The thrust of the air adds to the "weight". The backpack blower helps so your arm isn't resisting those additional forces as they are transferred thru the peg into the backpack.
@@TechMadeEzy at the same time, the fact that you can switch hands is nice so you can reduce fatigue if you're doing a big job. I don't miss the gas backpack blower and the pain it caused in my shoulders and back. I look forward to trying the backpack link and new blower (I have the 650, now).
@@Flyinghook Very true. I have the backpack blower and right arm fatigue definitely happens. I have a backpack link now also so at some point in the future I will likely buy a handheld blower to use with it. Also the maneuverability is more limited with the backpack blower - for example it is awkward and potentially dangerous on a ladder blowing out gutters - the handheld should work better for that I'm guessing...
@@caseyandgina I would say having had both, using the backpack blower on a ladder has an advantage in that you don't have to carry the blower, but the handheld blower can be lifted instead of having to get so far above the gutter to safely use the backpack. Each has a different advantage, there, but the handheld blower is nicer in general, imo, which is why I'm not the only one who switched from a gas backpack to an electric handheld.
Planning a whole Ego setup for my home. Thank you for presenting this I have not seen it anywhere else. With this I can buy the snowblower, buy the rest of the tools sans battery and save a bit and use the two 7.5 batteries for smaller tools without worry of weight. A real game changer, thank you so much.
Been using the backpack blower for more than a year now for my lawn service. This Leaf season I got a 650 hand blower for my left hand. Not because I'm left-handed, but so I could use both barrels at once. I noticed that the hand blower battery does not get as hot as the battery in the backpack. I believe this has to do with where the battery is in relation to the fan.
I do the same. My neighbor has an Echo with the throttle on the left and the blower on the right so he can't do two blowers at once. When we have 3 blowers going, the leaves don't have a chance.
Higher Ah battery sizes don't get as hot since they don't have to discharge the individual cells as fast. If it's on your back and you have them, throw a 10-12Ah battery on there. :) I once bought an Ego string trimmer with a 2.5Ah battery and it was constantly overheating in the summer. The 5Ah from my chainsaw worked much better, and I ended up returning the trimmer and buying one without a battery later. All but one of my batteries are 7.5 or 10Ah which work great, and I look forward to getting a zero turn mower with 6x 12Ah batteries in the future which will work great with the backpacks too...
I haven't got the BackPack Link yet., decided to try the EGO shoulder strap first and see if that is good enough. But I went with the 650 CFM standalone as I really wanted to use the Gutter cleaning attachment. So far, after only one season of use.. I am happy with it.
NOW YA TELL ME! I've had what appears to be an earlier version of the backpack blower for a number of years. While I'm a righty, there is another reason to want the ability to use my left hand. Leaves that are between the house and my left side are difficult to blow in the desired direction. I want them to go forward. But I can't aim the blower tangent to the house from my right side. The best I can do is a bank shot, blowing air at the house and hoping the ricochet of air will push the leaves in the right direction. More often it just makes a mess blowing the upward and then back Dow where they started. For that reason I wish I had the 650 and the link. Also, there is a tubing kit for blowing leaves out of rain gutters for the hand held blowers (demo please) but, not for the backpack. On the other hand, your point about the 6 pound weight is something to think about.
I need the link for next Fall. I still have thew older 530CFM blower, still plenty strong, but it lasts long with a 7.5 and 5.0AH battery. The 7.5 is heavy, I switch hands every 30 seconds. The link would help. Still have my fingers crossed for a WIDE push mower for this Spring.
Thanks, brother. She passed away last July but after a year, we finally got another beautiful dog. She’ll be in our videos little by little she’s five months old now.
@ncadvr it was rough, not seeing her every morning and coming home to her at night. You know how it goes, but she was suffering man she got stomach cancer. Thanks buddy.
There are two forces your arm is fighting when using the hand blower. One is gravity, the other is Newton's third law. Point the blower down at full strength, and they will come close to canceling each other out.
@@robertthompson3447 I really meant I need to do glute exercises. This heavy blower kills my back, hips, & knees. It’s my own fault. I did buy a generic strap that helps. Kept coming off. But now I fixed that problem. Didn’t help that I work on my neighbors yards & my daughter’s new huge many many leaves yard. Next year I will b in better shape for the task.
Ego makes some great quality equipment, i can surely attest to it, i use it on all my jobs as well as my personal property. Love the equipment so much. In fact today was my last lawn of the season, you can check the post out on instagram, pretty powerful. And it got the job done worth lots of power to spare. Such good equipment, i like the back pack blower. It looks really powerful. And the ergonomics look great too, not a one size fits all but rather allows you to set where you can pay he joystick, or extend the handle. Just he simple things. Well have a great night my friend. God bless and go get em, your pal Alexander costa
I think finally after 6 years my ego 7.5ah battery might be dying. The battery is like $300-$400 alone ...it might pay to buy a $450 kit that includes the 7.5ah batter instead
I don't understand why these companies who produce these backpack blowers cant make them so the blower tube can be mounted on either side so left-handed folks can use them just like right-handed people? You know they can do it and it would be simple to just remove and attach to the left or right side of the backpack.
