I also started out with a hand held blower and found myself having to switch hands often. I finally got a backpack blower, which solved that problem. The backpack does a much better job in less time, and is not tiring at all. If you get a chance, try a backpack out before buying a new blower. At least you will know for sure which one is right for you. Charles Ranheim.

Posted by misterfixit1967 My neighbor had a Husq 130 backpack blower which worked well last fall (when it was new). He was using it today and came over to me and said the speed was not the same as he remembered. It was a bit faster than idle but when he opened the throttle it failed to increase speed. We checked the linkage to the carb and it was fine. He took it back to Lowes and they gave him a Troy Bilt blower in exchange and told him that they have had a lot of problems with Husky blowers. Anyone else hear the same story? Bob ============= I have heard of that problem many times. People call it a "Case of industrial dumbasz. #1. Buying any power equipment from a place like Lowes is a good indication that you/he has a classic case of the dumbasz. Lowes people are barely certified to sale something let alone work on it. A simple carb adjustment would have fixed the blower. #2. Anyone who would trade a Husqvarna 130 for anything made by Troy Bilt just confirms that a case of dumbasz has struck again.

Don't buy anything made by MTD. They don't support their products. Conntry Side Lawn and Garden by me in Illinois wants a $35.00 deposit just to look at it even know it's still under waranttee. What a joke! Believe me, they will find a way to get that deposit. They told me I had bad gas and they had to clean it out. If that didn't fix it had to be in the carb. and that it would be my expense. He also stated the machine wasn't worth putting that amount into it! It's been used 1 season!

I ordered my parts and spent over $60 for the carb rebuild kit, primer bulb, fuel lines, spark plug, air filter, and fuel filter. I pulled apart everything and replaced everything. I sprayed carb cleaner in every possible port that I could see. I DID NOT take out the two screws with the plastic caps and clean inside there. I don't know if that is the problem. I put everything back together and the same problem exists. I am frusterated as all get up because after $60 in new parts the same problem is happening. After I turned it on it idled for a very short while and died out. I had to repeatedly crank it over, with the throttle opened wide and fiddled with the choke to get it to fire and run fully. Once I got it running at full throttle I played with the throttle a little and brought it lower towards idle and then WOT. It reluctantly revved back up. After I pulled the throttle back it died out. Any more suggestions? Thanks.