Japanese engineering ............

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

From the late 80s through 2005 , I ran Suzuki,  2-stroke, oil injected outboard motors in a commercial situation.

Tiller handle. Probably picked the motor up in gear 50+ times a day depending on how low the water was. Jump logs, cypress knees, etc. Lol.
Crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin is not for the faint of heart.

Best lower units and reverse dogs on the market.

I still have an 800 watt Honda generator I bought in 1985. Must have a million hours on it. Lol.

I have a small Kawasaki engine, a company i worked for put them on concrete mixers , that side of the business folded so I grabbed one, brand new still in the box, That was 35 years ago, and its still in the box lol

Crusader wrote:

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

From the late 80s through 2005 , I ran Suzuki,  2-stroke, oil injected outboard motors in a commercial situation.

Tiller handle. Probably picked the motor up in gear 50+ times a day depending on how low the water was. Jump logs, cypress knees, etc. Lol.
Crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin is not for the faint of heart.

Best lower units and reverse dogs on the market.

I still have an 800 watt Honda generator I bought in 1985. Must have a million hours on it. Lol.

Those tiny generators are whisper quiet compared to the competition.

Not inverter tech but runs 10 hours on a gallon of gasoline.
Go in the woods , watch tv, run lights, charge DC systems , stay 2 weeks with a five gallon can of gasoline. Lol.

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

The mark of a company is what they do when they have recalls.
I expect some designs to fail, a company cannot have perfect designs 100% of the time.
For me, I will always buy again from any company that looks after their customers when there is a flaw.

If they stand back and say 'the customer is using our product incorrectly' they have lost me as a customer for all time.

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

From the late 80s through 2005 , I ran Suzuki,  2-stroke, oil injected outboard motors in a commercial situation.

Tiller handle. Probably picked the motor up in gear 50+ times a day depending on how low the water was. Jump logs, cypress knees, etc. Lol.
Crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin is not for the faint of heart.

Best lower units and reverse dogs on the market.

I still have an 800 watt Honda generator I bought in 1985. Must have a million hours on it. Lol.

Those tiny generators are whisper quiet compared to the competition.

Not inverter tech but runs 10 hours on a gallon of gasoline.
Go in the woods , watch tv, run lights, charge DC  systems , stay 2 weeks with a five gallon can of gasoline. Lol.

I can run for two weeks on a gallon of bourbon,

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

From the late 80s through 2005 , I ran Suzuki,  2-stroke, oil injected outboard motors in a commercial situation.

Tiller handle. Probably picked the motor up in gear 50+ times a day depending on how low the water was. Jump logs, cypress knees, etc. Lol.
Crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin is not for the faint of heart.

Best lower units and reverse dogs on the market.

I still have an 800 watt Honda generator I bought in 1985. Must have a million hours on it. Lol.

I purchased a Honda lawnmower a while back. my son works part time at Bunnings, and they they can buy for cost plus GST "" goods and services tax"" , its well made, maybe a little on the heavy side , I fell confident it will see me out.


Mind you, the way I feel at the moment a Ryobi might do the same lol

vege57 wrote:

HawkTheSlayer wrote:

Crusader wrote:Their cars seem to follow technology wise, but when they do come out with new stuff it's rock solid and engineered to be extremely reliable.  I work on Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Toshiba/Mitsubishi makes the world's best.  They are extremely reliable and efficient.  As an example, they received a batch of bad capacitors that made it into production and they had a recall.  Their units required rear access to replace these capacitors and they had already told customers that only front access was required.  Toshiba/Mitsubishi had to eat crow and pay for massive reparations to customers to deinstall their units, replace the capacitors and reinstall the equipment.  The next year they redesigned the physical layout of the equipment to allow for front access without changing the system schematic one iota.  It was amazing.

From the late 80s through 2005 , I ran Suzuki,  2-stroke, oil injected outboard motors in a commercial situation.

Tiller handle. Probably picked the motor up in gear 50+ times a day depending on how low the water was. Jump logs, cypress knees, etc. Lol.
Crawfishing in the Atchafalaya Basin is not for the faint of heart.

Best lower units and reverse dogs on the market.

I still have an 800 watt Honda generator I bought in 1985. Must have a million hours on it. Lol.

I purchased a Honda lawnmower a while back. my son works part time at Bunnings, and they they can buy for cost plus GST  "" goods and services tax"" , its well made, maybe a little on the heavy side , I fell confident it will see me out.


Mind you, the way I feel at the moment a Ryobi might do the same lol

I think Ryobi are not of the same standard as Makita or Toyota/Honda.

My dad used to love his Makita power tools, but they weren't very durable when abused by his construction crew.

Crusader wrote:My dad used to love his Makita power tools,  but they weren't very durable when abused by his construction crew.

ive seen assholes using Hilti rotor hammers and dropping them to the floor everytime they pick their nose, and they keep on working. bosch isnt bad either. big lesson about the japs. their priemer WWII fighter was called the ZERO. their priemer truck is a Toy. and they cant even dig a good hole. they did real good at Iwo Jima. thats +1 for the nips. rugged and durable hammer drills sets companies apart. milwuakee prolly comes in third.

Crusader wrote:My dad used to love his Makita power tools,  but they weren't very durable when abused by his construction crew.

Yes, some people seem to abuse things to the extent they are trying to deliberately break everything, bar their own things of course. Some people 'break' Mack trucks. It's not the trucks fault.

I have a Makita love affair too.
I started off by buying a Makita 18V drill. It came with a charger and 2 batteries. My old battery drill was awful.
Always heard Makita was one of the named brands, so I splurged on one.
It's really good. I have enjoyed it every time I have used it. We have one at work too. We both love it.

I buy Makita gear I want when they have a 'get a battery/charger with it' deal. Makes a good difference.
A few days ago I bought a random orbital sander, came with a charger and battery - $300.
Sander by itself was $200. You sort of get the charger or battery for free.
Was looking for a 'non-Makita' one, but they had a good deal and it'll be a very good tool.

My wife uses the Makita leaf blower, dual 18V battery. She likes it. I use it a lot.
We have Makita, drill, leaf blower, whipper snipper, edger/laminator (small router), random orbital sander, hedge trimmer.
5 batteries and 3 chargers !!!!!!!

The edger is really good. It is NOT a powerful full router. They do not call it a router, they call it an edger.
It's for putting nice edges on pine, engraving wood or the like. Handyman fun stuff.
It's not for putting a 8 mm wide and deep groove in 10M of hardwood.
Use gear for what they are designed for.

Forgot to add, when I register my Makita gear online with Makita, they give me a 5 year warranty.