Your Ultimate Buying Guide for Choosing the Best Leaf Blower with Tips and Recommendations

★★★★★ Great product. Great leaf blower. Light weight but yet just as powerful as my gas one. Would highly recommend.

★★★★★ AMAZING blower, INCREDIBLY powerful, even using a 3rd party battery. I have only had this blower for a few months, but I have to say I am INCREDIBLY impressed with its power / performance (using a 3rd party 6.0ah battery). It's POWERFUL beyond belief and INCREDIBLY lightweight. (Weight matters when you have persistent tennis elbow) It's an absolute marvel of engineering. My neighbour had the Milwaukee blower 1st and I loved it so much I borrowed it 2 or 3 times a month, so he proposed that I buy a blower and some batteries and he would give me the charger as well as a Milwaukee fuel weedeater. To good a deal to pass up for SURE. I was concerned that 3rd party batteries would not have the longevity or the power the original batteries had but let me tell you, these batteries are nothing short of AMAZING in this blower! They charge FAST in the original Milwaukee charger. Every bit as much oomph as my neighbor's (maybe MORE, but it's not an apples to apples comparison, mine are brand new and his are a few years old) and my blower is DEFINITELY better than his. I'm not sure if simply because it's a newer model, or that my batteries are brand new and 6.0ah. Anyway, if you know ANYTHING about tools you already know the Milwaukee is LEGENDARY. You won't be disappointed with this purchase for I assure you.

★★★★★ Top quality and effective leaf blower (M18 2724-20). I was hesitant to buy a cordless leaf blower. I read many mixed reviews indicating they were weak. Milwaukee M18 was only rated mid-tier. But I have the M18 hedger and string trimmer which are beasts and top quality construction. So I trusted my own experience with Milwaukee and I am glad I did!The 2724-20 trimmer is plenty powerful enough to blow leaves, grass trimmings, gravel, dirt clods off driveways and sidewalks, and leaves off the lawn. I have used extensively the Stihl BR600 backpack blower which is nearly a jet pack it is so powerful. The Milwaukee is not nearly as powerful as the BR600 but I rarely used the BR600 more than 30% throttle and the Milwaukee is plenty good to go.Many gas powered blowers have to idle fast so they don't die (unless you keep your engine tuned properly). And you don't want to turn it off frequently and have to keep restarting it. So you walk around with the blower constantly on and have to be very careful where the nozzle is pointed so as you change positions you don't accidentally blow away your pile, or blow sand against a car or passerby. The cordless blowers turn on and off in an instant so it is super convenient to just let off the trigger and stop when someone walks by or wants to chat, or you need to change position and walk through an area you do NOT want to blow.Also, the power of the M18 blower is perfect. Not so strong it blows things too far or blasts them too far into areas not wanted. Yet plenty strong enough to scour dirt clogs off the driveway and scoot gravel off it as well. You don't have to be right on top of the debris like weaker blowers. I work my debris line about 6-10 ft from me, which is perfect for me to not have to micro-manage the thing yet also have good amount of control of the debris line.The unit is very lightweight for its power. Easily handled by my 10-12 yr old grandkids and wife. I used it with my already owned M18 9.0Ah battery and after blowing the driveway, a sidewalk and some garden areas I still had all four lights on the battery status. Should do fine with 4.0 or 5.0 Ah batteries.On the highest speed it does start to produce a turbine whine. But I rarely need full blast power and anything below that is pretty quiet. I used about half power most of the time with an occasional full blast.I generally hate the sound of leaf blowers. Resisted getting blower of my own as I hate hearing the dang things so often at office and at home. But so glad I finally got this 2nd gen M18 blower. Very quiet so it is not irritating. Battery powered so no messing with gas and pull starts. Just slide in a battery and pull the trigger. Compared to the mixed reviews I read I am so surprised and pleased with the power of this blower. Not sure how it will do with wet and packed leaves. But that situation is low on my priority list. I find it very useful to blow off wood working tools, dusty shelves, outdoor work areas, blowing dirt and leaves out of the garage, keeping the drive and sidewalks clear, and it should be plenty strong enough and I think light enough to use for blowing leaves out of the gutter (not tried yet). I saw a Youtube video of a guy using his blower to rekindle his campfire!By the way, the trigger is variable speed. Many reviews I watched seemed too say you just had the fast (rabbit) and slow (turtle) settings. It does have that, much like a drill/driver does. But like the drill/driver with two speed settings it also has the variable speed trigger. So that was nice to discover. It has a trigger hold button but that does work only at top speed for either setting.Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and the M18 blower is just perfect for my home use. I would think this would be very nice for a commercial landscape company to have so they could do blowing inn the early morning hours or in very quiet neighborhoods. Personally, I wish all leaf blowers were cordless instead of the annoying gas engine sounds. I love the sound of chainsaws and mowers but gas leaf blowers are just annoying to me. Milwaukee make fantastically tough cordless tools and this blower looks every bit as well designed and sturdy as the other tools I have from them.

