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On 1/10/2019 9:33 PM, dpb wrote:
On 1/10/2019 4:32 PM, Spalted Walt wrote:
dpb wrote:

On 1/9/2019 10:18 PM, Bill wrote:
Why would someone buy this *new* jointer at 365 pounds, when they could
have the G0490 for the same price, at 200 pounds more. Because they had
a weak back?Â* Makes me wonder whether the days of the G0490 are
numbered..

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Griz...ile-Base/G0857


http://www.grizzly.com/products/Grizzly-8-x-76-Parallelogram-Jointer-with-Mobile-Base/G0857


only shows 24 lb difference and you don't know where that is...


Wot?
G0490: "Approximate shipping weight: 562 lbs."
G0857: "Approximate shipping weight: 365 lbs."
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* -------
Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* = 197 lbs


Shipping weight is _NOT_ machine weight...look at the comparison charts
-- I thought the previous link would reload the chart but I hadn't
checked and see it didn't...here's the data under "Product Dimensions"
tab for the two...

Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*Â*Â* G0857Â*Â*Â* G0490
Weight (lbs.)Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 484Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 508

Overall Width (side-to-side)Â*Â* 76Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 76-3/8 in.

Overall Depth (front-to-back)Â* 25Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 24
in.

Overall HeightÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 41-1/2Â*Â* 45-1/2 in.

Footprint WidthÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 16Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 16-1/2 in.

Footprint LengthÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 40Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 44-1/2
in.


You can use
http://www.grizzly.com/compare?category=Jointers&preload=G0857|G0490
to preload the main comparison page for the two machines...

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Didn't get the rest first try...to see where the weight difference comes
from, look at "Shipping Dimensions" tab -- the G0857 is shipped in one
crate at 477 lbs while the G0490 is in two -- 402 + 162 lbs = 568 total
shipping weight.

But, the data can't be totally correct, either...the G0857 is supposed
to weigh 484 but the shipping weight is 7 lb less.

The numbers for the G0490 do at least come reasonable close--within 2
lbs of the "approximate" figure above but the 365 appears to just be
totally bogus.

I'd not draw any firm conclusions from any of it...about what you'd
expect from a low-cost import distributor--"cheap/inexpensive, but
precision and high attention to detail ain't what you're really expecting".

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