Gasoline leaf blower

[professor]

Thanks for all the responses. I have narrowed my search to a hand held Stihl or the JD hand held 4 stroke model.

 

[scuvnut]

$500 for a leaf blower. Wow!

I've had a Weedeater featherweight for over 5 years now. Think I paid $50 at walmart then. Now they are $69. I watched my neighbor futz around with a Craftsman for a year. Kept taking it back. I bought him one of these for Christmas last year and he loves it. Plus as the name mentions they are very light....7 pounds. I choke it, pull it twice when it starts move it to half choke for a few seconds then choke off. I have done nothing to it.

Let see $500 divided by $69, I can buy 7.2 of these for that price.

Youre comparing apples to oranges here. The Stihl backpack is a completely different machine than a weedeater featherweight.

The weedeater has a 150 mph blowing power but its air volume is only 300 cubic feet per minute with an 18 cc engine. Now, I'm not sure which model of Stihl the other site user was refering to, but the Stihl backpacks probably average close to 200 mph blowing power but the air volume is over 500 cfm and its a 65 cc engine.

It comes down to your what you are using the equipment for, how long you need to use it at a time, and how often you use it. For light cleanup around the yard, the weedeater may work, but the pro's use the Stihl backpack for a reason.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

but the Stihl backpacks probably average close to 200 mph blowing power but the air volume is over 500 cfm and its a 65 cc engine..

Over 700cfm for a BR600. Those are awesome! We use them to clear our parking lot of snow! Its alot eaiser than moving all the tractors.

 

[RobJ]

It comes down to your what you are using the equipment for, how long you need to use it at a time, and how often you use it. For light cleanup around the yard, the weedeater may work, but the pro's use the Stihl backpack for a reason.

That's my point, didn't sound like professor has a commercial business and needs a $500 backpack blower. And he mentioned a hand held blower he was looking at...apples to apples.

 

[mudcat]

Echo has a five year warranty!

 

[kenmac]

$500 for a leaf blower. Wow!

I've had a Weedeater featherweight for over 5 years now. Think I paid $50 at walmart then. Now they are $69. I watched my neighbor futz around with a Craftsman for a year. Kept taking it back. I bought him one of these for Christmas last year and he loves it. Plus as the name mentions they are very light....7 pounds. I choke it, pull it twice when it starts move it to half choke for a few seconds then choke off. I have done nothing to it.

Let see $500 divided by $69, I can buy 7.2 of these for that price.

Paid that much for my Redmax 7001

 

[scuvnut]

That's my point, didn't sound like professor has a commercial business and needs a $500 backpack blower. And he mentioned a hand held blower he was looking at...apples to apples.

It does not necessarily have to do with whether he has a commercial business - one can have a significant piece of property or simply want to own a commercial piece, that is likely to last alot longer and help reduce the time to peform a task.

Sorry, but I don't agree on your apples here. Additionally, I simply did not see where you made the commercial versus homeowner point, but I guess it was implied.

I own a fairly sizeable piece of property and that weedeater would not last a season with me, and, it simply could not handle the tasks I need it to. That is why I went with a backpack model, particularly, an Echo. When I went to purchase it, I was told it could knock a squirrel out of a tree. I actually had the opportunity to test it and it performed as advertised. I actually felt bad afterwards, but just needed to see.

I'll stick with my oranges.

 

[scuvnut]

Echo has a five year warranty!

One of the reasons I went with Echo....that, and, well, see my prior post.

 

[scuvnut]

Over 700cfm for a BR600. Those are awesome! We use them to clear our parking lot of snow! Its alot eaiser than moving all the tractors.

Thanks for mentioning the snow issue - I used it for that as well. Easier than getting the snow blower out.

 

[professor]

I don't do any commercial work but have a four acre lawn with several trees. The primary reason I can't use a back pack is I am an owner of a pacemaker and I need to keep small engines as far away from the pacemaker as possible.The pacemaker is the best electronic device I ever purchased.
Thanks for all the response to this post.