Redback 120V Cordless Leaf Blower Review
Another installment of our cordless blower shootout spotlights is here, and we’re excited. Getting to talk about tools all the time? Pinch us. In case you missed it, back in August we tested the best cordless leaf blowers, comparing 16 handheld models against each other. Subsequently, we’ve been diving a little deeper into each blower’s […]
Husqvarna 580BTS Backpack Blower Review
Well, after weeks of testing and reviews, we’ve finally come to the big winner of our Best Backpack Blower Shootout. Almost all of the entries were great, but only one could win, and the Husqvarna 580BTS backpack blower reigned supreme over all the other contenders. The margins for victory were all pretty slim. In fact, it’s […]
Worx 56V Cordless Blower Review
They are back and better than ever! Alright, well they are at least just as good as ever. We’re talking about the spotlights of each of the cordless blowers that took part in our huge cordless blower shootout back in August. We had 16 blowers in the ring competing for king of the wind. Events included […]
Banning Leaf Blowers – To Ban or Not to Ban?
Recently, the town of Maplewood, NJ filed an ordinance restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. In fact, they are actually banning leaf blowers. Well, that’s not entirely true, they are banning leaf blowers for the contractor, in the summer months. Is this hypocrisy that the homeowner can use a gas-powered leaf blower all they […]
Shindaiwa EB802 Backpack Blower Review
If you’ve been hanging around the site for a while, you might be wondering when the veritable wellspring of backpack blower reviews will dry out. Recently, we had the opportunity to look at 7 of the industry leaders in professional-grade, gas-powered backpack blowers. In the spirit of healthy competition, as well as because of our genuine […]
How Robotic Lawnmowers Work – Not a Roomba!
If there’s one misunderstanding I’ve encountered again and again with respect to robotic lawnmowers, it’s how they cut. The questions aren’t necessarily about the quality of cut, but rather the coverage. Most people ask: “Will it get all parts of my lawn?”. How robotic lawnmowers work is very different than the way you traditionally think […]
Snapper XD 82V Max Cordless Leaf Blower Review
When you’ve got a good thing going, why stop? We’ve been breaking out individual spotlight reviews from our huge cordless blower shootout for a few weeks and we’re on a roll. It would be time- and cost-prohibitive for an individual to give even a handful of blowers a full review, but comparisons like this are […]
Stihl BR700 Backpack Blower Review
If you’re one of our regulars and you’ve somehow missed the fact that we’ve gone crazy for backpack blowers in the last couple months, let us get you up to speed with our Best Backpack Blower Shootout. In it, we’ve taken a look at some of the top brands in the OPE world to compare […]