@@TechMadeEzy well, thanks for that, but can you answer this follow up question....does the 7.5Ah offer appreciably longer run time than the 5.0?....(and for that matter, how does the 10Ah compare to the 7.5Ah?...and in regards to their additional purchase price, which is the best value in regard to additional run time and purchase price, in your opinion?
5ah to a 7.5ah yes, 50% more for sure, bottom line buying batteries by themselves it's expensive but they make a good battery. I've been able to get my batteries by buying the kits
@@TechMadeEzy Ah, yes....but too late for that (all inclusive kit). Is there any reason NOT to take a chance on a non-EGO brand replacement battery? (The one I just saw carries a 10 yr warranty.)
My personal preference I don't want to take any chances with my warranty if the battery causes some issue. I haven't done any research. Ever search for refurb ego equipment? Another way to get a battery with a limited warranty.
Great video. Was getting ready to pickup the backpack blower but after watching your video I’m going with the backpack link.
Thank you!
Still love this! Works with many ego tools
The thrust of the air adds to the "weight". The backpack blower helps so your arm isn't resisting those additional forces as they are transferred thru the peg into the backpack.
Good insight yes I agree, didn't think of that thank you Sylvan
@@TechMadeEzy at the same time, the fact that you can switch hands is nice so you can reduce fatigue if you're doing a big job. I don't miss the gas backpack blower and the pain it caused in my shoulders and back. I look forward to trying the backpack link and new blower (I have the 650, now).
@@Flyinghook Very true. I have the backpack blower and right arm fatigue definitely happens. I have a backpack link now also so at some point in the future I will likely buy a handheld blower to use with it.
Also the maneuverability is more limited with the backpack blower - for example it is awkward and potentially dangerous on a ladder blowing out gutters - the handheld should work better for that I'm guessing...
@@caseyandgina I would say having had both, using the backpack blower on a ladder has an advantage in that you don't have to carry the blower, but the handheld blower can be lifted instead of having to get so far above the gutter to safely use the backpack. Each has a different advantage, there, but the handheld blower is nicer in general, imo, which is why I'm not the only one who switched from a gas backpack to an electric handheld.
Planning a whole Ego setup for my home. Thank you for presenting this I have not seen it anywhere else. With this I can buy the snowblower, buy the rest of the tools sans battery and save a bit and use the two 7.5 batteries for smaller tools without worry of weight. A real game changer, thank you so much.
Thanks for watching Kenneth I'm glad it helped
I bought a refurb EGO snowblower for $450 shipped, it came with four 5 amp hour batteries.
your videos are so useful! keep them coming! Thank you!
Thank you so very much
Been using the backpack blower for more than a year now for my lawn service. This Leaf season I got a 650 hand blower for my left hand. Not because I'm left-handed, but so I could use both barrels at once. I noticed that the hand blower battery does not get as hot as the battery in the backpack. I believe this has to do with where the battery is in relation to the fan.
Thanks for sharing Robert I truly appreciate your real world experience
Double barrel 650's is the only way I operate!
@@thekentuckyfriednig Wouldn't it be nice if EGO could make a backpack link for that :-)
I do the same. My neighbor has an Echo with the throttle on the left and the blower on the right so he can't do two blowers at once. When we have 3 blowers going, the leaves don't have a chance.
Higher Ah battery sizes don't get as hot since they don't have to discharge the individual cells as fast. If it's on your back and you have them, throw a 10-12Ah battery on there. :)
I once bought an Ego string trimmer with a 2.5Ah battery and it was constantly overheating in the summer. The 5Ah from my chainsaw worked much better, and I ended up returning the trimmer and buying one without a battery later. All but one of my batteries are 7.5 or 10Ah which work great, and I look forward to getting a zero turn mower with 6x 12Ah batteries in the future which will work great with the backpacks too...
I haven't got the BackPack Link yet., decided to try the EGO shoulder strap first and see if that is good enough. But I went with the 650 CFM standalone as I really wanted to use the Gutter cleaning attachment. So far, after only one season of use.. I am happy with it.
Gutter attachment is nice, thanks for watching Barry happy holiday
i would have liked to seen the weight difference of the blower with and with out the backpack link . and thank you for the owesome videos ...
