RedMax EBZ8001 Video Review

This is a video review of the REDMAX EBZ8001 Backpack Power Blower.

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Science & Technology

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• RedMax
• Red
• Max
• Stihl
• Echo
• Shindaiwa
• Shindiawa
• blower
• review
• backpack
• Tanaka
• Dolmar

[MRSPANKY405]

dude that thing is massive !!

[RB5566]

@MRSPANKY405 Yeah, it was massive alright. Burned a ton of gas and weighed as much as a sack of bricks as well. We recently replaced this blower with a Stihl BR600 Magnum blower and while it's not quite as powerful as this beast, it is so much more comfortable and saves a lot of money on gas.

[MRSPANKY405]

@RB5566 dude but it don't matter that thing is massive

[RB5566]

@MRSPANKY405 I agree, the EBZ8001 was in a league of its own but the weight is just too much to wear for 8 hours a day. I'll sacrifice the power for the almost 50% weight reduction of the Stihl. Trust me, I'm no fan of Stihl but it was honestly the best deal around. $399 + tax is a steal. Especially considering that new Shindaiwa was close to $600.

[RB5566]

@MRSPANKY405 Yeah, it was massive alright. Burned a ton of gas and weighed as much as a sack of bricks as well. We recently replaced this blower with a Stihl BR600 Magnum blower and while it's not quite as powerful as this beast, it is so much more comfortable and saves a lot of money on gas.

[Digitalbumpin]

Meh. This thing looks like junk. i know this is comparable to the BR600 from Stihl but for my money there is no comparison. Stihl all the way. Much easier to get parts and I have never heard of a Stihl blowing the motor like you stated above.

[RB5566]

@Digitalbumpin It wasn't junk at all. Redmax USED to make some very good blowers - unbeknownst to me, right before I purchased this blower, Redmax changed hands and started using sub-par materials and such.

FYI Stihls have been known to eat the valves on their 4-mix engines. We had two line trimmers and a set of hedge clippers do this on us. It was covered under warranty but still, it's not like Stihl is free of faults.

[motorhead1]

@RB5566 Ouch! Thanks for posting the info.....

[RB5566]

UPDATE 6/23/2011:

This blower died on us last week. The motor essentially exploded (side of the crankcase ripped open after the connecting rod failed). However, this was after many hundreds of hours of hard use, and prior to this it never required any work whatsoever. Heck, we never even had to change the air filter - just had to clean it! So while it did only last just short of three years - those three years were as hard as they come.