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OILOMATIC® and Harvester Saw Chains

Identifying your Saw Chain | Saw Chain Selection & Identification | Why Buy a STIHL Saw Chain

NOTE: STIHL saw chain is available in a variety of pitches and gauges. Use the charts to identify the correct chain part number of the chain.
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STIHL offers a variety of cutter types and saw chain configurations to meet almost any cutting requirement.

NEW! OILOMATIC® STIHL PICCO Micro Mini Comfort 3 (PMMC3)

PICCO™ Micro™ Mini Comfort 3 saw chain is the successor of 61 PMN saw chain. PMMC3 saw chain has reinforced cutter geometry (0.1 mm thicker than 61 PMN), lower vibration levels combined with higher cutting and boring efficiency while maintaining a low kickback tendency due to the single-humped drive link design
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404"" PICCO
0.043"         3610

OILOMATIC® STIHL PICCO Micro Comfort 3 (PMC3)

PMC3 CHAIN

OILOMATIC® STIHL PICCO Micro Comfort 3 is the successor of the 3/8" PM1. It cuts faster and smoother and has a very high plunge cutting efficiency. PMC3 has a lower kickback tendency than 3/8" PM1.

PMC 3 CHAIN Low Kickback
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
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0.050"   3636      
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OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro (RM)
RM CHAIN

The OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro (RM) chain has a special cutter shape that reduces cutting friction to a minimum, ensuring fast cutting speed with good efficiency in any type of wood.

This chain is more forgiving in dirty conditions than full chisel (RS) chain types due to its cutter shape.

Rapid Micro™ (RM) warning
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
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0.050" 3856   3989    
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0.058"     3990    
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0.063"     3991 3960  
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OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro Comfort (RMC)
RMC CHAIN

OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro Comfort is a low vibration version of STIHL RAPID Micro. This chain retains all the performance of STIHL RM, with the added benefit of lower vibration levels,to help reduce operator fatigue.

Rapid Micro™ Comfort(RMC) warning
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
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0.050"   3627 3650    
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0.058"   3628 3651    
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0.063"   3629 3652    
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OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID® Micro Full Skip (RMF)
RMF CHAIN

STIHL RAPID Micro Full Skip is the skip pattern version of STIHL RAPID Micro. There are two tie straps between every two cutting teeth, allowing better chip discharge and higher chain speed and less sharpening maintenance with more powerful saws and longer guide bars.

Rapid™ Micro™ F (RMF) warning
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
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0.050"     3993    
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0.063"       3883  
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OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro Comfort 3 (RMC3)

OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro Comfort 3 is the reduced kickback tendency version of STIHL RAPID Micro Comfort. RMC3 retains all the performance of STIHL RMC, with the added benefit of reduced kickback tendency, for less risk. Available only in .325" pitch. RMC3 replaces .325 RM2.

Rapid Micro™ Comfort 3 (RMC3)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"   3632      
0.058"   3633      
0.063"   3634      
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super (RS)

This full chisel chain is an extremely fast-cutting chain for the professional. The square-cornered cutter shape ensures minimum cutting friction for an extremely smooth clean cut in hard and frozen wood. The OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super is best suited for higher power chain saws. Easily sharpened with a round file and file holder or with electric chain grinders.

NOTE: No longer available in 3/8" pitch, only .325" and .404".

Rapid Super (RS)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"   3978      
0.058"   3974      
0.063"   3973   3946  
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super Comfort (RSC)

STIHL RAPID Super Comfort is the reduced vibration version of STIHL RAPID Super. A redesigned cutter and tie strap design reduces vibration levels significantly while still utilizing the aggressive full chisel cutter design. RSC offers the same cutting characteristics to STIHL RAPID Super with much lower vibration levels.

