$454:waving::waving:

 

I got $450 with tax, it was the last model my dealer had as they drop Echo for Sthil, so like 430 or something thereabout, tax is 5.3 I don't feel like doing the math

 

Don't waste your time or your money buy 580 husky more durable more Cfm remember you get what you pay for!

 

I have a husky 580bts and the echo 770 is a great blower, the echo is actually better in my opinion (lighter yet still powerful) I got 3 in service now and bought 5, anyways 499. is the msrp iv'e paid that much once. you gotta remember dealers make alot more money on us so we sometimes get better deals. echo 770:weightlifter:

 

I believe $500 with tax

 

Except for some short lived deals like fleet week or local openhouse deals etc, they run $499 everywhere i've been that sells them. They are a great blower too. I almost bought one, but finally found a dealer that still had a Husky 570 when they first came out (they were selling like hotcakes) when I was on my way to buy the 770. I love my Husky, but would be perfectly happy with the 770.

Remember- if you pay a little more up front, it is almost always worth it both for local support from a dealer and to support a local dealer to keep them in business so you can buy this kind of stuff close to home.

 

My local echo dealer wont budge off MSRP $499

 

My local echo dealer wont budge off MSRP $499

i'm sure there's not much profit it them. just like $35 lawn

 

I got mine for $400 plus tax. It was a demo unit.

 

Thanks for all your replies. I found a full service dealer that sells them for $484.99 so I'll save a little bit on my purchase. After using my handheld for a while today, I think I'll enjoy just moving the blower tube and not the whole blower. It felt comfortable on my back. Weight wise, it weighs less than my Solo 4 gallon sprayer when it is full. I'm excited. I'm leaning toward the tube mounted control vs. the hip mounted control. Anyone have strong feelings toward either type of control system??

 

BR 600 regular price is $499. Someone said Stihl is having a sale now. So maybe you will get a much better price.

 

Thanks for all your replies. I found a full service dealer that sells them for $484.99 so I'll save a little bit on my purchase. After using my handheld for a while today, I think I'll enjoy just moving the blower tube and not the whole blower. It felt comfortable on my back. Weight wise, it weighs less than my Solo 4 gallon sprayer when it is full. I'm excited. I'm leaning toward the tube mounted control vs. the hip mounted control. Anyone have strong feelings toward either type of control system??

I have ran both types of controls and I absolutely hate the hip mounted throttle. I know guys claim that they don't want to get their throttle cable snagged in bushes etc and yanked out, but if they are that clumsy, maybe they should seek another line of work. I have never came close to snagging the throttle cable on anything with any of my tube mounted types. IME, it is easier to snag the hip control by far than to snag the throttle cable regardless of where you have the hip control, ie; up down or in between.

I also like the fact that I can throttle up or down as needed when and while bending down to pick up rocks, sticks or trash.

 

Yes, I have to agree with you. The hip mounted control just looks like a sore thumb sticking up there. It probably depends on which unit you got used to in the beginning. I hope I get off work in time to go pick it up. Do you use your backpack for all your cleanup jobs or do you have a handheld for those quick cleanups. I was thinking of passing my PB-250 off to the kids, but now I'm having second thoughts as it might be handy for quick cleanups. Thoughts?

 

Yes, I have to agree with you. The hip mounted control just looks like a sore thumb sticking up there. It probably depends on which unit you got used to in the beginning. I hope I get off work in time to go pick it up. Do you use your backpack for all your cleanup jobs or do you have a handheld for those quick cleanups. I was thinking of passing my PB-250 off to the kids, but now I'm having second thoughts as it might be handy for quick cleanups. Thoughts?

I only use my SH85 for cleaning gutters now days. I have several BP's, so no use running the HH for anything now really. I do use it on my own drive now and then if I already have it in hand after doing my gutters, but that would be the only time.

 

If you do buy (or already bought) a 770, you will like and enjoy it very much. I was on my way to buy a 770T when I found a dealer who still had both a 570 and a 580 instock when they first came out. (Here in MI there are a lot of leaves in the fall to deal with, and the dealers who had had any of the new model Husky's had sold out within a few days of them hitting the shelves). If I hadn't found the 570, I'd be running a 770 and liking it fine. I ran a 770H on wet fall leaves one afternoon and it did a good job. It was just a little stronger then my BR600 I had at the time. We ran them side by side. They all get stronger after they get broken in good.

 

$499

 

I never had the 770 but when the 9010 Echo came out my dealer was blowing out the 8010s and Shindaiwa 810's for $500 cash. I got the prettier red color blower haha.