Hand-Held Blowers?

[Mowman]

Looking for a new blower to add to my equipment. I have a Stihl BG75 and it works fine, except for moving alot of leaves. I tried out a Stihl BR 320 and was not impressed at all. It belonged to one of my customers and he let me try it out. I didn't feel like I had much control of it. I didn't think it moved any more material than my hand-held.
Are there any hand-held blowers out there that have high mph & cfm's. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mowman

 

[geogunn]

try the br-400. you should be slightly more impressed. others swear by the big shindawa and redmax but I've not tried them.

if you're stuck on a hand held blower, why don't you try the big homeowners crapsman blower at sears.

GEO

 

[Cutter1]

I have 2 Shindaiwa 240's. They have run very good for me. I like the size for summer time cutting, less space taken up on the trailer and easier to get in and out of the truck. I also have 2 backpacks, you can't beat the power, if you don't want to buy more than one, I would probably go with a backpack for year round use.

 

[bob]

As far as handheld blowers go, you've about maxed-out at the Stihl. To get any more power you'll have to move up to a backpack blower. I have a Shindaiwa eb630 and a Redmax eb6200. Their both awsome!

 

[mdb landscaping]

definately give the stihl br400 a try. i bought this backpack and love it. it is extremely powerful and in my mind is the best back pack out there.

 

[leeslawncare]

ReddMaxx all the way! I've had mine for a year now an i don't know how i ever did a leaf job without it !

 

[KirbysLawn]

Sorry MDB, but go with Shindiawa or Redmax, makes the BR400 seem like a toy.

 

[CCLC]

As far as hand blowers go you won't get much more than what you have. I am partial to stihl just because of their reliability. I have never had problems with them. I do have a stihl bg75 and br320. When we need the capability of of the br400 we get the 8hp Little Wonder out.

 

[gene gls]

Echo PB 210 E

 

[Sammy]

New Stihl blowers this spring, BR-340 & BR-420