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Because people are posting pics of their trailers I thought that going into the fall it would be cool to share pics of there blowers.

Here's mine. :thumbsup:

I think that the backpack blowers are the best

dude said:

I think that the backpack blowers are the best

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The best for what?

Sometimes a hand held makes the job easier and faster.

I use a handheld for blowing out sheds or steps

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

For what I do, a handheld is fine. 6 out of the 8 months all I use it for is blowing grass off of the driveway/road, and it still works great for leaf cleanup in Oct. & Nov.

Ya true

I didn't understand what jobs you were using it for

dude said:

Ya true

I didn't understand what jobs you were using it for

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Yep, but in the fall it can still do this:

dude said:

I think that the backpack blowers are the best

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I agree with you Back Pack blowers are the way to go.

BR 200 BR 550 BR 380

I like the br 600 and the br 380

1994 Echo and runs each day.

I like my br 380 runs when ever I start it

It's just great

Ric said:

I agree with you Back Pack blowers are the way to go.

BR 200

BR 550

BR 380

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For commercial use...I agree, but for homeowners it's a toss-up. For me the fact that the Stihl backpack blowers are not conducive to utilizing a gutter kit was a show-stopper. Not a problem for the Stihl hand-helds. That is a much-desired feature for me when it comes to a gas blower. I know, some have "built their own" gutter kit using PCV pipe, but to me Stihl was kinda short-sighted by designing the tubes on their backpack models where you couldn't use a Stihl "approved" gutter kit. Anyone agree with that????
P.S.
I really liked the 12lb Stihl BR-200 backpack blower but ended up with a 8.8lb Echo hand-held(that has an Echo gutter kit available:0)

lawn mower fanatic said:

Here's mine. :thumbsup:

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I'm pretty happy with my Echo PB-250LN(especially for $74.75), but noticed the upgraded rubber coated handle on your 255. I'm considering some type of rubber/foam that I can wrap my handle with to add that additional vibration control.
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That guy that posted the picture of the 1994 Echo hand-held he still uses every day gave me a "warm & fuzzy" about my purchase decision:0)

djdicetn said:

I'm pretty happy with my Echo PB-250LN(especially for $74.75), but noticed the upgraded rubber coated handle on your 255. I'm considering some type of rubber/foam that I can wrap my handle with to add that additional vibration control.
P.S.
That guy that posted the picture of the 1994 Echo hand-held he still uses every day gave me a "warm & fuzzy" about my purchase decision:0)

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Yep, one day your Echo blower could be like user Giblet's! :smile: I like the handle on mine, as it is supposed to vibrate your hand less, but it also provides grip. One user just used tape like this:


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lawn mower fanatic said:

Yep, one day your Echo blower could be like user Giblet's! :smile: I like the handle on mine, as it is supposed to vibrate your hand less, but it also provides grip. One user just used tape like this:

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Hmmmmm, that'll work, thanks for that tidbit & pic!!! There are tapes available that will provide pretty good grip and vibration protection(of course, here in the South we are infamous for using "Duck Tape" for EVERYTHING:0)
We always say....if you can't fix it with Duck Tape, it can't be fixed!!!

Ya the world needs more mowers, blowers, rednecks and duck tape
Thats the American spirit