Home depot having flash sale now for green machines 75 bucks can't beat! newer company I believe they started couple years ago 655cfm with 4ah battery & charger excellent warranty! just got it... it's excellent especially for 75 dollars.
I'm a Milwaukee guy but I use Ego for my lawn tools and couldn't be happier. I'm not a pro, so instead of evaluating "stronger for longer," I'm more into "strong enough for long enough." My blower is the top end Ego, and frankly I rarely use the turbo button since the non-turbo speed is plenty, but I like having that extra bit of goose when I need it. Something I do differently than I saw you test is use a short nozzle that I bought after-market. I bought it for drying cars, but in reality, it makes for a better balanced blower that is less fatiguing. It's also quicker, which you wouldn't think would be a thing, but it's a thing. I guess the down-side is that your blower needs to be powerful enough to overcome the disadvantage of a short nozzle, but the Ego is. I have both nozzles, but I consistently choose the short one.
This guy could make a paint drying contest interesting and fun to watch for sure. I just purchased a blower/trimmer cordless combo after lot's of shopping on line. Just received confirmation of the stuff being shipped & then I saw this test. Outstanding ! The one I am getting is down near the bottom here so I will keep searching to find other clips on YT in favor of the brand I bought . You can do that you know LOL
This is very important work that you are doing. Keeps companies honest and consumers informed! I would be curious to see how a top performing gas blower stood up to these as a control.
Hell…you are your testing crew are professional testers in my book! Y’all’s testing is honest and practical not marketed and that’s what I appreciate! Great work y’all!
Ok I’ll share something I was going to keep to myself. 33 years running a landscape maintenance bussiness many blowers and the last 20 top of the line stihl period no problems a work horse. I bought an ego back pack then another strength in numbers right well I flipped one upside down attached it to right side up and had a blower for each arm and hands down this set up was a winner you can be loosening leaves with 1 while keeping your line with the other both focused on a pile of wet leaves sometimes ya make a pile and keep trucking but it was heavy and I stayed on turbo so was forced to do some battery charging ya need a good place to dismount so to speak as after hours of me and machine going full throttle it will give the arms a good workout. That is my idea that I’m sure someone else might have tried but no exhaust and at least 1/3 the noise of gas perhaps1/4
I have the LXT Makita blower and its plenty for a jobsite cleanup. I also have a Stihl BR600 backback blower for clearing snow off sidewalks and there is no replacement for the power of a backpack when you need it.
I like that you guys don’t put a huge emphasis on price in your scoring. And I hope it stays that way especially now that you’re bringing tools like harbor freight in to your testing considering you guys also test tools like Festool. On some channels, even though the HF isn’t the best they’re sitting at number one because they practically give those things away. You guys do the most thorough and comprehensive testing giving credit to those who engineered and designed the best tool not those who are selling them for the price of a happy meal. It only makes sense to separate it as best value I wish more testing channels did that . Thanks
Thanks for sharing. I’m always interested in a great blower, they are so useful! Spring assisted battery eject is definitely a plus. Must say, that Ego looked very powerful in the sled push 💨
I love this channel. So here is my take. The tradeoff is between CFM and the ability to control the airflow. I have used backpack blowers with big cfm and a lower cfm blower, but it the lower cfm allowed for better control of the piles of leafs. So I discovered high mph with a medium cfm works better for me. The other thing that I value is weight. I wish they would have included that category. The other thing is you don't need a cannon if you already have a backpack. I use mine for small, medium and spot cleaning. They big heavy wet leaves go the way of the backpack blower.
Really enjoyed this video sound was excellent, information was well presented and most of all understandable. I've been looking into purchasing a battery powered blower for some time now and you have answered many of my questions. Much appreciated. Went to the Tool Box web site to view more videos and found that there was no search button to cut down on search time, maybe I just missed it. Thanks for all the info.
Love the video! The price listed for the Stihl BGA 86 was with the AP500 and charger. The article stated it was not a kit, it is. The bare tool is $279.99. Everyone should consider other tools these battery systems can operate. I purchased their chainsaw and power pruner with the AP 300 battery, so....
