Just last yr I bought the 650 blower that came with a 5ah battery, the top of the line weed whip with a 4ah battery and the turbo charger and so far everything's been great. Just bought the newer 16" chainsaw and that has a 4ah battery but haven't used that yet. I have never found myself using the blower on turbo constantly only for a burst when needed and it's been great and don't think everyone's going to be using turbo constantly anyway, the shut down for over heating is just to protect the system. My Ridgid tools all shut down when pushed to hard also. Thanks for all the testing and maintenance tips also, I've really found a lot of them helpful especially the snowblower ones cuz I was given an Ariens 1332 that need work and stuff really helped.
I respect your video very informative. I have owned Ego Chainsaw, hedger, weed trimmer since 2015. Had only two batteries between them. I have a 1.5 acre lot with lots of large trees surrounding my home. These tools got put to the test! The batteries died during the month of May 2024. I bought some barely used batteries of ebay and continue to use my tools. The reliability of my Ego tools is why I just bought a power 615cfm blower with a 2.5 battery. I now have four 2.5 amp batteries to run my tools! For me, Ego tools have been worth it!!!
I have the 670 blower which came with the 4.5ah battery, never had issues with the battery running out for general home lawn work. Have the chain saw, pole saw and IQ weedeater as well, love them all for home personal use. Major upgrade from the Ryobi 18v stuff I had.
Ok , I like on 2 acres of wooded landed with huge oaks and in fall on average running my 14 year old Stihl leaf blower 2 1/2 hours on pretty much full throttle continuous. How, many battery’s would I need to complete ( not stopping) my 2 1/2 hour job on turbo and what would be my cost for total batteries and all??? 🤣
I felt the exact same way about my 56V EGO Chainsaw. Not a Work Saw, but perfect for small jobs at home. It came with a 2.5AH battery that's giving me trouble.
I got the ego chainsaw in 2015. It cuts wood like butter. Used the 2.5 battery. The battery was shared between a hedger and trimmer. Battery just died May 2024. Thing thats pretty darn impressive.
I have multiple EGO tools and love them all. I have the 650 CFM blower with a 5AH battery. I get about 15 minutes if I run in constant turbo mode. I guess that's pretty consistent with your results. However, very seldom would you need to run in turbo mode for that long. In the two years since I bought my first EGO tool I have never once had a battery overheat while using it continually from full charge to dead.Maybe that's a difference between the 2.5AH and 5.0AH batteries? Today I just used my 18" EGO chain saw to cut up large broken branches that fell in the last snow storm. What a pleasure to cut quietly and only have to squeeze the trigger every time I need to make a cut. It has every bit as much power as my old retired Husqavarna chain saw. In spite of your poor results I'm sold on EGO products.
15 minutes? Do you live in a apartment with no trees? That sure isn’t the average! And for the majority of us we need a heavy duty large chainsaw for cutting up actual trees, medium, and small chainsaws, then expandable limb trimmers. Battery is fine for small jobs, but that’s not the real world of home ownership. I had a F1 tornado , 115 mph wind gusts and 24 large trees down….no power for 3 days…real world problems of home ownership.
@@CarriUSA I didn't say I did the whole yard in 15 minutes. I said the battery lasted 15 minutes if run full time in turbo mode. That was for the blower. You can make a lot of cuts with the chainsaw on one battery charge. I have a good sized yard with over a dozen large mature trees on it. I lose large branches almost every year due to early wet autumn snowfalls in Colorado when there are still lots of leaves on the trees. As for a heavy duty chain saw, the 18" EGO has just as much power as any gas chainsaw I have ever used. I have completely buried the bar into an Elm log and it didn't bog down. In your situation it would not be adequate, for sure, but most "average" home owners don't lose 24 trees at a time. I'm sorry that happened to you.I have multiple batteries and have never had a job with any of my Ego tools that I was not able to finish at one time. I think for the average residential homeowner, not you, this saw would be more than adequate. Just my opinion.
Are you saying that you are using the 5.0AH Battery, and Love it? I have the 2.5AH Battery, and I think I killed it. I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade or just throw it away
@@trentwinston2914 I have three 5.0AH batteries all dated Jan 2021. I rotate them as each one gets drained. I use them a lot and have not had any issues with any of them. From my experience Ego make very good reliable products.
I have had an issue that you may find helpful. My 2.5 ah battery was showing red, when I had been left sitting for a couple of day, after recharging. On fitting the battery, it showed fully red and would not recharge. After trying some time I realised I could install it into the blower and remove, multiple times, and it would then show fully charged, and work.
This is the reason why I use gasoline powered lawn care products. 15 minutes runtime and over an hour to charge? LOL . The great thing about 2 stroke and 4 stroke equipment is as long as you put fuel in it, the equipment will just keep going. How long will that Ego last? What about the battery? My Stihl is ten years old and still going. Gasoline forever. My Briggs & Stratton engines will be running long after the batteries for this Ego have been discontinued.
You may be right but I don’t imagine homeowners being happy waiting an hour for it to cool down and then over another hour for it to charge. Thanks for watching
I Ego 650cfm 180mph blower with 5amp battery and 4.5amp. Tried it today and 5 amp worked for 40min and half of my front yard and had to put it on the charger for over an hour. While 5amp charged, I worked thr other half of my front yard with 4.5 Amp and that lasted for 30min normal speed. I have still back yard full of leaves not done. This blower is great but batteries suck. I am returning it and buying gas blower. It's good for small yard but not large ones with tons of leaves.
I like these videos .over hypet claims from manufacturer. And claims # 1 selling batter brand because of false claims. And for a tine the only real chois in stores like home depot ace and now lowes.... big box stores... they selll to everyone... that has a wallet...lol. and most dont now what real power is.... Husqvarna echo. Have the pros using them. And there batteries meat osha standers.
Very informative testing. Rivals "Project Farm". Would like to see how these age over time. Many reviews suggest the Ego batteries run into serious run time degradation by the 2 to 3-year mark. I wonder IF this is true for all tool batteries? If so why switch from gas. Just curious.
Ego bundles “fast” chargers. It’s good for marketing but bad for lithium batteries. A 2A charger is a your best bet. My favorite battery tools are from Stihl and Toro. You have a dealer network to support you. Personally, I like Toro’s Flex Force system. The blower in this test blocked airflow to the battery. Keeping it in the ground probably made the battery overheat.
I was thinking of getting a battery powered Ego blower so I don’t have to fool with the extension cord on my Toro blower vac. I have an Ego trimmer and two batteries so I could just get the blower but now I’m not sure if I want to get the Ego. Decisions decisions. 🤷🏻♂️
Hey LS the thing is string trimmers use intermittent power. Where as a leaf blower is running full time. Which drains it faster and doing so can cause all kinds of issues with the batteries. 5 minutes for full power is a joke.
I picked this unit up today for small jobs around the yard. I already have the EGO trimmer, so I do have a spare charger and battery. I'll continue to use my gas powered backpack blower for the big jobs!
I don’t have a problem with the attachments (blower included). My problem is their battery failure. I have 4 or 5 Ego batteries and all but one have failed entirely - NOT reduced run time - FAIL. I get the red ring from the getgo and/or the battery will not recharge at all. I’ll never buy another Ego anything.
How much time between a complete battery charge and the testing? Since I have all the other batteries, 4, 7, 10, I'll do testing on the blower (starting with a full battery, not a freshly charged warm battery). Can't think of any scenario (even a yard full of leaves) whereby you would constantly need to use the Turbo button (as you stated at the beginning of the video). I've most of the EGO line and have not encountered overheating batteries, and I've never had to change batteries on the blower, but of course, I use them as a normal home owner would. As an EGO product user for 2 years now, the only caveats I'd say are, 1. The product is not cheap, $$, 2. The mower is great except on heavy wet grass. Light wet grass okay, just not a deep cut on wet grass (it leaves a choppy lawn). Otherwise, I'm experiencing no problems at all with batteries, charging or their products.
You ROCK space cadet! That’s a lot of batteries! Between low and high tests it got a short break but between high and turbo it had over a two hour break after charging. Enough rest time. I gene took a nap lol! I still want to give their string trimmer and lawn mower a shot. We’ll see what the future holds. Thanks for your input! As always much appreciated. 👍👍
Based on all of the comments from people who like EGO and have no issues with it, please remove the “JUNK” from the thumbnail on this video. You’re misrepresenting the brand dude…
Ego products are way overrated. Ego tools are for regular diy’ers. Look at the back of any professional crew and you will see Toro or Stihl. Stihl’s battery tools leave Ego in the dust.
