Dolmar now Makita what changed???

[mastercraftka]

So I know Makita bought out Dolmar but did they make changes to the saw or are they the same machines with a different name. Has anyone purchased one lately?

I currently have a Dolmar PS510.

Thanks

 

[caver]

I have a Makita/Dolmar Dolkita??? It's that Makita blue but a great saw purchased a few years ago. It's the 6421 model. I doubt I'll ever own a Stihl again. I would dig around on the Forestry Forums to see if there were changes.

 

[mastercraftka]

I have asked my local guy and he says no changes but I just wanted some other information non interested parties. And maybe others that have one. I also have a stihl and actually my 3rd and it is good but this PS510 seems to be a bit better. My last MS250 i have had some issues with.
The dolmar is a bit hard to start when cold but after that runs well.

 

[Dutch445]

seeing this information almost makes me think that could be why the Makita cordless 36V saw is respectable compared to others, most reviews i see/read
are favorable,, although it's a bit pricey.

 

[xyz123]

Makita has owned Dolmar since 1991. A few years back they put their name on all the saws etc. Same saws.

Gas OPE from them is shown to be dead this spring 2021.

 

[mastercraftka]

Ok this is good to know.

Sorry what is OPE?

 

[Industrial Toys]

I wanted to buy a Makita Saw about a year ago. A local tool store handles them but does not carry them. Can't walk in and touch or use one. Plus, they are just too far and few between for parts, and no compelling reason to buy one, especially since they are a little more money . I bought an Echo from a Stihl/Echo dealer friend/customer of mine instead and am happy so far. There are Echo dealers everywhere. That's never a bad thing.

 

[mastercraftka]

I wanted to buy a Makita Saw about a year ago. A local tool store handles them but does not carry them. Can't walk in and touch or use one. Plus, they are just too far and few between for parts, and no compelling reason to buy one, especially since they are a little more money . I bought an Echo from a Stihl/Echo dealer friend/customer of mine instead and am happy so far. There are Echo dealers everywhere. That's never a bad thing.

I have a PS510 and love it had it two going on 3 years no issues yet.

 

[xyz123]

Ok this is good to know.

Sorry what is OPE?

OPE = Outdoor Power Equipment

Notice of discontinuation of production of gasoline products Translated from German to English. Google Translate

Ratingen, October 30, 2020 - The Makita Group will cease production of gasoline-powered products on March 31, 2022.

Makita is a global supplier of a comprehensive range of tools for creating comfortable living spaces, including cordless tools, cordless garden tools and pneumatic tools.
In the gardening tool area, Makita offers a wide range of petrol-powered products, such as brush cutters and chainsaws. In order to meet the increased awareness of global environmental problems and the increasing need for comfortable wireless products, Makita has decided to optimize the development, production and sales of environmentally friendly and increasingly popular cordless devices. Makita will concentrate resources on the development, production and sales of cordless products using competencies in motor technology and battery development. At the same time, the move away from petrol tools, but instead the use of cordless cordless tools and cordless garden tools, is being promoted.Accordingly, Makita will cease production of gasoline-powered products at the entire corporate level on March 31, 2022.

 

[mastercraftka]

OPE = Outdoor Power Equipment

Notice of discontinuation of production of gasoline products Translated from German to English. Google Translate

Ratingen, October 30, 2020 - The Makita Group will cease production of gasoline-powered products on March 31, 2022.

Makita is a global supplier of a comprehensive range of tools for creating comfortable living spaces, including cordless tools, cordless garden tools and pneumatic tools.
In the gardening tool area, Makita offers a wide range of petrol-powered products, such as brush cutters and chainsaws. In order to meet the increased awareness of global environmental problems and the increasing need for comfortable wireless products, Makita has decided to optimize the development, production and sales of environmentally friendly and increasingly popular cordless devices. Makita will concentrate resources on the development, production and sales of cordless products using competencies in motor technology and battery development. At the same time, the move away from petrol tools, but instead the use of cordless cordless tools and cordless garden tools, is being promoted.Accordingly, Makita will cease production of gasoline-powered products at the entire corporate level on March 31, 2022.

