Backpack Blowers

[4570Man]

Flipping cars might be an exaggeration, but mine will send a 8 foot 2x4 flying across the driveway or blow 4 inch diameter rocks around.

 

[JRobyn]

Wife absolutely LOVES her BR600. Besides the easy starting and incredible power, I like that the 4-stroke engine is substantially quieter than most.

- Jay

 

[QRTRHRS]

I've been using mid grade ethanol free but one of the local stations just started carrying 92 ethanol free at the request of the landscaping companies. So I will switch to that shortly. I will let my chores sit before I put ethanol in a seasonal small engine. And I always use the synthetic oil, very little difference in cost considering the benefits.

I noticed the left strap wants to slide off my shoulder, so I will be doing something similar.



Well, I can say I've used pressure washers that can't clear pavement as well.

Cool! I do not have the no ethanol option around me so every now and then I figure on new rubber fuel lines at the least. If you have some kind of sporting goods store close by they often have an assortment of nylon webbing with quick disconnect plastic clips for the harness.

 

[TomSeller]

Wife absolutely LOVES her BR600. Besides the easy starting and incredible power, I like that the 4-stroke engine is substantially quieter than most.

- Jay

I'll like the balance the backpack style has for when I get up on my roof, that is for sure.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I bought a Stihl BR600 today as a Christmas present to myself and have already run 3 tanks of fuel through it. What a nice blower and I can understand why the pros favor it. In the Stihl line up, it seems they all weigh around 20 lbs and the 600 is at the top of the line but not that much more money. Among small gas commercial equipment, Stihl has 3 local dealers and no one else does. So that made my decision easy (again). That said, I sure appreciate the ease of the backpack blower over an attachment on my weed trimmer or the plug in hand held model. I now share a 1000' tree lined driveway at the new place with 3 other houses and decided I needed to take my turn. Any back pack blower fans out there? Lots of good brands besides Stihl these days. Not sure why I waited so long, it will be nice to clear the needles from the roof as well. Starts very easy as all my Stihls do.

I've had my BR600 since 2010 and it is awesome. Makes "sweeping" out garages easy too.

 

[JerryK]

I bought a Husqvarna 580BTS last summer on sale on Amazon. It's a little heavier, but will blow huge piles of oak leaves at over 900cfm... Easily outclasses my old Craftsman handheld at about 300cfm... Get a free workout toting it around the property to blow the smithereenies out of stuff too ......

 

[Thomas]

"Any back pack blower fans out there?"
I'm fan :thumbsup: save lot time does much better job than rake.
My EHCO 7 years old use it for many thing...spring and fall clean up,drying off motorcycle,help to burn brush piles etc etc.

 

[farmer2009]

I have a PB-751T ECHO backpack blower. Don't see how I made it as long as I did without it. I bought it to blow the dust off the ceiling of the chicken coops. Then found how well it cleans the lawn mower deck. So now I take it with me as a portable radiator cleaner. Also works well for helping start brush pile fires. Get a 2 gallon pump sprayer filled with diesel fuel and pressurize it. Then spray and blow the diesel into the small fire you have started. If pump has a shoulder strap it's much easier to move around pile.

When it dies it'll be replaced instantly.

 

[kenmac]

yep, Redmax ebz 8000

 

[Deere Dude]

I have a handheld blower that does a good job, but even though I am a fairly big guy, hanging on to them with one hand doesn't work long as I need to switch hands very often. I need to consider one of those backpack blowers but never used one. The question is, are they fatiguing?????/