Echo blowers are a great solution for ridding your lawn of fall's bounty. Echo blowers are available in many different sizes and styles, depending on your needs. For home users, there are several hand-held models that will get the job done quickly. For commercial landscapers, Echo blowers also come in several heavy-duty back-mount models.

Home and Commercial Echo Blowers

Hand-held Echo blowers are probably the best choice for home use. Of course, if you live on a large farm with a lot of trees, you might want to think about using what the professionals use (see below). Hand-held blowers are lightweight, and are powerful enough to blow leaves off of your driveway, sidewalks, patios and small lawn areas.

For larger leaf-blowing jobs, a back-mounted blower is a better idea. These blowers are designed to be used for hours on end, which is why they shift the weight of the engine from the wrist and arm to the back. Simply strap the blower on your back, and then hold the blowing tube with one arm. Moving leaves is as easy as taking a stroll across the grass.

Commercial-grade blowers have a lot more features than home-use models. Aside from their large engines (some offer over 60cc's), they have ergonomic operating mechanisms that mount to your hip and are very easy to reach. They also have a large fuel capacity that allows you to go for hours without having the refill the tank.