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I found this, while there is shortages at Stihl seems like the Chinese are working
hard at making Makitas / Chikitas, didn't take long to latch on to the brand name.
From 6.48 the branding is clear.
 

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Looks the same as any other 5800 series clone except they ripped off the makita blue for it.
 

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We are our own worst enemy.. We painted ourselves into this corner, now we have to find a way out.
People must buy this Chi-Com junk or they wouldn't make them. I see videos where people semi-promote them... So be it
 

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I found this, while there is shortages at Stihl seems like the Chinese are working
hard at making Makitas / Chikitas, didn't take long to latch on to the brand name.
From 6.48 the branding is clear.
I clicked on it and says video unavailable.

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We are our own worst enemy.. We painted ourselves into this corner, now we have to find a way out.
People must buy this Chi-Com junk or they wouldn't make them. I see videos where people semi-promote them... So be it
The American manufacturers sold us out years ago. They started it and we can't stop it. DeWalt, Porter cable, the list goes on and on and on. Some real Makita chainsaws are now made in China, the 3601, 3200 and 3500 just to name a few.

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The American manufacturers sold us out years ago. They started it and we can't stop it. DeWalt, Porter cable, the list goes on and on and on. Some real Makita chainsaws are now made in China, the 3601, 3200 and 3500 just to name a few.

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In all fairness; those saws are assembled in China, not manufactured there. The other manufacturers do the same thing. I do agree, though, the western world has become way too dependent on product produced at a low cost, at any cost.
 

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Since this subject is a pet peeve of mine, having spent my entire adult life as a Tool & Die Maker in what I think was the Golden Age of Manufacturing in this country, I'll add a few more thoughts.
In the late Eighties, I started to see dies built in the orient, NOT China, start to appear and come in for repairs and maintenance. I was quite surprised that they actually were not that bad, considering. But, they did not build the life into their dies the way we did. But, I suppose, reading the market trends, they didn't have to because of planned obsolescence. But, they did impress me, and I knew we were in trouble.
I suppose the Chinese can (can being the operative word) produce a decent product if the vendor holds their feet to the fire. Again, I suppose most are only interested in the "bottom line" and don't.
But, what really raises the fur on the back of my neck is when they produce an inferior product, and try to fool the public into thinking it's something it's not. As, putting a German sounding name on something that in reality should be named "Chiung King.." That, to me is going over a line in the sand. Calling a ChiCom a Holtzforrma for instance. It also happens quite a bit with tractor implements cheaply made and brought over...

P.T. Barnum was absolutely correct all those years ago...
 
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In all fairness; those saws are assembled in China, not manufactured there. The other manufacturers do the same thing. I do agree, though, the western world has become way too dependent on product produced at a low cost, at any cost.
Assembled, manufactured, I don't know. What I do know is it says plainly on the tag, Made in China.
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Yes a few of the low end Dolmar models were made in China unfortunately.
 
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