Grizzly Jointers - G0656 vs G0656P ???

[Rick Cicciarelli]

Just got the 2012 Grizzly catalog in the mail today. Looking at the G0656 vs G0656P. Can anyone tell me what the difference is
that justifies the $35 price difference and the 22 lbs difference in shipping weight?

[Van Huskey]

Shiraz says that the olny difference is color, you can occasionally see a different handwheel etc on the Polar line, but here they look identical. The shipping weights are approximate so I would guess only a variation when they weighed each. Unless you like green $35 better just save the bucks and get the Polar Bear. If you look through the catalog many of the introductory Polar Bear prices are now the same as the green series.