...and this doesn't really seem to be any more powerful
I just bought one of these said to be a year old off CL for 100$ hope it works out . Def not as powerful as I would have hoped. I bought it because my bg55 stihl handheld was down and in the shop and this doesn't really seem to be any more powerful
It probably wont feel anymore powerful than the BG 55, there is only 23mph difference between it and the 500T.
It a 55 mph difference an a 43 difference in cfm the blower is more powerful but not by much I do like both brands so I am not siding with either of them I plan to buy a larger blower this fall an I am between the br 600 and the pb770
I used it a little more yesterday it is slightly more powerful just I'm not convinced its worth double and more the cost of my bg55 but I do like how easy it is to work on it . Same goes with my echo trimmer.
There's not a whole lot of difference to find, your BG55 is 418 cfm the PB150t is 465 cfm that's not much of a noticeable difference.