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Backpack blowers....school me

87manche said:
the correct leaf blower is a chain saw
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I dread having to take down some of these oaks. I know it's inevitable as a couple are already pretty much completely rotted out in the middle, but it's going to be a shit ton of work and probably 2 years of firewood from each one.
 
bgaidan said:
I dread having to take down some of these oaks. I know it's inevitable as a couple are already pretty much completely rotted out in the middle, but it's going to be a shit ton of work and probably 2 years of firewood from each one.
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I'm most of the way through a 90 year old maple that was not rotten on the inside.

fucker done plugged up a car drain for the last time.
 

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JTreadway said:
He said for what 99% of homeowners and commercial guys do the 600 is more than enough. Add in the additional $100 and weight too.
I was prepared to get either, since I have a ton of poplar, oak and maple on our property. I can say the 600 will clear an 8 foot swath 20 feet long instantly.
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IDK, in my world until they want to knock you over two things that are never powerful enough are a leaf blower and a pressure washer. 20 percent more power to me means 20 percent less time and 50 percent more smiles. Once you get used to the 600 you will like the idea of a 10 ft wide swath and 25 ft long path. YMMV
 
87manche said:
I'm most of the way through a 90 year old maple that was not rotten on the inside.

fucker done plugged up a car drain for the last time.
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These oaks most likely date back to the 1700's plantation home that used to be be t to where my shop is. Some of the limbs are 36" or bigger in diameter. The trunks are probably 6-7'. And of course they're hollowed out rotten so taking them down will be stupid dangerous.
 
Had a bit of an accident with my BR600 and rather than wait for parts my local Deere dealer gave me a better price than the box stores on a BR800. I am in the middle of a big for me mulching project meaning I am having my 16ft utility trailer filled 4ft high every day and spreading it out, The leaf blower works great for leveling it out and moving it under bushes. My 600 struggled with blowing Locust pods out of a row of yuccas, that was my biggest gripe with it. I would guess that the 800 is about 15 percent stronger and that is enough to clean them out without too much fuss. Moving the pods and Oak leaves in the open yard and the power difference was even better. For me this will save a lot of time and I am anxious to see how much better it does with snow. The 600 had a few nozzle options, I need to take a look if they have options for the 800.
 
ChiScouter said:
Had a bit of an accident with my BR600 and rather than wait for parts my local Deere dealer gave me a better price than the box stores on a BR800. I am in the middle of a big for me mulching project meaning I am having my 16ft utility trailer filled 4ft high every day and spreading it out, The leaf blower works great for leveling it out and moving it under bushes. My 600 struggled with blowing Locust pods out of a row of yuccas, that was my biggest gripe with it. I would guess that the 800 is about 15 percent stronger and that is enough to clean them out without too much fuss. Moving the pods and Oak leaves in the open yard and the power difference was even better. For me this will save a lot of time and I am anxious to see how much better it does with snow. The 600 had a few nozzle options, I need to take a look if they have options for the 800.
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Keep us posted, I want the 800 but my 600 is still pretty new.
 
bgaidan said:
These oaks most likely date back to the 1700's plantation home that used to be be t to where my shop is. Some of the limbs are 36" or bigger in diameter. The trunks are probably 6-7'. And of course they're hollowed out rotten so taking them down will be stupid dangerous.
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Pics please, with something in the pic for size reference.
 
Didnt read all pages but soon unless its electric it wont be legal in California.
 
Muckin_Slusher said:
Pics please, with something in the pic for size reference.
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I'll have to go park my golf cart in front of it or something, but this is about the biggest at the base. I have a couple others that are probably a bit taller and more massive too.

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PAE said:
Didnt read all pages but soon unless its electric it wont be legal in California.
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Sweet. I can assure you that that will never be a problem for me. :flipoff2:
 
[486] said:
plz do
huge trees are neat
they all seem to get cut down fairly regular around here...
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Posing with the baddest clapped out Yamaha G1 ou there :laughing:

I have 6 or 7 on the property that are about the size of these and a few more that are maybe 2/3 the size. The particular one was right next to the long gone late 1700's to early 1800's plantation mansion that was just off to the right in the picture. I'd bet it was planted around the time it was built.
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Sadly most of them are rotted out in the middle and most likely dying. Really don't look forward to having to take the rest of this one down when it goes. Fortunately it won't hit anything important when it decides to drop.
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that's neat

I've got a couple smaller ones that are rotted out in the middle but they're doing fine
kinda cool how they're just a hollow tree
one of them is small enough that I only noticed it when a squirrel ran into the base of the tree and out of a hole up in the canopy

Leave them be, they're new to you, but the rot on/in them sure as shit ain't nowhere near new
 
[486] said:
that's neat

I've got a couple smaller ones that are rotted out in the middle but they're doing fine
kinda cool how they're just a hollow tree
one of them is small enough that I only noticed it when a squirrel ran into the base of the tree and out of a hole up in the canopy

Leave them be, they're new to you, but the rot on/in them sure as shit ain't nowhere near new
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I have no plans to cut any of them down until they fall or it otherwise becomes completely necessary. Cutting something completely rotted out like that is sketchy as fuck when they're small....let alone when they're 5' diameter and 100' tall. :eek:

I'll have to get another picture but the one in that last pic looks like it's hollow up a good 30' to the next crotch. I kind of want to throw a smoke bomb or otherwise pump some smoke in to the base to see how high it comes out. :laughing:
 
Pony_Driver said:
Keep us posted, I want the 800 but my 600 is still pretty new.
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First real snow test this year. 15 degrees out and 4 inches of light powder, no wind. BR800 did it in about half the time as the 600 would have. Still wish it had another 25 percent power though. Next innovation needs to have the blower mechanism itself be able to be rotated so it can be used on right or left side.
 
ChiScouter said:
First real snow test this year. 15 degrees out and 4 inches of light powder, no wind. BR800 did it in about half the time as the 600 would have. Still wish it had another 25 percent power though. Next innovation needs to have the blower mechanism itself be able to be rotated so it can be used on right or left side.
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I'm surprised they haven't figured this out yet. My right elbow is fucked and I can only do repetitive motions with it for a few minutes at a time before it hurts too much to continue. I end up having to to the stranger with my left arm and you really can't get the right angle to do a good sweep that way. I'm gonna make some type of lightweight bar that reaches across so you can keep the tube in the right spot while working it with your left arm.
 
tracyb said:
side note, idle the echo and any other machine side by side. the echo sounds mean as hell. when i first fired mine up buddies at the house and the neighbor thought i was tuning a new bike for the kid:laughing:
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I had PB-9010T in my shopping cart ever since I read this post. Nearly 3 years later, I finally pulled the trigger after my baby Husqvarna 125B died one too many times. I just assembled it & idled on my picnic table. It definitely has that threatening idle to it. :laughing::smokin:

I’m gonna strap it on to blow some leaves. BRB
 

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Backpack on backpack blowers (PB-9010 & midget chick)?

That chick will fly :laughing:

This thing is a hoot.

It’ll torque you when revving, just like what you’d feel on a 4.5” grinder with 7” disc. It try to turn you over lol.
 
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