Best Blower Vacuums & Leaf Blowers

Really strong blower blew wooden chopping board off bench into my ankle and it hurts

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

I've had my Ozito BLV-2401 for a while but I can see the same model is still available. As I look the price is still $59, the same that I paid in May… Read more

2022. Considering how much more expensive everything got since then, it's not bad. My experience has been good. I can see a few bad reviews but expectations should be tempered by the very low price. You are getting a Kia, not a Rolls Royce. :-D On the positive side, it's simple, does the job and even has speed adjustment. For what it is, the 3 year warranty is a nice bonus and gives a peace of mind. On the negative side, and this is my only main gripe, the original collection bag didn't last very long. I was able to get a replacement bag and it seems to hold together better but it's very ill-fitting. No matter what I did, air would leak around it, blowing out dust. But, there is nothing a bit of duct tape couln't fix, right?! I just wrapped some around the connection chute and everything was fine after that. So, that's one replacement bag in 3 years and still going, so maybe it's not that bad. The other thing is that the chute is relatively tight, so never let the bag fill up 100% but you shouldn't do that, anyway. Normally it still doesn't clog up but somebody borrowed it and let the bag fill up with damp leaves and I had to remove the bag and clean out the chute which clogged up and the blower/vacc selection lever was stuck. It was just a few minute job to fix, so no big drama. I can see most people spring for the battery operated alternatives but a corded blower vacc like this is way cheaper, powerful, has no hassles with charging expensive batteries that are subject to losing charge with aging and no danger of running out of juice mid-job and you don't have the added weight of the battery to lug around. If you have a long enough extension cord and a mains socket nearby, corded is great. Of course, it's not suitable for wet weather but blower vaccs wouldn't work well in wet conditions, anyway. This was a replacement for a corded Ryobi which had a multitude of usability problems and I was quietly happy when it died and had to find a replacement. Ryobi used be cheap and cheerful but it's now neither and I think Ozito has that crown.

Ridiculously loud, heavy & pretty disappointing – I wouldn’t recommend this blower & especially the vacuum option at all. I did a lot of research before I bought so I so disappointed. I wish I bought the Honda one I was going too Show details

First start following the provided instructions was difficult. I ended up starting without the choke. Once started, its performance was… Read more

outstanding. I’ve got trees with very large and plentiful leaves. The vacuum picked up large piles of leaves without clogging. I’ve had three garden vacs this is the first that actually sucks up the leaves without clogging. Very happy.

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.

Echo blower – powerfull blower.bought handle for bottom as an extra lots better with it in place. Show details

It's a shame there isn't a no star option as it doesn't deserve 1 star. It's the biggest load of crab I've ever had. I've got Honda mower, strimmer,… Read more

chain saw all brilliant, this thing must be made on the Moon as nobody on Earth would possibly make such crab. Oh yes and it's really bad for my health. The only good thing about it is that it's quite heavy so when you throw it it goes quite a long way.

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

formal gardeners friend – This is a champion of a tool, very happy with it indeed. But intended more for formal gardeners. It's essentially the standard (and very good)… Read more

stihl leaf blower with an inbuilt leaf mulcher.

Now there are two major drawbacks, 1. That it's strictly for mulching leaves. Not acorns, not bits of bark, not sticks. It will just jam, possibly break. Think of the leaf mulcher as a technical feature.

2. You could stick your hand into the mulcher while the tool was running. This would be a lot like sticking your hand in a blender. Maybe the hatch broke, came open, the mulcher nossel fell off. Maybe your tried to jury rig this with HVAC tube to create a cheaper, lighter version of the industrial model..... then the makeshift tube fell off... and you stuck your hand into it.

Home users would be far better with the electric models that use drill batteries, these being lighter, cheaper, quieter.

Good value – Happy about blower.7 years ago cost $100.00.The clear bulb for the fuel has split,replaced it to find that it not working.Would recommend this for around the house. Show details

Terrible product and terrible phone experience with Ozito – Do not buy this blower, Battery dies just after warranty period end, Ozito very bad customer service on phone, will never buy Ozito again, cheap and poor quality products.

Purchased a Ferrex 25.4cc petrol blower in August 2025 and four months later it still works like a dream. It's a bit noisy and the mixing bottle that… Read more

came with it leaks like a sieve but for $99.99, it does what it is supposed to do, so no real complaints.

14years under it, but not sure how much longer – This is part of the good old grey echo series, plenty of power, noisy, quite vibraty and a little heavy. Right, now I’ve got the negative feedback… Read more

out I can get on with the good stuff! As i have said I’ve owned it for 14 years but however the engine bearings have been screaming for the past month and not sure how much longer it has left:( It’s worked for me commercially almost every day of its life, poor thing. I’m going to get a bg86 for my next one because I’ve heard that the new pb2455 aren’t too good. After what it has done I would recommend this to anyone!

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.

