What this is
Two replacement chains for Harbor Freight’s electric pole saws: the Bauer 19111C-B (item 64996), and the 6.5 A saw sold over the years as the Chicago Electric 68862 and the Portland 56808, 62896 and 63190. This pack is 8”, 3/8” low-profile pitch, .050” gauge, 33 drive links — the size Oregon sells as S33 and lists for the Chicago 68862.
”9.5 inch” or 8 inch?
Harbor Freight markets these saws as 9-1/2 in. pole saws, but the 56808 and 63190 manuals list an 8” guide bar, and Oregon lists the Chicago 68862 under its 8” chain. Order by the chain’s drive-link count, not the name on the box: it should be 33.
Newer 56808 saws may use a thinner chain
The two editions of the Portland 56808 manual disagree on gauge:
- 2020 edition: Oregon #91 chain, .050” gauge — this chain.
- 2026 edition (revision 26e): .043” gauge — this chain will not fit.
If your saw came with the newer manual, or the bar is stamped .043”, you need a .043” chain instead. Harbor Freight’s manuals don’t publish a drive-link count for the Portland saws, which is why only the Chicago 68862 (verified through Oregon’s fit guide) is in the table above.
Fitting it
Tension is set with the hex wrench on the chain tension screw. The 62896 manual gives the target: the chain should lift 2 to 4 mm off the bar at its middle. It also advises using a low-kickback chain.
