OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Trimmers and Brushcutters Two Stroke Trimmers & Brushcutters Shindaiwa been sold ??

I was down at a rather large mower store yesterday with a friend who needed a new air filter for his Shindaiwa T260X (I think). After been given two options, genuine for $18 or a little foam bit for $5 something he opted for the foam.

Anyway, that's not the thing. :-) The guy at the store said that Shindaiwa had been sold to Allpower if I remember rightly, the people that have the Echo machines. So apparently Shindaiwa may not be around for too much longer?

Does anyone have any other information about this? I would not be surprised if it is just BS, seems to be in plentiful supply at mower shops in Queensland.

I have an old Shindaiwa T22 I think, got it about 8 years ago, need a new head for it as one of the clips has broken so I had better get that sooner rather than later, then probably sell the machine, just not enough power for the stuff I need to do on acreage now.

Maybe there will be some cheap Shindaiwa machines soon :-)

Nathan

Nathan_O,

Yes Allpower has taken over Shindaiwa some months back from Powerup Industries.

I can not see Shindaiwa disappearing in the future so don't worry. The only thing that will change is the dealers because what Allpower will do is close dealers accounts that don't sell enough product which in turn will mean the public will have to travel further to get what they want.

Be a shame, there about the best made trimmer/brushcutter made.but bloody impossible to get parts for the old models