Collection: Leaf Blowers

What will you clear with a leaf blower?

The job and yard size point to the right blower. Clearing a small patio, deck or driveway of leaves and grass clippings suits a light, compact blower that's easy to handle one-handed. A larger yard with lots of autumn leaves wants more power — a battery leaf blower with a bigger pack, or petrol to move piles fast. If you want to collect leaves rather than just move them, a leaf blower vacuum, or blower vac, sucks and mulches them into a bag. And clearing gutters or tight corners suits a blower with a narrow nozzle. Match the power and type to the area and the leaf load.

Battery, electric or petrol leaf blower?

Each suits a different user. A battery (cordless) leaf blower is the popular choice — light, quiet, cord-free and start-at-a-button, handling most home yards and clean-ups easily, limited only by run time. A corded electric leaf blower is the cheapest and lightest with unlimited run time, but the cord restricts you to near a power point. A petrol blower gives the most sustained power for large properties and heavy leaf loads, at the cost of weight, noise and fuel. For most homes a cordless blower works best; big properties lean petrol; small courtyards near power suit corded electric.

How do you read blower specs — air speed and volume?

Two figures describe a blower's grunt. Air speed (km/h or m/s) is how fast the air moves, which is what dislodges stuck, wet leaves. Air volume (cubic metres or CFM) is how much air moves, which is what shifts large piles and clears wide areas quickly. High speed with low volume blasts a spot; high volume moves bulk. For general leaf clearing you want a balance of both. A variable-speed trigger helps — low for delicate garden beds, high for a leaf-covered lawn. Don't judge on speed alone; volume does the heavy clearing.

What's a blower vac and is it worth it?

A blower vacuum switches between blowing leaves into a pile and vacuuming them up, mulching them into a collection bag as it goes. It's worth it if you actually want to collect and dispose of leaves rather than just blow them off the property or into a corner. The mulching shreds leaves down small, so a bag holds a lot and the result makes good compost or mulch. If you only ever move leaves off a driveway, a plain blower is lighter and cheaper. If you gather and bag leaves each autumn, a blower vac saves the raking.

Common questions

Battery or petrol leaf blower?
Battery blowers are light, quiet and cord-free, well suited to most home yards. Petrol gives sustained power for large properties and heavy leaf loads but is heavier and noisier.

What do air speed and air volume mean?
Air speed dislodges stuck, wet leaves; air volume shifts large piles and clears wide areas fast. You want a balance of both for general leaf clearing, preferably with variable speed.

What's a blower vacuum?
A blower vac switches between blowing leaves and vacuuming them up, mulching them into a bag. It suits people who collect and dispose of leaves rather than just moving them.

Are cordless leaf blowers powerful enough?
For most home yards, yes. Modern cordless blowers clear patios, driveways and average leaf loads well. Very large properties with heavy leaves still favour petrol.

Can I pay for a leaf blower with buy now pay later?
Yes. Afterpay, Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 all split it into four fortnightly payments. A $99 leaf blower is around 4 × $24.75.

Build the kit

A leaf blower pairs with the rest of the yard kit. Add a lawn mower for the grass, a pressure washer for the paths, and hedge trimmers for the shrubs.

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