Thanks for that valuable info Tyler. You jogged my memory, it was branded Yardman. Glad I didn't pay their price when Aldi had the same thing so much cheaper. Is the original Echo lighter weight?
They're till selling those split shaft blowers???
I wonder if it would fit my late 1980s Ryobi shaft?
Yep that's what I have but the original green one they were selling in the late 80s when this concept of optional split shaft attachments was a big new thing.
I remember my local mower shop saying not to get them they are sold department stores and not serviced by them etc, but I was so impressed by their looks and chunky engine size I decided to take the plunge anyway. We had to wait weeks for our next tier up Weed Hornet with the primer bulb and more fancy engine cover. Fleur were so popular.
In later years I saw them indeed appear in mower shops for repairs and services lol! Ours proved a reliable machine after we received it from Grace Bros in 1989.
The split shaft was handy for transportation and the bump head on these early model Ryobis worked well. It seems the later the models got, the worse they became. The early Ryan blocks were better quality IMO. Those dreaded easy pull start blocks which used a slot cut into the bore were not as good.
I found my blower attachment in a rubbish skip behind a mower shop along with a tiller attachment. They looked like they'd never been used, still with the yellow plastic storage hooks on their ends.
I don't know what happened to the tiller. I may have thrown it out in my last move as I hardly used it but it worked great with the Ryan's low end torque and the tiller gearbox.