Just ran my 765 cfm blower on turbo for about 10 min. Not sure how much charge is left, but it overheated and quit. Unit won't run at all. Wondering if leaving it on the charger with its fan will help it cool down. Likewise, the battery does not feel hot to the touch.
Thanks for sharing this Gerald! Took my unit back to the store. 5 minutes (or ten in your case) would not finish what normally takes my gas blower 20 minutes to do. Junk! Thanks for watching
The 650cfm does have a bigger more powerful battery which will give a few more minutes but alibi it's heavier. That was the main reason I opted for the 615 & $50 less.
@@cindykeselowski899 hey Cindy! I like running these tests to see what they’ll do! I think that it gives homeowners a good view of what the machines can do and how long they’ll last. You’re right a bigger battery would add weight and a few more minutes of run time. Again it all comes down to lawn size. If you have a large lawn these blowers can struggle but small lawns win all the time with these. Thanks for watching!
Useless even for homeowners. No ones using it on low snd most wont soend more money on another battery when they see the cost. If its just gor a quick clean up save the money and get a broom That being said… those wegmans subs are heavy and expensive 😂
Agreed! No one is using this on low. And the battery costs are outrageous. Better off getting a wegmans sub. You’ll enjoy it more lol! $16 for a whole Turkey the other day… unbelievable…😂
$134 for me as an employee with 10% and i added a $25 gift card ive had so i was $120 out the door of my own money.. i pick it up tmrw when i go back to work. Currently have a cheap ryobi 200cfm i got as factory blemished for $40 with battery and charger which is okay for real light duty.. was gona get a cheaper handheld gas one but they max at like 450 cfm and are more than this ego now on sale so 615cfm it is
I think this unit , wouldn't work well if your running a business and your going house to house . I'm gonna try to repair the echo I found in the garbage. My neighbor said he had enough , I kinda want to prove him wrong. Lol ...I dont mine dealing with mix gas . I'm thinking as long as I service it , it should work , if not even better then the electric ...great video ....thumbs up for sure ...im part of the tribe, so I subscribed months ago . Thanks again
Appreciate you edgardo! I have never seen a commercial landscaper use these and probably never will in my area. I’ll bet that echo lasts at least another ten years! Thanks for being a cool fan!
Not surprising at all. I work for a Ford dealer, and a customer who bought a 78K Lightning (all electric F-150) got 35 miles of towing a 15,000 boat & trailer combo before the truck completely died. They can take this battery-powered crap and shove it. I'll be done blowing leaves in an hour with my GAS-powered blower and sipping a cold beer, while EGO buyers wonder why they wasted about $250 of their hard-earned money only to have to replace it with something that actually works beyond 15 minutes. GREAT, honest vid JB!!!
PAUL!!! We need to hang out brother! Lol! That’s insane!! 35 miles that’s it??? Wow! I would have gotten rid of that truck fast! Gas is the clear winner here for a big clean up job! Enjoy your weekend bud! 👍👍👍
Electric automobiles and battery operated tools are two completely different issues. You are not comparing apples to apples. Besides that, everyone knows that Ford sucks.
I just checked my batteries. On the side of the batteries is a manufacturer date. One battery was dated Mar 2015. It died May 2015. The other battery was dated Dec 2015. It is still working at the typing of this comment! I wanted to post pics of the batteries. The Dec 2015 battery still flashing a green light for good to go!!!! Fact!
Interesting! Perhaps you got a bad battery? Or maybe it's the 2.5 Ah thing. My new EGO mower has a 7.5 Ah battery and I can mow two lawns with high grass for more than an hour on a single charge, with energy to spare. Either way, the technology will only get better from here...
Hey mace! Perhaps! The battery only had about an hour worth of use on it prior to the test. I want to give their string trimmer a shot and their mower. Maybe next season. Thanks for watching!
well no shite it overheated you've been running the leaf blower with it nonstop pulling it off putting it on the charger then back to the leaf blower running it nonstop till it quits then back on the charger I mean of course it overheated?!
@@killer2600 well my gas powered blowers can all run on high for far longer than 5 minutes. Always makes me laugh watching neighbors leaf blow on low so they don’t run out of battery. Thanks for watching
I'm pretty sure their stated run times are based on a 5ah battery, at least every other review video have said this? Also if you are getting overheating like that something seems wrong, I never have that and use it here in Australia (which is way hotter than there) and haven't once got it overheating..... on Greenworks I have (before I sent it back) but never on my EGO stuff.
The ONLY issue is that Ego supplied 2.5AH batteries with a blower. A 5.0AH should be the minimum. I have 2 Ego blowers, the 765 and 530 and I’d NEVER go back to gas. I have a pair of 7.5AH and a pair of 5.0AH so I basically run out of leaves to blow before I run out of battery power. And be serious, anyone who starts using Ego has more than just a single 2.5AH.
I have 5 EGO tools and 3 batteries. When a battery runs out, I have two more choices charged and ready. If any of these tools breaks, I'll replace with another EGO.
Blower is very power hungry and 2.5AH is just not enough. I have 5AH and 10AH,X2 and X4 the duration.5AH is more comfortable to use tho 10AH is heavy...
I forgot to mention that I noticed in the lastest and higher cfm Ego blowers, they are including the 5 amp battery as standard instead of the 2.5 which is the one included in the 530 (the model I have) and I think also in the 615 model.
The latest two models, the lb765 CFM 200 mph & the lb650 CFM 180 mph both show coming with the 5 Ah battery at Lowes. The other models, 615 and 530 come with the 2.5 Ah battery.
EGO is a big boy tools, yes you need money to buy these battery just like everything else, if you don't have the money don't buy EGO. Never had no problem with these battery.
U definitely got a defective battery! I have 12 batteries and alot of ego equipment. Call ego and they will send u a new free battery if u registered it.
I bought a 20v DeWalt DCBL722B two years ago and love it. I have a third of an acre with lots of patio and driveway. With a 5ah battery, I have enough run time to clean everything up. If I'm being anal about it, I'll pop on another 5ah battery. It has never overheated. I'm in the DeWalt universe for most of my cordless tools, so I've managed get done awesome deals on combos. I've never paid $100 for a battery. It works for me...
I have had a rigid blower that works for a solid 3 hours. I do light leaf removal and tons of grass jobs. Isn’t the strongest blower but it has held up for 5ish years with almost no wear. Much better than this junk.
Really nice test JB! Definitely disappointed with the outcome. I have the original Ego blower. I don’t really have too many leaves,just in the front by the street and Mother Nature usually takes care of those…haha. I do use the blower many other jobs and it does a decent job. I have a back up battery always charged just in case. After 3 years, it doesn’t last as long on full charge and even less in the Winter. Cold definitely affects performance. All in all, it woks fine for me. Hey, you at least dried off some of the driveway! Haha. Cheers neighbor! Go Bills!
Hey Jay! Hope you’re having another good weekend my friend! For small tasks this blower can get the job done. Especially if your just getting rid of grass clippings. Lots of leaves may be another story. Thanks for your input on the batteries. Always good to hear info straight from a source!👍 the blowe did do a great job of keeping the driveway dry lol! Let go BILLS! 👍👍
@@GarageGear man I bought it. Free ego weed eater basically. I fired it up it’s bad ass dc weed Wacker . The blower pretty decent for garage and patio . But it ain’t got enough ass for yard that’s what a gas blower is for. These batteries don’t last long enough for full blown yard work. I’ll keep receipt for sure on it. Weed eater, blower , battery , charger 180 bucks and ego supposed to b one of best, but any ways thanks for reply.
Haha we can hope right? Lol I was really hoping for better numbers here! I wonder how a bigger battery would really do? Thanks for watching Chuck! Have a good weekend!
I bought the weed eater. I'm very happy. I bought a craftsman corded blower that blows 140 mph. It was only 60 bucks for the blower, I'm happy with that too.
The 2.5 Ah battery is no good with the blower. We use the 5Ah on commercial properties and only need a few to do most cleanups. Once you obtain enough batteries with the combo deals, its just a matter of switching them and run time doesnt matter.