STIHL RAPID<sup>™</sup> Super Comfort
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"   3637 3623    
0.058"   3638 3622    
0.063"   3639 3621    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super Comfort 3 (RSC3)

STIHL RAPID Super Comfort 3 is the reduced vibration and reduced kickback tendency version of STIHL RAPID Super. RSC3 is an aggressive full chisel chain, but has a single-humped drive link to reduce kickback tendency and the new cutter and tie strap design of RSC to reduce vibration levels when cutting. RSC3 also features excellent cutting and plunge cutting efficiency.

STIHL RAPID<sup>™</sup> Super Comfort 3
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3624    
0.063"     3626    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super Full Skip (RSF)

STIHL RAPID Super Full Skip is the skip pattern version of STIHL RAPID Super. There are two tie straps between every two cutting teeth, allowing better chip discharge and higher chain speed and less sharpening maintenance with powerful saws and long guide bars.

Rapid™ Super Full-Skip (RSF)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3953    
STIHL OILOMATIC® RAPID Super L Full Skip (RSLF)

STIHL RAPID Super L Full Skip is the skip pattern, square ground chisel version of STIHL RAPID Super. There are two tie straps between every two cutting teeth, allowing better chip discharge, higher chain speed and less sharpening maintenance with powerful saws and long guide bars. Available in .404"” pitch, .063” gauge only.

Rapid™ Super L Full Skip (RSLF)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.063"       3851  

OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super Klassic (RSK)
OILOMATIC STIHL RAPID Super Klassic (RSK)

This chain is particularly suitable for felling and bucking big timber with long guide bars (over 28" and longer).

Its special cutter geometry provides excellent control characteristics and very good chip flow, which help enhance cutting efficiency.

Classic (RSK)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3874    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super L Klassic (RSLK)

The Super L Klassic is a variation of the Klassic full chisel chain for special professional applications. It differs from the “normal” STIHL RAPID Super Klassic in the way the cutter is ground. The cutter on this chain is square ground and has an “L” shape, hence the name Super “L.”

Rapid Super L (RSLK)
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3640    
0.063"     3641    
STIHL OILOMATIC® RAPID Super L Half Skip Klassic (RSLHK)

STIHL RAPID Super L Half Skip Klassic is the semi-skip pattern version of STIHL RAPID Super L Klassic (RSLK). STIHL RAPID Super L Half Skip Klassic alternates cutter spacing to create a chain with cutting and maintenance intensity characteristics between Full Skip (RSLFK) and regular pattern (RSLK).

Rapid Super L Half Skip Klassic
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3645    
0.063"     3646    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super L Full Skip Klassic (RSLFK)

OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Super L Full Skip Klassic is the full-skip pattern version of STIHL RAPID Super L Klassic (RSLK). The RSLFK is assembled with each cutter followed by two tie straps instead of one with standard sequence chains.

Rapid Super L Half Skip Klassic
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3643    
0.063"     3644    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Duro (RD)

Carbide tipping of the cutters makes 3/8" STIHL RAPID Duro chain specially suitable for cutting dirty wood, treated wood, roots or railroad ties, which would quickly dull conventional chains. This chain must be resharpened with a formed diamond grinding wheel.

STIHL RAPID<sup>™</sup> Duro
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.050"     3948    
0.063"     3943    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Duro Rescue (RDR)

STIHL RAPID Duro Rescue (RDR) is a new STIHL designed chain using the STIHL OILOMATIC® principle. RDR surpasses the durability of former RDS in Rescue applications and has a higher efficiency when cutting wood. This chain is purpose-built for the demanding needs of fire and rescue specialists and therefore is for use by specially trained emergency services personnel only. RDR is the recommended chain for use on the MS 460 R STIHL Magnum Rescue saw.

STIHL RAPID<sup>™</sup> Duro Special
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.063"     3944    
OILOMATIC® STIHL RAPID Micro Harvester (RMH)

STIHL RAPID Micro Harvester is a specially designed and reinforced version of .404"" pitch saw chain. RMH is designed to withstand the stresses of mechanized tree harvesting. Designed for use on hydraulic harvester heads only.

STIHL RAPID<sup>™</sup> Micro<sup>™</sup> Harvester
          3/8"
  1/4" .325" 3/8" .404" PICCO
0.080"       3996