Superb trimmer! I have a Shindiawa T230x trimmer that I bought new in 1997, & it runs great. I have used the trimmer a lot, but it hasn't needed much maintenance. I have done minor maintenance to the trimmer, such as cleaning or replacing the air filter & using either only Shindiawa or Echo 2-cycle oil, but not much else. The Shindiawa T-230X trimmer is one of the best trimmers I have owned.
My Shindaiwa 22T HomePro that I purchased in 2002 is still running like a champ. I put a new carburetor and spark plug on it a few years ago, and a speed feed head, but it's still a BEAST!
Got a 2005 T231 (blue anniversary edition ?) runs like new with original carb. Bought at yard sale for $25 about 10 years ago. Only needed a new stringer head. So light and manageable compared to my Ryobi .
Shindaiwa are by far my favorite trimmers, after they merged with echo the echo trimmers became clones of the shindaiwa trimmers which is why echo trimmers are so much better than they ever were before, but i do personally prefer the older models myself. I thought the blue shindaiwas were all 4 stroke they are good too just different. Stihl trimmers seem to be the more commonly used now days they are alot quueter and im assuming have much lower rpm operating range which is probably good for fuel consumption and longevity, decent power but the plastic cam on the crank bugs me alot and due to having valves there is a little bit more to go wrong potentially.
That's true in most cases but seemingly not with this Beast like I mentioned in the video this thing hasn't exactly been treated well and it has never broken down
We have an Oleo Mac 730s that is over 20 years old. The only maintenance it has had is occasional greasing of the head, a new fuel line because the old one hardened and came loose and I cleaned the air filter last week. Never pulled the spark plug, adjusted the carburettor or cleaned the spark arrestor. Normally I maintain things well but this thing just takes abuse and refuses to quit.
I just repaired one, it came from a scrap pile, I'm impressed by the torque but I'm unhappy with the non-adjustable carburetor. At Colorado front range I'd like to be able to set it for mile high altitude but it's probably superb at less than 1k feet
I run into alot of barrel carbs like this, they dont need much maintenace but are super finnicky if and when you want to adjust them and usually only a single adjustment hidden in the center of the throttle pulley, i love the tk slide carbs easily accessible h and l needles solid brass well made basically infinitely clean and reusable, also an idle air needle which to this day am not really sure what purpose it has i usually just leave a little less 1/4 open but runs fine closed or even pretty wide open
I had been having my Shindaiwa F18 since the early 90s and it still runs to this day. Being the dumbass that I am known for being, I gave it away a few years ago when I bought a Stihl FS111R. Biggest mistake of my life!! That Stihl is the definition of dogshit in every sense of the word. The biggest ripoff I have ever been swindled by because I paid around $575 and can't bring myself to sell it because I can't knowingly give someone the shaft being full aware they just got screwed over I just can't. I would trade it for a pack of menthols right about now but there is a lesson here that I learned. I will NEVER buy anything made by Stihl again in my life and they misspelled the name it should be STEAL because that is what they do to your money... biggest lemon I ever had the unfortunate luck of witnessing just unreal how trash they are
I love everything about them . But I hate 4 pulls to start. Some days I just grab the echos because I hate the hard start every time you put it down . Every review I see the same thing 4 or 5 pulls to start it times 8 to 10 yards a day gets old fast.
They might as well be produced in the same Factory. If you look at the lineup of Shindaiwa trimmers and Echo trimmers they are basically the exact same thing with minor differences
@@mowtoegee7049But shidnaiwa is made in china while echo is made in the US so basically Shindaiwa is just Echo made in china and they don’t even seem run as good as the original Echos!
Superb trimmer! I have a Shindiawa T230x trimmer that I bought new in 1997, & it runs great. I have used the trimmer a lot, but it hasn't needed much maintenance. I have done minor maintenance to the trimmer, such as cleaning or replacing the air filter & using either only Shindiawa or Echo 2-cycle oil, but not much else. The Shindiawa T-230X trimmer is one of the best trimmers I have owned.
My Shindaiwa 22T HomePro that I purchased in 2002 is still running like a champ. I put a new carburetor and spark plug on it a few years ago, and a speed feed head, but it's still a BEAST!