With anything battery powered, charge time and run time are critical. With outdoor power equipment, they just can't hold a candle to the gas powered counterparts. Performance wise sure. But what good is that if you can't even run it. IMHO this blower is utterly useless. Again, I'll stick with my gas powered Echo 👍.
yeah for a small house(like the size of a common gas station if it was all grass). Ego is pretty good . For a large house( big yard) i highly recommend gas. if i was rich i'd def get both lol.
We have an EGO hedge trimmer that uses a 56V 2.5AH EGO battery. After less than 5 uses the battery will no longer charge. What a waste of money. WIll never buy EGO again.
I have a first gen hedge trimmer with the 2.5 bat. The trimmer is great. Bought it in 2015 the battery just died in May 2024. I think that is predarn good. The trimmer still looks fairly new.
These EXPENSIVE batteries start to glitch after a couple of years and EGO customer Service is unbelievably unhelpful. Of course by the time this happens you have already committed to the range of products so you have to buy another battery. Purchase EGO at your own risk. You have been warned!
I stick with brands with a dedicated dealer network such as Toro and Stihl. Their batteries never let me down and some are still holding their charge after 5 years. Having said that, Ego and John Deere have an agreement to help improve Ego’s wonky customer service
Normal use contains breaks such as when done with a sidewalk & you walk back to the next area, etc, and this significantly extends battery life. Turbo mode is never used continuously as high is more than enough for all but thick piles of wet leaves - again, sporadic use. Remember, it's a handheld unit not a backpack unit, so let's not ask it to do the job of one. I personally love the reliability and lack of putzing around getting a 2-stroke up & running-I find myself more willing to pick it up to do a small job than I ever did my gas one. #veryhappyiswitched
You did this perfectly. Personally, I would not have purchased that blower kit knowing what I know from owning other battery OPE. However, you ram the tests based on the marketing info and to that, the kit failed to meet that info specifications. My opinion, the 2.5ah battery is a minimal battery for this blower and it should be paired with a 4ah battery. Reading posts on Facebook groups, 5ah and 7.5ah batteries Are the popular sizes and getting tougher to get hands on. Well done JB, I expected nothing less. I still support the Ego lineup and stand by my opinion of, battery size matters. Something that came to mind, isn’t it Toro that has a mower that has an undersized fuel tank? Or there’s a piece of foam inside? People came up with ways to get around that with modification. But they still own/use that Toro mower. I’m guessing the battery ah rating for Ego would be similar to Toro’s foam in the fuel tank 🤷♂️ Here’s what I’d suggest, buy the string trimmer ST1623T w/4ah battery. I think you’ll be very happy AND you’ll have the 2 batteries to work with. Keep up the great work!
Correct. The blower DID come with a 4Ah battery, at least mine did. Still I think the 2.5Ah battery will work long enough for any homeowner who isn't constantly holding down the turbo button (which I find is TOO much air, making control of leaves harder).
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus these newer 615 blowers come with 2.5, replaced 4ah. Notice that the earlier kits came with 5ah now come with 4ah and so on. I’ve read a few people were having a wait time in the 7.5ah batteries. I had my 4ah replaced this past summer and it took 2 weeks to arrive. I’m not complaining. I’m thankful they had good customer support. No matter, I’ll stick with the Ego line
JS!!!! Thank you my friend and thanks for sharing! I do want to get my hands on an ego string trimmer. Heard good things. Thanks for your input here as well. Thanks to people like you the garage gear community here on RUclips have some friend to share info with! Thanks again for being cool fan of the channel! 👍
I bought an EGO 56V Chainsaw. I personally loved it, but it wasn't even comparable to my gas chainsaws. It was adequate for small jobs. I can't express how convenient it was to just pull the trigger and the saw goes. No pulling the cord. Not Lumberjack Power, but more than adequate Homeowner Power. Then the battery conked out. It came with a 2.5 AH battery. Do I upgrade or throw it away? Rhetorical Question.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. Did I waste my money? Should I have just bought a better name-brand saw at a steeper entry cost? It seems like I'll be into this saw for the same cost as the better saw after I buy a new battery. Again, Rhetorical Question.
@@trentwinston2914 hey Trent from what I hear from most users these batteries in general last about 5 years. Then you are back where you started. I’d say spend the money on better gas unit from the get go if you don’t want to respend later. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the suggestion. I actually already have 2 gas chainsaws. A Husky and a Poulan. They are a total pain in the @ss to get started. I don't use them very often. When I have to use a gas saw, I just rent 1 from Home Depot. @@GarageGear
Putting the blower on the ground, blocking 30% of the air flow in, without moving it around as you would normally, might have been the reason for both the battery life shortening and the overheating issue. I have this one and use a 5.0ah battery. With the 5.0 battery I can mow my lawn using the Ego lawn mower and clean up the clipping using this leaf blower, and blow the garage out on one charge. If I need to really do some leaf blowing, I use my 7.5ah battery and alternate charging and using the batteries between the two of them to get whatever job I need done. I love my Ego.
Hey John!!! Ego makes some of the best battery products around. Perhaps a bigger battery is the way to go but your going to pay for it. Echo makes a great blower to. I would like to investigate further into what they have. Thanks for watching my friend! 👍👍👍
I agree that the blower uses battery charge faster than my 21" push mower. But I have a 1/2 acre suburban lawn with a lot of trees. I found that blowing on the second or third level is plenty of power to clear even the biggest section of the lawn. I cannot do the whole lawn on one 5 AH battery. I have 2 batteries and a high speed charger. It took me 3-4 charges to blow the whole thing.
@@GarageGear Always looking forward for the new videos. Now officially I am a semi perfessional garbage fixer better than the original designs ,as the problems appear over the years. Thanks again for your professional guidances. 🤟😎🌹😎🤟
@@GarageGear I live up in Canada for the past 35 years and was able to fix a few snowblower's after watching your video. No more showing the snow this winter. Thanks, 🤟😎🌹😎🤟
Hey Anthony! I’m not impressed with these numbers. If you just have some grass clippings to take care of this blower would be fine but if you have lots of leaves in the fall, forget it. You’ll never get the job done with this thing. Thanks for watching!
Hey JB, I just brought an Airens 28 Deluxe 2016 model for $750. I want to put an impeller kit on it but I don't know how to take off the chute. Can you make an instruction video on that process, thanks.
I’ll see what I can do Al! But I can tell you this, all you need to take apart is the chute crank handle by the chute. And the whole thing should come right off. I believe there is a pin and two gears. Nothing complicated under that plastic cover. The you can go to town installing your impeller kit. Did it on my 2013. Thanks for watching Al!
@@GarageGear awesome. I am going to install the impeller kit and buy it from Amazon. I seen the video when you completed it on your 2013 model but you skipped the part of taking off the chute 😂. I'll do that and follow it again, thanks JB!
Wow, I was going to give this a go based on a Consumer Reports rating. But your videos on this Ego have me completely rethinking this purchase. I want a low maintenance rechargeable blower, but not one that makes me stop and start for my 5/8 acre property.
Hey Daniel! Batteries are only good for smaller properties. If you have a larger property you’ll need the extra run time with gas. Batteries can’t hack it yet for big yards.
@@GarageGear Or you just need extra batteries. I'm not positive but I suspect over their life span batteries are cheaper than gas. They certainly pollute less and battery operated devices are much quieter.
Hey Beezer! Did some research and some others were coming up with the similar times on the 2.5 ah battery. Gonna give the string trimmer a run in the spring. Appreciate the positive feedback my friend!
Great review. Odd the wall question -saw at Home Depot the Robi battery operated 24” snow blower. Prices at $1799. Any plans to review ?? Curious how this would work in Buffalo/Michigan snow.
Hey Ed! I was planning on doing a battery powered snowblower review this winter but that will most likely be put on hold. These prices are just way too high and out of control. Buying one of those would drain my RUclips funds pretty fast. So no plans in the immediate future. I did check this one out though. I like the size of its augers and the construction seems pretty good. I would like to make sure they actually used metal parts in areas where metal is required and not plastic like some other brands. It looks like it runs on 4 batteries. Which those alone will run a pretty penny after a few years of use but it looks like it can throw snow pretty well! I would’ve liked to try one of these in a lake effect snow storm with some heavy wet snow but we’ll see. Also for that kind of money you can grab a really powerful higher end ariens for $200 more. Hope this gives you some things to think about. Thanks for watching bud!
