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Shindaiwa's Done It Again

Hybrid 4® engine technology is the absolute best choice available today, and it’s brought to you by the same legendary Shindaiwa name that introduced the renowned T27 Trimmer, the revolutionary Speed-Feed head, and the versatile PowerBroom™. Hybrid 4 is the latest innovation representing the next generation of engine technology that blends the best parts of 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine technologies.

The Best of Both Worlds
Historically, most outdoor power tools were powered by 2-stroke engines which are lightweight, easy to maintain with few moving parts and have excellent power-to-weight ratios. But since the early-1990s, manufacturers have been under regulatory pressure to achieve lower exhaust emissions.


Four-stroke engines inherently offer a much cleaner-burning alternative to provide lower emission levels than even the best 2-stroke engines, but add weight to the product.

So Shindaiwa’s low-emissions engineering team believed a “hybrid” engine, blending the best elements of two-stroke and four-stroke technology, would provide an ideal solution for the handheld products. The result is Hybrid 4 Engine Technology.

Blending the finest features of two-stroke and four-stroke technology, along with incomparable Shindaiwa engineering tweaks make Hybrid 4 the best technology available but what makes it better? Hybrid 4 is:

•Better for the environment: Some of the lowest emissions levels for any handheld products.
•Better for the operator environment: Reduction in fumes and a low engine tone (see sidebar).
•Better for productivity: Hybrid 4 design has performance-enhancing Power Boost Chamber
•Better starting technology: Hybrid 4 engines feature a built-in decompression that reduces the pressure within the cylinder thereby reducing the effort needed to pull the starter rope.
•Better true all-position utility: Thanks to its fuel-born lubrication system, Hybrid 4 engines may be operated in any position — even upside down — on an extended basis.
•Better torque: Hybrid 4 products deliver higher torque to the lower end for more power in tougher applications or enviornments.
•Better business: Equipment powered by Hybrid 4 engines are easy to maintain and use the same fuel mix as two-stroke engines. Unlike conventional four-stroke engines, there is no messy oil sump and no oil level to check and maintain. This simpily means no mandatory oil changes at short intervals.
•Better quality: Like all Shindaiwa products, Hybrid 4 engines incorporate premium components and close-tolerance engineering for long life and practical serviceability. Hybrid 4 engines feature a longer piston skirt that reduces play and wear within the cylinder. Hybrid 4 engines feature a forged crankshaft vs. some competitor units that use stamped components.
•Better durability: Besides high quality components, Hybrid 4 engines also include dual-stage air filtration for cleaner air passing into the engine which increases engine life and reduces internal engine wear.
•Better economy: In addition to an exceptional life expectancy, Hybrid 4 engines use 10 – 25% less fuel that equivalent Shindaiwa two-cycle engines for even greater operational savings (Fuel economy will vary depending on product use and operating habits.)
•Better warranty: Hybrid 4 equipment carries a 2-year commercail warranty — dependability you can count on.

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