I’ve used both, the Milwaukee and EGO and I own the EGO, but I love Milwaukee, except this blower. The Milwaukee was the one that hurt my wrist the most. I didn’t purchase the Milwaukee for 3 reasons, more fatigue in my wrist and back, the use of 2 batteries seemed cumbersome and just wrong, and the price that is beyond ridiculous lol. I ended up buying the same EGO blower that’s in this video and then about 5 months later I bought an EGO lawnmower. Battery life and quick charging with EGO is simply amazing and their products are easy to use. I’m also thinking about selling my 2 year old Ariens snowblower and purchasing an EGO snowblower.
I think you did a fine job on your comparison. 👍👍I have been using EGO battery powered tools for about two years now,string trimmer and chainsaws with no complaints.
This is exactly the test I was looking for! I’m in the Ridgid 18V tool line and was wondering if their blower was any good. I’ve used the Ryobi 40v and was pleasantly surprised by it. Thanks guys!
Great job once again on tool assessment. I was surprised that weight did not enter as a category. If you are looking at ergonomics and fatigue, weight should matter. I believe the Milwaukee would lose points as it requires two heavy batteries as all the others do not.
Great point! Many of these blowers do not have bigger batteries. Remember, we said that we try to test the tools in kit form. The Milwaukee as the example you use has been optimized to operate with an a 8Ah battery. Additionally, while we looked at balance, the rotational movement of the tool measures movement from the tool at rest to the tool at full throttle, regardless of the battery weight. A well-balanced blower should have minimal pitch when the throttle is activated. Subjectively speaking as a user, I would not want the extra weight of the larger batteries. I would choose a blower that had battery strong enough to get the work done, had good balanced and was lighter. I’d choose a battery configuration that would achieve “stronger for longer. “
In the name of science, I repeated some of your tests on the same Makita XGT blower with a 4ah battery 😁 I got results closest to yours with the bent nozzle (pictured in your article). I get 126mph and 600CFM, versus 120mph and 640CFM for you. Your CFM numbers are comparatively higher than mine, so I think you've used the I.D. with the nozzle off (85mm) instead of the I.D. of bent nozzle (80.5mm). Without any nozzle, I got 112mph and 600CFM. It could be that you tested with no nozzle and my airspeed measurements are off. My numbers give me 19.2 Newtons, versus your 19.4 Newtons, so in the sled test it should beat at least the Milwaukee (18.6N), Hart (18.8N), and Echo (17.3N). I think you used the straight narrower nozzle (or no nozzle) for the sled test as it would have been easier to line up. My straight/narrow nozzle test gave me 17.2N (138mph, 490CFM), whilst no nozzle is 17.0N (112mph, 600CFM), which lines up with it sitting just below the Echo in the sled test. Runtime is very interesting. I get 4:10 in turbo, before it dropped down to high speed (just like the Stihl). Releasing the trigger and restarting wouldn't let it go back into turbo. Battery was at 2 bars at this point. It then went to 6:00 on high before shutting down. Battery did not go into thermal protection, although I could see temps as high as 70C through the vents and it wouldn't charge for a few minutes. I have AU model, so maybe NA model is different, or maybe Makita supplied you with a special suped up blower/battery that doesn't drop down. It could also be that dropping out of turbo is temp related and you were testing in cooler conditions than me. I also tested current. High is 17A and 586W. Turbo is 29A and 942W, so quite a jump for Turbo.
Well done video good overview in the market for one right now played with a couple. Been using a guest room for a long time notice the difference with a 40 volt but I'm not a pro just for around the house use. Again well done
Fantastic data driven review! This is probably the best study I have ever seen. I'd be curious to results of the EGO twin battery backpack blower, on your "test track". Again, well done. Thank you for the time you put into this.
Man I would love if you guys did a comparison of Router Tables with lifts. There are so many brands on the market there really aren’t any good scientific comparison video. Thank you for these videos!!! Your channel is fantastic.
If price was no option I would choose the Milwaukee ($707) since their 18v batteries can be used all over the shop. But a good alternative for a similar price, you can get the EGO blower kit for $329 and add their cordless carbon fiber string trimmer with auto-reloader for another $329.
The Milwaukee blower in the configuration that we priced with two batteries is definitely pricey. Many of these blowers that power tool companies make are basically considered an “add-on tool“ on their battery platform. In other words, they already have the batteries so they’re buying the blower at their tool and it’s well worth it to them.