I will have to call my dealer to see if he has heard this? What is the source for that information?

 

[xyz123]

I will have to call my dealer to see if he has heard this? What is the source for that information?

Click the link google translate I posted, it is Makita Germany website. My local dealer heard of it happening but didnt know the date till I showed him.

 

[Rustyiron]

Good luck with a coal powered demo saw:laughing:
I would think that they would unload the formally Dolmar line to someone not concerned with virtue signaling to a group of people that couldn't even start a gas saw if their lives depended on it.

 

[Snobdds]

Good luck with a coal powered demo saw:laughing:
I would think that they would unload the formally Dolmar line to someone not concerned with virtue signaling to a group of people that couldn't even start a gas saw if their lives depended on it.

Agreed.

We had a bad fire season in Wyoming this past year and it motivated me to go back into my mountain property and do some thinning this spring. I cut all the dead pine beetle about 7 years ago, but with more sun and less competition for water, the healthy trees grew like weeds. Now that I'm a little older, I wanted a light and maneuverable saw to cut the branches with. I thought this might be my first time buying a battery powered saw. Went in to my Stihl Dealer and tried all the battery saws in actual logs. I was just not impressed with their duty cycle or ability to run hard. Passed on the battery saw, just not their yet for heavy uses that I will put it through.

Ended up with a MS 151 TC. The lightest pro saw in the top handel. It has the new narrow kerf chain and it weighs around 5 pounds. What a little ripper.

And to stay on topic. We had a Makita blue saw for a little while. It was a good saw, until my dad put bar oil in the gas fill. I cleaned it up but I needed a carb rebuild kit and it was nearly impossible to find a kit. It's still on the shelf getting a nice layer of dust.

 

[mastercraftka]

Ya my dealer says he has heard of drop of the gas powered equipment but has heard nothing from Makita.

I am hoping someone will pick up the old dolmar line would be nice to see it continue I am happy with mine.

 

[mray16]

I have two makita 6401's, and a dolmar 5105 very good saws

 

[RalphVa]

Wonder who Lowes has their current contract with to make Kobalt tools.

 

[Hay Dude]

I have a Makita/Dolmar and love it.
Guess we will all be wearing backpacks with batteries in the near future.
Oh joy.

 

[Torvy]

I have a a 58v Echo cordless. 16" bar. Cuts like a dream, quieter than the gas model and fewer things to go wrong. I didn't get it for 'green' reasons, I just am really bad at keeping small engines running well. With this thing, all I need to do is keep the chain and bar maintained. The battery is not that big...sure, bigger than some, but the whole thing is maybe 13 lbs.

The drawback right now is cordless only go up to about 18". That is fine for most of my work, but I am hoping technology improves so I can get a 24" bar on a similar model.

 

[RandyT]

Ya my dealer says he has heard of drop of the gas powered equipment but has heard nothing from Makita.

I am hoping someone will pick up the old dolmar line would be nice to see it continue I am happy with mine.

Here is the update. Makita has notified there US dealers that production of all gas products will end in March 2022, but there will still be some products in the pipelines until stocks run out a few months later. As of right now the 6421 is no longer available, stock of the 7300 and 7900 series is limited if available at all. So Don't plan on purchasing any think larger than the 6100, which as a dealer I refused to stock due to at the time there was only a $20 difference between the 6100 and the 6400/6421 and the 6100 because of the K095 bar mount was limited to 20 inch or 24 if you really looked for a bar, whereas the 6400/6421 used the D009 mount like Husqvarna that would run up to 32 in the Makita offering. Makita also removed any bar from their inventory larger than 20" about 3 years ago.

 

[Hay Dude]

So as of a little while ago, I still have a Dolmar dealer in my little town. He still had Dolmar saws hangin on the wall. He said Dolmar still still makes em!