@@GarageGear completely agree. Have a Ariens now. Expect to pass it down to the grandson someday (lol). Perhaps a manufacturer will loan you one for a long term test. Oh well. Wishful thinking. Take care my friend
@@edrumsas5420 ah got it! I put a few emails out to some companies. Several to ariens! Nobody got back to me. Ariens kinda surprised me because I already have so much content on their snowblowers. It would have been a no brained for them. Lol! We’ll see what happens. I’ll keep you posted if anyone gets in touch with me.
Hey Eduardo! You’ll get a few more minutes with a bigger battery but that’s about it! Maybe get two batteries but it’s gonna cost ya! Thanks for watching!
Got the trimmer, blower, lawn mower and 2 batteries 5ah and 7ah and never had over heating. Ive trimmed, cut and cleaned up with the blower and always still had plenty of juice in the batteries. For larger properties obviously gas is better. For your average 40x80 lot these tools are a dream. 3 year warranty on the battery and if it doesn't give problems in the first 3 years than I dont imagine it could clunk out so soon after. Electric may not be the best option for everyone yet but Ego is definitely leading the way and is the only brand to buy for Electric
My batteries but the dust at 3.5 years for the blower and weed eater. Mower is depleted as well. Not completely gone yet. Just purchased all new gas items again. Spent about the same amount of money if I were to replace all the batteries at the same time. Never go battery again.
Hey Allen! I figured if someone is going to buy this blower it would be helpful to know prior to purchasing how long it lasts. I know cleaning up my yard takes a minimum of 20 minutes with my backpack 700+ CFM blower. After these tests I know it would take at least double that amount of time. Plus I’d have to recharge. Consumers gotta know what they are buying. Thanks for watching!
On my EGO 615 blower, I use turbo intermittently, then lasts much longer and doesn't overheat, can blow leaves for 20 minutes using turbo most of the time blowing. With constant use of my weed whip in heavy stuff, a battery has overheated after using quite a while, of coarse my solution is just to switch to a different battery. I found using these larger battery powdered tools is much more enjoyable having a spare battery anyway, to be able to work longer getting larger jobs done, or for occasional overheating.
I have two 650 cfm Ego blowers & have been using them for 2 years now.I also just purchased the multi tool with string trimmer attachment.I have also had no problems.Never over heated a battery.They make quality products.If your not happy then return it & go with another brand.
The issue with the little 2.5 battery is it just can't supply enough power consistently for the tools demand on turbo mode, compared to a 5.0 battery the cells in the 2.5 have to work twice as hard to give the tool the power it needs leading to the overheating. Fortunately this tool works out well for those that have smaller properties or even bigger batteries that came with other tools.
Running while it’s moving around may not make a ton of difference thermally but it would be more realistic testing. Could be just enough to keep it cooler.
I have two 5Ah batteries (one came with the blower and the other battery I bought for $250 at Lowe's). BOTH batteries would trip overheat on my EGO 650CFM blower after 2-3 minutes of use on turbo. I have to keep removing them and putting them back into the blower get another 30 sec to 1 min use before I can drain the batteries fully. EGO replaced both batteries under warranty.... but the two new replacement batteries do the same thing. So now I have four 5Ah EGO batteries (EGO lets you keep the old batteries) that I lug around and swap out after 2-3 minutes of use on turbo... what a mess.
These things are junk! I’m not impressed by these. A lot of people talk these things up but I don’t see the value. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Great test. I have several Ego products and think they are great products and the blower cfm, mph is tops. However, I find that of all my Ego tools, the blower uses up the battery the fastest. Thanks for showing me exact numbers.
Just last yr I bought the 650 blower that came with a 5ah battery, the top of the line weed whip with a 4ah battery and the turbo charger and so far everything's been great. Just bought the newer 16" chainsaw and that has a 4ah battery but haven't used that yet. I have never found myself using the blower on turbo constantly only for a burst when needed and it's been great and don't think everyone's going to be using turbo constantly anyway, the shut down for over heating is just to protect the system. My Ridgid tools all shut down when pushed to hard also. Thanks for all the testing and maintenance tips also, I've really found a lot of them helpful especially the snowblower ones cuz I was given an Ariens 1332 that need work and stuff really helped.
Hey John! Thanks for sharing the info on your equipment! Glad your finding the channel helpful! Thanks for watching my friend!
I respect your video very informative. I have owned Ego Chainsaw, hedger, weed trimmer since 2015. Had only two batteries between them. I have a 1.5 acre lot with lots of large trees surrounding my home. These tools got put to the test! The batteries died during the month of May 2024. I bought some barely used batteries of ebay and continue to use my tools. The reliability of my Ego tools is why I just bought a power 615cfm blower with a 2.5 battery. I now have four 2.5 amp batteries to run my tools! For me, Ego tools have been worth it!!!
Thanks for sharing tank
I have the 670 blower which came with the 4.5ah battery, never had issues with the battery running out for general home lawn work. Have the chain saw, pole saw and IQ weedeater as well, love them all for home personal use. Major upgrade from the Ryobi 18v stuff I had.
Thanks for sharing goat!
Ok , I like on 2 acres of wooded landed with huge oaks and in fall on average running my 14 year old Stihl leaf blower 2 1/2 hours on pretty much full throttle continuous. How, many battery’s would I need to complete ( not stopping) my 2 1/2 hour job on turbo and what would be my cost for total batteries and all??? 🤣
I felt the exact same way about my 56V EGO Chainsaw. Not a Work Saw, but perfect for small jobs at home. It came with a 2.5AH battery that's giving me trouble.
I got the ego chainsaw in 2015. It cuts wood like butter. Used the 2.5 battery. The battery was shared between a hedger and trimmer. Battery just died May 2024. Thing thats pretty darn impressive.
I have multiple EGO tools and love them all. I have the 650 CFM blower with a 5AH battery. I get about 15 minutes if I run in constant turbo mode. I guess that's pretty consistent with your results. However, very seldom would you need to run in turbo mode for that long. In the two years since I bought my first EGO tool I have never once had a battery overheat while using it continually from full charge to dead.Maybe that's a difference between the 2.5AH and 5.0AH batteries? Today I just used my 18" EGO chain saw to cut up large broken branches that fell in the last snow storm. What a pleasure to cut quietly and only have to squeeze the trigger every time I need to make a cut. It has every bit as much power as my old retired Husqavarna chain saw. In spite of your poor results I'm sold on EGO products.
Hey jbg! Thanks for sharing this info! I’ll be trying out the ego string trimmer in the spring. Not done with them yet! Thanks for watching
15 minutes? Do you live in a apartment with no trees? That sure isn’t the average! And for the majority of us we need a heavy duty large chainsaw for cutting up actual trees, medium, and small chainsaws, then expandable limb trimmers. Battery is fine for small jobs, but that’s not the real world of home ownership. I had a F1 tornado , 115 mph wind gusts and 24 large trees down….no power for 3 days…real world problems of home ownership.
@@CarriUSA
I didn't say I did the whole yard in 15 minutes. I said the battery lasted 15 minutes if run full time in turbo mode. That was for the blower. You can make a lot of cuts with the chainsaw on one battery charge. I have a good sized yard with over a dozen large mature trees on it. I lose large branches almost every year due to early wet autumn snowfalls in Colorado when there are still lots of leaves on the trees. As for a heavy duty chain saw, the 18" EGO has just as much power as any gas chainsaw I have ever used. I have completely buried the bar into an Elm log and it didn't bog down. In your situation it would not be adequate, for sure, but most "average" home owners don't lose 24 trees at a time. I'm sorry that happened to you.I have multiple batteries and have never had a job with any of my Ego tools that I was not able to finish at one time. I think for the average residential homeowner, not you, this saw would be more than adequate. Just my opinion.
Are you saying that you are using the 5.0AH Battery, and Love it? I have the 2.5AH Battery, and I think I killed it. I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade or just throw it away
@@trentwinston2914 I have three 5.0AH batteries all dated Jan 2021. I rotate them as each one gets drained. I use them a lot and have not had any issues with any of them. From my experience Ego make very good reliable products.
I have had an issue that you may find helpful. My 2.5 ah battery was showing red, when I had been left sitting for a couple of day, after recharging. On fitting the battery, it showed fully red and would not recharge. After trying some time I realised I could install it into the blower and remove, multiple times, and it would then show fully charged, and work.
@@christophermaurer1271 thanks for sharing Christopher. Sounds like a janky battery. Glad I returned mine and got my money back.
