Echo or Stihl???

[hillndale]

I am going to go invest in a new stihl bbackpack blower this week though..might even buy one of there weedeaters and see how it compares to my echo. I will post back with results

I have a Stihl handheld blower and last fall invested in the Redmax 7001 backpack blower. Greatest tool I ever got. I do use Stihl trimmer & edger, plus a chainsaw thats over 20 years old, original Stihl made in Germany. Works great. I would definately consider the Redmax blower. It is better than the Stihl.

hillndale

[heavyd]

My stihl FS 80 is about the strogest you will ever need unless you just like to cut down pine trees with a weed eater

[work it]

I wouldn't buy stihl or echo. If you want the best then buy RedMax, Shindiawa, Kawasaki. I have a RedMax EB7001 b/p blower, RedMax BCZ2600s trimmer, Kawasaki KTR27A trimmer, and Stihl BG85 hand held blower. Even though the Stihl h/h blower does a good job there's no way I would trade in the RedMax b/p blower for one of Stihls. I demoed the Shindi b/p blower, and was very impressed. Very comparable in power and reliability to the RedMax.

[Woody]

Like Work It said, get the RedMax.

In my books, Echo and Stihl don't compare.

Woody