Echo PB-580T 58.2 CC Back Pack Blower with Tube Mounted Throttle, 510 CFMGY#583-4 6-DFG290107

ok im small 5’2 this is too heavy for me but does a great job

Faced with a large area that gets inundated with a lot of leaves from the neighbors woodlands, plus getting old, having to rake is no longer an option. Although you'll still need to rake some. . Trying to hire help has not worked out either.I first bought a nice electric blower, but not nearly enough power for this type of work. Keeping it nonetheless. Great for tight areas and blowing the leaves off the cars.As an old dude, I find this about my limit of what I can physically handle and I'm 6', 235 lbs. I barely have enough strength to connect the exhaust tubes together. Not much easier to get this on my back. I also have no experience with any other machines to compare this to.I found it useful to watch a few YT videos on its assembly. Once that's done, your good to go.Easy to start. Add fuel, prime, turn on switch on the handle, choke and pull. Don't forget the hearing protectors. I've run this about 4 hrs now.I would recommend this.

Nice powerful just what i needed

I'm very impressed with this machine. I had borrowed my neighbor's Echo blower and was beyond satisfied with its performance. I decided to buy my own since I have a lot of leaf blowing to do. This one is even more powerful than my neighbor's unit. It is a little heavier I think but just wow this thing is strong. What took me 3+ hours with my old electric blower, and 1 hour with the borrowed Echo, took less than half an hour with this one.I'm not surprised at all, I have had lots of experience with Echo products. My first chain saw was an Echo that lasted almost 40 years cutting 2-3 cords every year. Currently also have an Echo weed eater and a newer Echo chain saw. Every one of them is very, very reliable and work exceptionally well.

The instructions otoh suck but I got it sussed out and assembled. Fired up nicely and I got more work done on the first 2-hr outing with it than I did previously in 2 days.I was given a Ryobi hand held that is a pita to throttle and which broke almost immediately dousing my pants leg with fuel. I’ll fix and keep it for light duty jobs but this backpack was a very good investment for me.I’m 73 with a great deal of trees around my house, I need to keep the fuel down in there and this thing is going to make that work far, far easier.I use echo lubricant in all my 2-strokes because it’s superior to all others I have tried. It includes fuel stabilizer.

Very powerful- easy to set up and start out of the box- much more powerful than my previous lower cc blower. Would have been 5 stars, but the shoulder straps do not have a center/belt attachment so tend to slip off shoulders when wear long time.

I’ve had a Husqvarna backpack for 20 years. I recently borrowed my neighbors as I was out of gas and didn’t want to run to the store. I now have this in my shed. I couldn’t believe how much stronger it was than mine. Shocking powerful. It will rip up your grass and blow the rocks out of my landscaping if I’m not careful. It assembled easily and starts first pull. Very happy with this thing.

I had an Echo blower that was four years old and still ran great. My son bought a new house so I gave it to him. When it came time to clean up the leaves this year, I didn't have to think twice before ordering another Echo. It has the power that I need to clean up the yard quickly.