★★★★★ Wonderful Quality Blower. I purchased this to use on cars for my auto detailing business. I chose this model because of the high CFM. Other options CFM is lower and reviews were not the greatest. Boy am I happy I went with this model. Very high output and such a quality unit. Even with the battery attached, it still is very enjoyable to use. The weight is balanced nice to it doesn't lean forward or backward in the hand. The battery and charger are very nice and seem to charge back up in no time. This has also been used for yard work and passes with flying colors.

★★★★★ Amazing Blower, even Compared to Gas. I wanted not to like it for the price, but it’s pretty amazing. I’ve used gas and electric ones, and this leaf blower “blows” the rest away. I genuinely was surprised at the power. The battery on turbo doesn’t last forever, but its strength is amazing and doesn’t take too long to charge back up. The charger is loud, which is weird, like a fan blowing, but it’s in the garage so not a big deal.Can honestly say it’s worth the price given the air flow and weight compared to a gas powered. Can’t speak to how long it will work as I just got it today and used it all day. Happy to update if anything changes.

★★★★★ Hopefully Not Glazing This too Hard, but I Love It. This thing is a beast. I recently moved to a new house with a lot of trees, dirt, and life. I had a small leaf blower that was already a life saver.This thing leveled me up. The lowest setting on this is stronger than my old blower's highest, and it can do it for 10 times longer. The high power and turbo can move almost anythingComes with two batteries and a high speed charging station.I use this to get crud away from the pool, clean the yard for company, clean the grass cuttings. Also though it has replaced brooms entirely for me, inside and outside (it's hilarious but effective). I also use this to clean the guttersThe design of it is great, because the battery covers the intake so you can't block airflow. This means you can rest the blower on your hips while you use it. I have not seen any other blower with this huge quality of life feature. It's also very quietThere are plenty of other items to use these batteries with depending on your needs. My favorite is the inverter to turn the battery into 30 hour charging stations in a blackout. Excited to get the power washer next

★★★★★ Superb. This is my first battery operated blower, which I avoided for years because of reviews saying they were under-powered and/or had super short run times. I'm here to tell you that this has neither of the problems, at least for my uses. This blower has been nothing short of superb so far.I bought my first blower about 17 years ago when I bought my house here in Tucson. I have a rock yard with mesquite trees and other bushes, and the rocks/driveway/sidewalk get absolutely covered in pollen (happening right now) and small leaves at times in the year. A lawn vac does a better job of cleaning and I went that route for years, but I get totally covered in dirt when using a vac, and they are harder to lug around. A blower does a decent job while leaving me relatively clean.I hate gas blowers (get to listen to the pros use them at neighbors homes and hate the loud noise and smell) and have been using corded blowers, mostly from Black and Decker. However, it takes me a good five minutes or more just to get the cords out and plugged in to get ready to start, and then the cords sometimes get in the way and usually make me backtrack around bushes.Enter this superb blower. Wow. Just wow. It's significantly quieter than my corded blowers, and compared to gas - forget about it. This thing is quieter as I'm holding it than the gas blower the landscaper uses when he's half a block away. In fact, I was so excited when it first showed up on a Sunday afternoon that I immediately unpacked it (which took all of about a minute because there's only two pieces) and started using it with the 80V battery that I already had, and it didn't occur to me until later in the day that I hadn't put in my earplugs. It's not _silent_, for sure, but it's a heck of lot quieter than I'm used to.Performance is plenty good for me. It has three main settings (low, medium, high), and then you can further tailor the air flow by how much you depress the trigger. I'm lazy and just pull the trigger all of the way back. On low, it makes quick work of pollen and tree litter on concrete such as my driveway and sidewalk - soooo much faster and easier than sweeping like I've done for years, and quiet enough that I can do it before I leave for work and not be "that guy" who wakes up the neighborhood. On medium, it works great blowing off the rocks in my main yard. It's so powerful on medium that (like my other blowers) I need to be careful not to blow the rocks around. On high...well, I hardly ever go there because it's so strong, but I think that you'll be pleased. I was pretty stunned at the air flow on high, and it forced my arm back the first time because I wasn't ready for it.Run times are very impressive using my 2A battery. I haven't actually timed myself, but I've blown off my yard twice on weekends so far and blown off my concrete daily. I always try to keep my blowing under an hour on weekends because, again, I don't want to be "that" guy. I probably used it for about twenty minutes at a time switching between medium and low, and my battery still lit up two out of the three indicator lights. I certainly might have used it longer, but I'm trying not to exaggerate.The ease of use is simply amazing compared to my corded models. Before work, I can just grab it, push the on button, walk out to spend about a minute blowing off the driveway and sidewalk, turn it off, and set it back down in my garage. Done. The fact that it's faster to use this than to grab my broom is fantastic to me.This is my fifth GreenWorks product (and I'm overall pretty happy with them), and I already had a 40V and 80V batteries and chargers, so this was a good deal for me because I didn't have to pay for the battery and charger. I almost bought the one with the battery anyway because I thought that I'd need more run time and would want a spare battery, but I haven't come close to needing another one.If you already have one of their 80V batteries, even the 2A one, I suggest getting this and not another battery to start to check if you'd want any more run time than you already get. Plus, if you already have one of those batteries, you know that they charge up pretty fast.Overall, I highly (HIGHLY) recommend this blower. One of my best lawn care purchases ever.

