Makita DUB187Z

A handy sized Blower Vac for smaller jobs – A smaller blower vac that does the job. Have used gas powered and sized blower vacs for years. Now in a smaller area I didnt need all the extra capacity. For a smaller unit it is capable and does a decent job of picking up leaves and some light rubbish. Doesnt do saturated leaves well but these machines are not really made to do that. The bag has an adequate size for it's runtime and so far has held up well. Its real only drawback is run time but I have tried it in a large yard and only needed two batteries to complete the task that I would normally have used a gas powered unit for. It's major drawback is run time . Using the smaller versions of Makita batteries or aftermarket copy's causes it to run out of power quickly and in the case of after market it seems to have a lower speed. When using 5AH Makita Genuine batteries it runs well and is practical. I also checked for the availability of spare parts and was happy to find the availability of replacement turbines as this is a part that wears. My previous Ryobi units were retired due to turbine wear and with no spares available are not as useful as they could have been. Been using it for 3 months and am happy with it. Would buy the same again but it could do with a larger bag to help the vac and capacity. The blower isnt a huge one but is adequate for my needs.