I get complaints about Milwaukee price, but you should look at Stihl they’re ridiculously worse. I ended up buying the Milwaukee blower. I am a huge team red guy. If you wait for black Friday deals, it was around $300 and I gave you the 2X6 amp hour batteries for free. It was a deal that’s almost $100 for the tool and for all the batteries. I believe now is the time of my comment they have dropped the price to 250. And I’m just starting to see Steele bring down their prices to be half reasonable. Still think you’re looking at $300 for a good ego blower with at least a five amp hour battery. Fantastic review as always.
TBB continues to have the best head to head testing, I love these videos. Any chance we can ge a head to head on cordless snowblowers? I know that's a tough one to get a crew and snow to all work together.
Kudos for the outstanding review. The only problem here is that these manufacturers make multiple models that exhibit different characteristics and you can't possibly test them all or rate them for all the uses people will want to use them for. I really liked the "strongest for longest" approach. For my needs I really want a blower that is also lightweight as I need to carry it for an hour straight. Most of these blowers are just too heavy for that. OTOH - a light weight blower may not be very durable. So in my case the sweet spot is a blower that weighs less than 7 pounds (including batteries), is durable, and has a good MPH score.
I noticed that most of these blowers or the highest-end model tested but yet the Cobalt was only a 40-volt why would you not use the 80v? I myself have the 80 volt blower while it is the only kobalt tool I own I find that it destroys any other blower I've tried alongside it even my Stihl gas one.
I like the dual batterie blower from milwaukee he is very a nice blower , i don't feel the dual batteries system is a bummer , plenty of power and what i like about it is the power is there throughout all the batteries cycle like all milwaukee product.
Excellent testing and very excellent video. About the only thing I kind of missed for the video was to include an offering from Husqvarna. Stihl and Husqvarna are quite large competitors for the outdoor type market. Definitely love to see them included as well. Even though I know Cat and even Redmax have offerings. I would rather see Husqvarna
Even as a guy with a lot of Milwaukee FUEL tools (and batteries) in my garage, I can't stomach their price. I got the Ego shown in this test, and it's a rock star other than the stupid boost button. (I'm glad I'm not the only one it annoys...)
Great testing, very thorough. Would have liked to see some numbers like runtime adjusted for Wh. Your Wh numbers for Ridgid look like you've used 16ah rather than 6ah. Quite a few are using max voltages as well (Craftsman, Kobalt, Makita, Skil) The pitch angle test is a bit skewed by battery size. Top 7 all have very big batts (except Craftsman, which does well by being gutless). The bottom 3 (Ridgid 6ah, Ryobi 4ah, Makita 4ah) are all using their smaller batteries. With their biggest batteries they'd have better counterbalancing.
Agreed on the bigger batteries helping them out with balance. We tested the batteries that the manufacturer recommended or came with the kit. The Wh range was already pretty drastic across the field.
Curious if you did any tests with the Milwaukee using 12Ah batteries vs the included 8ah. I assume the runtime is slightly better with an obvious compromise to weight.Thanks!
@@ConcordCarpenter okay amazing, good to know. It know it's weird, but have you ever considered doing an overall review or maybe a battery platform investment review article or video or both? I feel like the hardest question for users might be which battery platform or rather ecosystem is the best overall or the best for certain needs.Obviously milwaukee provides a vast variety of tools, but Eco and maybe Ryobi has more options for landscaping and obviously there are better choices for pricing in general. I would just be interested to hear your take on it from a pros perspective. Like an ultimate showdown that you could do yearly.
Great test! My personal preference is the ego backpack blower which I have. The only thing I wish they would do is have a variable speed trigger rather than the variable dial on the side.
Bought a Milwaukee and used few times. It is really blow things away. The only one comment is the batteries are quickly run out of charge even with a spare set standby. I need to contantly monitor the charge and how much work left to finish. I felt I had to rush the work or I will leave the work undone.
@@ConcordCarpenter You're Welcome Rob and Crew, and Thank You for the replies, and for ALL of the exhaustive, and ‘Professional Testing’ IMO that you all do! Stay well and safe! 👍✌🙏
Pro users don’t want to hold it they need a back pack the hand Hellas after working all day doesn’t take long for the pain level to be annoying on the back all day long no problems 😊🎉😮
Not sure how to do that - open to suggestions. We do talk about it a lot that most folks are brand loyal, or will continue to buy the tool that they have the most batteries for.