Never mind the battery. The blower motor ESC will burn up first. Expensive piece of junk.
Sure are!
This is the reason why I use gasoline powered lawn care products. 15 minutes runtime and over an hour to charge? LOL . The great thing about 2 stroke and 4 stroke equipment is as long as you put fuel in it, the equipment will just keep going. How long will that Ego last? What about the battery? My Stihl is ten years old and still going. Gasoline forever. My Briggs & Stratton engines will be running long after the batteries for this Ego have been discontinued.
💯agree my friend! This stuff won’t last
I thought you were supposed to let the battery completely cool down before charging and using it. That is what my helicopter says with it's battery 🤔
You may be right but I don’t imagine homeowners being happy waiting an hour for it to cool down and then over another hour for it to charge. Thanks for watching
This is why I don’t buy electric mowers or snowblowers. Complete junk. Only electric things I buy are drills
I like where your head is at Applez! These battery didn’t last long during extended use!
EGO 615CFM BLOWER ....Exposed....Nice job
Yep these things don’t last!
I Ego 650cfm 180mph blower with 5amp battery and 4.5amp. Tried it today and 5 amp worked for 40min and half of my front yard and had to put it on the charger for over an hour. While 5amp charged, I worked thr other half of my front yard with 4.5 Amp and that lasted for 30min normal speed. I have still back yard full of leaves not done. This blower is great but batteries suck. I am returning it and buying gas blower. It's good for small yard but not large ones with tons of leaves.
These blowers are definitely better for small lawns. There is a reason why you don’t see pros using them. Thanks for watching!
I like these videos .over hypet claims from manufacturer. And claims # 1 selling batter brand because of false claims. And for a tine the only real chois in stores like home depot ace and now lowes.... big box stores... they selll to everyone... that has a wallet...lol. and most dont now what real power is.... Husqvarna echo. Have the pros using them. And there batteries meat osha standers.
Thanks for watching the cutting force lawn services!!! 👍
Baby battery for the use case
Thanks for watching
Ego will not stand behind their batteries.
I have Heard this a few times now from people
Ego will not stand behind their batteries
I have Heard this a few times now from people
Very informative testing. Rivals "Project Farm".
Would like to see how these age over time. Many reviews suggest the Ego batteries run into serious run time degradation by the 2 to 3-year mark. I wonder IF this is true for all tool batteries? If so why switch from gas. Just curious.
Many subscribers here on the channel complain about ego and have switched back to gas with one guy even saying they’re less stress !
Ego bundles “fast” chargers. It’s good for marketing but bad for lithium batteries. A 2A charger is a your best bet. My favorite battery tools are from Stihl and Toro. You have a dealer network to support you. Personally, I like Toro’s Flex Force system. The blower in this test blocked airflow to the battery. Keeping it in the ground probably made the battery overheat.
I was thinking of getting a battery powered Ego blower so I don’t have to fool with the extension cord on my Toro blower vac. I have an Ego trimmer and two batteries so I could just get the blower but now I’m not sure if I want to get the Ego. Decisions decisions. 🤷🏻♂️
Hey LS the thing is string trimmers use intermittent power. Where as a leaf blower is running full time. Which drains it faster and doing so can cause all kinds of issues with the batteries. 5 minutes for full power is a joke.
@@GarageGear Yeah, my Toro electric never runs out of power. 👍🏻
I picked this unit up today for small jobs around the yard. I already have the EGO trimmer, so I do have a spare charger and battery. I'll continue to use my gas powered backpack blower for the big jobs!
Good thinking Jamie! Thanks for watching!
I don’t have a problem with the attachments (blower included). My problem is their battery failure. I have 4 or 5 Ego batteries and all but one have failed entirely - NOT reduced run time - FAIL. I get the red ring from the getgo and/or the battery will not recharge at all. I’ll never buy another Ego anything.
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing Mark! Enjoy your weekend my friend!
Thank you for this preview 😂
Thanks for watching Antonio!
How much time between a complete battery charge and the testing? Since I have all the other batteries, 4, 7, 10, I'll do testing on the blower (starting with a full battery, not a freshly charged warm battery).
Can't think of any scenario (even a yard full of leaves) whereby you would constantly need to use the Turbo button (as you stated at the beginning of the video). I've most of the EGO line and have not encountered overheating batteries, and I've never had to change batteries on the blower, but of course, I use them as a normal home owner would.
As an EGO product user for 2 years now, the only caveats I'd say are, 1. The product is not cheap, $$, 2. The mower is great except on heavy wet grass. Light wet grass okay, just not a deep cut on wet grass (it leaves a choppy lawn). Otherwise, I'm experiencing no problems at all with batteries, charging or their products.
So the Battery Kits are for delicate and not rough uses. It never compares to the strength, speed and power of a Team of ⛽
You ROCK space cadet! That’s a lot of batteries!
Between low and high tests it got a short break but between high and turbo it had over a two hour break after charging. Enough rest time. I gene took a nap lol! I still want to give their string trimmer and lawn mower a shot. We’ll see what the future holds. Thanks for your input! As always much appreciated. 👍👍
@@faustoleon9373 love my gas equipment too! But I’m going to give battery a fair shot here! Thanks for watching!
Based on all of the comments from people who like EGO and have no issues with it, please remove the “JUNK” from the thumbnail on this video. You’re misrepresenting the brand dude…
No, I’m not if it only lasted 5 minutes on turbo and it overheated. Thanks for watching!
Ego products are way overrated. Ego tools are for regular diy’ers. Look at the back of any professional crew and you will see Toro or Stihl. Stihl’s battery tools leave Ego in the dust.
can't even use a small house to blow things. ugh rather use a corded one..
It would definitely have more run time lol! Thanks for watching Adam!
Just ran my 765 cfm blower on turbo for about 10 min. Not sure how much charge is left, but it overheated and quit. Unit won't run at all. Wondering if leaving it on the charger with its fan will help it cool down. Likewise, the battery does not feel hot to the touch.
Thanks for sharing this Gerald! Took my unit back to the store. 5 minutes (or ten in your case) would not finish what normally takes my gas blower 20 minutes to do. Junk! Thanks for watching
I too have this exact blower & have not been disappointed for my small yard. Thanks for your input!
So maybe the 650 cfm model would be better for you?!
The 650cfm does have a bigger more powerful battery which will give a few more minutes but alibi it's heavier. That was the main reason I opted for the 615 & $50 less.
@@cindykeselowski899 hey Cindy! I like running these tests to see what they’ll do! I think that it gives homeowners a good view of what the machines can do and how long they’ll last. You’re right a bigger battery would add weight and a few more minutes of run time. Again it all comes down to lawn size. If you have a large lawn these blowers can struggle but small lawns win all the time with these. Thanks for watching!
Useless even for homeowners. No ones using it on low snd most wont soend more money on another battery when they see the cost. If its just gor a quick clean up save the money and get a broom
That being said… those wegmans subs are heavy and expensive 😂
Agreed! No one is using this on low. And the battery costs are outrageous. Better off getting a wegmans sub. You’ll enjoy it more lol! $16 for a whole Turkey the other day… unbelievable…😂
@@GarageGear try to save money and get half a sub they barely give you anything on it and you feel like you should paid that $16😂
@@buffalobmf happens every time!!!
Not gonna lie as long as I am used my ego equipment. I’ve never had my batteries to overheat. This is surprising..
Thanks for watching
Loew's has this 615 for $149 including charger and 2.5 Ah battery. Cant beat that price for a standard subdivision lot.
Thanks for sharing! At the time I bought mine it was $200.
$134 for me as an employee with 10% and i added a $25 gift card ive had so i was $120 out the door of my own money.. i pick it up tmrw when i go back to work.
Currently have a cheap ryobi 200cfm i got as factory blemished for $40 with battery and charger which is okay for real light duty.. was gona get a cheaper handheld gas one but they max at like 450 cfm and are more than this ego now on sale so 615cfm it is
I think this unit , wouldn't work well if your running a business and your going house to house . I'm gonna try to repair the echo I found in the garbage. My neighbor said he had enough , I kinda want to prove him wrong. Lol ...I dont mine dealing with mix gas . I'm thinking as long as I service it , it should work , if not even better then the electric ...great video ....thumbs up for sure ...im part of the tribe, so I subscribed months ago . Thanks again
Appreciate you edgardo! I have never seen a commercial landscaper use these and probably never will in my area. I’ll bet that echo lasts at least another ten years! Thanks for being a cool fan!
