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Echo are bombproof !!
Ego 7650 battery model has excellent power had it a few years now and has never missed a beat, I use the 7.5ah batteries with it, they have recently brought out a couple slightly more powerful but those have a fancy LED screen which would get smashed the way I work, and the "Cannon" model looks a bit heavy (2-handed job). Tried a few cordless blowers over the years and a lot of them miss the mark power-wise but the higher end Egos are brilliant, in general use I don't even use up one battery pack during a day's work, would be different if using for purely blowing jobs of course
I use the husqvarna 525bx. I used to use bg86's (had 3), carbs were good for 3-4 years before failure. You can get cheap Chinese carbs. 525bx is a better machine, it doesn't turn in the hand because of the nozzle and is more powerful, I think its 5yrs old no issues. Its just a quick tidying machine. No replacement for a back pack blower though. Current machine br450 cef 6yrs with no problems. The echo 9010 has turned my head.
We have run pb 8010's for four years without issue and also pb770"s for everyday use. The pb 9010 is 10% more powerful than the 8010 which in itself is an awesome blower and outperforms anything Stihl have. We are nearly all Echo kit now and have dropped buying Stihl, as the Echo stuff is just more reliable amd robust. Have a little handheld Echo blower over 20 years old !. The performance and reliability is across the range as well as their blowers we have hedgecutters and saws just exceptonal
I've watched a few videos on the 9010 serious power knocks the socks of the br850. I'm not a fan of 4mix engines.
20yrs with a blower that's Impressive.
I haven't managed to find a local dealer for echo I'd prefer to have a look first than buy online. I need todo a bit more research.
When you say lately Tim have you considered fuel contamination ?
Generally have always used the Stihl kombi with the ( blower attachment ) as a dedicated blower .
It does play up so i take it to my repair guy who always manages to keep it going on original carb ( purchased 2015 ) He tweaks the idle screws and cleans the carb and it seems to perform better on the Screwfix green two stroke mix .
I had a hand held echo blower which was stolen and it was bullet proof reassuringly reliable , never missed a beat or faltered .
My only battery blower is a swift blower incredibly cheap bought in 2020 incredibly powerful for short bursts in small areas, convenient to have at hand where a big petrol blower is over the top , just astonished at how long it's lasted used daily and dropped many times , left out in rain but battery life only around 15 minutes but just makes me realise the potential with battery blowers regarding the longevity if manufacturers can eventually improve battery performance at a reasonable price point .
I use a BGA50 - with 3 batteries rotating... each lasts around an hour - there is an AP version which probably has much better batteries. Then for heavy duty work a BR500. We bought that last year, and at the time looked at the BRA500 - but with the battery pack it was ridiculously expensive. That said I was wandering around Bath with the wife on Wednesday and the council workers were blowing the dirt around with backpack battery models of the BGA50 - at around £1500 each !!!
All that says - I am me on my own nowadays and dont have to keep the blowers going 8 hours a day. Out of interest though the BR500 goes through a tank of 2 stroke mix in about 90 mins
Stop using BG86s absolutely years ago first ego blower I had which is now my spare is the 6500 now have the 7650 which is brilliant.
for large areas I have a back pack Stihl BR800 this combo does me
Hi yes I still have my 6500 Ego too, kept in case the newer one ever failed, but it hasn't. Had the 5 hundred-something cfm one before that, now flogged to a mate who loves it. The LB8800 is hovering around the £300 mark on amazon including import fees. Shame about the led screen. Who needs that on a blower. My 7.5ah battery packs I bought second hand and one in particular started playing up recently, not charging fully, red lights, the "bang it on the floor" trick sorted it out. They are several years old. Apart from that they have been no trouble and zero maintenance. One of the best bits of kit I ever bought
Just change to a backpack, br800 7yrs and not even a sparkplug yet
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