I love your head to head test and RUclips Channel BUT it might be interesting to do head to head test within the major brands based on a category of tool. Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita etc all make a few different leaf blowers. Most constructors today use two or more battery platforms. Between DeWalt, Milwaukee and Makita there are probably 12 to 15 Leaf Blowers to choose from. If a constructor wanted the best Leaf Blower for a given battery platform your head to head test may not be relevant. Is there one Milwaukee, one DeWalt or one Makita blower that would stand out as a recommended tool for a small constructor if they were selecting based on battery platforms.
@@ConcordCarpenter Be a good 1 to do buddy. Husqvarna there big rival. More in more a see are being the 14inch cordless husqvarna brought 18 months back then makita millwaukee have 1 now also. Just waiting to see if dewalt do.
Some of these tests are almost entirely dependent on battery size. Which is difficult to compare. Like with my Makita blower, I can load 2x2.0 Ah batteries, and it'll perform as shown here. Or I can load 2x6.0 Ah batteries, and it would have won every single cumulative power/CFM test (other than peak power sled that favored blowers without power control ), not to mention it would have much better balance. And still be $300 cheaper than the Stihl kit. I love my Makita 2x18v blower (which is different/better than the one you tested). It is consistent and powerful, well weighted, and reliable. It costs twice as much as my friends Ryobi, but he's also on his third Ryobi blower in the same time I've been running my Makita. So I'm still coming out ahead on cost.
Watched the video again and my second objection is that it is generally a bad idea to buy tools in kit form. These are generally lower amp-hr batteries so a person may end up having to buy more batteries to complete a job, plus they come with poorer chargers.
Great stuff, you know I love these tests! I just have one question regarding the scoring, why do you value all categories the same? I know many reviewers do it, but imho not all categories are worth the same. Also you could have used 8ah pack on makita, since you used bigger packs on all other high end brands. Thank you so much and can't wait to see the next one ;)
The Makita results are weird. T&S got 12min runtime with a 4ah, but this test only gets 6min. An 8ah would get them 22-25min, which would have them well clear of everyone but Stihl. At first I thought maybe they accidentally ran it in turbo, but I'm guessing turbo is unregulated, so you'd see the airspeed dropping with voltage. They're also doing 118mph, which is right on the 190kph that Makita claims for normal mode. I think they must have had a dud 4ah battery.
@@toolscientistThe pitot tube tests were all run with the highest throttle or boost mode available. For the Makita, it surprised us too. We reran the test a second time with another 4ah battery and got the same results.
@@toolscientist Not accidentally we did test on turbo Ive never used a blower NOT on turbo... most folks we polled agreed. The pitot tube tests were all run with the highest throttle or boost mode available.
Went and did some digging and the ryobi without the nozzle is only rated for 145mph, which is kinda sad how misleading their marketing is. Their backpack blower is objectively superior but you woudlnt know it by their own specs, same cfm rating and higher speed with no nozzle. As a more expensive kit (599) they sell this same blower with a backpack accessory and 2 6ah batteries, which honestly i feel should be the base kit. As a 40v user, id prefer honest marketing
@@steffendetrick you’re right, I’ve dealt with Stihl for many years, reviewing their tools, and they are super super safety conscious. They probably think it’s a great thing to have that kind of trigger interlock safety on a blower. The reality is we don’t want or need it.
I really don't see that the blower's performance staying consistent throughout it's runtime is as important as you say. Not in real-world use. It may muddy the tester's ability to decide on a clear winner, but I think it's being overemphasized here.
A consistent performing powered tool over time is much more preferred by Pros than a tool that quickly or slowly loses power. We will have to agree to disagree on this.
I was literally talking about blowers like 10 minutes ago lol, saying I still need to find one that fits my needs before I go electric. Thank you guys for all your hard work.
Verbal typo at 10:34. I said 2nd place was MAKITA….. I MEANT EGO. The chart shown is correct.
Home depot having flash sale now for green machines 75 bucks can't beat! newer company I believe they started couple years ago 655cfm with 4ah battery & charger excellent warranty! just got it... it's excellent especially for 75 dollars.
