Greenworks 80V (180 MPH / 610 CFM / 75+ Compatible Tools) Cordless Brushless Backpack Blower, Tool Only

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.

The media could not be loaded. Easy to assemble right out of the box, just follow the instructions closely, not that much to do. Once assembled, I waited for a decent weather day in February here in Michigan to test it out. I already had two 80V 4ah batteries from my Greenworks power mower I recently purchased, that’s why I ordered the tool only. I had an area on my property I didn’t get to during fall cleanup (using my old gas powered backpack blower) so was anxious to test it out during a mild 50 degree February day on 2/12/23. I inserted a battery and WOW, was so impressed from the moment I squeezed the trigger. It is very powerful. I am very pleased with its performance, even to blow stubborn leaves embedded in ground cover as you can see in my video. I hardly even needed to use the turbo function but did at times for testing purposes. It’s lighter than my old gas backpack blower and also more comfortable to wear. I operated it around 30 minutes total with/without turbo, mostly without because it’s powerful enough without, but there will be times to utilize turbo and you will know when. I highly recommend it if you want a great, powerful blower that doesn’t require gas/oil, spark plug, air filter, etc. It actually exceeded my already high expectations! I’m a 73 year old man with some mobility issues so appreciate the advantages of this particular blower. Love it! I’m glad I already have the two 4ah batteries to take advantage of purchasing just the blower. It’s always nice to have a spare battery.

Here are my suggestions. Buy this item A La Carte. Buy the blower, charger and a 4 amp 80 volt battery. This battery gives you about 30 minutes of high speed run time. I think this will cost you about $100 more purchased A La Carte like this. The 2.5 Amp battery just doesn't give you enough time (15 minutes on full sepeed) unless you have a tiny area to do. If you can afford it buy this unit as is with an extra 4 Amp battery. This unit gives you about 66% to 70% of the power of my 30 year old Ready Max gas blower but with the 4 amp battery it only weighs 14 lbs vs 30 lbs for a fueld gasblower. My gas blower takes 5 or 6 pulls to start, and you have to buy and mix gas and oil. Check the date on the bottom of each item you receive it's in tiny wrting but its there. If its old, more tha a year, return it for a newer unit. Charging the battery: So you don't have start and stop issues like some other reviewer mentioned and it doesn't tell you this in the directions, when you get it charge it for 10-12 hours before using. Then use and let the battery deplete and recharge a few times . You have to use the unit to depleat the battery. In my opinion if you have a decent size yard you should have 2, 4 Amp batteries giving you about an hr run time on high. Otherwise its kind of a pain as you run out of power just as your leaves hit the neighbors driveway. I found I kept sweeping the driveway as it would run out at inoprtune times and you then have to wait for a new charge you can't just get more gas and fill up like you can with a gas blower.. I would not buy the larger batteries, 5 AMP as they cost to much and they get heavy. PS. In my opinion the hand held blowers are a waste of money. I tried and returned two and they are heavy on your wrist and body and to make them work better you need the large batteries maing them even heavier. Anything less than 80 Volts does not have enough power to blow leaves. I found customer Service at the company to be excellent.