Echo/Shindaiwa?

[Butch(OH)]

Here is a news release for us Echo (two of us?) and Shindaiwa (5-6 or us?) LOL
owners. Wonder if this means one or the other brand will eventialy be gone? Sounds like fancy term for merger to me?

http://www.echo-usa.com/news.asp?Type=Release

 

[computeruser]

Interesting. Let's see...Echo+Shindaiwa, Husqvarna+RedMax...it's been a busy year.

 

[Steve128]

Here is a news release for us Echo (two of us?) and Shindaiwa (5-6 or us?) LOL
owners. Wonder if this means one or the other brand will eventialy be gone? Sounds like fancy term for merger to me?

http://www.echo-usa.com/news.asp?Type=Release

Incredible and interesting information, you mean there are actually 5 people which own Shindaiwa saws here!:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Butch(OH)]

Incredible and interesting information, you mean there are actually 5 people which own Shindaiwa saws here!:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

I am prone to exaggeration, sorry

 

[Bob Wright]

Looking at the 2 saw compaines profiles and marketing i can see a lot of likeness, i have thought that for a few years now. There is another line already from the Kioritz giant that is not sold over here that may be made in the same factory as the Echo's ? Guess we will have to wait and see...Bob

 

[Edge & Engine]

From Shindaiwa.com:

Press Release
Shindaiwa/Kioritz Alliance
May 21, 2007
Tualatin, Oregon
Today it was announced in Japan that Shindaiwa Corporation (Shindaiwa) has entered into a
business shareholding alliance with Kioritz Corporation (Kioritz), the parent company of ECHO
Incorporated.
Shindaiwa and Kioritz, both publicly traded companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, are
leading global manufacturers of premium outdoor power equipment including trimmers,
chainsaws, power blowers, hedge clippers and related products.
In addition to initial mutual investments of approximately $2 million in each other’s common
stock, the alliance will focus on working together to develop and implement future mutually
beneficial product and operational programs.

 

[Bob Wright]

Thanks for the info edge...Bob

 

[StihlaMan]

Shindaiwa can start by melting down their clutch covers(757) and make some bar covers for the real saws:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Urbicide]

Where is 4 Paws? He is the resident Shinney man on here. I know that he will be praying that they don't use Echo's old gray color scheme.

 

[Lakeside53]

2 million??? That's peanuts...

 

[Urbicide]

2 million??? That's peanuts...

X 2 = $4,000,000. Maybe it is in Yen and not US dollars.

 

[Just Mow]

2 million??? That's peanuts...

It's amazing the means some companies will go to, to get compliant for 2010

 

[Lakeside53]

It's amazing the means some companies will go to, to get compliant for 2010

WITHOUT ADMITING THEY HAVE NO PLAN.. or can't..

 

[Lakeside53]

X 2 = $4,000,000. Maybe it is in Yen and not US dollars.

o.k., 2 bags of peanuts!

 

[Just Mow]

WITHOUT ADMITING THEY HAVE NO PLAN.. or can't..

They have a plan. Lets see, they bash the 4-Mix and now they have to join a company that has a 4-stroke engine to help them out.:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Just Mow]

o.k., 2 bags of peanuts!

Wonder who will buy whom out

 

[Lakeside53]

Elux wil buy them both.... Hmmm maybe they are trying to get big enough so Elux can't lolol

 

[Just Mow]

Elux wil buy them both.... Hmmm maybe they are trying to get big enough so Elux can't lolol

What's funny is that Manny Stihl would not be #1 Worldwide

 

[Lakeside53]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!

:monkey: :monkey: :monkey: :monkey:

 

[Four Paws]

Where is 4 Paws? He is the resident Shinney man on here. I know that he will be praying that they don't use Echo's old gray color scheme.

That is so true! I like the older Echo color scheme - red, white, black.

2 million??? That's peanuts...

You are just used to the price of Stihl parts. Heck, a carb kit, air filter, a 6-pack of oil and a few chains will run you half that!

Companies sharing ideas can be a good or bad idea...only time tells. A company that is too proud to admit that a competitor has them beat in a market share, design component, etc. is foolish. They all buy each others stuff, disassemble, measure, and reverse engineer. The new anti-vibe on the Stihl's...looks familiar. I bet there are more than a few 441s that have been disected at the hands of engineers to figure out Stihl's weird transfer/intake/carb set-up.

I hope this means a big 5-cube plus sized saw (or saws) will hit the market in the next few years from Shindaiwa. Their designs may be a little outdated, but I love their torque curve.

We all have our favorites, let's not turn this into a pi$$ing match.