Great trimmer have been running one for the last 20 years
Got a 2005 T231 (blue anniversary edition ?) runs like new with original carb. Bought at yard sale for $25 about 10 years ago. Only needed a new stringer head. So light and manageable compared to my Ryobi .
Shindaiwa are by far my favorite trimmers, after they merged with echo the echo trimmers became clones of the shindaiwa trimmers which is why echo trimmers are so much better than they ever were before, but i do personally prefer the older models myself. I thought the blue shindaiwas were all 4 stroke they are good too just different. Stihl trimmers seem to be the more commonly used now days they are alot quueter and im assuming have much lower rpm operating range which is probably good for fuel consumption and longevity, decent power but the plastic cam on the crank bugs me alot and due to having valves there is a little bit more to go wrong potentially.
Actually it’s the other way around, the Shindaiwa trimmers became clones of the Echo trimmers lol
Yep. Yep. Best machine ever made.
The t230 is a bloody good machine that was built to last thousands of hours of use but like any machine it's only as good as the bloke using it
That's true in most cases but seemingly not with this Beast like I mentioned in the video this thing hasn't exactly been treated well and it has never broken down
@@littleobsessedwithmowers7199 Good stuff... I use mine every day. It has 5 years of daily commercial use and still starts with no problems :)
We have an Oleo Mac 730s that is over 20 years old. The only maintenance it has had is occasional greasing of the head, a new fuel line because the old one hardened and came loose and I cleaned the air filter last week. Never pulled the spark plug, adjusted the carburettor or cleaned the spark arrestor.
Normally I maintain things well but this thing just takes abuse and refuses to quit.
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I just repaired one, it came from a scrap pile, I'm impressed by the torque but I'm unhappy with the non-adjustable carburetor. At Colorado front range I'd like to be able to set it for mile high altitude but it's probably superb at less than 1k feet
Please explain because to my knowledge they use a slide carb and any carb can be adjusted lol
@@harryfp1494 no high jet, many carbs are like that. I spent too much money putting a high jet in my husqvarna 3120
I run into alot of barrel carbs like this, they dont need much maintenace but are super finnicky if and when you want to adjust them and usually only a single adjustment hidden in the center of the throttle pulley, i love the tk slide carbs easily accessible h and l needles solid brass well made basically infinitely clean and reusable, also an idle air needle which to this day am not really sure what purpose it has i usually just leave a little less 1/4 open but runs fine closed or even pretty wide open
They are reliable
I had been having my Shindaiwa F18 since the early 90s and it still runs to this day. Being the dumbass that I am known for being, I gave it away a few years ago
when I bought a Stihl FS111R. Biggest mistake of my life!! That Stihl is the definition of dogshit in every sense of the word. The biggest ripoff I have ever been swindled by because I paid around $575 and can't bring myself to sell it because I can't knowingly give someone the shaft being full aware they just got screwed over I just can't. I would trade it for a pack of menthols right about now but there is a lesson here that I learned. I will NEVER buy anything made by Stihl again in my life and they misspelled the name it should be STEAL because that is what they do to your money... biggest lemon I ever had the unfortunate luck of witnessing just unreal how trash they are
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Nah man ur buggin, Stihl is a great brand although I do agree that their 4 stroke units are trash, their 2 strokes are a lot better
I love everything about them . But I hate 4 pulls to start. Some days I just grab the echos because I hate the hard start every time you put it down . Every review I see the same thing 4 or 5 pulls to start it times 8 to 10 yards a day gets old fast.
Shindaiwa is shit, Echo, Stihl and Redmax are the ways to go
Shindawia and echo are the same thing genius 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@cadenblair4825 yea, a crappy knockoff of echo
They might as well be produced in the same Factory. If you look at the lineup of Shindaiwa trimmers and Echo trimmers they are basically the exact same thing with minor differences
@@littleobsessedwithmowers7199 They're both made by Yamabiko Corp. Same machine different stickers :)
@@mowtoegee7049But shidnaiwa is made in china while echo is made in the US so basically Shindaiwa is just Echo made in china and they don’t even seem run as good as the original Echos!