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Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => RedMax => Topic started by: Spike60 on January 29, 2014, 08:18:40 am

Title: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Spike60 on January 29, 2014, 08:18:40 am
Apparently, corporate has decided to discontinue Red Max branded saws; both the Zenoah stuff as well as the re-labeled Huskys. Logic behind this is that with the Red Max distributors now also having Jonsered, there's little sense in putting further effort into the Red Max brand.

Makes sense to me. I know they have some fans on forums like this, but they never made the slightest dent in the real world saw market. Still, it's always a downer when a brand exits the market.

Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: rburg on January 29, 2014, 09:06:49 am
I have had a gz4000 for 7 years and it has been a very good saw. Most Redmax dealers in this area have only had the trimmers and blowers, even thought the small engine shop that is about 3 miles away has carried the saws for about 3years.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Cut4fun . on January 29, 2014, 01:53:12 pm
Basically JMO they have done to RedMax what they have done in the past to many others. Buy up get their technology, strip them.

Just a few off the top of my head. Partner, Poulan, Jonsereds, Skil, Jobu, Pioneer.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on January 29, 2014, 02:13:51 pm
It is just a sign of the corporate world and global marketplace.
Get used to it because it isn't going to change. JMO

However I do agree that it is a shame!
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Spike60 on January 29, 2014, 03:57:00 pm
You guys are right, but..................they weren't selling. No business case can be made that they should be kept around.

Of all the brands Kevin listed, including my favorite Jonsered, it's fair to ask how many would have survived to this day on their own. Perhaps none. I doubt any of them were strong both financially and in market share. Look at some of the saws that Jonsered was coming out with between the classic 70E era stuff and the buy out. Hardly saws that make anyone's favorites list. Would what happened to Homelite or McCulloch have been a better fate?
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: KilliansRedLeo on January 29, 2014, 05:00:51 pm
Spike60 +1. The reason most corporate takeovers happen or are even financially feasible is that the target company is weak financially, in brand recognition and market share.Perhaps I will be able to find a 7000 on the cheap, LOL!
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: jmester on January 29, 2014, 09:15:48 pm
Have never seen a redmax saw or any other of their products in person only on the internet. It is always fun to have some what of a no name saw that will go out and spank guys that say what is that thing, looks like a p.o.s
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Philbert on January 29, 2014, 09:33:07 pm
It could surface again as a house brand: like Homelite, McCulloch, etc.  Would have been better if they had given it to TSC and kept Jonsered 'clean'.

Philbert
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: SawTroll on February 10, 2014, 03:23:23 pm
My question is if the Zenoah brand is being discontinued, or if it is just the US (or is it North America?) specific RedMax brand?
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 10, 2014, 04:02:57 pm
I'm betting just the Redmax brand in US.  Hopefully Zenoah brand stays around for overseas markets at least.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: 166 on February 25, 2014, 09:45:02 pm
I think it's going to affect the US & Canada only. Redmax has been trying to push dealers to stock more of their chainsaws for the last few years.

I checked and I think we've only sold about 2 dozen of their chainsaws over the years not counting the pole saws.

Still have a G5000 and some GZ3500T's in stock along with a couple G3200's I've stashed for myself. One is a prototype serial # 0005.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: 660magnum on February 25, 2014, 11:05:05 pm
Isn't a G5000 like what the ported one you had for a couple years cut4fun?
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Cut4fun . on February 26, 2014, 08:12:56 pm
Isn't a G5000 like what the ported one you had for a couple years cut4fun?

yep  http://chainsawrepair.createaforum.com/redmax/redmax-5000/

Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Spike60 on June 13, 2014, 07:25:52 am
Well, this is now confirmed as the saws are already out of the current Red Max catelog. There are still some in the distributor pipeline. I'm not really interested, but should they decide to blow them out at a discount............... ;D
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: 660magnum on June 13, 2014, 10:31:12 am
Redmax will stihl be with us in the form of some of the Husqvarnas just like the American Indian mostly just blended into mainstream society.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: SawTroll on July 05, 2014, 04:55:15 pm
I think it's going to affect the US & Canada only. .....

I'm betting just the Redmax brand in US.  Hopefully Zenoah brand stays around for overseas markets at least.

I suspect you both are right - as far as I can see Zenoah is still marketing the saws on other markets.  :)
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: 660magnum on July 05, 2014, 08:21:15 pm
The Zenoah model airplane engines are still around.

I put a new cylinder on one three years ago and the cylinder box said Husqvarna on it. I was able to buy a cylinder without a piston.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: rburg on July 21, 2014, 07:53:41 pm
Our local small engine shop is down to 1 Redmax saw, but he now has a Jonsered for sale also. I hope he continues to add more Jonsered saws to his inventory.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: BaDONK on August 31, 2014, 01:57:55 am
They are blowing them out on ebay....just picked up a 7000 for 429.99. Got it to play around with a logosol hopefully later this month. Nice to see made in Sweden all over it...
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Cut4fun . on August 31, 2014, 08:51:46 am
The 7000 is a husky 570 in red. In case you didnt already know.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Spike60 on August 31, 2014, 10:45:20 pm
They didn't exactly fly off the shelves in either color.

But grabbing one @ $429 is a nice deal. Lot of saw at that price.
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: BaDONK on September 07, 2014, 11:52:18 pm
I know it's not one one of their most popular models...but cuts well and decent HP it feels..As soon as it's broken in a bit I will mill with it. :-X. I actually do not mind the feel of it cutting, maybe the Dolmar I have will make the Logosol instead?
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: brettl on December 18, 2014, 01:34:06 pm
So who owned who? Are there some rebadged husky saws out there with Zenoah engines? Zenoah is top notch, I've used them on RC planes for years. All my engines are 15 years old or more so I knew nothing about the Zenoah/Husky connection. I've also heard just recently that Poulan and Husky are no longer affiliated? Apparently this is old news but I hadn't heard it. So who does own who right now among all the chainsaw brands?
Title: Re: No more Red Max saws?
Post by: Cut4fun . on December 18, 2014, 01:38:25 pm
So who owned who? Are there some rebadged husky saws out there with Zenoah engines? Zenoah is top notch, I've used them on RC planes for years. All my engines are 15 years old or more so I knew nothing about the Zenoah/Husky connection. I've also heard just recently that Poulan and Husky are no longer affiliated? Apparently this is old news but I hadn't heard it. So who does own who right now among all the chainsaw brands?

The husky 543xp out now is Zenoah. Thread on it here 543 4300