Big liar ego the best
I beg to differ I returned this unit! 👎 thanks for watching
Not surprising at all.
I work for a Ford dealer, and a customer who bought a 78K Lightning (all electric F-150) got 35 miles of towing a 15,000 boat & trailer combo before the truck completely died.
They can take this battery-powered crap and shove it.
I'll be done blowing leaves in an hour with my GAS-powered blower and sipping a cold beer, while EGO buyers wonder why they wasted about $250 of their hard-earned money only to have to replace it with something that actually works beyond 15 minutes.
GREAT, honest vid JB!!!
PAUL!!! We need to hang out brother! Lol! That’s insane!! 35 miles that’s it??? Wow! I would have gotten rid of that truck fast! Gas is the clear winner here for a big clean up job! Enjoy your weekend bud! 👍👍👍
Electric automobiles and battery operated tools are two completely different issues. You are not comparing apples to apples. Besides that, everyone knows that Ford sucks.
I just checked my batteries. On the side of the batteries is a manufacturer date. One battery was dated Mar 2015. It died May 2015. The other battery was dated Dec 2015. It is still working at the typing of this comment! I wanted to post pics of the batteries. The Dec 2015 battery still flashing a green light for good to go!!!! Fact!
Thanks for sharing
Interesting! Perhaps you got a bad battery? Or maybe it's the 2.5 Ah thing. My new EGO mower has a 7.5 Ah battery and I can mow two lawns with high grass for more than an hour on a single charge, with energy to spare. Either way, the technology will only get better from here...
Hey mace! Perhaps! The battery only had about an hour worth of use on it prior to the test. I want to give their string trimmer a shot and their mower. Maybe next season. Thanks for watching!
Loyalty watch😁
Thanks as always for being an awesome fan William! You ROCK! 👍
well no shite it overheated you've been running the leaf blower with it nonstop pulling it off putting it on the charger then back to the leaf blower running it nonstop till it quits then back on the charger I mean of course it overheated?!
Thanks for sharing
Does the charger make noise when u charge? Thank you
Hey JJ! All chargers like this tend to make a small amount of noise. Thanks for watching
@@GarageGear thank you for ur replied. I just bought one that's why I'm asking. It seems like the unit has built in fan to exhaust the heat out.
@@jjay1137 it does! That’s mostly what you’re hearing
Well that's why it's called turbo, it's only good for short bursts. If it could sustain that speed it would just be called "Hi"
@@killer2600 well my gas powered blowers can all run on high for far longer than 5 minutes. Always makes me laugh watching neighbors leaf blow on low so they don’t run out of battery. Thanks for watching
I'm pretty sure their stated run times are based on a 5ah battery, at least every other review video have said this? Also if you are getting overheating like that something seems wrong, I never have that and use it here in Australia (which is way hotter than there) and haven't once got it overheating..... on Greenworks I have (before I sent it back) but never on my EGO stuff.
Thanks for sharing
The ONLY issue is that Ego supplied 2.5AH batteries with a blower. A 5.0AH should be the minimum. I have 2 Ego blowers, the 765 and 530 and I’d NEVER go back to gas. I have a pair of 7.5AH and a pair of 5.0AH so I basically run out of leaves to blow before I run out of battery power. And be serious, anyone who starts using Ego has more than just a single 2.5AH.
Thanks for sharing!
I have 5 EGO tools and 3 batteries. When a battery runs out, I have two more choices charged and ready. If any of these tools breaks, I'll replace with another EGO.
Thanks for sharing
Blower is very power hungry and 2.5AH is just not enough.
I have 5AH and 10AH,X2 and X4 the duration.5AH is more comfortable to use tho 10AH is heavy...
I would like to test the run time on those batteries as well!
I forgot to mention that I noticed in the lastest and higher cfm Ego blowers, they are including the 5 amp battery as standard instead of the 2.5 which is the one included in the 530 (the model I have) and I think also in the 615 model.
Did they change that like a month ago? I bought mine in early September.
The latest two models, the lb765 CFM 200 mph & the lb650 CFM 180 mph both show coming with the 5 Ah battery at Lowes. The other models, 615 and 530 come with the 2.5 Ah battery.
@@bobb8738 got it! Thanks for sharing Bob!
I'm sticking with my echo pb-2520
Hey Melissa! Can’t go wrong with that leaf blower! Smart choice lol! Thanks for watching!
EGO is a big boy tools, yes you need money to buy these battery just like everything else, if you don't have the money don't buy EGO. Never had no problem with these battery.
Thanks for sharing
U definitely got a defective battery! I have 12 batteries and alot of ego equipment. Call ego and they will send u a new free battery if u registered it.
Thanks for sharing Nathan!
I bought a 20v DeWalt DCBL722B two years ago and love it. I have a third of an acre with lots of patio and driveway. With a 5ah battery, I have enough run time to clean everything up. If I'm being anal about it, I'll pop on another 5ah battery. It has never overheated. I'm in the DeWalt universe for most of my cordless tools, so I've managed get done awesome deals on combos. I've never paid $100 for a battery. It works for me...
Might have to give the dewalt world a look! Thanks for sharing George! 👍
I have had a rigid blower that works for a solid 3 hours. I do light leaf removal and tons of grass jobs. Isn’t the strongest blower but it has held up for 5ish years with almost no wear. Much better than this junk.
Hey Kim! What’s the model /number on your ridgid? Appreciate the feedback! Thanks for watching!
Really nice test JB! Definitely disappointed with the outcome. I have the original Ego blower. I don’t really have too many leaves,just in the front by the street and Mother Nature usually takes care of those…haha. I do use the blower many other jobs and it does a decent job. I have a back up battery always charged just in case. After 3 years, it doesn’t last as long on full charge and even less in the Winter. Cold definitely affects performance. All in all, it woks fine for me. Hey, you at least dried off some of the driveway! Haha. Cheers neighbor! Go Bills!
Hey Jay! Hope you’re having another good weekend my friend! For small tasks this blower can get the job done. Especially if your just getting rid of grass clippings. Lots of leaves may be another story. Thanks for your input on the batteries. Always good to hear info straight from a source!👍 the blowe did do a great job of keeping the driveway dry lol! Let go BILLS! 👍👍
Why do you expect a over heated battery needs only a minute to cool down. Give it 30 minutes!
Returned it! Junk! Thanks for watching Ronn!
I’ll pass on this blower
Returned mine lol! Thanks for watching
@@GarageGear idk now. Lowes has the weed eater and this blower and battery for 179. Pretty good deal.
@@tealnexttimebond8859 if they’re giving stuff away for free it’s probably not very good. Just saying from experience
@@GarageGear man I bought it. Free ego weed eater basically. I fired it up it’s bad ass dc weed Wacker . The blower pretty decent for garage and patio . But it ain’t got enough ass for yard that’s what a gas blower is for. These batteries don’t last long enough for full blown yard work. I’ll keep receipt for sure on it. Weed eater, blower , battery , charger 180 bucks and ego supposed to b one of best, but any ways thanks for reply.
Great video JB. Just as I suspected...junk. Its false advertising, but most people with common sense already know that.
Haha we can hope right? Lol I was really hoping for better numbers here! I wonder how a bigger battery would really do? Thanks for watching Chuck! Have a good weekend!
Man battery blowers blow.
Gas is still king for yard tools. Time to take that back to lowes and get your money back
Hey Pdubya! Im considering it! Lol But I do want to give their string trimmer and mower a shot. Thanks for watching my friend!
I bought the weed eater. I'm very happy. I bought a craftsman corded blower that blows 140 mph. It was only 60 bucks for the blower, I'm happy with that too.
Thanks for sharing
The 2.5 Ah battery is no good with the blower. We use the 5Ah on commercial properties and only need a few to do most cleanups. Once you obtain enough batteries with the combo deals, its just a matter of switching them and run time doesnt matter.
Thanks for sharing upscale!
I'll stick with my corded black and decker, which can double as a leaf vac.
Smart plan!
With anything battery powered, charge time and run time are critical. With outdoor power equipment, they just can't hold a candle to the gas powered counterparts. Performance wise sure. But what good is that if you can't even run it. IMHO this blower is utterly useless. Again, I'll stick with my gas powered Echo 👍.
