XL2 bar & chain

[hodakaguy]

I have several XL2's and piceing one good one together out of the bunch. On the bar, is there supposed to be only one metal bar guide plate or 2? I have all 12" bars what is the best chain?

Thanks!!

[footstep]

Yes 1 outer bar plate on that series of saw, oregon still makes a decent chain, you can also use a stihl chain if you have a local dealer/supplier that can cut & spin one up for you, the same may have to be done for the oregon chain since the homelite bars use a different link count.

[hodakaguy]

Thanks, my local Ace Hardware sells Oregon chain so I will see if they have what I need!