Leaf Blower Questions

4570Man · Oct 23, 2015

From my experience a Stihl chainsaws are hard to start. My Husky can cut circles around a Stihl anyway. My Sthil Kombi head starts on the first pull. My Redmax blower starts easy. My echo string trimmer is the most difficult of my quality two strokes to start.

4570Man · Oct 23, 2015

I did a leaf blower test today. A RedMax backpack blower EBZ6500 VS a Stihl Kombi blower powered by a KM90R motor. I knew the Stihl would loose, but I didn't expect the landslide it was. I didn't have enough leafs to blow leafs, so I used each blower to blow a 5 gallon bucket on the driveway as far as possible without moving the blower. I repeated the test 5 times. Here are the RedMax numbers 20 feet, 21 feet 9 inches, 23 feet 1 inch, 25 feet 9 inches, 23 feet 1 inch. Here are the Stihl numbers 6 feet 8 inches, 6 feet 9 inches, 7 feet 1 inch, 7 feet 9 inches, 8 feet 6 inches. As if the RedMax hadn't already whipped it bad enough I continued the test this time adding 5 pounds inside the bucket. Here are the RedMax numbers with the weighted bucket. 9 feet 10 inches, 9 feet 4 inches, 10 feet 11 inches, 9 feet 2 inches, 9 feet 1 inch. Here are the Stihl numbers, unable to move bucket.

mx1alex · Oct 24, 2015

4570Man said:
I did a leaf blower test today. A RedMax backpack blower EBZ6500 VS a Stihl Kombi blower powered by a KM90R motor. I knew the Stihl would loose, but I didn't expect the landslide it was. I didn't have enough leafs to blow leafs, so I used each blower to blow a 5 gallon bucket on the driveway as far as possible without moving the blower. I repeated the test 5 times. Here are the RedMax numbers 20 feet, 21 feet 9 inches, 23 feet 1 inch, 25 feet 9 inches, 23 feet 1 inch. Here are the Stihl numbers 6 feet 8 inches, 6 feet 9 inches, 7 feet 1 inch, 7 feet 9 inches, 8 feet 6 inches. As if the RedMax hadn't already whipped it bad enough I continued the test this time adding 5 pounds inside the bucket. Here are the RedMax numbers with the weighted bucket. 9 feet 10 inches, 9 feet 4 inches, 10 feet 11 inches, 9 feet 2 inches, 9 feet 1 inch. Here are the Stihl numbers, unable to move bucket.

I'll keep that in mind next time I'm blowing buckets!

kenmac · Oct 24, 2015

mx1alex said:
I'll keep that in mind next time I'm blowing buckets!

your wife will love you for saving her back.. That redmax weights close to 23 lbs. My redmax ebz 8500 weights 25-26 lbs... It can get very heavy using it all day.. My wife would never be able to tote this thing on her back