If you've been around the industry long enough to have used a backpack blower ... certainly the larger blowers were just plain noisy," says Larry Will, vice president, Echo Inc. (retired).

Predicted brand reliability is based on estimated problem rates for newly-purchased leaf blowers by the end of the fourth year of ownership, adjusting for extended warranty/service contract status ...

Milwaukee Tool released the MX Fuel Backpack Blower, designed to clear heavier debris and clear material faster.