I'm a Milwaukee guy but I use Ego for my lawn tools and couldn't be happier. I'm not a pro, so instead of evaluating "stronger for longer," I'm more into "strong enough for long enough." My blower is the top end Ego, and frankly I rarely use the turbo button since the non-turbo speed is plenty, but I like having that extra bit of goose when I need it. Something I do differently than I saw you test is use a short nozzle that I bought after-market. I bought it for drying cars, but in reality, it makes for a better balanced blower that is less fatiguing. It's also quicker, which you wouldn't think would be a thing, but it's a thing. I guess the down-side is that your blower needs to be powerful enough to overcome the disadvantage of a short nozzle, but the Ego is. I have both nozzles, but I consistently choose the short one.
Thanks for the comment and the car drying tip
This guy could make a paint drying contest interesting and fun to watch for sure. I just purchased a blower/trimmer cordless combo after lot's of shopping on line. Just received confirmation of the stuff being shipped & then I saw this test. Outstanding ! The one I am getting is down near the bottom here so I will keep searching to find other clips on YT in favor of the brand I bought . You can do that you know LOL
This is very important work that you are doing. Keeps companies honest and consumers informed! I would be curious to see how a top performing gas blower stood up to these as a control.
We do it because its fun, but do recognize the importance of the information and value. thanks you for leaving this cooment!
I always look forward to these tests! I think these are the best tool comparison videos available.
Glad you like them!
Hell…you are your testing crew are professional testers in my book! Y’all’s testing is honest and practical not marketed and that’s what I appreciate! Great work y’all!
Thanks
Ok I’ll share something I was going to keep to myself. 33 years running a landscape maintenance bussiness many blowers and the last 20 top of the line stihl period no problems a work horse. I bought an ego back pack then another strength in numbers right well I flipped one upside down attached it to right side up and had a blower for each arm and hands down this set up was a winner you can be loosening leaves with 1 while keeping your line with the other both focused on a pile of wet leaves sometimes ya make a pile and keep trucking but it was heavy and I stayed on turbo so was forced to do some battery charging ya need a good place to dismount so to speak as after hours of me and machine going full throttle it will give the arms a good workout. That is my idea that I’m sure someone else might have tried but no exhaust and at least 1/3 the noise of gas perhaps1/4
I wouldn't mind seeing a part 2 that includes backpack blowers.
Wow, love the effort and professionalism in trying to make sure the tests you do are thorough. Thanks for the great video!
Great testing as always Rob and crew! Thanks for doing the hard work!
@@mikec2810 thx
I have the LXT Makita blower and its plenty for a jobsite cleanup.
I also have a Stihl BR600 backback blower for clearing snow off sidewalks and there is no replacement for the power of a backpack when you need it.
I like that you guys don’t put a huge emphasis on price in your scoring. And I hope it stays that way especially now that you’re bringing tools like harbor freight in to your testing considering you guys also test tools like Festool. On some channels, even though the HF isn’t the best they’re sitting at number one because they practically give those things away. You guys do the most thorough and comprehensive testing giving credit to those who engineered and designed the best tool not those who are selling them for the price of a happy meal. It only makes sense to separate it as best value I wish more testing channels did that .
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Thanks for sharing. I’m always interested in a great blower, they are so useful! Spring assisted battery eject is definitely a plus. Must say, that Ego looked very powerful in the sled push 💨
Thanks for watching!
Wow! I am impressed. First class reviews period I might be changing my mind from my original choice. Thanks guys! Great work and God bless you.
thanks
I love this channel. So here is my take. The tradeoff is between CFM and the ability to control the airflow. I have used backpack blowers with big cfm and a lower cfm blower, but it the lower cfm allowed for better control of the piles of leafs. So I discovered high mph with a medium cfm works better for me. The other thing that I value is weight. I wish they would have included that category. The other thing is you don't need a cannon if you already have a backpack. I use mine for small, medium and spot cleaning. They big heavy wet leaves go the way of the backpack blower.
I look forward to these tests and as homeowner purchase to your professional guidance as it’s comprehensive.
Thank you!
Really enjoyed this video sound was excellent, information was well presented and most of all understandable. I've been looking into purchasing a battery powered blower for some time now and you have answered many of my questions. Much appreciated. Went to the Tool Box web site to view more videos and found that there was no search button to cut down on search time, maybe I just missed it. Thanks for all the info.
It’s there
Love the video! The price listed for the Stihl BGA 86 was with the AP500 and charger. The article stated it was not a kit, it is. The bare tool is $279.99. Everyone should consider other tools these battery systems can operate. I purchased their chainsaw and power pruner with the AP 300 battery, so....
