I asked the small engine guy I took my Ariens snowblower and cub cadet lawn tractor to about this and he hadn't heard of any issues so far. He gets all his Stihl parts from a small local shop.
Input on upgrading backpack blower
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The small local shop is likely a certified Stihl dealer. Unfortunately there are no more small guys around me, only larger dealerships as they bought all of the small guys out.
I have a BR450. Best blower I’ve ever had. Used Craftsman, Echo (both my trimmer and blower were unreliable + made in China), Homelite (actually my second favorite), and Stihl. Unless I could find a new, old Homelite style 26B, I’ll always use Stihl. My BR450 is 3 years old, has probably 40 hours on it, and is super smooth. Can’t recommend them enough.
your br450 is a proper 2 stroke. the 4mix stuff is garbage. all of it
Compensating.Like they say: "Go big, or go home"...looks like your neighbor decided to do both!
The California ban is from buying them in California. There is no ban on using them. The Californies will simply pick one up in Vegas (hopefully before they lose everything).
Ive got the "big" Makita 4 stroke, a lil heavy at 24lb, but 706FCM and 206 MPH its a fuel sipper. Runs long enough to do my whole 1.5 acre property on one tank.
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Ive got the "big" Makita 4 stroke, a lil heavy at 24lb, but 706FCM and 206 MPH its a fuel sipper. Runs long enough to do my whole 1.5 acre property on one tank.
I can’t recall if mine is the larger or smaller. It is certainly well built, and being Honda-powered runs like a top. And it sips fuel.
But it doesn’t hang well off the back. Doesn’t matter how I mess with the straps, the weight is too far back. I’ve gotten used to it, but this would be a horrible “all day” wear.
I rarely need to use it more than 45 minutes, so we are ok, and it is the most reliable blower I’ve owned.
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I have either the biggest or the second biggest husquvarna backpack blower. Love it. I’d buy it again tomorrow.
Edit: model 580, 1000-1200cfm and 220mph
Edit: model 580, 1000-1200cfm and 220mph
Yep, not the biggest fan of Stihl stuff (the newer ones at least) and avoid the 4 mix for sure.
Yeah, it's on a vibration isolation cradle that adds to its depth making the weight farther back than ideal.
It gets run 1-2 hours a week so not terrible.
Somehow I missed its powered by a honda mill, its nearly impossible to tell underneath all the plastic.
It's a little gem. It loves 0W-40 BTW (couldn't resist...)
Same as what I have. It's the biggest Husky/Redmax and was the most powerful back when I bought mine.
Yep a lot of the smaller "consumer" husqvarna saws are the same as the Poulan saws.