Right there with ya Smallblock! My echos aren’t going nowhere! Thanks for watching my friend! Enjoy your weekend! 👍
yeah for a small house(like the size of a common gas station if it was all grass). Ego is pretty good . For a large house( big yard) i highly recommend gas. if i was rich i'd def get both lol.
Agreed! Thanks for watching
We have an EGO hedge trimmer that uses a 56V 2.5AH EGO battery. After less than 5 uses the battery will no longer charge. What a waste of money. WIll never buy EGO again.
Yeah, that’s what I’m hearing. Live and learn.
I have a first gen hedge trimmer with the 2.5 bat. The trimmer is great. Bought it in 2015 the battery just died in May 2024. I think that is predarn good. The trimmer still looks fairly new.
In all honesty id be looking to have 2 batteries or just 1 big battery
Thanks for sharing
These EXPENSIVE batteries start to glitch after a couple of years and EGO customer Service is unbelievably unhelpful. Of course by the time this happens you have already committed to the range of products so you have to buy another battery. Purchase EGO at your own risk. You have been warned!
Thanks for sharing stephen! This is good information for the community!👍
I stick with brands with a dedicated dealer network such as Toro and Stihl. Their batteries never let me down and some are still holding their charge after 5 years. Having said that, Ego and John Deere have an agreement to help improve Ego’s wonky customer service
Normal use contains breaks such as when done with a sidewalk & you walk back to the next area, etc, and this significantly extends battery life. Turbo mode is never used continuously as high is more than enough for all but thick piles of wet leaves - again, sporadic use. Remember, it's a handheld unit not a backpack unit, so let's not ask it to do the job of one. I personally love the reliability and lack of putzing around getting a 2-stroke up & running-I find myself more willing to pick it up to do a small job than I ever did my gas one. #veryhappyiswitched
Thanks for sharing
Well Im glad I got the skill instead of the ego.
And it was under 100$ on sale too with a 5 yr warrenty
Good deal! Thanks for sharing
You did this perfectly. Personally, I would not have purchased that blower kit knowing what I know from owning other battery OPE. However, you ram the tests based on the marketing info and to that, the kit failed to meet that info specifications.
My opinion, the 2.5ah battery is a minimal battery for this blower and it should be paired with a 4ah battery. Reading posts on Facebook groups, 5ah and 7.5ah batteries Are the popular sizes and getting tougher to get hands on.
Well done JB, I expected nothing less.
I still support the Ego lineup and stand by my opinion of, battery size matters.
Something that came to mind, isn’t it Toro that has a mower that has an undersized fuel tank? Or there’s a piece of foam inside? People came up with ways to get around that with modification. But they still own/use that Toro mower. I’m guessing the battery ah rating for Ego would be similar to Toro’s foam in the fuel tank 🤷♂️
Here’s what I’d suggest, buy the string trimmer ST1623T w/4ah battery. I think you’ll be very happy AND you’ll have the 2 batteries to work with.
Keep up the great work!
Correct. The blower DID come with a 4Ah battery, at least mine did. Still I think the 2.5Ah battery will work long enough for any homeowner who isn't constantly holding down the turbo button (which I find is TOO much air, making control of leaves harder).
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus these newer 615 blowers come with 2.5, replaced 4ah. Notice that the earlier kits came with 5ah now come with 4ah and so on. I’ve read a few people were having a wait time in the 7.5ah batteries. I had my 4ah replaced this past summer and it took 2 weeks to arrive. I’m not complaining. I’m thankful they had good customer support. No matter, I’ll stick with the Ego line
@@js12278 Thanks for the comments JS.
JS!!!! Thank you my friend and thanks for sharing! I do want to get my hands on an ego string trimmer. Heard good things. Thanks for your input here as well. Thanks to people like you the garage gear community here on RUclips have some friend to share info with! Thanks again for being cool fan of the channel! 👍
You just proved why battery air blowers are no match for gas powered air blowers!
They got a ways to go to match the power and run time. Thanks for watching chum!👍
so I guess I will stick with the old stihl I have good review bro with a bigger battery it will be too heavy Lets go bills
Thanks Ray! Can’t go wrong with that stihl!!! Enjoy the weekend and GO BILLS!
I bought an EGO 56V Chainsaw. I personally loved it, but it wasn't even comparable to my gas chainsaws. It was adequate for small jobs. I can't express how convenient it was to just pull the trigger and the saw goes. No pulling the cord. Not Lumberjack Power, but more than adequate Homeowner Power. Then the battery conked out. It came with a 2.5 AH battery. Do I upgrade or throw it away? Rhetorical Question.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. Did I waste my money? Should I have just bought a better name-brand saw at a steeper entry cost? It seems like I'll be into this saw for the same cost as the better saw after I buy a new battery. Again, Rhetorical Question.
@@trentwinston2914 hey Trent from what I hear from most users these batteries in general last about 5 years. Then you are back where you started. I’d say spend the money on better gas unit from the get go if you don’t want to respend later. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the suggestion. I actually already have 2 gas chainsaws. A Husky and a Poulan. They are a total pain in the @ss to get started. I don't use them very often. When I have to use a gas saw, I just rent 1 from Home Depot. @@GarageGear
Putting the blower on the ground, blocking 30% of the air flow in, without moving it around as you would normally, might have been the reason for both the battery life shortening and the overheating issue. I have this one and use a 5.0ah battery. With the 5.0 battery I can mow my lawn using the Ego lawn mower and clean up the clipping using this leaf blower, and blow the garage out on one charge. If I need to really do some leaf blowing, I use my 7.5ah battery and alternate charging and using the batteries between the two of them to get whatever job I need done. I love my Ego.
Thanks for sharing!
You certainly do ;)
JB, Glad I did not purchase yet, what is a better buy for price for a battery blower? Thanks John,
Hey John!!! Ego makes some of the best battery products around. Perhaps a bigger battery is the way to go but your going to pay for it. Echo makes a great blower to. I would like to investigate further into what they have. Thanks for watching my friend! 👍👍👍
My neighbor has one of their mowers and is extremely disappointed in their run time.
Ouch! I hear mixed reviews about it. Some say they like it some say they don’t! Thanks for sharing Jim!
I agree that the blower uses battery charge faster than my 21" push mower. But I have a 1/2 acre suburban lawn with a lot of trees. I found that blowing on the second or third level is plenty of power to clear even the biggest section of the lawn. I cannot do the whole lawn on one 5 AH battery. I have 2 batteries and a high speed charger. It took me 3-4 charges to blow the whole thing.
Thanks for sharing this information j! Thanks for watching
Would you consider doing a video on Toro's battery leaf blowers? I'd like to get one.
I’ll be looking at new products come spring time! I’ll check them out! Thanks for watching
I’ve also noticed that from time to time it will say the battery is dead but if you let off the trigger, then start again it’ll have power still.
Hmm… interesting… so is it really truly dead? Makes you wonder! Thanks for watching Runnikee!
You are the best.
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Back at ya Mehrzad! Thanks for watching another! Appreciate you!
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Always looking forward for the new videos.
Now officially I am a semi perfessional garbage fixer better than the original designs ,as the problems appear over the years.
Thanks again for your professional guidances.
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@@mehrzadrashidkhani3250 awesome Mehrzad! You learn a little with each video! Glad these videos are helping you out around your garage! 👍👍
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I live up in Canada for the past 35 years and was able to fix a few snowblower's after watching your video.
No more showing the snow this winter.
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Yes brother.
Thanks to you again
Awesome personality and level of practicality.
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Wow lol what a piece of crap overall. Where’s my Gas powered blower 😅
Hey Anthony! I’m not impressed with these numbers. If you just have some grass clippings to take care of this blower would be fine but if you have lots of leaves in the fall, forget it. You’ll never get the job done with this thing. Thanks for watching!
@@GarageGear that thing is a driveway toy imho.
I’ll stick with my gas blower and blow leaves all day long and not have to worry about it overheating
Me too Gary! Thanks for watching another bud!
@@GarageGear I watch all your vids my friend
@@garyalensr ROCK ON BROTHER! 👍
Hey JB, I just brought an Airens 28 Deluxe 2016 model for $750. I want to put an impeller kit on it but I don't know how to take off the chute. Can you make an instruction video on that process, thanks.
I’ll see what I can do Al! But I can tell you this, all you need to take apart is the chute crank handle by the chute. And the whole thing should come right off. I believe there is a pin and two gears. Nothing complicated under that plastic cover. The you can go to town installing your impeller kit. Did it on my 2013. Thanks for watching Al!
