My Craftsman/Poulan has died and I am looking at the Echo PB230LN.
I plan on using it for grass and edging clean up during the summer and leaf clean up in the fall so that I can get them all together and mulch them with my mower.
Any thoughts om this blower to people that have used it? I am looking for longevity more than the most powerful unit since I know the Stihl BG85 is more powerful.
I do not think I need a back pack since I will be mulching the leafs and I have a great dealer that sells Echo.
I also started out with a hand held blower and found myself having to switch hands often. I finally got a backpack blower, which solved that problem. The backpack does a much better job in less time, and is not tiring at all. If you get a chance, try a backpack out before buying a new blower. At least you will know for sure which one is right for you. Charles Ranheim.
I was thinking of buying a handheld blower to augment my backpack Echo 650. While looking over the schematics I found that the Echo 230LN has two piston rings whereas the Echo 251 only has one? I suppose the designers are looking for rpm and thats why they went to one ring.