★★★★★ awesome leaf blower with a few things to note. Power:This is my very first leaf blower so I don't have a point of comparison, but it's powerful enough to get the job done.Noise:It was just like having a loud vacuum cleaner on my back, but the level is totally tolerable - no headphone or ear plugs needed. One of the most annoying things about gas-operatied leaf blower is the very loud noise (especially at 7:30 AM on Saturdays), so it's a huge plus for this leaf blower!Length of operation:With a fully charged battery I was able to operate it for about 20 minutes before having to recharge it, just as the product description stated.Battery:It takes about 40 minutes to fully recharge the battery & 20 minutes of operating time before the battery is completely depleted. Note that a spare 2.5Ah Battery currently costs190 on Amazon. For me it's worth using just one battery & wait for it to fully recharge to continue.Overall operation:I had to recharge the battery 4 times before I was able to clear the front yard (with 2 large oak trees) that's about 0.2 acre - with 20 min operating time +40 min recharging, it took about 5 hours total. If you have a spare battery this time can be significantly shortened.The blower hose is ginormous! I am small framed (5'2" and 110 lbs) making it somewhat cumbersome to operate the blower hose.The weight of the unit with the battery in position is still pretty light, even a small person like me had no problem carrying it on my back the entire time it took to get the leaves cleared.Without the noise and smell of a gas-operated unit and with the same level of power, this leaf blower is a clear winner! If you don't have the patience to wait 40 minutes for the battery to recharge, I recommend getting a spare battery.

★★★★☆ Nice machine, but only good for quick jobs, i.e. less than 20 minutes. I have used the blower now on 4 occasions in the past week. The machine is well built and comfortable to wear. Assembly was very straight forward with no issues. It has plenty of blowing power, but what I was surprised to find is that I could do a lot more than I thought using the "trigger lock" switch to select and hold operation at a lower speed. At about 2/3 of the trigger lock switch, I had more than enough to do most of what I wanted, particularly with the ability to post the "turbo" button for those times when you need a little more blowing force. THE BIG DRAWBACK is the battery life. Running mostly at max blowing speed I would struggle to get 18 minutes of run time. This was really disappointing, but I knew that going in and so I also purchased the larger 4.0aH battery. I thought between the two of them, I would be able to do my long driveway which takes about 45 minutes. The 4.0aH battery only has about 3-4 more minutes of run time vs. the 2.5aH battery, and that was REALLY DISAPPOINTING.

★★★★★ Blows Away Expectations (and Leaves). I bought the WORX WG520 expecting a solid leaf blower, but what I got was a leaf apocalypse. This thing is so powerful it practically launches leaves into the next county. My neighbors think I’ve hired a professional landscaping crew, but nope—it’s just me and my trusty turbine.I used it to clear my driveway, and now it’s so clean NASA asked to use it as a backup landing strip. I’ve also discovered it works as a makeshift hairdryer if you’re feeling brave. Pro tip: don’t aim it at your dog unless you want to see what a windswept golden retriever looks like.Pros:Incredible power—seriously, you’ll feel like Thor wielding a leaf-slaying hammer.Lightweight and easy to handle. My arms are intact despite wielding this beast.Surprisingly quiet for its strength, though my neighbors might disagree.Cons:Too effective—my yard is so spotless I’m now suspicious of a leaf conspiracy.The “low” setting feels more like “medium hurricane.”Didn’t come with a superhero cape, which seems like a missed opportunity.If you want to dominate fall cleanup and maybe scare some squirrels in the process, this is your blower. Just don’t point it at anything you love unless you want it relocated!

