Best Battery Blower Vacuums

I'd quietly been looking at leaf blowers on line, unaware that my missus had been looking over my shoulder, so for my birthday I received an Ozito… Read more

Leaf Blower. I believe that her choice was based on her having a quick search through my workshop, where the majority of battery tools are Ozito. This blower is AMAZING! I'd not thought that the air blast could be that powerful , but not only leaves, but small branches, gravel, small stones etc, all succumbed to the blast and the back verandah is now uncluttered pristine brick paving! The garage is next - and wherever else I find that needs a cleanup

Great blower – Powerful light blower with 3 speed setting. Also can lock the trigger so no tired fingers. Show details

Makita blower battery dies quickly – A powerful blower with convenient automatic on function BUT if you use the blower on max power of 5 or 6 it will last 5 minutes and be not get much… Read more

area of the garden done. Compared to my old Ryobi 36V air-blower it last a fraction of the time and was double the price. Very underwhelming.

Their products are better than the best and the customer service is top notch. Show details

Bad batts – Great blower, I’ve always used Milwaukee, not really happy with the amount of my batteries that have stopped, don’t charge ect.

A good leaf blower, easy to use and most importantly light weight. I already had the batteries from my drill that fits this model I decided to buy… Read more

this one. I use a 5amp battery and it only uses about half the battery for my full house length drive and front pavement. Much better then sweeping.

Makita DUB185Z I needed a new blower so I purchased a Makita DUB 185Z because I already have several LXT batteries to use. I was very surprised how… Read more

good it really was, I used a 5a/h which has lasted quite some time before it has needed a recharge. The blower has more than enough power to do my back and front driveways and large back patio. I also purchased the bag for it to convert to a vacuum as well, although the bag is quite small it is still good enough for the small jobs around the outside of the house and garage. It is quite light to use compared to my blower vac which it quite heavy and awkward to use. I also purchased the longer tube owing to the fact that the small rubber tube it came with was to short causing me to bend over a lot when using it. Some people who have purchased the blower have stated the most annoying thing is if you are right handed like me is the air intake keeps sucking your shirt or shorts over the intake so to remedy that I heated up a plastic 90 degree bend to redirect the intake to the front which is removable if I chose to use the bag (problem fixed ). I really like the fact that it is light to use and gets the job done as intended not awkward like my blower/vac.

This is more powerful than a Honda 4 stroke blower!!!! – After using the Victa 82v blower for a year I needed to upgrade the 82v mower because it can't cut Kikuyu or Buffalo short. I decided to buy the… Read more

Honda HHB25 and what a mistake!!! This Victa is double in power than a Honda!!

Returned the Honda and now going to buy a sthil as they do make the best equipment.

Very good value note the box does say light garden work! – easy assembley, noise is not bad at all even on turbo. Picked up all the leaves, twigs and nuts from my garden and I found it very easy to operate and not too heavey at all. Overall so far this as shown to be excellent for the price and what it does. Show details

Very powerful blower, easy to use and control power. Only slight negative is that occasionally when running on maximum power the battery will vibrate loose, and hence machine stops until battery is reengaged. Happy with purchase and would recommend. Show details

Ryobi 36V 730CFM Jet Blower (R36XBLW30-Tool Only) Review – 1. Why? Who needs a leaf blower? Enormous noise, thoughtlessly blowing leaves and grass… Read more

clippings onto the public roadway, blocking street drains, damaging your hearing and undermining good neighbourly relations? Or so it seemed! However, Ryobi has, in this case, created something well beyond my expectations. 2. Which model? First, this review is about the 36V Whisper 730CFM Jet Blower. Ryobi has other leaf blowers. But it is the 36V Whisper 730CFM which tops product tests and reviews in Australia, UK and USA for the quietest leaf blower available with serious umph! Don’t mix it up with other models. 730CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) from the rear oriented fan-intake, gives a very respectable blast of air (20.7 cubic metres per minute). It puts this machine in the serious blower range (albeit far from those more powerful V8 brick-moving, petrol-driven machines). 3. Sound? Well, ‘Whisper’ is a relative term, however in this case it’s pretty good. The Australian Specs say 78 decibels, but the UK reviews say 58 decibels on the same rating scale. I suggest it’s probably somewhere between, about the noise level of an average upright vacuum cleaner. While one still should wear eye and ear protection, this machine is not painful to hear in short bursts. 4. Uses: Well, do you have gum trees? Autumn trees? Do you have solar panels, decks or worse still, a gravel-topping driveway? This machine blows leaves from under solar panels, sweeps a colour-bond roof in a jiffy, and halved my roof-gutter cleaning time (of course no leaf blower/vacuum can actually clean the gutters themselves, except in advertising blurbs). As for a gravel-topping driveway, it is cleared of leaves in minutes without collecting a small pile of gravel mixed in with them (as per raking). And after a rotary-belt sanding job, the job and surrounds are cleaned up in seconds – next to impossible with such very fine dust and a dustpan and broom. And leaf-covered decks with furniture or obstacles – swept clean in seconds. 5. Ergonomics: The tool (including battery) is comfortably held in a single hand at arm’s length. Weight is not a problem. It requires a little practice to shepherd leaves correctly away from car, kids, pool etc. But it is very easy to use. 6. Power: Fits Ryobi 36V batteries. If you already have them, home and hosed. I actually get the same time from a 6.0ah battery on the Whisper Blower as on the Whisper 36V Line Trimmer, about 35 minutes at minimum power settings, which is much better than the Tool packaging estimated at 21 minutes. The ‘Turbo’ button doesn’t add much, and the 3 speed ‘Speed Selector’ is almost unnecessary. It seems all these controls do is chew up more power without adding much to performance. I’ve not found it necessary to increase minimum power settings, which give best battery performance. 7. Price: Well, all Ryobi 36V Whisper tools are probably somewhat overpriced compared to cheaper competition. This is probably due to small production runs rather than expensive design and special components. (Furthermore, the anti-noise improvements should probably be on all equipment, and should have been for a long time! So, full marks to Ryobi for introducing it.) Nevertheless, one has to ask oneself (or perhaps one’s spouse) whether paying a couple of hundred dollars extra for the ‘Whisper’ quietness is worth it. (Apart from happier neighbours). Look at it like this (and I know): better to make a small investment today and avoid permanent hearing damage that emerges in 10-15 years, leaving you with a bill for $5,000 hearing aids (only ever partially effective) and a problem that impacts one’s life options and relationships ever after. 8. Summary: I didn’t know I needed the Ryobi 36V 730CFM Jet Blower until I used it. It is well worth the money. And it performs as well, or better than the various industry reviews suggest.

