would happen if I put, let's say, a 60 tooth chain that
matches my brand of chain saw but not my model?

In other words, what's the difference between two 16" chain saws for
the same brand of saw, one that uses a 57 tooth chain and one that
uses a 58 (or 59 or 60) tooth chain?

The length of the bar assuming you are talking about the same gauge
and pitch chain. The size of chain your saw uses, including the
number of drivers, should be stamped right on the bar near the saw
end.

chain is measured by number of drivers, not the number of teeth.

Chain, other than packages you find int the borgs, does not care about
brand namee, only guage, pitch, length. A bar that takes .325 pitch,
058 gauge, 62 dl will fit any brand of saw that useses that size
chain.

Harry K