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Quite a bit longer than a couple years ago.. They merged in 2008.. Echo has a cable drive, as opposed to a solid steel drive mine has among numerous other advantages. September 2008 merger of the Kioritz and Shindaiwa corporations. The brands owned and distributed by Yamabiko are Kioritz...

Many have said the Echo is same as the Shin T235, I said, no, it has solid shaft drive. Can cut a 20" swipe, but I turned my string cutter around, to only cut 18" As I prefer that. My friend has an Echo, I have used it & very much prefer my T235.

I agree, I really like my Shindaiwa T235, Going on only 5 years, but still really does the job.

Actually the heat shield, likely made of thin steel, would seem to be a place to catch the radiating heat & become like a hot plate. I would add some heat resistant insulation to it, & I bet the issue goes away.. Think about it..

I generally don't stop while mowing either, but I do clean out in back by the compost bin, parking in same area for 6 years on mowed grass. So if mine was gonna burn grass it would be in that location, but nothing. And at 4-1/2" tall mowed grass, that would be the most likely for it to do...

Well my 2014-- 4260 w/Kaw has Never burnt any grass.. I've been mowing with it for 6 years. And No heat shield. And this time of year I mow at 4-1/2" tall ..

Firefox is a Browser, not your ISP. & I use Bing for my searches.. For background color/ wallpaper or pics, you change that in your ISP Settings. (ISP = Internet Service Provider)..

Remove the screen plastic cover to get to the screen you want to spin..

Using Firefox latest 79.0, go into setting Options, & in "Privacy & Security" change the default setting from "Normal" to "Strict"..

See if the blades line up "cutting edge tip to tip to tip". then rotate 180* & check again. You can also enlist help of a friend & on level surface, pull a string from outer blade cutting edge to the opposite outer edge & see if the middle blade tips are in same line. String will need to be...

Bert- All I know is my Dealer said the FR can not get a short block (if ever needed, when I bought mine new) but FS can get a short block. Now my Factory manual shows same specs for FR & FS, except for air filter, the FS one has a mesh screen... Doh.. The FX comes with a 2 barrel carb &...

Kawasaki does sell short blocks for the FX & FS, but not the FR. Why IDK ?

And my Flathead Harley loves it as well as my Air tools when they need a good cleaning internally. No not Snake oil for my uses.

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