I second the "Dealers" comment. Those guys have a good product; why don't they want to sell it? Is it a Dolmar problem, or is it more a Makita problem? Surely it's corporate hornswagglery but the customer is not being served well.
Agreed. If a shop has Husky or Stihl, then it's pointless to add a smaller name because the banner names will get the sales due to name recognition. Product quality might be the same, but name is a huge factor. If you are a small engine repair or equipment sales place starting, you are going to try to get the big name in there to pull in customers. It's how it is. Now, if you want to get in the game and the big names are taken or you don't want the big company bossing you around in your store, you look at things on a product comparison basis and choose the best one, name be damned, and start to get it out there: In my small mountain town, word of mouth is the best advertisement. Once I sold a few of the Dolmars people walked in all the time and said "X bought one and it's great , so sell me one..." But in a big urban area, name brand would bring folks in as they are going to do an internet search for who they heard of. I'm the only Dolmar dealer anywhere around so if they need parts or service, it's coming to me. Stihl has 4 dealers in my tiny town within 3 miles of each other. They can run one down on unit price so the dealer sells it for nothing and then never go back for anything else. Right there is an incentive for the smaller names, you have a service market. Also is the fact that when I try to get up with Husqy about a Jonsered issue, its very hard to get person to person help. With the smaller names, each dealer matters more, gets protected areas and someone answers the phone when you want them.Most saw shops already have their main chainsaw line. It's hard for dealers to take a 2nd or 3rd saw line and do the line justice.
We got some Jonsered saws in and the Dolmar's are outselling them easily 20 to 1.
How bout some dealers?
2. Put a 90+cc saw on a 7900-sized chassis. (Quote from Computeruser.)
Now that would be a saw I'd have to buy. Under 14#s? Oh Boy!
The 6100 is a very well built saw.
I could see that same chassis with a 70cc and a 90cc top end.
The 6100 is a very well built saw.
I could see that same chassis with a 70cc and a 90cc top end.
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7. Factory scrench holder. The rubber ones are nice, but require all kinds of trimming/fitting to fit on Dolmar handlebars. Why not just include this attribute from the factory?
Agreed. If a shop has Husky or Stihl, then it's pointless to add a smaller name because the banner names will get the sales due to name recognition. Product quality might be the same, but name is a huge factor.
166, I also outsell Jonsered with Dolmars about 20:1!
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