Okay Blower but could be a little more powerful – I purchased the entire STIHL AK 36V battery system with 3 x AK30 batteries and fast charger which includes this BGA 57 leaf blower. This replaced my… Read more

7 year old Victa Vforce mower, trimmer, hedger, leaf blower/vac, pole hedger and pole pruner.

The first thing to say about the STHIL AK garden tools range and this leaf blower is the build and manufacturing quality is excellent, the best of all the battery gardening equipment I looked at and researched. Ryobi, Victa, etc are poorly made, plastic crap compared to the quality of STHIL.

I also have the STHIL BG 86 CE petrol blower.

This BGA 57 blower is light, very well balanced and easy to use. It is also very quiet compared to other blowers I have owned and especially compared to my petrol blower.

However, I do find this blower underpowered and doesn't quite have the blowing capacity as other battery blowers I have used including my old Victa blower. I live in a bush environment and get a lot of leaves and debris on my lawn and pathways.

I can live with this as I have a petrol blower and mainly use the BGA 57 for a quick clean up and on my upstairs balcony, it is also convenient for my family to use for a quick clean up.

I think in an effort to get extended battery life and quietness this has been at the compromise of the one purpose of a blower, that is to move large amounts of air to do the job of cleaning up lawns and pathways.

Battery life is good.

Despite the above, I would still highly recommend this blower as I think would be okay in most domestic situations.

Useless battery and really flimsy charger – When I bought this unit I ordered a spare battery expecting to get around 15 minutes per battery based on experience with another brand's similar… Read more

model.

The disappointing reality is that I am lucky to get 10 - 12 minutes of continuous use between BOTH batteries. Forget about 'quick charge' from the extremely flimsy charger as it takes at least 3 hours before you will get the green light. To add insult to injury, you will then struggle to remove the battery from the charger due to the charger being both extremely light and smaller than the battery.

This unit is probably OK for a quick sweep of the paths and driveway but don't expect it to do any serious work.

This little tool is fantastic, don't listen to the bad reviews, it packs a lot of punch for ots size. Excellent value for money. Thank you AEG Show details

Super Time Saver – Bought in a combination set with their LT3 Line Trimmer, this leaf blower is a real beauty. It's big, noisy, and really blows!...up to 130kph. Yes… Read more

it's very chunky, but at under 3kg, and an ergonomic handle, one can use it easily for most jobs. At home, my large deck is covered in wisteria, shedded leaves in Autumn, and flower petals in late Spring.....I've swept it for over 20 years, until now...This is so fast and easy, it's now a pleasure to clean my deck in under a minute. I bought this back in December 2021, and now almost a year later, I bought another as a gift to my son....... (about $100)

DO NOT BUY! Rubbish Product, Rubbish Customer Service – I purchased a Makita combo kit (DLX2283S) which came with 2 x 3.0Ah batteries (BL1830B). A week later, needed a blower. I was looking at the DUB186SF… Read more

combo kit however on the good & correct advise of the guy at Bunnings, he advised to purchase the blower skin only as the battery from the drill/driver combo is the same model. Purchased it, fully charged the battery and used it on the blower…. To my surprise, it last 5-7mins in the blower. Called Makita (1300361690) besides the rudest customer service rep (Brandon) I had to deal with, I tried explaining the situation. He advised that with the 3.0Ah battery it is the correct duration (5mins)??? He mentioned it is only designed for patios and I should’ve have purchased a 6.0 or 5.0Ah battery. I pleaded my case stating that Makita offered this kit as a combo at Bunnings and Sydney Tools. I politely asked him… “so the combo kit Makita offers is not fit for service”. Obviously he couldn’t answer me. Only suggestion he could offer was to take it to a service centre. Disappointing experience with both customer service (Brandon) and product. This will be the last time I purchase rubbish Makita products!!! Should of stuck with Milwaukee.

Powerful but with with faults – Electric motor stopped working after 1 day. This seems to be a common fault. Switching from blower to vac and bag removal needs tool , 3 hands to… Read more

operate and move at same time. The suction pipe wear plate is on the top not bottom , likely a design fault. Backpack and power is good when it all works.