My 8010 does well with wet leaves and the 9010 has a bit more power. I actually rig an umbrella up to my 8010 on occasion and use it in the rain.

 

Thank you. I've got Stihl and Echo near me, so I'm weighing the BR800X to the 8010/9010.

 

I haven’t ran a 9010, but I have compared it to my 800X at the dealer, and I’d think the 800X would do better with wet leaves, since the opening at the tube is more narrow, but the 9010 would be better for big piles of dry leaves with the massive tube.

 

I haven't ran a 9010, but I have compared it to my 800X at the dealer, and I'd think the 800X would do better with wet leaves, since the opening at the tube is more narrow, but the 9010 would be better for big piles of dry leaves with the massive tube.

Thank you!

 

Got an 8010 and a 800. 800 has a slight edge for scouring. 8010 pushes the leaves farther and with more force

 

Got an 8010 and a 800. 800 has a slight edge for scouring. 8010 pushes the leaves farther and with more force my properties

Got an 8010 and a 800. 800 has a slight edge for scouring. 8010 pushes the leaves farther and with more force

All of my current properties are 1/4 acre or less, but some have lots of trees in the backyard which is why I'm torn between the two. My Echo dealer is 8 min away, and my Stihl dealer is 15 min away.

 

I just happened upon this video. In it you can see how the Echo tends to scatter debris due to its wide air stream, making it less than ideal for clearing leaves in tight quarters.

 

I have an Echo 8010 and a Shindaiwa 910

They both do great on wet leaves. The shindaiwa has a bit more power, as it's the equivalent of the Echo 9010

The tube on the 9010 is better as well, and the trigger is more responsive.

 

I wish one of my Stihl dealers rented equipment like my Echo dealer!

 

The 800X is my favorite BP too, mainly because of just how comfortable it is and how much power it has as well. Pretty much every time I run it, it always impresses me for those two reasons. Even though I was a little skeptical at first because of the 4mix engine, all my skepticism went away when I first used it.

And I know that leaves up north where you're at are no joke, makes our leaves look like nothing. So if the OP is down south, the 800X will be pretty much all he needs.

And I definitely agree with you about the concentrated flow of the 800X, I pretty much never have to go back over an area because leaves got scattered back into it, the 800 just shoots them where you want to. Even though I've got mine set up for the shorter tube, air direction has never been a problem. And it helps that the short tube is really easy to move around, every time I see the massive tube on the 9010, I think that it must be a PITA to move the tube versus the 800X.

As far as right now, I can't think of a better, more well-rounded blower than the 800X.

I've seen comments like this time and time again over the years. Why is it people think trees in the south produce less leaves than trees in the north?

 

It's just the way it is. Trees here are subject to much colder temps and more trees here lose more leaves faster. Plus, after having lived down south for a while, I'd have to say it's not only the amount of trees up here (which there definitely seems to be a lot more of overall), but the types of trees that drop leaves. It's sorta like the northern grass vs the southern grass. Both areas have grass, but it's the type that makes the difference. That, and we have only a short window in which they drop and in which we get the chance to clean them up before the snow flies.

 

So what y’all really mean is the trees drop their leaves in a shorter period not that the trees produce more leaves which is the way it is worded in the statements I read.

 

So what y'all really mean is the trees drop their leaves in a shorter period not that the trees produce more leaves which is the way it is worded in the statements I read.

Not just that they drop their leaves shorter, but being the north they're packed down by rain, ice, and other things we don't get down here

 

Basically true, but I still think we have more trees and more of the variety that drop leaves, up here.

 

What kind of trees do you guys have? Around here it's mostly oak and pecan

 

They are everywhere. I have a few on my own property, but they are short needle type like blue spruce and Norwegian pine. A neighbor has several and he has a couple of long needle pines (white pines) and they drop like mad, but he has no trouble clearing them with his RM 8500.

 

I cleaned up my own property today with my trusty BR200! For a smallish backpack blower, it sure moves dry leaves pretty well! I think not really has to do with the tube shape the Stihl uses.