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    Default Where are they being made now

    Looking at what we use these day's where are they really being made

    Shindaiwa - China
    Echo -China
    Stihl -China
    Makita - Japan
    Honda -Japan

    Correct or ad more info and products or adjust that information to what you beleive is correct

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    Honda- China
    Tanaka / Hitachi - China & Japan depending on model
    maruyama - Japan (brushies re-branded as bushranger)




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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    some stihl stuff also made in mexico

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    My Dad got out of Shindaiwa when they started making them in China. He was there NQ Sales Manager for years (when still made in Japan), then opened a shop up in NT as a Shindaiwa dealer. He said there quality became poor, and had a lot come back for warranty repairs. He got rid of them after that.
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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    Never had any issues with any shindi gear personally and I flog my gear, as does the off siders
    I dont break things ...I just use them beyond their operational limitations
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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    All of my Stihl gear has Made by Stihl Inc USA. Doesn't actually say WHERE though.
    Same with the Husqvarna stuff. Just has a plate with 'Husqvarna Sweden' on it. NOT 'Made in Sweden'

    Maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    the only stihl gear made in germany for quite a few years is some of the really exxy chainsaws




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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    most the power outdoor equipment are made in china except the big stuff like ztrs, tractors

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mow And Go View Post
    Never had any issues with any shindi gear personally and I flog my gear, as does the off siders
    +1 .

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    Quote Originally Posted by jal2007 View Post
    most the power outdoor equipment are made in china except the big stuff like ztrs, tractors
    yep! a lot of husky and stihl is also made in mexico and brazil




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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    Had reason to purchase a stihl fs85r snipper about 6 weeks ago. Small sticker on shaft said made in Brazil.

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    Bought a new stihl sg20 back-pack sprayer.
    On the first run the bottom seal was faulty.
    Ended up with round-up all over my back + legs.
    Made in Columbia - Cheers, luv the irony.

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    that is the trouble with back pack sprayers something goes wrong with them
    it is absorbed into the skin quickly .

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    All the cheaper labour or better exchange rate countries making stuff for companies foreign owned to be shipped around the world. Worlds gone mad.

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    Default Re: Where are they being made now

    For those of you who wish to purchase a Tanaka product which was still "Made in Japan", get your skates on.
    The last shipment of TBC 290s, 340s etc (which are the last of the old school Tanakas) is due in approx. 6 weeks. After that, the plant in Japan will be closing and all production will move to China.
    If that is not enough of a body blow, the afore mentioned brushcutters etc will be discontinued in favour of nasty plastic "improved" models which had already begun to filter into the Tanaka lineup.
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