Thread: show us your chainsaws

This little Shindaiwa really punches above its weight. I needed a smaller saw than my dad's old Jonserad to use when up ladders and for smaller jobs. I talked to the small engine repair guy in town who was a great mechanic, a real trustworthy old school guy. Not long beore he had replaced the buggered engine on my mower with a 2nd hand one and only charged me $120. About 6 years later it's still going strong!

He said not to get a smaller saw from one of the big names because their small saws were built to the same specs as those you can buy at Bunnings. He said he used to be a Shindaiwa rep and said they use the same build standard as their big saws for the small ones. He had no skin in the game and he'd never bullshitted me. This little saw has just kept chugging along; even on big jobs that it isn't really designed for. Shindaiwa are a Japanese brand and he said it has always flown under the radar...