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friiy
 
Location: Las Vegas, The Desert
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
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Re: backpack leaf blowers
Reply #2 May 9, 2010 9:57 pm |
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Echo has always made good stuff... and sold items to other companys in earlier years.... Thou Husky makes good products, alot of the stuff that they sell is made by some of the other companies they have ether been bought by or have bought...Sometimes they just put their name on stuff that they want to fill out their product line... ( echo, robin, weedeater , poulan , Kawasaki ).... Sometimes you can find who make the product and get it cheaper without Husky as a middle man... .I prefer the Echo PB-400 line of backpack blowers... Good Luck, Friiy |
FrankMA
Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
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Re: backpack leaf blowers
Reply #5 Jul 1, 2010 7:28 pm |
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Here's a review I did last year a few months after I purchased my Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower: Thought I’d provide a review of this Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower that I purchased back in mid September. I’ve been using a McCulloch Backpack Blower that I originally purchased new about 13 years ago. It served me well over the years but was slowly dying so I thought I’d make the move sooner than later and not get stuck in the middle of leaf clearing season – bad news when you live in an oak forest.
Here’s some info on this model:
BR 550 Backpack Blower
DISPLACEMENT: 64.8 cc (3.95 cu. in.)
ENGINE POWER: 3.0 kW (4.0 bhp)
WEIGHT: 9.9 kg (21.8 Ibs.)
FUEL CAPACITY: 1400 cc (47.3 oz.)
AIR VOLUME: 900 m3/h (530 cfm)
AIR VELOCITY: 89 m/sec. (199 mph)
SOUND RATING: 73 dB(A)
Pros: Very powerful and able to clear leaves from a distance of about 8 -10 feet with ease; Run time of about 1 hour at WOT; Fairly quiet but you still need hearing protection; Engine sound is less annoying than most leaf blowers; Easily pushes large volumes of leaves; Weighs a bit less than my old McCulloch; Blow Tube/Control Handle rotate easily; Blow tubes stay together; Flex hose is soft and very pliable yet heavy duty; WOT locking lever so you don’t have to hold the trigger constantly; Throttle Trigger controls the engine speed very precisely; Starts easily – 5 pushes of the primer bulb, 1 or 2 clicks of the choke knob and 1 -2 pulls and your ready to go: Automatically switches from the choke position to the idle speed position when you press the throttle trigger; Harness is nicely padded and fairly comfortable
Cons: You have to be careful when releasing the WOT lock lever – move it too far and you shut the engine down. No big deal, but you have to remove the blower to start it again. Fuel cap takes a bit of getting used to but again, not a deal breaker. $ 420.00 – A little pricey but comparable to others in this class and you get what you pay for.
I highly recommend this to anyone needing a really good leaf blower. It’s well constructed and moves leaves and other yard debris my old McCulloch could never even think of moving. Hope it helps to narrow your search when the time comes.
Toro Wheel Horse 522xi GT, Honda HS928TA, Honda HS621AS, Honda HS520A, Toro CCR3000 (work in progress), Honda HS624WA (sold 08/23/2010), Stihl BR550 Backpack Blower, Stihl MS250, McCulloch MS1635, Honda EM6500SX Generator
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