MowerMike
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https://www.echo-usa.com/getattachment/369a2690-5206-4a30-a2a4-e8dfe65251b6/PB-2520.pdf
I just bought a new model Echo leaf blower that addresses my two biggest complaints with my old PB-250LN, namely, lack of blowing force and too much weight. The new model is a lot more potent, while being a good one pound lighter. It is also $20 less expensive, due mostly I suspect to much simplification of the design. For example, the gas tank is now an integrated part of the main housing, and the latch for the blower tube connection is part of the fan cover. The only downside is that it is a lot louder now, in the same league as a Stihl or Husqvarna. So far I’ve run it a half dozen times and half a tank of fuel using 50:1 Trufuel ethanol free 91 octane canned premix. I is a bit cold blooded, needing about two minutes run time before it can run cleanly at WOT. Starting effort is about the same as my old Echo, which is to say a bit hard, and I wish they had incorporated the I30 starter that they use in the backpack version. I also wish they had changed the ON/OFF switch to an auto reset style, like every other brand now uses. One more improvement is the new two piece fan inlet guard, which results in zero clothing suck, although the old version wasn’t particularly bad. Tuning from the factory is spot on with the idle speed steady at the specified 3000 rpm, and WOT rpm has increased 400 rpm over the old model to 7500 rpm. Throttle response is also noticeably faster than the PB-250LN. Overall, this new model looks like a winner.
I just bought a new model Echo leaf blower that addresses my two biggest complaints with my old PB-250LN, namely, lack of blowing force and too much weight. The new model is a lot more potent, while being a good one pound lighter. It is also $20 less expensive, due mostly I suspect to much simplification of the design. For example, the gas tank is now an integrated part of the main housing, and the latch for the blower tube connection is part of the fan cover. The only downside is that it is a lot louder now, in the same league as a Stihl or Husqvarna. So far I’ve run it a half dozen times and half a tank of fuel using 50:1 Trufuel ethanol free 91 octane canned premix. I is a bit cold blooded, needing about two minutes run time before it can run cleanly at WOT. Starting effort is about the same as my old Echo, which is to say a bit hard, and I wish they had incorporated the I30 starter that they use in the backpack version. I also wish they had changed the ON/OFF switch to an auto reset style, like every other brand now uses. One more improvement is the new two piece fan inlet guard, which results in zero clothing suck, although the old version wasn’t particularly bad. Tuning from the factory is spot on with the idle speed steady at the specified 3000 rpm, and WOT rpm has increased 400 rpm over the old model to 7500 rpm. Throttle response is also noticeably faster than the PB-250LN. Overall, this new model looks like a winner.