Shopping For The BEST Backpack Leaf Blower In 2021? (Start Here)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 3 вер 2020
- Today we're going to be sharing with you guys the selection of leaf blowers that I personally believe are the best options out there when it comes to the best backpack leaf blower. I get asked a ton of questions about which leaf blower we use and which one is best and why, and in today's video I hope to answer all of those questions!
Most of you guys are familiar with the big three names for handheld power equipment, namely STIHL, RedMax and ECHO. We've used all 3 brands over the last decade and they're all churning out really solid equipment in 2021. Which one holds out as the best backpack leaf blower on the market? I'll let you decide!
Thanks again to Alex from Weingartz Farmington for opening up and staying after hours to allow us to film this video. If you guys need anything outdoor power equipment related from lawn to snow and you live in Michigan, they have you covered!
www.Weingartz.com
(248) 471-3050
Keep Up With Us!
► Subscribe To Our Channel: tinyurl.com/jjtlsb8
► Smash The Bell To Be Part Of Notification Squad!
► Follow Us on Instagram: tinyurl.com/jbf9y7p
*Brian's Lawn Maintenance is powered by Yardbook.com*
Check out these other favorite videos from Brian’s Lawn Maintenance!
► Buying Land & Mowing Our New 3 Acre Property! (Dream Come True!)
tinyurl.com/y2hhq954
► How To Start A Lawn Care Business As A Teenager 2.0! (C&I Services Update!)
tinyurl.com/yc3f2gez
► The BEST Zero Turn Mower For HOME OWNERS Or CONTRACTORS?!
tinyurl.com/ydyvs4wj
► Check Out Our Second Channel! Our Daily-ish Behind The Scenes Vlog Channel! Fullerton Party Of Two!
tinyurl.com/ybqwo4as
Visit the Lawntrepreneur Academy for Training Programs To Start A Lawn Care Business Of Your Own! www.LawntrepreneurAcademy.com
NEW Fullerton Unfiltered Podcast: apple.co/3aul36A
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Our Affiliate Partners:
www.EquipmentDefender.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.KujoYardwear.com (Brians10 Save 10%+Free Shipping!)
www.ISOtunes.com (Brians10 Save $10) bit.ly/2CwBIHn
www.ProvenLocks.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.DarwinsGrip.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.VoltHeat.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.Camera-Source.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.Plow-Right.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
www.Ballard-Inc.com (Brians10 Save 10%)
**Like The Products We Use In The Vlogs? Check Them Out In Our Store!**
www.amazon.com/shop/brianslaw...
How We Make Our Videos And Vlogs:
Canon 90D Main Camera: amzn.to/30WjBHZ
My First Camera: amzn.to/2XMyr4b
GoPro Hero 7: amzn.to/2XLHBxD
Good Microphone for DSLR’s: amzn.to/2XK3Fsy
Bendy Gorilla Pod Thing: amzn.to/2XT2DWb
You guys know what our favorites are, so what’s yours? 👇👇
Ps, stay tuned next week, we have an exciting giveaway coming up!
Excited 👌
Husqvarna 580bts is the go to, stihl br800 is its backup..
Stihl best
I don't know of any homeowner that has a Backpack Blower,... the phrase residential Backpack leaf blower, is comical to me. All the homeowners I know just have a handheld leaf blowers, mostly gas, some electric powered.
The only people I've seen with a backpack blowers are Lawn Care Landscaping professionals.
Is this common place in other parts of the country for the average homeowner to own a backpack leaf blower? If so news to me.
I'm a Stihl guy, but I love the Echo blower.
Very very informative. Great that you can bring these resources to the lawn care community.
This is the best review I’ve seen on this. No one in tree care uses top handle blowers anymore. Your shirts are really well done.
Great review! This answered all of my questions. I appreciate it.
Lovely Video! Thanks for sharing with us. Can't wait to see more content 👍
Thanks Brian and Alex....Great review!!!!!
Thanks. I'm in the market for my first backpack blower and this video really is helpful.
We purchased the Stihl BR350 from Clarkston Weingartz about 3 or 4 years ago and as a home owner, we love it and it has been amazing and always fires up with no problems. We have almost an acre here..
I bought the echo pb770t last year and I absolutely love it, it's easy to start, it's got plenty of power for my fall cleanup needs and I love the back pad blows air when it's running on my back it's definitely great in the summer months, true value near me had a discount sale for all the echo and sthl equipment, I saved a hundred bucks on a brand new blower from msrp 👌 I also got an 16 year old echo weed eater that still runs like a champ.