Thanks for the info!
I’ve used both, the Milwaukee and EGO and I own the EGO, but I love Milwaukee, except this blower. The Milwaukee was the one that hurt my wrist the most. I didn’t purchase the Milwaukee for 3 reasons, more fatigue in my wrist and back, the use of 2 batteries seemed cumbersome and just wrong, and the price that is beyond ridiculous lol.
I ended up buying the same EGO blower that’s in this video and then about 5 months later I bought an EGO lawnmower. Battery life and quick charging with EGO is simply amazing and their products are easy to use. I’m also thinking about selling my 2 year old Ariens snowblower and purchasing an EGO snowblower.
I watch every one of your head to head tests. Very professional! So informative and help me to decide which tool to purchase. Thank you!
Great to hear!
Excited to watch. I have a bunch but my favorite is ego and ryobi (surprisingly)
I think you did a fine job on your comparison. 👍👍I have been using EGO battery powered tools for about two years now,string trimmer and chainsaws with no complaints.
This is exactly the test I was looking for! I’m in the Ridgid 18V tool line and was wondering if their blower was any good. I’ve used the Ryobi 40v and was pleasantly surprised by it. Thanks guys!
Great job once again on tool assessment. I was surprised that weight did not enter as a category. If you are looking at ergonomics and fatigue, weight should matter. I believe the Milwaukee would lose points as it requires two heavy batteries as all the others do not.
Great point! Many of these blowers do not have bigger batteries. Remember, we said that we try to test the tools in kit form. The Milwaukee as the example you use has been optimized to operate with an a 8Ah battery.
Additionally, while we looked at balance, the rotational movement of the tool measures movement from the tool at rest to the tool at full throttle, regardless of the battery weight. A well-balanced blower should have minimal pitch when the throttle is activated.
Subjectively speaking as a user, I would not want the extra weight of the larger batteries. I would choose a blower that had battery strong enough to get the work done, had good balanced and was lighter. I’d choose a battery configuration that would achieve “stronger for longer. “
When paired with 2- 3ah HO its light
@@OUTILSCLIPSQC Sure, but that is not how these comparisons were done.
In the name of science, I repeated some of your tests on the same Makita XGT blower with a 4ah battery 😁
I got results closest to yours with the bent nozzle (pictured in your article). I get 126mph and 600CFM, versus 120mph and 640CFM for you. Your CFM numbers are comparatively higher than mine, so I think you've used the I.D. with the nozzle off (85mm) instead of the I.D. of bent nozzle (80.5mm). Without any nozzle, I got 112mph and 600CFM. It could be that you tested with no nozzle and my airspeed measurements are off.
My numbers give me 19.2 Newtons, versus your 19.4 Newtons, so in the sled test it should beat at least the Milwaukee (18.6N), Hart (18.8N), and Echo (17.3N). I think you used the straight narrower nozzle (or no nozzle) for the sled test as it would have been easier to line up. My straight/narrow nozzle test gave me 17.2N (138mph, 490CFM), whilst no nozzle is 17.0N (112mph, 600CFM), which lines up with it sitting just below the Echo in the sled test.
Runtime is very interesting. I get 4:10 in turbo, before it dropped down to high speed (just like the Stihl). Releasing the trigger and restarting wouldn't let it go back into turbo. Battery was at 2 bars at this point. It then went to 6:00 on high before shutting down. Battery did not go into thermal protection, although I could see temps as high as 70C through the vents and it wouldn't charge for a few minutes. I have AU model, so maybe NA model is different, or maybe Makita supplied you with a special suped up blower/battery that doesn't drop down. It could also be that dropping out of turbo is temp related and you were testing in cooler conditions than me.
I also tested current. High is 17A and 586W. Turbo is 29A and 942W, so quite a jump for Turbo.
Sounds like you had some fun!
Great job guys, these head to head comparisons are second to none!
Thanks
Excellent as usual Rob, while I personally wouldn't buy a Hart or Atlas it's nice that you include tools that are found at all of the big box stores.
