Can you please expound on how/why you came to that decision? I'm rulling out the 8520 and 600 simply because I want a simple 2-stroke. I don't mind a strato though. That leaves me with the 802, 8050, and 770.
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Can you please expound on how/why you came to that decision? I'm rulling out the 8520 and 600 simply because I want a simple 2-stroke. I don't mind a strato though. That leaves me with the 802, 8050, and 770.
albert
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I'm pretty sure the echo 770 has a cat. The redmax is strato. I was looking into one myself last year. My friend has a 600 new 3 years ago, no problems yet. The echo is supposed to be a better blower, but not crazy about the cat.
I'm not concerned about the cat. I know how to kill cats, lol
I believe you are correct though.
I believe you are correct though.Mac B.
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I have one of the first BR600s when they came out and it has been flawless and has great power. If I were to buy another blower it would be a BR420 Magnum though. It is a simple 2 stroke and has excellent power. I would not think of anything other than Stihl myself with what they have to offer.
Mac
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I think for the same reasons you are considering one as well.
For one less moving parts.....the 600 does have a scheduled maintenance from what I read......valves to adjust, head to decarbon, etc. Plus the problems the 600 had when it was introduced.
Second, it appeared as though both had near the same power and near the same weight......I don't know that I could detect the weight difference. Shindaiwa has always gotten a reputation for being bulletproof, but at the expense of added weight. But this one is competitive with weight even with a higher displacement.
Third, I kept reading about how the stihl would run out of gas with fuel left in the tank. Whether this is true or not I don't know.....just read about it a few times.
Plus, 4 strokes is 2 too many!
Just my thoughts/opinion.
Let us know what you end up with...............
Waylan
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Haven't run the 802.
The Echo / Shindaiwa demo trailer was here last fall and we had a ton of leaves on the ground. I asked them to let me run the biggest blowers they had and thats what they gave me.
Echo & Shindaiwa want us as a dealer but I don't need any more product lines.
Steve
The more I read, the more positives I read on the Shiny 802. It's in it's thrid year of production and is said to be bullet proof. I also understand the they're undertuned from the factory, and have a restrictive muffler that's easily modded, that gets it closer to is peak performance RPMs.
The Redmax 8001 was reguarded by many as the best. Many are trying to say that the 8050 has all these restrictive EPA changes, and that's simply not true. All I can figure is that they're conpairing well worn in 8001s to unbroken in 8050s. The blowers are the same.
The Echo 770 has great specs, but many say they are exaggerated and are no stronger than the competition.
I'm heavily leaning at this point towards the 8050 or 802. I can buy the 802 at my Stihl dealer, but have no where to look at the 8050. Not a big deal, but would like to check one out first.
The Redmax 8001 was reguarded by many as the best. Many are trying to say that the 8050 has all these restrictive EPA changes, and that's simply not true. All I can figure is that they're conpairing well worn in 8001s to unbroken in 8050s. The blowers are the same.
The Echo 770 has great specs, but many say they are exaggerated and are no stronger than the competition.
I'm heavily leaning at this point towards the 8050 or 802. I can buy the 802 at my Stihl dealer, but have no where to look at the 8050. Not a big deal, but would like to check one out first.
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Four brand new EBZ8050's idling.
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What's that green stuff?
Not a back pack but I have had an Echo blower for 14 years and I bought it used. Never a lick of trouble and it mostly gets the gas i dump out of my saws.
cjnspecial
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Are you going to modify the blower's engine??? 
Are you going to modify the blower's engine???
Wouldn't be the first. I ported my Redmax HBZ2500
LOL. I have a little handheld Echo blower that I bought in 98 that runs like a top, never an issue.
Steve the idling blowers sound sweeeeet!
Why didn't you just go ahead and roll the cars and trucks around the yard while you were at it
I was thinking about it, I just hate doing body work.:smile2:
Just one of them idling in my garage would sound better
It sounds like a good idea to me. I can just see it now, the 2011 AS blow off, Andyshine VS BLsnelling. Hahahahaha.:msp_ohmy:
Careful how you word that now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:msp_blushing:
Don't worry I can't seem to even remember what year it is.:msp_blink:
I've added a poll to the thread.
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4 mix is a thing of beauty. I don't care if it was to make epa happy or not, it works very well. The thing with valves is that they give you torque in spades at lower rpms than 2 strokes. I'd pick the 600 because it is a 4 mix. Less vibes, less noise, less fumes. Adjusting valves is a walk in the park and if you run ultra there ain't no carbon issues.
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Is it speed only or points for style? Kinda hard to judge just like figure skating
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