Just picked up the Stihl 800 C this year. Absolutely love it. KM 131 r with several attachments and a FS 56 with the BG 86 for back ups. Needless to say I'm a Stihl guy. Final step is going commercial on my mower. Using the JD Z355R currently but eventually will go with a 52in commercial. Living the videos Brian. Even have my fiancee and kids watching with me now lol! Congrats on the house and may you have continued success in business bub!
All the blowers look great! I couldn’t imagine one being much better than the other.
Good stuff i love the vids this is helpful cause me and a friend might do a mini cleanups good vids keep goin
Valuable gold information in this video saved me tons of time!
Great information, very helpful!
Good info guys. Thanks!
I started my business with a Milwaukee 18v handheld blower and this year I purchased a Echo PB-580. Starts easy every time and has plenty of power. Looks good next to my Echo PAS-2620
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Super cool i love how your dealer has all 3 brands!
Amen to that!
I just bought a new pb 580t earlier this year. (One hell of a jump from my crappy old poulan pro) and it does great for the normal spring/summer maintenance grass blowing we do. Once fall hits we will be using both blowers in tamdem. Love my echo trimmers and blower.
We’ve been running the top dog shindaiwa blowers for two decades. Eb630s to start, then eb8510 when came out back in 2006, which were replaced with 8520s and those with 854s. The 8510/20/854 are all the same basic 79.7cc blower with just improvements (namely ergonomics) for those unfamiliar and the 854s are still available (limited) today. A real testament to their reliability and performance of their design and that it was still competitive for so long. Not one of these units blew up despite year long use with countless steady hours of huge leaf cleanups. Minimal repairs other than the obvious straps and swivels. In fact I still use one of our original now 14 year old 8010s at my house. When these came out in ‘06 it was incredible - spawning the block across pavement “test”
Our 854s are wayyyy past when I would have liked to replace, and now that it is clear there will be no *real* new flagship shindaiwa blower to come following the echo buyout I am finally taking the plunge and getting a batch of pb8010s this week (I was hoping to get the identical Shindy branded 810 just to keep that nice red color but availability is non existent around here) I hope Echo picked up some of Shindaiwa’s magic after buying them up and that i won’t regret my first round of echo blowers since the early 2000s.
I just got an echo 770t and that thing is a beast. Upgraded from just a poulan pro hand held lol, it makes a huge difference
I own a landscape company and love my Redmax 8550 is awesome. 25 years and it is one of my favorites.
Love these vids! Bought my dad the 8010 for Father’s Day
The echo 580ht is a beast 1 - 2 pulls to start mine, for a home owner it’s perfect!! I own several Echos and very reliable!! Have 2 stihl products and they always take several pulls to get started ripping your shoulder out.
I'm a foreman for a landscaping company, we run PB770 echos, they are fantastic and my personal favorite
Redmax is the best in blowers
Awesome stuff bro! I love leaf blowers 😄
good video guys. Much appreciated.
We have a RedMax at my work the 8550. The thing is an absolute beast just an incredibly dependable machine. I had no clue about RedMax. Completely opened my mind.
Made by husqvarna!
I'm about to build a "Wall of Stihl" in my pole barn/shop. Just figuring out the pegboards for it.
I'm a stihl guy normally but the echo 8010 just makes the rest look toys . Absolute most power hands down. Br600 is best all round blower still to this day i think for average folks
Jonathan Doble I just saw the same echo blower today at the dealer, it’s very impressive and yes it makes everything look small
i bought a used br600 for 200 and it starts first pull every time. Nothing more i can ask for.
LIVEWIRE that's good but of the 50 plus sthil products in the past 20 years the last 20 I've purchased there has definitely been a change in the quality. Another reason I've changed back is that the dealership changed ownership and started giving me hell for bringing warranty issues to him... if they give me issues fixing a warranty I will not buy again
yes ,, br600 perfect year round ,, but need that echo for the heavy stuff
Jonathan Doble :
I hope you will give me an intelligent reply back.
Last year (September 2019),
I purchased the echo 8010.
The metal on the tube tip was a bad idea!
The design of the switch is old, and an inconvenient!
The elbow angle hurts my elbow
(I feel that I should Not have to start taking medication) !
Jonathan Doble :
REALLY, Why should I have to take pain medication ?
