What backpack blower should I get

If you got a 3230, you should be able to be the big bad wolf on the little pigs house of brick

 

I should think so. Absolute unit of a tractor. Way more than I need. Actually I made a deal to buy a restored 3000. I mean R E S T O R E D. Stickers still on all four tires, just beautiful, but the seller had some minor mechanical issues and I needed a tractor yesterday so I made a deal on the diesel 3230 instead. The one that got away. Anyway, the 3230 is great. I'm on 10 acres and it is massive overkill for my needs. Very fun to operate as well.

Back to the blower. I've run a tank through it. Thoughts:
- This is the weirdest 2t I've ever run. It really revs like a 4t. Internet rumors seem to imply it's some sort of odd hybrid. I would believe it.
- The exhaust smells fantastic. has that tuned dirtbike aroma. My chainsaw doesn't smell like this.
- This thing is the absolute bare minimum. I'm still surprised at how... adequate it is. Really this is top of the line?
- But, it does everything I need it to, perfectly. And it hums away in a very confidence-inspiring manner.

So far no regrets.

 

BTW just curious does anybody know the price of that PTO blower?

 

Our town in VT has something like that. It’s quite a blower! They use it in the fall to clear out the sides of the dirt roads of leaves and debris. There may be a video on my channel below of it passing by the house.

 

Nice blower. I’m on the hunt myself. I’ve been finding out since moving to some land that the advice of buying as big as possible is solid advice. Looking at husky 580.

 

Just starting to get the fall leaf accumulation, did about an hour of blowing today.

Anyone have thoughts on tuning? Are these things gtg from the factory or is there a little headroom? What about break-in? I've run two tanks through it so far.

 

Should I get a tach or just tune by ear?

 

I'm a landscaper for a living, and I think the Stihl br600 is the best all around blower. It's not the strongest, but to me it's the most comfortable and 600s seek to have few problems than 800s

 

Had an interesting experience with the 800x today. I was clearing leaves and stopped to add gas, and when I fired it back up it had significantly more power than it ever has. I'd estimate it had another 30% and was actually pushing me back a bit which it has never done. Same gas can (motomix).

Very strange. I found the power barely adequate before and now it feels great. Time will tell if this is the new normal or what.

 

I bought my Husqvarna 580BTS back in late 2016, so like 7 years now. Hard to believe it's been that long. I really like it. It's essentially a Redmax 8500. Very strong, about 77cc. Plenty of power for my 1+ acre lawn that is surrounded by mature Oaks, and Hickories that drop tons of big nuts.

This is my daughter using it on my neighbors yard.

 

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

My br800 died on me today.....right after I walked a quarter mile of driveway dropping branches with my pruner.

Ran fine for 20 minutes or so like normal and then suddenly started bogging hard, getting worse and worse. Took it back to the garage and had a tinker. YT said valves are an issue on these. Had to modify a feeler gauge to check the valve adjustment and it was WAY out. Like 30-40 thou when the spec is 10. I only have twenty hours on this thing so it had to have been set way wrong from the factory. Not a good start. Pulled the spark plug and it was black black black. Cleaned it up and put everything back together since there are no carb adjustments on this thing.

Same problem. What else should I check? I do not suspect fuel or fuel contamination; I'm running fresh Rec.90 with husqy 2-stroke mix. My saws are running the fuel fine.

Filter is due for a change but does not appear clogged.

And how do I get the limiter caps off the carb? They are just little pins not like what I'm seeing on YT.

 

If you can get past the limiter caps, here is the 'standard setting' for the needles.

 

That's exactly what the limiter caps look like. little hex head pin thinggies.

 

Couple more data points, went and did a test run:

- Starts, runs, idles completely normal
- Runs normal for about 1-2 minutes at full throttle and then noticeably starts to fall off
- While this bogging is occurring under full throttle I tried hitting the primer; killed the engine
- Also tried opening the gas cap while this is happening to rule out vent issues. no change
- If you keep the throttle pegged it will waver back and forth between normal-ish and almost dying, and if you go long enough at full throttle it will die completely.

** - If you add some choke while bogging the revs pick right back up **

So. Fuel delivery problem? But HOW. this thing is brand new and I use extremely high quality gas.

 

It's not getting enough fuel one way or another. Less air and the rpms pick up proves this. That's assuming your choke just blocks some of the intake air.

Kinda weird that it runs good until the engine is warm. Makes me think that it isn't plugged jets. Problem would always happen then. Maybe a fuel pump issue.

I know my pickup hose/filter in the tank got outta position once and it wouldn't run. Can't remember the specifics though. Probably not your problem but easy enough to verify the filter hose is routed correctly in the tank.

 

I purchased the Echo PB 580T last year and it has met all of my expectations.