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what backpack blower should i get for best power?

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andrew's lawn care

hi. trying to get some opinions on the best backpack for leaf cleanups, and has a lot of power. I've got the stihl br600, but just looking for more power. any help would be appreciated. thx


#2

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

Shindaiwa blows harder. My friend that works on raillways blows all night long snow with a BR600, but they all changed to a Shindaiwa and now they can really move snow off the tracks.


#3

jekjr

jekjr

Lawnboy18 said:
Shindaiwa blows harder. My friend that works on raillways blows all night long snow with a BR600, but they all changed to a Shindaiwa and now they can really move snow off the tracks.
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I run a big Shindiawa and it is one bad boy. It moves some kind of leaves.


#4

Ric

Ric

andrew's lawn care said:
hi. trying to get some opinions on the best backpack for leaf cleanups, and has a lot of power. I've got the stihl br600, but just looking for more power. any help would be appreciated. thx
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Before you go jumping on the Shindiawa band wagon you may want to remember that cfm/ volume moves debris/leaves not mph/velocity. Your BR 600 Has 712 cfm @ 201mph The Shindaiwa EB854RT which I believe is there biggest and baddest is 79.7 cc engine and weighs 25.4 lbs and it has 760 CFM at 201 mph. Not a lot of difference for the price there asking plus the cost of fuel consumption when you consider the 79.7cc engine vs 64.8 cc Stihl and it weighs only 21 lbs



Fuel
Consumption
(fl. oz. / hr)		Running Time
in min / 1 qt of
Fuel (min)		Annual Fuel
Expenditure		Savings when
you use
STIHL BR 600
Echo PB 770 T51.937$1,156.40$193.85
Echo PB 755 S52.436.6$1,167.54$204.99
Husqvarna 570 BTS52.636.5$1,171.99$209.44
Husqvarna 580 BTS59.432.3$1,323.51$360.96
RedMax EBZ 850059.832.1$1,332.42$369.87
STIHL BR 60043.244.5$962.55


#5

jekjr

jekjr

I have the above mentioned Shindiawa. It is one blowing machine. It does hold a lot of gas and burn a lot of gas. It is heavy.

It was expensive. Again it will getter done too.


#6

Ric

Ric

jekjr said:
I have the above mentioned Shindiawa. It is one blowing machine. It does hold a lot of gas and burn a lot of gas. It is heavy.

It was expensive. Again it will getter done too.
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All the blowers mentioned are good blowers but the problem is which one is the best blower for the job being done or that has to be done. What shindiawa do you have?


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LoCo86

Ric said:
All the blowers mentioned are good blowers but the problem is which one is the best blower for the job being done or that has to be done. What shindiawa do you have?
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The best and worst thing about leaf blowers is that they are so versatile that in the lawn care business you will use them for so many different things that it is about impossible to have the right one for the job without it be over/ under powered. But that's what a throttle is for. I suggest buy the strongest backpack blower you can afford or the largest one in the brand you like the best. And then have a handheld blower as a back up and to get into all those tight spaces and where you don't need a lot of power.


#8

jekjr

jekjr

Ric said:
All the blowers mentioned are good blowers but the problem is which one is the best blower for the job being done or that has to be done. What shindiawa do you have?
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I have the EB 802RT. Excuse me. I do not see it mentioned above. Musta been dreaming that it was mentioned.


#9

jekjr

jekjr

jekjr said:
I have the EB 802RT. Excuse me. I do not see it mentioned above. Musta been dreaming that it was mentioned.
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I am going to buy a smaller blower probably later this year. It will probably be an Echo. Not sure which one yet.


#10

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andrew's lawn care

jekjr said:
I run a big Shindiawa and it is one bad boy. It moves some kind of leaves.
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802 or 854? (2 stroke or hybrid 4)


#11

Ric

Ric

LoCo86 said:
The best and worst thing about leaf blowers is that they are so versatile that in the lawn care business you will use them for so many different things that it is about impossible to have the right one for the job without it be over/ under powered. But that's what a throttle is for. I suggest buy the strongest backpack blower you can afford or the largest one in the brand you like the best. And then have a handheld blower as a back up and to get into all those tight spaces and where you don't need a lot of power.
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Well I don't believe theses bigger blowers are as versatile as one thinks. If that was the case the company's wouldn't be making 6 and 8 different sizes of Back Pack blowers and depending on the job you're doing you should buy accordingly.
Everyone talks about having to have a huge blower for moving leafs, what about the individual who doesn't have leafs. Why should he spend all the extra money for something he well never have a use for.
Not trying to be sarcastic or anything but If I was to use your theory my edgers would be useless because my trimmer can do that job or so some claim. I was always taught there's a right or correct tool for every job and if you want the job done right you use that tool and I really don't believe lawn care is an exception.


#12

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andrew's lawn care

Ric said:
Well I don't believe theses bigger blowers are as versatile as one thinks. If that was the case the company's wouldn't be making 6 and 8 different sizes of Back Pack blowers and depending on the job you're doing you should buy accordingly.
Everyone talks about having to have a huge blower for moving leafs, what about the individual who doesn't have leafs. Why should he spend all the extra money for something he well never have a use for.
Not trying to be sarcastic or anything but If I was to use your theory my edgers would be useless because my trimmer can do that job or so some claim. I was always taught there's a right or correct tool for every job and if you want the job done right you use that tool and I really don't believe lawn care is an exception.
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I think the smaller blowers the companies make are for homeowners, or professionals with light duty jobs like walks and small driveways or small leaf cleanups. cuz those backpacks can be overkill. why spend an extra 300 bucks if you don't have to? you should have the right tool to fit your application. that's why there are so many units available.


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