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jlandry


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leaf blowers
Original Message   Feb 28, 2005 6:05 pm
I am looking into getting a knew leaf blower.  I have looked at echo and stihl.  I am leaning towards a backpack style blower.  Suggestions on brands and models will be greatly appreciated.
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Marshall


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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #2   Feb 28, 2005 7:54 pm
robmints wrote:
People speak highly of a brand called Redmax also.

My advise. I have an Echo handheld. But try them all (good brands that come recommended) and buy the one YOU like.

Ditto exactly.
jogo


Location: Westchester N.Y.
Joined: Sep 8, 2003
Points: 463

Re: leaf blowers
Reply #3   Feb 28, 2005 8:13 pm
I bought the Red Max after seeing a landscapper buying two of them. The thing is awesome. I have a lot of (sic) pachasandra all over and, the thing makes easy work of clearing the leaves out of them. My property is completely surrounded by trees of ALL types , so my work is cut out for me in the fall. The Red Max makes it go smooth.

Red Max EB78001 blower
Echo PB1000 blower
Sears ? blower
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Murray 21" push mower
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jlandry


Joined: Dec 7, 2004
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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #4   Feb 28, 2005 8:18 pm
Thanks for all of the suggestions.  I will look into the redmax.
SnowPro


Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Joined: Mar 16, 2003
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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #5   Feb 28, 2005 11:24 pm
I have a Shindaiwa.  Same machine as the Redmax, but around here, the Shindaiwa is a little cheaper in price. Can't go wrong with either. I have the EB 630.......same as the Redmax 7000.

Ken

uc113


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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #6   Mar 3, 2005 7:21 pm
I have the stihl handheld and it works great.  Actually when you compare cfm my handheld stihl actually moves more air than most backpack blowers.  Try them and see which one you like, but I can recommend the stihl from my experience.
mikefla1


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Location: Lakeland Fl
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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #7   Mar 3, 2005 8:07 pm
I have the hand held Husqvarana and I love it! I paid 200.00 for it,starts up everytime and runs great.
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Exmark 48inch & Bridges 36inch walkbehind, Scotts 21 inch walk behind mower,Husqvarna trimmer and blower, Echo PE200 edger,Weedeater & Stihl HL45C hedge trimmers,Echo CS440 chain saw and a Stihl HT101 power pruner, and a El Cheapo pressure washer.
nibbler


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Points: 751

Re: leaf blowers
Reply #8   Mar 3, 2005 9:08 pm
I have a Stihl backpack unit and use it for a minimum of  two days solid in the fall. I use it at other times but fall is the main usage and clearing up hill wooded areas is the big none stop effort. Sometimes the leaves are dry, sometimes their wet. It  moves them quite well. The thing I notice and which might move you away from a hand held unit is that after 4 or 5 hours my arm gets tired simply due to the effort needed to move the tube. The reaction to the blast of air coming out gets to be tiring. I have a hunch a hand held unit where you're also supporting the unit's weight would be much more tiring.

Make sure yo have good ear protection. It also  tends to gobble up gas. I go through about 15L ( 3.5 US Gal ?) in the two day marathon.
MissSnowshoveler


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Location: NS
Joined: Feb 5, 2005
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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #9   Mar 4, 2005 5:43 am
I can't say much about the Sthil product, but we sell the Husqvarna, Shindaiwa and RedMax.  They are all very good products, haven't had too many problems with any of them.

The first Husqvarna blower we sold was to a woman in the landscaping business.  She had her little children brainwashed and they only liked Sthil.  So in their hopes to get their Mom to buy a Sthil - well they continously sabotaged it.  They live by a beach with very beatiful fine sand.  You guessed it - sand in the gas tank.  Not once, not twice - but three times.  They even done that to her truck.  Can't remember the punishment.  But after she had it fixed up for the third time - she forgot to shut the tailgate of her truck - she lost it and never did find it.

Sherri

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jlandry


Joined: Dec 7, 2004
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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #10   Mar 6, 2005 8:22 am
I have heard of remax and shindaiwa but haven't looked at them yet.  What would be a good price for the shindaiwa eb501 or the eb630?  What about the price for a redmax eb500 or the eb 7001?  Thanks for all the suggestions and comments.
AJace


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Re: leaf blowers
Reply #11   Mar 6, 2005 4:45 pm
Are you looking for a blower/vac?  I have the Echo ES-230 and it is heavy at first, but I got used to it. 

Ariens 926 DLE Professional; Toro S200; Craftsman LT1000, Echo ES-230;

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