My Husqvarna 580 , Redmax 8500, Stihl 600
does not caused me to have physical pain.
I put my Echo 8010 into storage last winter.
This week,
I am planning to take it back to my Dealer
and let them work on the recalls the 8010 has generated.
I do not have a lemon unit.
It starts & works as it should.
This is Design Flaws.
Jonathan Doble :
I hope you will give me an intelligent reply back.
.
Up in western Canada backpack blowers are a mainstay in the snow removal business. Absolute must have for snow removal. And that is where power comes into play, and 8010 is best I've used for snow removal and its not even close
Thanks for doing good, better, and best.
I’ve got the smaller but still powerful Stihl 460 C with electric start. Charges when you run it and will wind 3-4 times before it doesn’t start. I’m able to start it about 80% of the time but after you run it and turn it off. It’ll start 100% of the time (so far) minutes even 30 minutes later. Game changer when I have to turn it off when someone wants to talk to me while I run it. Upgraded from an old Husqavarna so awesome upgrade for me.
Cool video... I just bought a hand held echo ... I love it ..of course I've got only grass trimmings to blow off ..but it works great for that
I had an Echo PB755ST that I bought online last year as a leftover, brand new in the box. (The 770 replaced that blower in Echo's lineup) Not too long after that I found a great deal online for a Stihl BR600, also brand new out of the box. My wife was the first to try out the Stihl and she loved it, never wanted to use the Echo again haha. The Echo was a good blower but the Stihl seemed to have noticeably better CFM and also better MPH but more importantly it was much quieter and more comfortable. I used them side by side in the fall and the difference was noticeable enough even though they were fairly close. I didn't need two blowers so I sold the Echo early this year. We love the BR600, it's perfect for our needs. Great with leaves and for cleaning up grass clippings after mowing.
I also love the sound of that 4 mix engine, it's so unique and I don't know why some people knock them. I have a 2008 Stihl 4 mix weed trimmer/hedge trimmer motor that's never given me any trouble and so far the blower has been great. My parents also have a BG86 handheld blower from around 2013 and that's been a great blower.
I have loved my BR700, very reliable and easy to use. The PB8010 is awesome as well for big jobs but its super loud and sucks fuel like there's no tomorrow
Just picked up my Echo 8010 two weeks ago...so much power! 🍁🍂🍁🍂👌🏾😎
I have the 2016 Husqvarna 360 BT and I love it. I live in the woods and it’s used a lot. Still fires up on the second or third pull. Good strong wall of air.
Brian we use all Echoes every thing. Blowers,weed wips, chain shal, Hedge trimmer, we have some stilh equipment also. Great video and knowledge thanks. Keep up the great work sir it's greatly appreciated.
Thank you guys so much.
Husqvarna 580bts has the cfm that’s needed and the wide tube makes such a difference... makes all these other blowers seem like homeowner units. The volume of air it moves allows for getting leaves out of stone beds without throwing stone everywhere. Also has the hip throttle which is nice when you need that quick burst of air while waving the tube around with your other hand
I wonder why they never covered this unit. This is the one that seems to make the most sense.
I've owned the 7500 redmax for over 20 years and to this day it still runs strong. So that's my choice the durability is amazing!
I have an average size yard surrounded by trees. I use a Stihl BR430 and It does a nice job. Not too heavy, comfortable with padded back and decent shoulder straps. Runs great, starts good. Not too big not too small.
I wanted the side start. Ended up buying the echo PB-8010T due to the CFM output. I have both Stihl equip and Echo. Prefer Echo Now. It even has an open fan design that cools your back after mowing and wacking!
CFM is deceptive. The Stihl moves more leaves.
Brian,Great video!i run Husqvarna 580BTS!pushes wet leaves……Big Rocks and debris!Beast mode!
I still think a normal rake is the best when your billing your customer per hour it is light and very little noise as well and just relaxing.
With a rake you can bill one or two customers a day all day long but with a leaf blower you can bill four or five. That much faster. LOL
I’m not hiring anyone that charges by the hour that uses a rake.
California Compliant… barely
Love my Echo 8010, still use my old 750 that's almost 20 years old. Runs like new still
Nice thinking about getting 1 but they hella pricey
We run Red Max equipment. We have a 8550,a 8500 and just recently replaced our 7500 with a 6500. OMG the 6500 is my favorite blower as of now. Of course we use the big ones for leaves!
