Toro Leaf Blower Vacuum

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Toro Leaf Blower Toro 51621 UltraPlus Blower/Vac, Red

Superior blowing and mulching proven by controlled laboratory testing
Powerful up to 250 mph degree
Vacuum tube, bottom-zip bag, cord storage hook, shred-all shred ring and time-saving oscillating tube included; Extension cord not included
Variable speed control for better control in both blower and vac mode
Top rated air horse power degree

Two-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Toro Leaf Blower Toro 51621 UltraPlus Blower/Vac, Red

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Toro Leaf Blower

We recently acquired an property with a lot of leafy trees and this is my first blower. When the shipment arrived, I thought that Amazon shipped the wrong item because it came in a tiny box. Snap the tube on, connect the cord and it's ready to use.

The power switch is somewhat touchy. When trying to select low speed, it is easy to accidentally bump it into high speed. I accidentally blasted away a bunch of bark and made a crater. Oops. During low speed use, it's also easy to accidentally bump the power switch to off.

The power receptacle is mounted on a short cable tail on the back end. I have several other lawn tools that have the receptacle integrated into the shell with a hook to retain the cord and I prefer that arrangement. When you reach the end of the extension cord, it disconnects easily and cuts power. There's also no strain relief so I think that eventually I will be repairing this short section of cord.

Although it looks and feels like a toy, it seems to work well on flat surfaces and bark, but struggles a little with leaves in wet grass. It just takes longer but still gets it done. I also used it to clear the gutters of leaves and it worked well. I removed the tube making it even smaller and lighter. There were a few times when the thrust nearly knocked me off the ladder.

Noise level is excellent, especially on low. Think giant hairdryer. It is much lighter, quieter and not smelly compared to the big gas blowers.

I was originally considering the Toro Ultra, but I was unsure how much vacuuming and mulching I would do and wanted something lighter, less expensive, and less cumbersome.
Toro Leaf Blower

Thursday, March 5, 2015

AAVIX AGT1420 Gas 87CC Powered Single Stage Snow Thrower

Blower Snow AAVIX AGT1420 Gas 87CC Powered Single Stage Snow Thrower, 20-Inch, Black/Blue

Blower Snow AAVIX AGT1420 Gas 87CC Powered Single Stage Snow Thrower, 20-Inch, Black/Blue

My wife and I moved to PA from Oklahoma about three years ago. My first winter, I tried shoveling the show. It seemed like a never ending battle as our house has a large side drive and a double, rear entry garage. I decided to get a snow blower, but didn't want to spend too much money, so I decided to get an electric snow blower. While it worked great, I wasn't a fan of dragging an extension cord all over the place. The following year I picked up a used gas blower from my neighbor. I used it off and on over a winter. It was an old style blower with fins, so it didn't throw the snow as far as my electric blower with a chute did, but it did an okay job.

This winter, the old blower finally gave up the ghost, so my wife and I decided to go pick up a snow blower this last Saturday. However, the local stations were predicting 8" of snow, so all the blowers (single stage) were gone. We drove all over town looking, but to no avail.

When we got home, I decided to look on Amazon. I came across several blowers, then found this one. While there were no reviews on this item, it qualified for Prime shipping and so $150 cheaper than the next option, so I decided to take a chance.

READ MORE
AAVIX AGT1420 Gas 87CC Powered Single Stage Snow Thrower