Ive been in the landscaping business for 10 years and have always used the BR600. Yes they are good blowers, but are they the best? No. It all depends on what you are looking for. We are making the switch to the Husqvarna 580bts. This fall I will be buying a 580 for use around my property. The 570 is very good as well. The difference between the 2 is that the 570 blows faster to help scour the ground better, where as the 580 has more nuts to move big piles of leaves and debris. They are two different animals.
The redmax versions of these blowers don't have as good of back straps/harness and the throttle setups are different.
Ive spent the last few years servicing my brother in laws landscaping equipment for side work. Surprisingly his fs90r's and fs110's have held up quiet well over the years. Simple maintenance and good mix go a long ways. We have had at least 2 motor failures out of 6 Br600's. One of them was a non-magnum version. We want to go to a more simplistic design than the 4 mix setup. If one of the guys lean seizes a 4 mix, its usually game over, but with a regular 2 stroke, we may get lucky and only have to re-ring it.