I like the red max ebz8500 it’s a nice blower doing normal lawnservice but it goes to the next level especially during the fall
Wow u got on an add good job Brian!
Just watched this a 2nd time. I really wish we had a greater like yours down here. They literally would make a killing!!!!
I am a home owner who lives in a 5 acres woods. Leaves, more leaves and then some more. They fall at times like snow flakes. It takes me 2 hours plus, and 2 1/2 tanks of fuel to clear my place on leaves. I just blow them back into the woods. I bought the Stihl BR 600 when it was their biggest model. I blow a 700 foot driveway and it 25 foot lawn. Then around the house and a 1/2 acre back and side yard. The BR 600 is a beast. Wish we had a multi line dealer around here. S.W. Lower Michigan, Berrien county.
Great video Brian, all my stuff is Stihl because it never breaks and it never let’s me down my go to blowers are Stihl Br 600, Br 700, and Br 800c with the side start!
After 10 years of raking out my 300' ditch I finally bought a leaf blower. I purchased the Echo pt580t and wish I did sooner. More than enough blower for me.
I got the Craftman blower and love it haven’t let me down
Great video. I'm stuck between echo and stihl. Both are winners in my book
Echo for me! Then again my crew and I haven't tried much aside from the smaller stihl and we didn't like that much.
Keep the good videos coming!
Great video! Itll be cool if you did shopping for best zero turn mower
Echo pb-770t my favorite in work
I’ve been using Redmax for 20 years. 8500 and 7500 are my go to. I still have a working eb6200 from the late 1990’s!
Thank you so much I’m about to buy a blower now I know which one
Which one?
I like stihl and echo because its powerful enough, I don't like redmax but its your lawn care service. Keep up the good work.
I’ve owned all 3.. echo 8010 hands down the most powerful blower on the market
I am working with a Echo PB-260, that's all I have I wish I cld have something bigger that could push with greater volume cfm. But that's what I can afford for now.
Thanks Brian I love your channel, I am just south of you in Central Indiana.
I learn so much from your channel, I am a new subscriber only 2-3 months but I am gng to be with you all the way.
Thanks Brother.
Can’t wait for this year’s aeration videos!!💯 exmark aerator update video 🤔
Yep!
I run a stihl BR600 & a BG86 on the smaller jobs, low vibration and easy to start all the time 👍🏻
I’m holding on to my 8010T this year such a beast !
First backpack blower was a BR600 and wanted a BR800 next. Ended up finding an Echo PB 8010H for a killer deal and quickly converted to an Echo guy. Everyone says it’s a Beast for good reason. It’s an absolute Beast!
Great help. I’m comparing the Echo’s PB770T, PB8010T & PB9010T CFM 756, 1071, 1110. Air Speed 234, 211, 220. The 770 has the lowest CFM but the highest Air Speed.
I only buy Stihl equipment. Sure, parts are expensive and dealer exclusive and yes, they can be a little challenging to work on, but I like how Stihl encloses the engine, carburetor, fuel lines, cables, and spark plug in the plastic shroud. Gives it a cleaner look and doesnt get caught on anything. Plus, I have never had an issue with any of my equipment that was related to a defect. Stihl is the way to go.
Love all the tips & knowledge you pass along to all of us. Thanks for the information & education Brian. Enjoy your evening and weekend.💯❤️👍🏾✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
Love that shop/store, I currently use a Husqvarna 580 BTS & it is excellent, comfortable, easy to start and phenomenal power! ❤️ It.
Can i raplace with stihl br 600? Is it good
@@mladenangelov6882. Yes of course. It will do everything you need!
Buying guide for me
1- go to dealer
2- go to echo section
3- pick out the 8010 or 9010
4- assure it is tube mounted throttle
5- buy it
6- put it together
7- put red armor gas in it and start it up
I was impressed at how the blower my landscapers had (Stihl BR 600) cleared the mess WAAAAYYY better than my Milwaukee M18 Fuel Blower.........no contest really. So that day I went to our local hardware store and bought the Stihl BR 800X Magnum. 912 CFMs! The landscape crew were here for 3 more days and I was able to help with debris clean up from the trees we were having removed............now I need to see what the most "bestest" string trimmer is in the Stihl line up.
I only do lawncare on the weekends in my neighborhood and I own the pb8010-T and that sucker is a monster and I love the power it has.
You may say that's too much blower for a weekend warriors like myself, but I think it's perfect and it works great with leaves when I need the power.
