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Pros & Cons
Product Description
If you’re cutting a lot of timber and want faster progress with clean results, this STIHL Rapid Hexa 3 .325" chain delivers. Its innovative full-chisel cutter shape and narrow kerf help you fell, delimb and buck hardwood and softwood with speed and control.
Built around STIHL’s exclusive HEXA system, this chain is quick to sharpen accurately and stays keen for longer. Even occasional users can keep a near‑ideal sharpening angle using the dedicated Hexa file.
Where it shines
- Fast felling and limbing on professional forestry jobs
- Precise bucking of thicker logs into fireplace or mill lengths
- Confident cuts when working diagonally across the grain
Why it makes work easier
- Up to 20% higher cutting performance versus classic full-chisel chains
- Edge stays sharp up to 50% longer for fewer touch-ups
- Bumper drive links help reduce kickback and vibration
- Sharpening with the Hexa file is quick and consistent
Handling in practice
On the saw the chain tracks smoothly, bites decisively and holds a line well, even under load. Low kickback tendency helps you place the bar precisely. Keep a Hexa file on hand—touch-ups are quick and bring the cutters right back to peak performance.
Cutting capacity and specs
- Chain pitch: .325" (8.25 mm)
- Drive link gauge: .050" (1.3 mm)
- Drive links: 1840
- Cutter type: Full chisel
- Sharpening: Hexa file only (HEXA system)
- Performance: Up to 20% more cuts; edge stays sharp up to 50% longer
- Operation: Low vibration and reduced kickback via bumper drive links
Tip from gardenmachineshop.com
Pair this chain with a freshly dressed guide bar and correct chain tension—new chain, true bar rails and proper tension together deliver the straightest cuts and longest service life.
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Specifications
| Brand | STIHL |
|---|---|
| Article number | 31410001840 |
| Barcode / EAN | 886661708000 |
| Chain pitch (mm) | 8.25 |
| Chain pitch (inch) | .325 |
| Drive link gauge (mm) | 1.3 |
| Drive link gauge (inch) | .050 |
| Drive links (count) | 1840 |
| Cutter type | Full chisel |
| Sharpening | Hexa file only (HEXA system) |
| Performance benefit | Up to 20% higher cutting performance |
| Edge retention | Up to 50% longer sharpness |
| Operation | Low vibration, reduced kickback |
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