We were very impressed with the performance of both. I guess the real question is do they [tool and battery] hold up over time
Well done video good overview in the market for one right now played with a couple. Been using a guest room for a long time notice the difference with a 40 volt but I'm not a pro just for around the house use. Again well done
You guys are so professional in your tests, I am impressed
Fantastic data driven review! This is probably the best study I have ever seen. I'd be curious to results of the EGO twin battery backpack blower, on your "test track". Again, well done. Thank you for the time you put into this.
I've tried them all. It's the Milwaukee twin battery leaf blower FTW 🌪️
U r saying milwaukee was as good as ego ? Tnks
Nice!!
Man I would love if you guys did a comparison of Router Tables with lifts. There are so many brands on the market there really aren’t any good scientific comparison video. Thank you for these videos!!! Your channel is fantastic.
Email me a list I’ll consider it rob@concordcarpenter.com
This video is the best blower video I've seen in years !
Welcome to ToolBoxBuzz!
Thanks Guys, Great Test
If price was no option I would choose the Milwaukee ($707) since their 18v batteries can be used all over the shop. But a good alternative for a similar price, you can get the EGO blower kit for $329 and add their cordless carbon fiber string trimmer with auto-reloader for another $329.
Makita batteries are similar to with their XGT line
The Milwaukee blower in the configuration that we priced with two batteries is definitely pricey. Many of these blowers that power tool companies make are basically considered an “add-on tool“ on their battery platform.
In other words, they already have the batteries so they’re buying the blower at their tool and it’s well worth it to them.
I get complaints about Milwaukee price, but you should look at Stihl they’re ridiculously worse. I ended up buying the Milwaukee blower. I am a huge team red guy.
If you wait for black Friday deals, it was around $300 and I gave you the 2X6 amp hour batteries for free. It was a deal that’s almost $100 for the tool and for all the batteries.
I believe now is the time of my comment they have dropped the price to 250. And I’m just starting to see Steele bring down their prices to be half reasonable.
Still think you’re looking at $300 for a good ego blower with at least a five amp hour battery. Fantastic review as always.
TBB continues to have the best head to head testing, I love these videos. Any chance we can ge a head to head on cordless snowblowers? I know that's a tough one to get a crew and snow to all work together.
Well have to build a snow making rig,... ;)
Hey rob can you do a vidoe on the compact blowers from makita milwaukee and dewalt
Incredible job, fellas! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
awesome review. Too bad I have the dewalt already but now I know what to get if it ever "blows" out lol
Kudos for the outstanding review. The only problem here is that these manufacturers make multiple models that exhibit different characteristics and you can't possibly test them all or rate them for all the uses people will want to use them for. I really liked the "strongest for longest" approach. For my needs I really want a blower that is also lightweight as I need to carry it for an hour straight. Most of these blowers are just too heavy for that. OTOH - a light weight blower may not be very durable. So in my case the sweet spot is a blower that weighs less than 7 pounds (including batteries), is durable, and has a good MPH score.
Very comprehensive lads! I'll be back for my advice, thanks!
Very thorough testing….as usual! Thank you!
Thank you!
As always. Watched and Liked.
For the algorithm 😎 well done. Thank you.
You bet
We need to get our hands on the Bosch bi turbo blower. Finally they made one but it’s only available in the u.k atm.
Thanks Rob, keep up the good work 😎⚒️😎⚒️😎
Thanks for the support Ted
I'm amazed at the variation in performance in this category of tools. Most tools are splitting hairs in variation.
Great review, subscribed and liked.
Liked everything about this 👍
I didn't think I'd hear "De Quervain's" when I played this. Nice touch.
I noticed that most of these blowers or the highest-end model tested but yet the Cobalt was only a 40-volt why would you not use the 80v? I myself have the 80 volt blower while it is the only kobalt tool I own I find that it destroys any other blower I've tried alongside it even my Stihl gas one.
Great test guys!
Thanks
Best test out there for blowers! Thanks 🤩
I like the dual batterie blower from milwaukee he is very a nice blower , i don't feel the dual batteries system is a bummer , plenty of power and what i like about it is the power is there throughout all the batteries cycle like all milwaukee product.
Excellent testing and very excellent video. About the only thing I kind of missed for the video was to include an offering from Husqvarna. Stihl and Husqvarna are quite large competitors for the outdoor type market. Definitely love to see them included as well. Even though I know Cat and even Redmax have offerings. I would rather see Husqvarna
Great suggestion!
