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With this great 2022 pecan fiasco... we have been running a Stihl 800 CE Magnum (or something like that)... borrowed from a friend

Good machine and I know it's the biggest Stihl makes.

Does anyone make a stronger one?

Or a Better one?

Stihl stuff is kinda scare at the moment.

I know it is going to cost $600+... that is fine. I would go to $900 for a better stronger one.

Thanks in advance for any intel.

Take a look at the Billy Goat Blower....

I have a Shindaiwa and it is stout for sure

I have a husky, neighbor has a stihl....both solid performers. The echo and shindiawa would also make my cut.

Husky’s biggest seems to have more power than stihls biggest, I’ve used them both but not side by side though.

I am partial to Redmax blowers but I don't know how the specs compare with the Stihl.

Take a look at the specs on a RedMaxx 8550 .

Yep that’s the same as the biggest husky I believe, I’ve used them both commercially and that’s the direction I’d go whichever one is available local.

Garden Weasel

A ride on or walk behind would blow away any backpack

Agree on the Redmax !

If your playing for keeps on a large piece of land with lots of leaves then a walk behind wheeled unit will smoke any backpack units. I would assume the same would hold true with your pecan gathering.

on our large commercial/industrial & military base building jobs we always use the biggest gas Husqvarna backpack blowers to blow out debri, rocks, sawdust etc out of the concrete forms before the mud flows ... nothing else has as much guts and durability, damn flatfoot laborers can be hard on equipment

I bought a Husky 150bt from Home Depot. I know that isn't the speed you are looking for though.

If you bought 3 cans of their premix, they extended the warranty to 3 years, not sure if they still do it.

I've had it about 5 years now - still starts on the 3rd try just like it did on day 1.

I can't say its better than a Stihl or not, although I do have a Stihl hand carry blower that's been put thru the ringer and keeps on running. I like the Husky because its pretty quiet.

I also have a Ryobi backpack - I can't keep it running but when it does, its a bat out of hell with wind speed. Much more velocity than the comparable Stihl or Husky

I like the reliability of the husky and it was about $150 less than the Stihl. The wife likes it because she can start it and put it on without help.

One thing you might want to take into consideration is their product support record…”carb parts etc.”….

The Echo PB 9010T is the most powerful blower on the market for now. I run two of them and have one of the Stihl 800 blowers. The Stihl is only a backup. No comparison in the power. The Stihl feels like a hand blower after using the Echo.

I bought the biggest Echo backpack model last year. It'll make you throw your rakes in the trash.