ECHO PB-580T Backpack Leaf Blower, Gas, 510 Cfm, 215 mph

Recently purchased a bigger property so I needed a powerful blower. After doing some reviews I purchased the Echo PB 580T. This has to be one of the best pieces of equipment I ever owned. Easy start, light weight and extremely powerful. I highly recommend this blower to anyone looking for one.

This is my first Echo product & after 2 months I am very pleased with its performance & ease of use. My last 2 backpack blowers we Husqvarna products, (150bt). The first was bought around 2012 & lasted till 2021. I bought the same model in 2021 & was totally unhappy with the changes they made to the engine. It was hard to start & very sensitive to throttle adjustments. That said, I switched to Echo based on a Lawncare company owner's recommendation. Starting is easy & power is great & steady.

An excellent blower for homeowners. I had a hand held Echo blower before. Also gas. And it was more powerful than any electric blower I tried. And I did try a few. No matter how good they are they can't compare with gas powered equipment. This blower is as much better than the hand held one. It was easy to put together. I have used it three times and I have really enjoyed it so far.

Yes, pun was intended. Thos leaf blower is a game changer when it's time to cleanup around the property. While most lead blowers are effective on dry leaves, this one is also great on wet as well. I purchased the gutter kit as an add-on accessory. Absolutely no regrets.

After a thorough review of fuel powered blowers I selected the Echo PB-580T. I have a little less than 1 acre, with plenty of trees. So far this choice has turned out to be better than expected. The setup, first time pull to start has been exceptional. Better than that is the power. All around great choice!

Light for a back pack blower. Quiet, I forgot to put head phones on, got back to truck to fuel up, an there was my hearing protectors. No static shocks. Very comfortable. First X out Used the blower for over 8 hours. Moved 8 tarp loads 17X19 tarp. Felt good for 75 Year old. My wife says it was because your FIRST X using! newest wares off. Neighbor wife came over an borrow it. She like it. Her husband has a Huskavarna about the same size. There yard has old,Large trees front to back, She ran 2 tanks through machine.

For many years I have used corded blowers to remove the fall leafs from my yard in the Fall. I was tired of being tangled around trees and bushes. It was time for a change, after all the reviews I chose PB-580 and have not looked back

We bought two Echo PB-580Ts to upgrade our 28 year old Redmax blower (yes, it still works!) and a Husqvarna 150BT in our mowing service. Plenty powerful for what we need, love the air cooling fan on the back! Very nice on a hot day. My husband has no issues with getting his started on the first or second pull, but I tend to get it on the 5th-6th pull. Mostly operator issues on the starting, I am on the shorter side with past shoulder injury that limits my range of motion, just about everything is a challenge for me to start and I don't hold Echo's product on that, saying it just so others are aware it may take a few extra tugs if in a similar situation. The only thing I would change is in the straps. I would love to have a chest strap help distribute the weight a bit better. It just seems the top pulls back no matter how snug the straps are. We usually have these opened up for decent amounts of time when we service cemeteries. It has been over 90 degrees a few times and these blowers just keep going, no issues at all. Overall very happy with the purchase and can't wait to see these preform during the fall!

Would of been nice to have a owners manual physical copy. Not easy to start even after putting mid grade fuel and using your 2 cycle oil. Would it be possible to get a owners manual that I can hold on to.

I have a lot of echo products: chainsaw, weedeater, handheld blower. Echo makes great products that last a long time. This backpack blower was the most difficult to start compared to all other products I have used. I craked it one time and it ran great. I tried to use it a second time and it would not crank no matter what method I tried: choke, half choke and using primer according to the owner's manual. I was hoping it would work because it would have saved a lot of time doing yard work.