Tim thanks for the feedback
NOW YA TELL ME! I've had what appears to be an earlier version of the backpack blower for a number of years. While I'm a righty, there is another reason to want the ability to use my left hand. Leaves that are between the house and my left side are difficult to blow in the desired direction. I want them to go forward. But I can't aim the blower tangent to the house from my right side. The best I can do is a bank shot, blowing air at the house and hoping the ricochet of air will push the leaves in the right direction. More often it just makes a mess blowing the upward and then back Dow where they started. For that reason I wish I had the 650 and the link. Also, there is a tubing kit for blowing leaves out of rain gutters for the hand held blowers (demo please) but, not for the backpack. On the other hand, your point about the 6 pound weight is something to think about.
Ace thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your current experience
Just in time for the 765 cfm blower they just released info on
Nice can't wait thanks A mafia
765 CFM blower w/backpack link vs backpack blower, would certainly be interesting to see.
I need the link for next Fall. I still have thew older 530CFM blower, still plenty strong, but it lasts long with a 7.5 and 5.0AH battery. The 7.5 is heavy, I switch hands every 30 seconds. The link would help. Still have my fingers crossed for a WIDE push mower for this Spring.
I like that it works with many EGO tools also, thanks for watching Dan happy holidays
i do wish the turbo was included in that rotary switch, even if it had a click like the "on/off" has. would be huge.
Great video thank you
Thank you
Great video!
Thanks Bradley
Subbed for the Dog.
Thanks, brother. She passed away last July but after a year, we finally got another beautiful dog. She’ll be in our videos little by little she’s five months old now.
@@TechMadeEzy Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear that, I have been there before.
@ncadvr it was rough, not seeing her every morning and coming home to her at night. You know how it goes, but she was suffering man she got stomach cancer. Thanks buddy.
I’m crippled after using my 615 ego blower. I will check out that ego back pack battery carrier.
I hear you Connie thanks for watching
There are two forces your arm is fighting when using the hand blower. One is gravity, the other is Newton's third law. Point the blower down at full strength, and they will come close to canceling each other out.
Been thinking about you since I read your comment. Keep your elbow bent when using the hand blower. That seems to help my arm survive a long run time.
Thank you Robert
@@robertthompson3447 I really meant I need to do glute exercises. This heavy blower kills my back, hips, & knees. It’s my own fault. I did buy a generic strap that helps. Kept coming off. But now I fixed that problem. Didn’t help that I work on my neighbors yards & my daughter’s new huge many many leaves yard. Next year I will b in better shape for the task.
Great idea !!! But these battery blowers lack run time and are freaking heavy, like 2x the weight of a gas. Bigger battery, heavier it gets !!!
Ego makes some great quality equipment, i can surely attest to it, i use it on all my jobs as well as my personal property. Love the equipment so much. In fact today was my last lawn of the season, you can check the post out on instagram, pretty powerful. And it got the job done worth lots of power to spare. Such good equipment, i like the back pack blower. It looks really powerful. And the ergonomics look great too, not a one size fits all but rather allows you to set where you can pay he joystick, or extend the handle. Just he simple things. Well have a great night my friend. God bless and go get em, your pal Alexander costa
Thanks Alexander much appreciated and yes I agree definitely on the quality, happy holidays
I think finally after 6 years my ego 7.5ah battery might be dying. The battery is like $300-$400 alone ...it might pay to buy a $450 kit that includes the 7.5ah batter instead
Good idea if you can always buy a kit you can sometimes just sell the tool if you don't need it
Thumbs up bro
Thanks A Mafia, happy holidays
I don't understand why these companies who produce these backpack blowers cant make them so the blower tube can be mounted on either side so left-handed folks can use them just like right-handed people? You know they can do it and it would be simple to just remove and attach to the left or right side of the backpack.
So tell me,...with my recently purchased backpack blower what is the optimum battery size that will support a reasonable, 1-2 hours of leaf blowing??
Congrats Richard You should do fine with a 7.5 but don't forget you can go all the way up to 12ah
@@TechMadeEzy well, thanks for that, but can you answer this follow up question....does the 7.5Ah offer appreciably longer run time than the 5.0?....(and for that matter, how does the 10Ah compare to the 7.5Ah?...and in regards to their additional purchase price, which is the best value in regard to additional run time and purchase price, in your opinion?
5ah to a 7.5ah yes, 50% more for sure, bottom line buying batteries by themselves it's expensive but they make a good battery. I've been able to get my batteries by buying the kits
@@TechMadeEzy Ah, yes....but too late for that (all inclusive kit). Is there any reason NOT to take a chance on a non-EGO brand replacement battery? (The one I just saw carries a 10 yr warranty.)
My personal preference I don't want to take any chances with my warranty if the battery causes some issue. I haven't done any research. Ever search for refurb ego equipment? Another way to get a battery with a limited warranty.
But the 5Ah battery alone is almost 5 lbs
That is why I like the backpack link you put the battery weight on your back