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<blockquote data-quote="Mackie" data-source="post: 16129113" data-attributes="member: 4738"><p>I have 1.5 acres with heavy leaves. I've owned 2 Stihl handheld blowers, an Echo backpack blower and a walk-behind push blower. </p><p></p><p>The hand held blowers are great for clearing grass clippings/debris from driveways - also for getting leaves away from house and around bushes. Easy to handle.</p><p></p><p>The backpack is great for heavier volumes. Per the comment above - I never thought the weight an issue until I made the mistake of leaning over with it on to clear leaves from under a deck and did a number on my lower back, which I'm still sort of dealing with. </p><p></p><p>The walk behind blower is great for big jobs - especially if you're just blowing leaves into the woods like my case and not collecting. Obviously you can't use one to clear leaves close to the house.</p><p></p><p>The backpack is the best compromise if you have lots of leaves to clear.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the backpack I purchased - I bought from a lawn equipment store for the same price as HD but agree with all the favorable reviews - I can't see a need to spend another couple hundred over this one for the commercial grade units which don't offer an appreciable improvement. MPH was more important than volume for my application.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/p/ECHO-215-MPH-510-CFM-58-2cc-Gas-2-Stroke-Cycle-Backpack-Leaf-Blower-with-Tube-Throttle-PB-580T/205894359" target="_blank">ECHO 215 MPH 510 CFM 58.2cc Gas 2-Stroke Cycle Backpack Leaf Blower with Tube Throttle-PB-580T - The Home Depot</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mackie, post: 16129113, member: 4738"] I have 1.5 acres with heavy leaves. I've owned 2 Stihl handheld blowers, an Echo backpack blower and a walk-behind push blower. The hand held blowers are great for clearing grass clippings/debris from driveways - also for getting leaves away from house and around bushes. Easy to handle. The backpack is great for heavier volumes. Per the comment above - I never thought the weight an issue until I made the mistake of leaning over with it on to clear leaves from under a deck and did a number on my lower back, which I'm still sort of dealing with. The walk behind blower is great for big jobs - especially if you're just blowing leaves into the woods like my case and not collecting. Obviously you can't use one to clear leaves close to the house. The backpack is the best compromise if you have lots of leaves to clear. Here is the backpack I purchased - I bought from a lawn equipment store for the same price as HD but agree with all the favorable reviews - I can't see a need to spend another couple hundred over this one for the commercial grade units which don't offer an appreciable improvement. MPH was more important than volume for my application. [URL="https://www.homedepot.com/p/ECHO-215-MPH-510-CFM-58-2cc-Gas-2-Stroke-Cycle-Backpack-Leaf-Blower-with-Tube-Throttle-PB-580T/205894359"]ECHO 215 MPH 510 CFM 58.2cc Gas 2-Stroke Cycle Backpack Leaf Blower with Tube Throttle-PB-580T - The Home Depot[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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