ECHO PPT-2620 Pole Saw Pruner Review
Ladders and chainsaws mix somewhat like oil and water. Thankfully, I didn’t have to learn the hard way, my best friend did it for me! While pruning some limbs…on a ladder…with a chainsaw, he fell 15-feet, breaking three vertebrae and his elbow. Miraculously, no arms or legs were severed in the accident, and he’s ok now, aside […]
Echo PB770-T Backpack Blower Review
Well, we recently tested a variety of blowers in our Best Backpack Blower Shootout, and we had the opportunity to try out the Echo PB770-T backpack blower. Echo has a pretty deep line of lawn care equipment, and they’re pretty well respected in the lawn care industry. They even released their X Series, a line […]
Echo 58V Cordless Blower Review – Model CPLB-58V2AH (Gen 2)
Echo’s first foray into the cordless OPE world wasn’t bad, but its blower was kind of like the weird kid in the group with a strange design and okay performance. The Echo 58V Cordless Blower Version 2 gets a much sleeker jet fan design and a performance boost. It’s maturing and is beginning to look […]
Echo 58V Chainsaw Review CCS-58V4AH
I recently had all kinds of fun conducting a shootout of eight battery-operated chainsaws for Pro Tool Reviews. As I mentioned at the time, I did a similar test four years ago but the field was much thinner due to the relative lack of power compared to what we have today. Now, more manufacturers are […]
Echo 58V Hedge Trimmer Review
You keep hearing us say it – cordless outdoor power equipment (OPE) is gaining huge momentum. Part of it is the convenience of not maintaining a small gas engine. Part of it noise reduction. With future noise reduction requirements picking up more support, I’m glad that we have so many options on the market already […]
Echo 58 Volt Blower (Model CBL-58V2AH) Review
Solving a Problem By Creating a Problem The good news is, I have roof gutters. The bad news is, I have roof gutters. Several years ago, I realized that the two points of water fall off my roof were located exactly at our doorways. Murphy’s Law is always in force in our world. What better […]
Echo SRM-280T String Trimmer Review
Echo SRM-280T: The Task The Mountain, as our family calls it, is Dad’s mammoth water feature that sits at the north end of my parents’ yard. It came about several years ago when the county decided to widen the road in front of their house. Dad somehow managed to commandeer all the broken pieces of […]
Echo Timber Wolf CS-590 Chainsaw Review
When I was asked to review the Echo Timber Wolf CS-590 chainsaw as a heavy-duty saw, I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical. I am used to some of the other big-name commercial saws and Echo just is not a brand that is traditionally mentioned in that mix. As I began to take a […]