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handheld blower recommends please!
Hi all,
My beloved Echo backpack blower went in for repair today and I fear it may be something terminally expensive. Certainly no complaints though - five years work out of a second hand piece of kit costing £180 - happy with that.
I have been meaning to get a handheld blower as a back up anyway and I'm wondering what to go for.
Echo - definitely be considered because the backpack has been brilliant.
Stihl - the obvious choice - downside, parts have been hideously slow for my Kombi - five weeks for an electrical part recently.
Honda - love my Honda mower and dealer backup locally is outstanding. The blowers are four stroke though - what difference will this make to performance? (will be cheaper to run I guess)
Leftfield choices - Tanaka - recommended to me recently by another gardener
Makita - anyone tried their blowers?
All feedback/views appreciated
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Simon Smith on -
I have a wee husky handheld, a 125bx or something. It was about 200 quid and has been good so far but only a year and a half old. So much handier for blowing grass after mowing than the br600 back-pack
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd on -
Stihl BG86 without a doubt!
Nick
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Kieran Ray on -
THe BG86 is the only way to go with hand held, I beleive but dont quote me the anti vibes are the best too. We have BG85s and 86s and both are good but the 86 is best.
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Permalink Reply by ChaseLandscaping on -
I would never get anything other than a stihl, weve used them for years. The only thing that ever goes wrong is the pull chord snaps, but our local maintenance shop fixes that as you wait.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Lawrence on -
Ok, cheers guys,
Sounding like the Stihl at the mo.
Have any of you tried the four stroke Honda ones by any chance. Interested to know what they are like.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Andrew Evans on -
Stihl all the way! I Swear by them!
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Paul McNulty on -
I only use Stihl, interesting to hear of a 5-week wait for a part. Is this down to the dealer, how close is your relationship with them?
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening on -
I won't buy anything echo as I have tried a few times to get various spares for my brushcutter and no dealer can help me.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Lawrence on
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Hi Paul,
No I'm not blaming the dealer at all. Heard them on the phone a few times to Stihl Uk chasing the part and they were getting frustrated on my behalf.
Dealer has previously sourced Echo parts for instance by the following morning and I have a good relationship with them.
I had exactly the same fault with the engine last year and almost the exact same waiting time, hence my slight reluctance to lay out money on more Stihl stuff.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Lawrence on
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Really Dan?,
Try Nairn Brown in Busby, they have got stuff for my blower before no problem.literally within 24 hrs.
Dan Frazer Gardening said:I won't buy anything echo as I have tried a few times to get various spares for my brushcutter and no dealer can help me.
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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Nick Hill on -
http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/forum/topics/low-budget-leaf-b...
Good older thread on hand held blowers.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Lawrence on
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Cheers Nick
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