Sthil for me! Have a br600 magnum. Was the biggest at the time. Primary reason for getting it was for cleaning snow off cars at condos. Had close to 200 cars total to do
We have the 580 echo they r great for grass but not so for leaves but works love it and good price
Perfect time. I was just looking at your old blower video. Probly going to get the stihl 700. The 800 seems abit too bit
Buy once cry once. 8550 is a boss!! Why pickup sticks when you can blow them?
😂
Had one, angle of tube handle was not adjustable and very uncomfortable 😡. Not just for me, for any employee I had
Br 700 with retractable tube for summer grass and storage in trailer.. echo 8010 for leaves. Love them both
I have that exact lineup in the thumbnail and I'd agree with the good better best as far as moving material. The redmax 8550 is great for pushing volume of more dry leaves. The stihl 800 does a great job of gettin up wet matted leaves. I just picked up the shindaiwa version of the 8010 and it is a monster. For reliability I like the redmax over the stihl. The stihl can be finicky. I've only just gotten the 8010 and again really like it.
I like the side start on the stihl.
Bought a stihl br450cef with electric start a couple of years ago. It's an awesome blower with outstanding leaf blower capability. Cut my leaf blowing time in half. Stihl baby!
I mix it up... echo pb-580T backpack, Husq 125B hand held blower, Stihl fs45 trimmer and just last month, a Stihl Kombi 91R with string trimmer, edger, and hedge trimmer attachments... All for my .45 acre property with 2 trees but lot's of fence line and mulch beds and shrubs... lot's of neighbors leaves in the fall... happy with all of my equipment.. BTW... they've gone up in price.. I paid $275 for my 580T a couple years ago... They now cost $429...
I just bought a Redmax Ebz7500 first blower for my lawn service business.
Bought an Echo 770 today. Used an Echo 580 before and loved it. The 770 is the happy medium between the 580 and the 8010, which is perfect for me. It sure is thirsty though!!
I’ve run Stihl all my life and I’m a huge fan of them. My first purchase was a BR 350 and I had no complaints with that blower! Ran it for four years. I also used the Caleb Auman method when It then got to the point I needed something with more power for spring and fall. Picked up the BR 800 X and it did not disappoint! Very happy with the Stihl line!
As a homeowner I’ve always found it easier to just mow with the bagger. Chops them up and makes it easy to dump into the brown bags. I can’t just take to curb in my town. Have to be brown bags.
Red Max 8500, LOVE IT!
Great video. I had moved over to battery operated but just not getting the cfm I need. Going to look into Redmax, Stihl, and Echo.
Thx
I love my Stihl , had a be 400 for at least fifteen years. Keeps running well I use a 40to 1 mix because the ethanol they put in our gas. I am thinking of getting more power especially can blow light snow. I am thinking Red Max because of what you think of them. Great video thanks Brian!!
I’ve been in business for 14 years and have only had 2 Stihl blowers. (550, and 600) they work every time first pull. What’s crazy is I don’t even do maintenance on them. They make their money every job I do. True story!
Red Max 8550 is our blower of choice.
I’ve got all stihl stuff and love it, EXCEPT my blower. Have a Red Max. That think is so awesome. Love it. Like the sales guy said. It starts the same every time. 3 pulls and it’s off. So reliable and powerful.
Just did my 6th leaf collection this year. Home owner - half acre - about 25 trees (oaks and maples) - Stihl br600 = perfect.
I just purchased the Echo PB 8010 and man is this thing a beast!! It's got hella volume pushing power! Haven't found a task yet that this thing doesn't chew through with ease. It actually reminds me and sounds like my old motocross dirt bike Kawasaki KX 80! It's awesome!😊
That's bc it is 80cc
@@epicstyles07 Right! Right!
You should put an fmf short exhaust on it 👌🏼
Gotta say for me it’s stihl and huqsvana they’re pretty powerful blowers. Shopping for this stuff is like being a kid in the toy store again.
The Stihl engine compartment is all encased so less branches and fences to get stuck on when blowing in tight spaces
Red Max leaf blower 100%
Thats why I like Stihl
I own Husqvarna 580BTS which is a great machine. Owned Echo in the past which was flawless. A year or more ago I bought the Sthil BR 800X and it's the best IMO light weight comfortable with plenty of power. Sthil is well designed all around blowers.
I use the Husqvarna 580 bts, it's a beast, leaves always seem to be wet, not a problem for the Husqvarna.
Representing the 248!