Leaf Blower Reviews

You can’t care for a lawn without a good leaf blower. The real question is which kind? Comparative reviews make for our preferred testing methods as it allows us to compare and contrast multiple models. Take a look at our buyer’s guides:

Blowers range from high velocity and powerful gas-powered backpack blowers to battery-powered handheld models. Some battery-powered models even use backpack batteries.  So far, battery has yet to catch up to gas-powered tools when it comes to true blowing force. Still, battery-powered models are truly useful—as can be seen by increasing sales. Municipalities and clients who want less noise are driving some of these factors. Landscaping business owners count on our leaf blower reviews when comparing battery-powered models to gas. We thoroughly test run-time and durability as well as power, speed, and capacity (CFM).

EGO Backpack Blower Video Preview

EGO Backpack Blower Video Preview

We couldn’t help but have some fun with a quick EGO Backpack Blower video preview to show you just a little bit about how this blower works and what you can expect. For a more thorough preview, check out our written article on the EGO 56V backpack blower. Check out the video below. EGO Backpack Blower Video Specs […]

Tool Toons Harly and the Backpack Blower

Tool Toons: Harly and the Backpack Blower

It’s time for another guest post from our resident Tool Kid, Caleb DeBoer. We occasionally give Caleb a tool topic to write about (this month it was cordless backpack blowers), and he goes to town writing a story. This month’s episodic is entitled Harly and the Backpack Blower, and it centers around our favorite superhero dog, Harly, and […]

Review9.0(out of 10)
DeWalt 40V Max Backpack Blower

DeWalt 40V Max Backpack Blower Review

It seems like just about everyone has a lithium-ion blower these days, but DeWalt may have just released the best battery powered blower focused on professional users. The new DeWalt 40V Max Backpack Blower is taking performance, design, and run time to a level we simply haven’t seen before. Why bother heading this direction? Do […]

Review9.1(out of 10)
EGO LB5300 56V Blower

EGO LB5300 56V Blower Review – 530 CFM Cordless Beast!

The most powerful handheld blower I was aware of was the Stihl BG 86 C-E. This is a 27.2 cc gas powered model that pushes 459 cfm of air at up to 154 mph. Husqvarna also has their 125BVx which pushes 425 cfm at up to 170 mph. Looking at specs, you’d think the measure of blower […]

Stihl BGA 100 Cordless Handheld Blower

Stihl BGA 100 Cordless Handheld Blower

Stihl BGA 100 Blower Offers High Performance, Low Noise, and Light Weight At just 5.5 lbs and 56 dB(A), the Stihl BGA 100 Cordless Handheld Blower boasts the lightest and quietest in its class of outdoor power equipment. A lot of pro landscapers will be looking to see how it actually performs with this combination of noise […]

Review8.8(out of 10)
Husqvarna 436LiB 36V Blower

Husqvarna 436LiB 36V Blower Review

Just as battery powered hand tools can run the gamut from entry level DIY to full-bore professional use tools, the world of outdoor power equipment is jockeying for position in a race to dominate the transition from gas powered products to battery powered solutions. While some will hem and haw about moving too quickly into […]

Review8.6(out of 10)
Ridgid Gen5X 18V Jobsite Blower

Ridgid Gen5X 18V Jobsite Blower Review

Jobsite blowers have been misunderstood in cordless circles for a while now. They’ve had a hard time gaining traction in a market that heard “cordless blower” and expected to get a gas powered replacement running on one 18V battery. Fortunately, improved performance technology and user understanding have reached a compromise. The Ridgid Gen5X 18V Jobsite […]

Review8.5(out of 10)
DeWalt 20V Max Blower

DeWalt 20V Max Blower Review

Lithium-ion outdoor power equipment (affectionately known as OPE) exploded the past couple of years. Claims of gas power have led us to wonder openly if we would see a revolution with the noise reducing tools. In the midst of the excitement, several well-known power tool brands brought out their own cordless, gas-free blowers with an […]