shindawa?????

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acushman

Location
tampa, fl
i have been using husky for 20 years now.
i went into the local shop today and got cornered by a shindawa rep.
as many of you may know, once you listen for a minute, they can convince you of their product. it felt like a religious fanatic trying to convert me.
i am in the market for a couple of saws, any of you ever use a shindawa?
i'm getting two climbers and two large saws....75-95 cc's.
do they even compare to husky?
man, i felt like i just cheated on my wife.
 
I have.

I had a 357 and 757

They're heavy for climbing and have crap carby's for climbing.

They are very unfriendly as far as ergonomics go.

They have plenty of power and would make good ground saws.

But if you are going from Husky or Stihl to them you will be sorry.
 
I have had a lot of Shindaiwa saws. What has been said here is not off base. The saws are heavier and the speed is lacking against comparable Stihls and Huskys.

The antivibe is also dated.

However the saws are rock solid and just might be the ticket for new groundies!
 
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I have a Shindaiwa 488....nice saw, at 10 lb, the lightest of the 3 cube saws. Mine had full woods mods, and was a strong runner...now it has some jug wear..

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It appears that it's one of their fluke saws, compared to Stihl and Husky good weight and has a lower torque range.

I used to use them on palms and they took the corrosion well and would keep pulling that chain ... but they just didn't idle or run well when swinging from your harness.

They (Shindaiwa's) dont tend to rev out as much. How well does the modded go?

What used to really intrigue me with the 757 was how far away from your fingers the chain break would be, you'd try to release it and your fingers couldn't reach it, I wonder if they have fixed that.

Plus that little on/off button, what a PITA.

Built like a tank for sure.

That top handled saw is what gave me tennis elbow, heavy!
 
My lead climber loves his Shin 357. Can't say I'm overly fond of it but then again, I prefer the brunettes for the long term relationships.

Biggest problem his Shin has is that it is a bit short on the RPM side. But, it will drag a chain through almost anything.

Me, I'll stick with my echo top handles...finicky yes, but as long as I take the time to adjust the carb for the day's weather they'll run long and strong.

Just my 2 cents worth....
 
shindaiwa makes good hedging shears and blowers - they might make a dirtbike motor too or maybe a pocket bike motor.
 
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