Superblower ! – Japanese-built Tanaka kit like the THB-2510N are hands down, the best value for money in 2 stroke blowers. Easy starting, powerful, nicely weighted… Read more

for extended work periods and are relatively quiet. The sturdy but easy op pull start mechanism and firm recoil are fabulous. I tip out all the remaining 2 Stroke fuel after I use it each time. I then replace it with fresh 50:1 fuel when I use it again. It starts first pull and runs smoothly every single time. Prior to this I owned and was happy with Echo blowers and brushcutters for over five years. Two years ago, I bought a THB-2510N blower and TBC-225C brushcutter, both in new unused condition, from a deceased estate. From the time I started and used both units for the first time, I gave the Echos away to family members. Tanaka 2 stroke units like the THB-2510 are King !

Bewdy – I use it to dry my wife when she gets wet in the rain.

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.

Good product – This blower is good and useful high power and makes my work fast.

Check the kill switch – I bought this because it was cheap, since owning it I couldn't get it to run for more than 10mins. Today I cracked it and tried to figure out what… Read more

the problem was, it had spark so that wasn't it.... I found a kill switch under the fan guard, this wasn't connecting properly when you put the guard on. A little stick over the top and she now kicks over first pull every time. Now I have this working, it's not a powerful unit but it gets the job done. It is what I expect from a unit that was less than $200.

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.

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

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.

I'll be right up front and say that I've only had the mower (kit) for about a week and only used it once. So my opinion is short term, it may change… Read more

once I've had the mower for weeks/months/years.

So far it's been a positive experience. My yard is quite long between having my previous mower away (trying to get fixed under warranty) and Cyclone Alfred. So my first mow was on a yard that hasn't been touched in nearly a month. As a result the mower did stall more than once, and it was more noticeable while using the self-propel feature. Basically when pushing it, if it bogged down I'd stop pushing before it stalled. But with the SP on it'd sometimes stall before I cut the power to the wheels.

Frankly though the yard was really high and thick so it'd have easily stalled my defunct AEG and probably my previous Victa petrol too. So I can't downrate it for that. Once I got the pacing of the SP feature right (or just didn't use it) it performed just fine.

While on the subject of the SP feature it's something I wasn't looking for but the kit was priced too attractively compared to the standard (non SP) mower so I grabbed it. And having used it I'm glad I did. On the flat it's no big deal but on the uphill runs it's so nice letting the mower do the work. I've read other people complaining about the handle used to activate the SP feature. I have to say I didn't have issues with it. I think it could be better designed (shorter range), but I didn't find it painful to use or difficult to keep in place. I would like to move the speed control to the top of the handle though because it's current location (about halfway down) is inconvenient if you want to adjust it regularly.

Pace wise the top speed seems too fast, and ultimately I had to dial it way back to slowest pace. I think the top speed is fine (it'll work for younger, fitter people) but oldies might find the slowest pace to still be too fast. It's also "heavy" for a couple seconds after turning SP off. I guess the wheels are still connected to the driving mechanism. So you need to turn off SP, push gently for a second and then the mechanism disengages and you can turn the mower or drag it backwards more easily.

I think between the heavy load (thick, long grass) and using the SP a lot it's very hard on the battery. I got less than a quarter of my yard done, and it lasted less than half an hour. However, I think that'll change dramatically once I'm doing "normal" mows. This brings us to the charging, which is super fast but sounds like a hair dryer. This is because the charging unit (and possibly the battery too) has a cooling fan that is active while charging. It's ridiculously noisy, so don't expect to charge the battery while having a nap anywhere nearby. It does however smash the charge in really quickly. I didn't time it, but the 60v 4ah battery was definitely done in less than an hour (from flat).

The catcher has one interesting quirk. I say quirk because I'm not sure if it's a problem or not. Basically half the space where the grass exits to the rear is completely blocked off. So it's only throwing grass into the catcher through a hole about 20cm wide instead of the full width. It seemed to catch roughly as well as the AEG did with a full width gap so I'm not sure it's makes a difference.

Other than that, build quality seems quite solid, the handles fold well, and it can be stored upright. The cut seems a bit wider than on the AEG, but I think that's because the blades are the same length but the body of the mower is narrower. So you're getting closer to the full width of the mower when making a pass. There are some plastic components underneath the mower that I'm worried about trapping grass near the deck and becoming a potential rust risk. Will have to keep an eye on that.

All in all I'd like to give it 4.5 stars not 4, but can't do that. So the deduction is for the slight niggle adjusting speed and that it feels a little too fast in SP mode.

Purchased from total tools,was looking at purchasing a battery blower but too expensive $650 for blower,charger and battery.Purchased Husqvana… Read more

petrol blower for $299 took home fueled up 5 pulls of starter cord and runs great would of cost me $229 for a spare battery for battery version so figures don't add up as far as I'm concerned definitely a purchase for the future hopefully batteries will come down in price.

Don't waste your time buying Echo products – I've owned one of these machines for a few years now, just had the motor serviced because of is having a bit of trouble starting at however now the… Read more

fan has chewed itself out somehow from the driveshaft, naturally you can't get parts for this machine anymore because the manufacturers don't care about their customers, so I suggest in turn you shouldn't care about their products.

Since my last review of this rubbish product a few months ago I've now had to replace the failed battery charger. So far I've had to replace the 36v… Read more

battery, two collection bags and now the battery charger unit - what disgrace this product has been for me. They say doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of stupidity - well, I'm stupid for wasting money on this lousy product. Think carefully about buying this Ryobi product.

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.