For years I have been using a gasoline powered backpack leaf blower. It does a good job but is big and heavy and sometimes difficult to get on my back. I am looking for a battery powered unit. I looked on Consumer reports and was surprised that the units they liked were hundreds of dollars. Do any of you know of a good, strong powered leaf blower, that is reasonably priced, that you would recommend?
OT - Hand held leaf blower
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Re: OT - Hand held leaf blower
#2It's a matter of displacement in the batteries, and then a brushless unit that will run with the battery.
it looks like a high velocity 700 ish cfm leaf blower that's turret style is about $350, and backpack versions (ryobi's uses two 320 watt hour batteries - big money just for the batteries) is $629.
I can't imagine those batteries running that long on a setting equivalent to gas at near full or full throttle.
I have two little ones that are brushless and about 250cfm. They would be pointless in a yard, and are more like sidewalk, small driveway, patio cleaners.
Re: OT - Hand held leaf blower
#3Ralph, look at the EGO leaf blower. It is 56v. I have one. Just amazing! In fact, I shall be using it in an hour to dry my car after I wash it.
I am switching all my garden tools to EGO. As with most power tools today, you can purchase skins.
Regards from Perth
Derek