@@GarageGear awesome. I am going to install the impeller kit and buy it from Amazon. I seen the video when you completed it on your 2013 model but you skipped the part of taking off the chute 😂. I'll do that and follow it again, thanks JB!
@@Al-vl3tp oh gotcha! It’s not that complicated once you get into it. Take pictures along the way and it will be super easy to put back together. 👍👍
Wow, I was going to give this a go based on a Consumer Reports rating. But your videos on this Ego have me completely rethinking this purchase. I want a low maintenance rechargeable blower, but not one that makes me stop and start for my 5/8 acre property.
Hey Daniel! Batteries are only good for smaller properties. If you have a larger property you’ll need the extra run time with gas. Batteries can’t hack it yet for big yards.
Look around, watch some other videos. The Ego 800CFM can do large yards, yes it’s pricey but after a year or 2 of not buying gas you won’t care.
@@GarageGear Or you just need extra batteries. I'm not positive but I suspect over their life span batteries are cheaper than gas. They certainly pollute less and battery operated devices are much quieter.
I think you have a faulty battery bro. I've seen multiple videos on these EGO's and never seen this issue. Did you look into that? Nice videos :)
Hey Beezer! Did some research and some others were coming up with the similar times on the 2.5 ah battery. Gonna give the string trimmer a run in the spring. Appreciate the positive feedback my friend!
@@GarageGear cool deal. Hope you have the trimmer with the Line IQ. Would like to see your take on it
@@beezer5623 I’m picking up lots of items this spring! Review madness!
@@GarageGear awesome news
Great review. Odd the wall question -saw at Home Depot the Robi battery operated 24” snow blower. Prices at $1799. Any plans to review ?? Curious how this would work in Buffalo/Michigan snow.
Hey Ed! I was planning on doing a battery powered snowblower review this winter but that will most likely be put on hold. These prices are just way too high and out of control. Buying one of those would drain my RUclips funds pretty fast. So no plans in the immediate future. I did check this one out though. I like the size of its augers and the construction seems pretty good. I would like to make sure they actually used metal parts in areas where metal is required and not plastic like some other brands. It looks like it runs on 4 batteries. Which those alone will run a pretty penny after a few years of use but it looks like it can throw snow pretty well! I would’ve liked to try one of these in a lake effect snow storm with some heavy wet snow but we’ll see. Also for that kind of money you can grab a really powerful higher end ariens for $200 more. Hope this gives you some things to think about. Thanks for watching bud!
@@GarageGear completely agree. Have a Ariens now. Expect to pass it down to the grandson someday (lol). Perhaps a manufacturer will loan you one for a long term test. Oh well. Wishful thinking. Take care my friend
@@edrumsas5420 ah got it! I put a few emails out to some companies. Several to ariens! Nobody got back to me. Ariens kinda surprised me because I already have so much content on their snowblowers. It would have been a no brained for them. Lol! We’ll see what happens. I’ll keep you posted if anyone gets in touch with me.
What is the battery rated at as tested?
I think it is a 2.5 ah. Thanks for watching
Same here, right now is at Lowe’s for $220 including battery and charger, I need one for auto detailing but the running time is a concern.
Hey Eduardo! You’ll get a few more minutes with a bigger battery but that’s about it! Maybe get two batteries but it’s gonna cost ya! Thanks for watching!
I should be able to dry a car en 4 minutes i think, i use a combination of air dry and micro towels .
@@eduardoguillen6385 how many cars do you have to dry in a day?
@@GarageGear maybe even 1 I wish I had more even a week.
That battery hurt it’s “ego” 😂
Sure does! Thanks for watching Ruchir! 👍
Got the trimmer, blower, lawn mower and 2 batteries 5ah and 7ah and never had over heating. Ive trimmed, cut and cleaned up with the blower and always still had plenty of juice in the batteries. For larger properties obviously gas is better. For your average 40x80 lot these tools are a dream. 3 year warranty on the battery and if it doesn't give problems in the first 3 years than I dont imagine it could clunk out so soon after. Electric may not be the best option for everyone yet but Ego is definitely leading the way and is the only brand to buy for Electric
Definitely an option for smaller lawns. Thanks for sharing gj!
My batteries but the dust at 3.5 years for the blower and weed eater. Mower is depleted as well. Not completely gone yet. Just purchased all new gas items again. Spent about the same amount of money if I were to replace all the batteries at the same time. Never go battery again.
@@briankahre7439 you’re definitely not the only one to tell me this Brian! I’ve seen many comments like this! Thank you for sharing!
If the CFM is even accurate
Right? Makes you wonder??? Thanks for watching BLK!
Wegmans subs coming your way JB, One a week, at least.. I see it coming 😋
Hahaha ROCK ON Ed! I’m a fan of just a dash of honey mustard on my Turkey sub lol! Thanks for being a cool fan bud!
Love Wegman’s subs! I’m a Danny’s Favorite (Italian) guy myself.
@@GarageGear I'm a half sub, roast beef w/ pepper jack cheese and banana peppers.
@@edrodrigues5623 I guess I have to do a video on wegmans subs now lol! 😂
The gas RYOBI is a absolute beast
Might be checking it out come the spring! Thanks for watching Rich!
That was a great review always great info thanks again brother
Hey Allen! I figured if someone is going to buy this blower it would be helpful to know prior to purchasing how long it lasts. I know cleaning up my yard takes a minimum of 20 minutes with my backpack 700+ CFM blower. After these tests I know it would take at least double that amount of time. Plus I’d have to recharge. Consumers gotta know what they are buying. Thanks for watching!
Another great video! Good information.
Thanks a lot Randal! Hope you’re doing well my friend! Thanks for watching! 👍
Nothing beats gas power
The numbers don’t lie. ROCK ON my friend!
On my EGO 615 blower, I use turbo intermittently, then lasts much longer and doesn't overheat, can blow leaves for 20 minutes using turbo most of the time blowing. With constant use of my weed whip in heavy stuff, a battery has overheated after using quite a while, of coarse my solution is just to switch to a different battery. I found using these larger battery powdered tools is much more enjoyable having a spare battery anyway, to be able to work longer getting larger jobs done, or for occasional overheating.
Thanks for sharing
Excellent video JB!
Thanks a lot regular car guy! Hope you’re having a good weekend my friend!
I have two 650 cfm Ego blowers & have been using them for 2 years now.I also just purchased the multi tool with string trimmer attachment.I have also had no problems.Never over heated a battery.They make quality products.If your not happy then return it & go with another brand.
Thanks for sharing
The issue with the little 2.5 battery is it just can't supply enough power consistently for the tools demand on turbo mode, compared to a 5.0 battery the cells in the 2.5 have to work twice as hard to give the tool the power it needs leading to the overheating. Fortunately this tool works out well for those that have smaller properties or even bigger batteries that came with other tools.
Thanks for sharing
You can keep your battery toys. They wear down too fast and then you have to eventually replace them which cost big bucks! No thank you.
Hey David! Not a fan of batteries for this application! Thanks for watching!
I have had my three years, lots of trees, etc., never had a problem. Love all my EGO stuff.
Thanks for sharing
Running while it’s moving around may not make a ton of difference thermally but it would be more realistic testing. Could be just enough to keep it cooler.
Thanks for sharing
I have two 5Ah batteries (one came with the blower and the other battery I bought for $250 at Lowe's). BOTH batteries would trip overheat on my EGO 650CFM blower after 2-3 minutes of use on turbo. I have to keep removing them and putting them back into the blower get another 30 sec to 1 min use before I can drain the batteries fully. EGO replaced both batteries under warranty.... but the two new replacement batteries do the same thing. So now I have four 5Ah EGO batteries (EGO lets you keep the old batteries) that I lug around and swap out after 2-3 minutes of use on turbo... what a mess.
These things are junk! I’m not impressed by these. A lot of people talk these things up but I don’t see the value. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Good video
Thanks a lot glitch! Hope you’re having a good weekend my friend! 👍
Great test. I have several Ego products and think they are great products and the blower cfm, mph is tops. However, I find that of all my Ego tools, the blower uses up the battery the fastest. Thanks for showing me exact numbers.
It’s nice to know exactly what these things can do! Thanks for sharing and watching Bob!
Ours works fantastically for many years. Love it
Thanks for sharing