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Could you PM me the names of the sponsors who are still carrying Shindaiwa parts? I'd appreciate it!

Someone out there must have a parts saw hanging around...I know that Shinnies run forever and so parts saws are hard to find, but there has to be one somewhere! Why do I need it? My muffler got crushed when a tree came down on it. The rest of the saw is in good shape, but the muffler is toast...

I am in serious need of a muffler for a Shindaiwa 488. If you have one, I have money! Thanks!

Anyone have a service manual for a Shindaiwa 488? Many thanks!

Not even a contest....get the Shindaiwa. Different league entirely than the 250. -=[ Grant ]=-

"Unbiased"? Around here? Are you serious???? :ices_rofl:

There are several options. First, the low-tech option is to simply print out each page and scan them into the digital format of your choice. This of course requires a reader/printer, which many libraries still have. Second, you could try a high resolution flatbed scanner with a transparency...

We have another.....WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH! (Any further over your head and we'd have to get FAA clearance!) :yoyo:

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It's made by someone else, on the same line from the same material as a supposed lesser brand, marked up 400%, and sold on revolving credit to people who are impressed by brand names? :poke:

I run an 18" .325 narrow kerf setup on my 488; it cuts like a banshee with that combo. Congrats on getting a great saw! (The Pro filter setup is a MUST!) -=[ Grant ]=-

For years Proto was the subcontractor for Snap-On; many of them were made in Proto's Milwaukie, OR plant. (The plant was closed in the late '80s, if memory serves.) Proto was the original patent assignee for the Flank Drive. Personally, I prefer Wright tools - made in the U.S. from U.S...

Two big thumbs up. I've owned Shinny gear for years; bought a T20 trimmer when they were first introduced, if that tells you anything. All the products I've had have been first-rate. Many years ago I lived a short drive away from Shindaiwa's headquarters in Tualatin (Oregon). Their technical...

I hate you guys. :chainsaw: -=[ Grant ]=-

I'm very partial to the Gransfors Large Splitting Axe. Absolutely superb tool. There is very little a maul can handle that the LSA can't. (They also make a maul, which I haven't used. If it's anything like their axes, it would be the King of Mauls!) -=[ Grant ]=-

That's the way it usually is...when the "big boys" run into trouble, it's always the Shinny Brigade that bails 'em out. "Shindaiwa - first to start, last to quit!" -=[ Grant ]=-

Another vote for the 488. And the 757. Heck, any Shindaiwa! -=[ Grant ]=-

NO! DON'T LISTEN TO HIM! HE'S REALLY THE DEVIL! Overlook these saws; pass them by, do not even glance in their direction. They are just crappy "Jap saws", not worth your time and effort. You want quality German engineering, even if it is built like an Echo at twice the price! (There. That...

Because gasoline is mandated to have 10% ethanol. If they mix regular that has ethanol with premium that doesn't, the resulting mix will only have 5% ethanol, below the legal requirement. It would be unsalable. Clear? -=[ Grant ]=-

Yes, Nelson still has it (at least, as of a month or so ago.) It's regular, unfortunately, and as you note more expensive. I'm told it was "intended" to be distributed to marinas, but they'd sell it to anyone with their own container. -=[ Grant ]=-