★★★★★ Like Holding a Jet Engine. This WORX WG520 12 Amp Turbine 600 Electric Leaf Blower is an excellent, and powerful product that does as advertised and completely blasts away whatever it's pointed at.I got this product mostly to use as a drying aid when washing my cars, but also to just to clear off the backyard patio and blow out the garage occasionally. For this use-case this product has been absolutely stellar.I 3D printed a smaller nozzle that has a more directed, concentrated flow of air for when I'm using this to dry off my car and it has worked much better than the standard long nozzle, I saw some for sale before deciding to DIY with my own 3D printer, and it was a great way to save some money and make this even more effective at car drying.The power this has at full speed is absolutely incredible, it almost feels like it's about to fly away and I have to really clamp down on gripping it. This isn't for the weak of heart, controlling this without banging it against your car will take some time to get used to especially if you aren't a frequent gym goer.This has worked for everything I've needed to use it for and the price was great as well for this level of performance. It may not be as portable as a cordless blower, but it is certainly far more powerful than any cordless blower I've used in the past. The one thing I'll mention is make sure you have a good heavy duty extension cord to power this, 12 awg would be ideal especially if you're using a longer extension cord, you certainly don't want to burn out the motor by starving this thing of power with a 16 awg cord or something like that.Overall, I'm very impressed by this product and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for an insanely powerful blower, this thing is like holding on to a jet engine. 5/5 stars.

★★★★★ Get this one ..the BEST electric leaf blower. Great power almost as powerful as those heavy, ear piercing gas back pack blowers yet at half the decibel noise !!! Granted, extension chords can be a challenge by typically finding something to get caught on but just a periodic inconvenience vs using battery blowers that lose power quickly & the batteries are very expensive to replace! I use 150’ of extension which covers my much of my lawn ! For the price, power, weight & simplicity…it’s a WIN !Hopefully this Turbo Leaf Blower will last a few seasons after dozens of annual uses but having other Work products I’m not anticipating any life span issues !!👍

★★★★★ Good blowing power but heavy for lighter people like me. I ordered this since it’s the time of the year again where there are plenty of leaves that falls. It is good and it has a good power on it but it’s so heavy, I can’t finished my work without my hand getting so tired. My husband doesn’t mind it though. I was thinking of returning it because even though it’s good it’s just too heavy for me but we already throw away the boxes and everything. It’s still a 5 star because it has a good blowing power. So for those who are a little over a 100lbs. it might be too heavy for you after a while coz it was for me because of that I’m not gonna be using this but my husband will, I just ordered different one that is on the lighter side. This blower came with a charger and 2 batteries, you use the two batteries when operating this.

★★★★★ Preliminary Review: Very Powerful but Heavy. This is just a preliminary review for now as I'll update it once I've tested it over the season, but it's very powerful, comparable to some backpack leaf blowers I've had in the past. Much quieter too compared to them. For under 300$ it's a pretty good value (haven't compared it to other brands of electric blowers though)On the flip side, it's much heavier than I first thought, so it's a bit uncomfortable to use especially in a long session. Maybe that will change after I've gotten used to it, I'll update this review once I'm done leaf blowing for the season.As a note, using older versions of Worx batteries probably isn't recommended. It uses so much power I was lucky to get 20 minutes off a full charge. (Edit: even the newer versions of the battery only last 20 minutes at max power)Update 11/23: the season isn't done yet but I will have to say this leaf blower is much less useful than desired. I have several dozens of mature oak trees around the property and because of that there are so many leaves to push to the side. The battery life just ain't great and I'm stuck waiting to recharge them, even after rotating through several pairs. It's great for light stuff on a large property, but once you get a significant amount of leaves to push, you're better off getting a gas blower in my opinion.

★★★★☆ GREAT but be Cautious. Great performing blower, but instructions claim "will turn off in seconds after switching it off"....NOT the case; it was about five minutes ....and with batteries removed for three minutes, and placed back in...it was still running, eventually turning off. will watch for defect or just heat. AND beware of the 40v battery….it’s actually two 20v batteries, when it appeared it would mate to my WORX TRIMMER with a 40v battery.