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10-14-2018, 07:18 PM
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I bought the big Sthil 600 several years ago and love it. I have hardly used a shovel since. It is not the best in 3 ft of wet sticky snow but either is it shoveling. If you have never used or have used but unfortuneatly didnt figure how to make it work I am sorry for your loss. This thing pretty much blows any snow we have in these parts very well. Or you can just keep breaking your back and shovel your snow.
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10-14-2018, 07:40 PM
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Still 600 here......but I won't get rid of the snowblower either. It gets used when the snow gets deep
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10-15-2018, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 288
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Originally Posted by dwedmon
I'm thinking of getting a backpack style leaf blower to use on snow this year. Does anyone else use one? I'm wondering about how strong a blower I need, any idea about what MPH or CFM I should be looking at?
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I was thinking about getting a snowblower for leaves
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10-15-2018, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Coyotebutcher
I was thinking about getting a snowblower for leaves
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Swell, be sure and let us know how it works out for ya.
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11-02-2018, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Edmonton
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All right, let's see you boys blow the snow around in Edmonton today with your namby pamby little leaf blowers.
Case of Pilsner I have left over from last Christmas to the first one that can prove it.
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11-02-2018, 04:50 PM
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Location: calgary
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I admit I can't blow everything well with my Stihl 600 but unless its over my knees or real wet sticky snow it takes care of most snow falls we get here. How much did you get?
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Originally Posted by Weedy1
All right, let's see you boys blow the snow around in Edmonton today with your namby pamby little leaf blowers.
Case of Pilsner I have left over from last Christmas to the first one that can prove it.
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11-02-2018, 05:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Edmonton
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Originally Posted by calgarygringo
I admit I can't blow everything well with my Stihl 600 but unless its over my knees or real wet sticky snow it takes care of most snow falls we get here. How much did you get?
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Not a lot, maybe 4" accumulation, but thick and heavy accumulation like I haven't seen it in years. I did the whole block with the snow blower as well as the elderly neighbors driveways as I expected if they were to try shoveling I may have been minus a couple of neighbors real quick.
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11-03-2018, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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That made my morning.
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11-03-2018, 09:49 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by happy honker
Ha! This reminds me of my buddy who is always ranting about his neighbor who compulsively uses his leaf blower at least 3 times every day no matter what, starting at 6:30 or 7 in the morning.
He's an old retired guy who gets that thing out for anything, snow, leaves, dust, tree buds in spring, ant poop, shadows.
Almost constant use during a snowfall.
It drives my buddy absolutely bananas, as he often works nights and this guy is out there all the time no matter what using the blower.
Sometimes I phone him and bring up the subject just to hear him go off, lol. That's what friends are for right?
"So, has your neighbor been out with the leaf blower today?" (put down phone, go make a sandwich, come back several minutes later....)
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Absolutely that’s what friends are for.
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11-03-2018, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: SW Calgary
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Bought a Husquevarna 580 BTS last weekend. $10 more than the BR600 and 4 year warranty. Almost too high powered for blowing leaves, idled most of the time. Figured if I bought one it wouldn't snow this year. Oh darn my luck.
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