Ryobi RBL3650J

A Very Powerful Battery Powered Blower – I have injured my shoulder and can no longer pull start petrol powered tools so I had to decide between an 18 Volt version from the Ryobi range or to upgrade to the 36 Volt system. I decided to go all in and get the 36 Volt. I don't regret it at all - this thing BLOWS. It has a variable trigger so you can be gentle if you want and after you get… Read more

to 100% on the throttle it then has a 'Boost' button to give it some extra airflow but I rarely need to use this feature. When I do though, I have to brace myself for the amount of force that the blower pushes back with - it is significant.

In boost mode it certainly does make a lot of noise, but it also makes a lot of air so that is a fair trade off. With a 5 Ah battery I can easily tidy up all of my concrete areas after mowing etc but I have never had to use it to clean up a heap of leaves from the grass so I can't comment on how long it would last in that scenario.

Overall for a domestic yard, it's an easy 5 Star.

Great blowin – Love the Ryobi 36V blower. I live on a leafy property and have a constant battle on all my hard surfaces with leaves and other debris. I have had this blower now for 2 years and can not fault it. It does precisely what it is meant to do, it's powerful and it is easy enough to manoeuvre. Pros: - Extremely strong blower - Ive had no battery… Read more

capacity issues (with a 5.0Ah) cleaning around my property - Love the range of 36V products, slots in well with my needs in the range - Variable blow controller, the harder you press the lever the more blow you get

Cons: - Tends on the heavy'ish' side but never been a major issue for me

Powerful Machine – Needed a decent power blower / vacuum so hubby picked this Ryobi one, apart from being a bit noisy as all blower vacs are we think this is great value for money, haven’t failed us yet and we have quite a large yard to clean up for the price we are very happy  Show details

new model hopeless – i had the now discontinued 36 volt blower what a wonderful machine light easy to use and very good directional air flow it was stolen and i replaced it with the 36 volt jet blower absolutely hopeless you can't easily corral the leaves its has no directional ability at all what a waste of money and a useless piece of machinery it takes twice as… Read more

long to do half a good as job maybe somebody at Ryobi should use these things outside before you start manufacturing and ripping of the public

Exceeded expectations! – I wanted the option of no petrol and fumes, no power leads and low maintenance ... So a battery blower was in order. I went with ryobi due to lower shelf cost. Bunnings stocked two 36v blowers one high volume and the other high velocity... I believe the jet blower is high volume. Extremely impressed with the quality and operation... Awesome blower.... Go to bunnings ask for a demo and see for your self.  Show details

I should have read the general Product Reviews First – I'm not at all impressed with the Ryobi 36V 5.0Ah Jet Li-ion Cordless Blower Kit. Wish I'd done my research via Product review (as I usually do) instead of Bunnings staff over several months at three stores!. I've I'd seen the general low star rating for their products I would have steered clear. The design for ergonomic usability is appalling… Read more

and features are sadly lacking for a top of the range blower. The promoted run-time is 25 minutes - the staff at Bunnings thought this was a mistake and it would go for a longer period, fortunately I didn't believe them.

The air inlet is on an angle so that mostly it tries to suck in clothing meaning that the unit needs to be carried higher and lifted away from the body. (I'm 163 cm I don't think this has would make a difference, unfortunately the two males in the household don't do gardening so can't check)

While the variable speed is handy it still doesn't provide sufficient control to effortlessly direct leaf litter.

My driveway is approx 35-40 metres plus carport, two flights of steps and frond door area. The unit will not fully clear that area within a single battery charge. It was better the on the first use when I scampered outside with a freshly charged battery, now as per instructions I charge the battery when cooled down but I think the battery must loose charge over time because now I can't clear the drive and two flights of stairs in one go. In my opinion, it's not worth the money.