Makita DUB182Z/BUB142Z

Fast and easy lazy floor cleaning – I’ve had my Makita mini blower for over 10 years now and use it every 2nd day. Having 2 x long haired border collies and a Maine coone, pet hair is quickly eliminated from under and over furniture and floors. I start at the back of the house and blow everything into a corner in the kitchen where I can pick up most dust and fur bunnies. Then I blow… Read more

it all onto our deck , do the stairs and pathways and it all goes into the garden. What would take over an hour to sweep the entire property now takes 6 mins to blow away. Just take note which direction the wind is blowing. I also blow in the opposite direction of neighbours so their homes don’t get covered in our dust.

Can’t leave without it – I can’t leave to work without it, and yes I can’t live without it at work. This little unit is one of the most frequently used tool on a daily basis. I use to blow dust out of my tools or toolbox once at home with my big compressor and to be honest probably once a week if I didn’t forget. Meaning my tools were messy and it wasn’t professional.… Read more

Even turning up to the next job covered with sawdust despite my best efforts to brush it out. Since I made this small investment ($99 skin) it’s super easy to blow sh$t out. My tools get a quick clean up each time, no more dusty toolbox and it’s a breeze to clean now. I always cleaned with my big petrol blower, now it’s a lot quieter, no more fumes, it doesn’t take up half the space of the big one. It really fits in a small tool bag, I can use it inside. The great thing is that it has 3 speeds and even then on the 3rd one you can use the trigger to adjust it to your needs. Apparently you can use it as a vacuum, I haven’t tried yet and I never will. I got the vacuum at the same time and that will be a separate review. But I probably wouldn’t recommend using it for that purpose, how are you going to stop the mess you just a vacuum blowing everywhere since there is no bag??? So far it has has been a faultless unit, powerful enough to get all the small and medium jobs around but I wouldn’t use it to blow the leaves of the grass or heavy material off the ground. It’s a quick cleanup tool and it’s perfect at it. It light and really portable, doesn’t take much room and I now use it all the time.

First tool out, last tool in.

Final thoughts, if you run Makita batteries, it’s a little gem for a small price. If you don’t have Makita it’s going to be a pricey investment. If you buy a Makita kit it’s usually in it, but in the one I bought it wasn’t, not a deal breaker because it’s so cheap I just purchased it on the side.

This is best small tool to have around and is powerful outside and inside – This is great to use for normal outside blowing as it is very powerful, it is compact and light, I love using it inside on a lower setting (as it has 3) as it allows me to blow out kids leftovers and dog fur from under cabinets and lounges. It saves a sweep. Great for camping as blows out tents or camper from sand or dirt. Because it is compact and the batteries and easy to swap, being compact is a bonus. Show details

Better than expected – I did not have real high expectations & when I first turned it on it seemed quite weak. Then I discovered there is a speed dial which was set on the lowest setting! Turned it up and wow! A great little blower. Might not be as good as the big petrol blowers if you have a big yard - but for my small yard and around the workshop this is perfect.  Show details

Best blower and you can get it to suck as well – Great little blower. The wife keeps nicking it out of my truck to clean the yard up. Have got other battery makita tools so this is a cheap addition to have. Use it regularly as I am a chippy. Blows sawdust with ease, cleans up garden leaves, not very noisy, compliments my other tools.  Show details

Good blower needs grunt – These are a great little blower ever since I bought it I use it about twice as much as I thought I would the only thing I would say is that it possibly needs a little bit more grunt I have used other brand name blowers and they seem to have a little bit more blowing power.  Show details

Awesome blower very handy – I have a few Makita LTX power tools. In fact this blower unit was free when I purchased a drill and driver kit. Why anyone would purchase this unit without already owning the charger and batteries makes no sense. This is a tool which compliments your existing tools. I use it to clean up around the yard, and just last week I found a new use, I… Read more

dried my car after washing it! The unit is very powerful, puts out a lot of air, and the nozel is very accurate. Battery life is fine, I have a few batteries so its never an issue.

If you're an existing LXT user, it makes sense – Petrol was too noisy and smelly, electric too limiting. So a cordless blower was the convenient answer for blowing the messy seed husks dropped by the wild parrots feeding from our first floor deck. From the few cordless options, the Makita was the most expensive, but as I'm already locked in to Makita's 18 Volt LXT battery system, I bought… Read more

the skin-only version for $139. With battery and charger it would have cost nearer $400, compared to the complete B&D at $175 or the McCullough at $125. Hitachi is also more competitive.

Battery life is short (12 minutes even with the larger 3.0 amp battery) but using lower speeds can conserve power slightly. Plenty of puff at highest setting, as the nozzle is narrow and concentrates the air stream. Note: although it is capable of dust vaccuuming, disappointingly it doesn't come with a dust bag like all the other brands do, even though the web site shows dust bag and instructions.

Overall, it's light, compact and fine for small jobs in specific areas, IF you already have the LXT system. Wouldn't be much use for larger areas. Light, compact, 3 speeds + variable. Decent air speed at full power. Utilizes Makita's LXT battery system. 12 minute battery life. No dust bag included. Expensive.