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Backpack blower
- Quiet and powerful
- Variable-speed throttle, cruise control
- Electronic ignition
- Five-year warranty
- Two-cycle gas engine pollutes
- Heavier than some models
- Doesn't vacuum
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Motor burned out after 1 year of use, August 20, 2009Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.org
Consumer Reports' editors compare the Echo ProLite BP-260L with six other backpack leaf blowers, ranking them based on objective tests of performance in sweeping, loosening and vacuuming debris. Ratings for handling and noise are also provided.
Review: Power Blowers: More Punch for Plug-ins, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Sept. 2007
This review covers the Echo PB-265CL's predecessor (the PB-260L), but specifications are very similar. The PB-260L earns top marks for performance. Editors say it's easy to start and very quiet for a gas blower, with little vibration.
Review: Echo ProLite PB-260L Expert Review, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, June 5, 2008
Owners rate and review the Echo PB-265LC (the CARB-certified version of the 265L), but at last look, only about half a dozen had done so. Nonetheless, it's given an average rating of 3.5 out of five. Most comments are positive, but a couple of lawn-care professionals say it's not powerful enough to meet their needs.
Review: Echo 25.4 CC Backpack Blower, Contributors to HomeDepot.com
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