[dutchman]

Hi,

Can somebody tell me more about this blower. How it stands up against other backpack blowers.

 

[lawnprosteveo]

I recently asked my dealer about this blower. He said the power was similar to an EB630. He said it was a little bulkier than the EB630. It has some features that are better....a hush mode that kicks it down to 65dba (some guys may like that) and a sturdier frame.

I'll be in the market for a blower next year. If they are as nice as the T242 I just bought, then I will buy one.

 

[jkilov]

I think I saw one at the dealership. Not sure about the model number.

He offered me to test it, but my redmax is still working so I did'nt pay attention. Looked much more compact than most blowers I've seen. Specs were something like 80cc, 200+mph and 750CFM. At least I think so ...

 

[walkerowner06]

The EB802 is shindaiwas replacement for the eb630. It has a 79.2cc engine and the specs are 224mph 705cfm with the 65mm nozzle and 186mph 762cfm with the 74mm tube. it should be out by next month i think.

 

[Craig T]

Great. I will be selling my 1yr old Redmax EBZ7001 then. It takes to long to warm up, and it bogs down for several minutes before it's ready to run. I also have the Redmax hand held 250, new this yr and it does the same thing. I just changed over from Shindaiwa blowers to Redmax because of all the great reviews. After this yr I'm ready to go back to Shindaiwa.

 

[walkerowner06]

let me correct myself, the eb802 is already available. a member of another landscaping forum has posted photos and a review of it. he says it is the most comfortable blower he has ever used and its just as powerful as his eb8510. he only paid $500 for it ($20 more than the eb630) and he got a 2 year commerical warranty with it because he bought a case of shindaiwa mixing oil.

 

[K/B]

let me correct myself, the eb802 is already available. a member of another landscaping forum has posted photos and a review of it. he says it is the most comfortable blower he has ever used and its just as powerful as his eb8510. he only paid $500 for it ($20 more than the eb630) and he got a 2 year commerical warranty with it because he bought a case of shindaiwa mixing oil.

Must be they're out in some parts of the country.

 

[lawnprosteveo]

I looked on Shindaiwa's website and didnt see anything about the 802's. But Ive seen ads in Lawn & Landscape mag.

 

[K/B]

I looked on Shindaiwa's website and didnt see anything about the 802's. But Ive seen ads in Lawn & Landscape mag.

Shindaiwa will be launching a new website shortly...www.shindaiwa.com keep an eye out.

 

[walkerowner06]

shindaiwa will launch their new website on september 13.