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Author: Vangellis

Date: 24 Sep 2005 8:59 pm

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Husqvarna 125BT backpack blower

With the leaves beginning to fall here in northeast Pensylvannia, I figured I better get this review done. When I was looking around for a backpack blower I tried one on that was on the floor of a Home Depot. I was really suprised at how much it weighed and thought about how uncomfortable this would be for any extended period of usage. I'm not the biggest guy on the block, but I'm no gimp either. I started checking more into the specs of different blowers and found that the one I tried on was approx. 21 lbs, but a good powerful 40 CC's. If I wanted to get a lighter blower, There were models at approx. 13 lbs, but only ran about 25CC's. I decided to go with comfort and started shopping the lighter models and hoped for the best performance wise. I came across a deal on E-bay for the 125BT blower by Husqvarna and won the auction for $148.(This included shipping). I would highly recommend this blower for average use by a homeowner. I was suprised at the power that it had and felt if it had anymore force it would damage some of the lawn I was blowing. LOL.
With my main concern being the weight of the unit, This unit was very comfortable and easy to use. The two stroke 25 cc Kawasaki engine runs strong and smooth and has more than enough power for my purposes.

Specifications:
Engine speed 7800 rpm
Power 0.95 hp
Cylinder displacement 1.6 cu.inch
Cylinder bore 34.0 mm
Max. power speed 7800 rpm
Fuel tank volume 1 US pint / 0.5l
Fuel consumption 690 g/kWh
Type of Carburetor Walbro
Air volume using standard equipment 8.8 m?/min
Air speed 116 mph / 52 m/s
Vibrations idling right handle min/max 1.2 m/s? / 1.2 m/s?
Vibrations top speed left handle min/max 4.3 m/s? / 4.3 m/s?
Vibrations top speed right handle min/max 1.2 m/s? / 1.2 m/s?
Sound level 69 dB(A)
Noise emissions, LWA 102 dB(A)
Weight 13.2 lbs / 6.0 kg



Pro's:

Lightweight and comfortable to use.
Powerful enough for the homeowner and then some.
Smooth and hardly any vibration.


Con's:

At first I had some problems restarting after it was warmed up, but with some practice and use that became a non issue.

Purchased 07/2005

Price: $148 as stated above on E-bay.
$229 recently on sale at Lowes

Buy again: Yes
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Kevin