Stihl Chain Mistake or this is the new standard?

[gotrek]

I bought some chain for my 026, same stuff as usual 23 rs pro 67 / 3637 002 0067 but when I got home and opened the boxes They all seem to be some kind of Carbide chain (RD3 I think).

So I went back to the store and looked at the boxes and they are all the same. It's like a chain with a carbide tip soldered on. Did Stihl change their chain or part numer or is this some kind of mess up?

The dealer didn't know either but they are a generic store not a stihl dealer.

 

[Franny K]

3690 is the code for 23 rs pro

If they have the paper catalog there that is perhaps 3/8 inch thick it has pictures, descriptions, and the product codes of the various chains perhaps 3 or 4 pages in the catalog.

 

[gotrek]

I kept it because that’s all they had anyways and it was cheap (buy one get one free). Must be a problem with the labelling/packaging

 

[82F100SWB]

Definitely got the wrong chain in the right box. Even though it's worth more, I would be disappointed as carbide is not a great performing chain.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I actually know of several guys that think that carbide chain is the best/sharpest chain they could get their hands on, not everyone can sharpen a chain correctly ,either hand filling or machine grinding. I see some terrible looking and performing chains on decent saws, some come in for repair and leave with a nicely filed and setup chain , I see others when out and about cutting up storm damaged trees, I would swear that the chain would cut better if mounted backwards.

 

[Mad Professor]

Buy some more and flip them on ebay. They are way more expensive than RS chain. Probably get enough $$$ to buy 2 RS chains.

If you want to use/sharpen them you'll need diamond tools