Latest Shindaiwa saws

[alderman]

Latest 500. Pretty good shape and runs great. Dawg is bent a bit but no bigee.

This 345 is in great shape. I added a chainsaw buddy to cut overlength firewood and keep the bar out of the rocks.

 

[turtle561]

shindaiwa 360

my first shindaiwa ever and i like it !neat little full featured saw.
upright cylinder, everything easy to get to.
gear oiler, no adjust but beats the pressure systems on other brand small saws.
finally found the tank vent, it draws good.
guy sold it cause the low spd jet and spring fell out. found those rolling around in the carb chamber. once in and gassed it fired right up.
he did say it had been in the water, it came from north carolina. despite the corrosion everything works. will pull the muff and clean things up as i go through it. has 120# compression.

the fungus amungus....thank god for plastic....

 

[Arrowhead]

Nice Shindaiwa saw guys.

Anybody know how to properly say Shindaiwa? I say it like shin-dye-wa. I friend came over and saw my 680 sitting on the bench and said "Nice shin-dow-wa." I told him how I say it, and said I was wrong. Am I?

 

[turtle561]

arrowhead- i say it like you, dye-wa , like the fishing reels. it gets like the pool-in vs. pole-in thing in the green camp. po-tay-toe, po-ta-toe, let's call the whole thing off !
so like they say, shut up and fish ! or cut or whatever.lol.

alderman- does shindaiwa have other saws of the upright design ? anything to look out for on these 360's ?

 

[Arrowhead]

They have many with the vertical cylinder.
My 680 is vertical.

 

[DSS]

We say shin-daw-wah in canuckistan. But we talk funny anyway....

Nice saws, wish I still had my 488.

 

[alderman]

No knocks on the 360 except I'd like it to have another bar stud.

I've never had any issues with the older models and they are easy to work on.

A few other Shindaiwas:

377

488 with pro filter, I've cut more with a 488 except for the 500

577= my favorite Shindaiwa saw for all around use

695-Good saw, but a bit of a tweener in the Shindaiwa line up. If I need a saw this big I'll usually grab a 757.

757-King of the Shindaiwa's. I've run 32" bar on these, but mostly stick to 24".

 

[cambl]

Nice saws Alderman. Those 500's were a great woodcutter, but every nut and bolt had to come off if you ever needed to replace the piston/cylinder.

I picked up a 490 right before echo closed down Shindaiwa and it's a nice runner with a 24" bar.

 

[turtle561]

nice line-up alderman. i'd like another stud on the 360 too but at least it has a decent size nut on it.
how do the model nos. read as far as disp. go ? 1st two disp. ? or 2nd two ? 757=75cc ?
arrowhead-what year is that 680 ?
don't see many saws down here, mostly landscape equip.
keepin' an eye out now.

 

[alderman]

I would think the first two numbers put you in the ball park. Some have said Shindaiwa kind of overated their performance, which I used to argue against. After running a 500 and 488 quite a bit I think the 500 will stay right with the 488 (I haven't done time trials) and the 500 is listed to have less HP than the 488.

nice line-up alderman. i'd like another stud on the 360 too but at least it has a descent size nut on it.
how do the model nos. read as far as disp. go ? 1st two disp. ? or 2nd two ? 757=75cc ?
arrowhead-what year is that 680 ?
don't see many saws down here, mostly landscape equip.
keepin' an eye out now.

 

[alderman]

Nice saws Alderman. Those 500's were a great woodcutter, but every nut and bolt had to come off if you ever needed to replace the piston/cylinder.

I picked up a 490 right before echo closed down Shindaiwa and it's a nice runner with a 24" bar.

I've never gone that far in making a repair as I'm no mechanic but I tore a couple parts saws down just to see what was inside and you are right. Fuel and oil lines aren't bad and the carbs are easy to get in and out.

Does the 490 have a fully adjustable carb? The latter 488s didn't.

 

[Big Dan]

You've got a good line-up there Alderman,kudos to you . I'll start cutting firewood around Thanksgiving and I'm looking forward to giving the 575 and 488 a good work-out.I may have to add a 757 to the herd. Dan

 

[RVALUE]

I've never gone that far in making a repair as I'm no mechanic but I tore a couple parts saws down just to see what was inside and you are right. Fuel and oil lines aren't bad and the carbs are easy to get in and out.

Does the 490 have a fully adjustable carb? The latter 488s didn't.

My 757 doesn't either.

 

[cambl]

The 490 has a Walbro HDA carb that is adjustable, but the heads of the needle screws are round with a flat spot cut into them. No standard tool will fit so you have to cobble up your own.

 

[t3ramman]

500

alderman, what is the biggest bar you would say that your shindaiwa 500 pulls comfortably.

 

[alderman]

I've run 20" 3/8 with no problem, but when I cut I don't push my saws too hard. If I were to bury these saws in big wood 16" to 18"might be more practical. The 500 is only rated at
3.1 HP.
Most of my 488s and 500s are set up for .325 chain and I really like the 488 with an 18" bar in smaller wood, but I've run 20" on them as well.

The service manual says the 500 will handle a 24" bar but from my experience this would be way too optimistic. Keep in mind, I've never tried the 24" on these saws, but Cambi in the post up above says it works okay. It is my understanding the 490 is a 488 with new design on the outside.

 

[alderman]

My 757 doesn't either.

Must be from California. Both my 757s have H/L adjustment.

 

[DSS]

I would think the first two numbers put you in the ball park. Some have said Shindaiwa kind of overated their performance, which I used to argue against. After running a 500 and 488 quite a bit I think the 500 will stay right with the 488 (I haven't done time trials) and the 500 is listed to have less HP than the 488.

I always heard that too, and to me it's BS. A 488 will bury a stock 026, by quite a margin actually. Great saws.

That should get Niko wound up...

 

[RVALUE]

Must be from California. Both my 757s have H/L adjustment.

Dang, we can't get away from that place at any cost.

 

[MISteve]

Just where can a guy get parts for a 577? I need at least new rings. Any idea if a 575 ring set would work?