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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.