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New saw chain STIHL 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ Comfort

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Technical Information                                                              40.2008

  New saw chain STIHL 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ Comfort – Series 3613

  Contents
  1. 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ Comfort saw chain
  2. Service note
  3. Spare parts

  1.     3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ Comfort
         saw chain
  In the future, 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ (63 PM) saw          1.2       Advantages
  chain, will be replaced by reduced-vibration comfort   .     Reduced vibration
  saw chain 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ Comfort. The new
  saw chain transmits less vibration from the saw        .     Smooth running
  chain to the guide bar, chain saw and saw operator.    .     Good Control
                                                         .     High cutting performance
  1.1     Saw chain types, short name
     Saw chain type                Short name
  previous new             previous       new            1.3      Saw chain, chain roll
                                                         The new 3/8" PICCO™ Micro™ saw chain
  3997        3613         63 PM        63 PMC           (63 PMC) is available in the same cutting lengths as
                                                         the previous saw chain.

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1.4      Function                                               1.5      Identifying features of the Comfort saw
                                                                         chain

                                                                        1                           1

                                                  689TI137 KN
                                                                                          2             2

                                                                                                                     689TI139 KN
Cutters and tie straps have a bevelled heel in the
new "Comfort" saw chains. The gap between cutter                .     The letter "C" features in each cutter (1) and an
and guide bar allows the cutters to tip back gently                   arrow head in each tie strap (2). The arrow head
during the cutting action.                                            indicates the direction of the saw chain.

                                                                1.6      Sharpening the saw chain
                                                                The side plate and top plate cutting angle and depth
                                                                gauge setting of the new saw chain is identical with
                                                                those of the previous saw chains. The new saw
                                                                chain is serviced and sharpened exactly like the
                                                                previous version.

                                                                                                    63 PMC
                                                                Sharpening angle                    30°
                                                  689TI138 KN

                                                                Side plate angle                    75°
                                                                Depth gauge setting                 .025" (0,65 mm)

When the cutting edge strikes the timber, the cutter
gently moves back allowing most of the impact
energy to be absorbed by the chain. Depending on
the type of chain saw used, vibrations may be
reduced by up to 30 % when cutting.

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2.          Service note                                   dimensions of the others (sharpen cutter and depth
                                                           gauge to the dimension of the neighboring links).
The saw chain can be serviced with the rivet
spinners and chain breakers NG 4, NG 5 and NG 7.           2.2     Replacing tie straps

2.1         Replacing cutters                              The tie straps between cutters have no influence on
                                                           the vibration-reducing function of the saw chain.
Repair kits "Right-hand cutter" and "Left-hand
cutter" are available for replacement. Each repair kit     The previous tie straps without a bevelled heel are
comprises five cutters and five pre-set tie straps.        used when replacing tie straps between cutters (as
                                                           previously). This simplifies matters when cutting
Note the direction of the tie strap (arrow head) and       saw chain to length and in the event of service.
cutter – The bevel of the tie strap and cutter must be
to the rear of the direction of travel.                    2.3      Cutting rolls of chain to length
In the future, the new repair kits will be used for the    As previously, tie straps without a bevel at the back
previous saw chain.                                        of the running face are enclosed with rolls of saw
Newly inserted chain links must be adapted to the          chain (see b 2.2).

3.          Spare parts
     Item      Part name                                           Part No.                         Remarks
      1        Cutter repair kit, r/h                              3636 007 1000                    1)
      2        Cutter repair kit, l/h                              3636 007 1001                    2)
      3        Tie strap with rivets                               3997 660 6600
      4        Tie strap without rivets                            3997 662 1200
      5        Drive link 3/8" PICCO™; 1.3 mm                      3997 662 1000

Remarks
1) Comprises five right-hand cutters and five left-hand tie straps with rivets
2) Comprises five left-hand cutters and five right-hand tie straps with rivets

© ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG 2008                           Technical Documentation
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