Next time you guys do one of these, you should try the Bauer leaf blower
This is great now just need an updated dust extractor video
In due time
Even as a guy with a lot of Milwaukee FUEL tools (and batteries) in my garage, I can't stomach their price. I got the Ego shown in this test, and it's a rock star other than the stupid boost button. (I'm glad I'm not the only one it annoys...)
Great testing, very thorough. Would have liked to see some numbers like runtime adjusted for Wh. Your Wh numbers for Ridgid look like you've used 16ah rather than 6ah. Quite a few are using max voltages as well (Craftsman, Kobalt, Makita, Skil)
The pitch angle test is a bit skewed by battery size. Top 7 all have very big batts (except Craftsman, which does well by being gutless). The bottom 3 (Ridgid 6ah, Ryobi 4ah, Makita 4ah) are all using their smaller batteries. With their biggest batteries they'd have better counterbalancing.
We have the watt hour data but didn’t use it
Agreed on the bigger batteries helping them out with balance. We tested the batteries that the manufacturer recommended or came with the kit. The Wh range was already pretty drastic across the field.
This is an awesome test for brand battery performance, also.
Curious if you did any tests with the Milwaukee using 12Ah batteries vs the included 8ah. I assume the runtime is slightly better with an obvious compromise to weight.Thanks!
We did. Runtime improved. 8Ah seemed like the sweet spot
@@ConcordCarpenter okay amazing, good to know. It know it's weird, but have you ever considered doing an overall review or maybe a battery platform investment review article or video or both? I feel like the hardest question for users might be which battery platform or rather ecosystem is the best overall or the best for certain needs.Obviously milwaukee provides a vast variety of tools, but Eco and maybe Ryobi has more options for landscaping and obviously there are better choices for pricing in general. I would just be interested to hear your take on it from a pros perspective. Like an ultimate showdown that you could do yearly.
What battery did the makita use?
I’m actually a big fan of my green works stuff!
Great test! My personal preference is the ego backpack blower which I have. The only thing I wish they would do is have a variable speed trigger rather than the variable dial on the side.
We're considering backpack blowers next spring
Did Husky choose not to participate? Curious how their advertised 800cfm blower compares.
Why not use Kobalt's best blower in these tests? The 80v Max is really good.
New to the market, Enhulk brushless motor, 930 CFM, 200 mph, would love for you to review and see if numbers are true!
Bought a Milwaukee and used few times. It is really blow things away. The only one comment is the batteries are quickly run out of charge even with a spare set standby. I need to contantly monitor the charge and how much work left to finish. I felt I had to rush the work or I will leave the work undone.
At this point Rob needs to trade in the t-shirt and do these testing vids in a lab coat.
Very impressive and much appreciated, as always. Fantastic.
haha - totally a TEAM effort!
@@ConcordCarpenter Lab coats 🥼 for everyone!
I like the nozzle test. Very interesting. I will have to remove my ego nozzle now.
Go NozzleFree!
AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you
@@ConcordCarpenter You're Welcome Rob and Crew, and Thank You for the replies, and for ALL of the exhaustive, and ‘Professional Testing’ IMO that you all do! Stay well and safe! 👍✌🙏
Where is Bosch in this test?
The market better watch out for when Kobalt releases a 24V XTR version in 38 years.
I'd like to see how the CAT 800 cfm blower compares to the ones you tested. Great job with your tests!
Great suggestion!
What version of the Ego and Milwaukee were you testing?
Pro users don’t want to hold it they need a back pack the hand Hellas after working all day doesn’t take long for the pain level to be annoying on the back all day long no problems 😊🎉😮
Most contrctors try to stay with a single system for battery interchange reasons. Was any consideration given to this metric?
Not sure how to do that - open to suggestions. We do talk about it a lot that most folks are brand loyal, or will continue to buy the tool that they have the most batteries for.
I'm probably just going to buy the dewalt being that I have everything else dewalt.
I love your head to head test and RUclips Channel BUT it might be interesting to do head to head test within the major brands based on a category of tool. Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita etc all make a few different leaf blowers. Most constructors today use two or more battery platforms.
Between DeWalt, Milwaukee and Makita there are probably 12 to 15 Leaf Blowers to choose from. If a constructor wanted the best Leaf Blower for a given battery platform your head to head test may not be relevant. Is there one Milwaukee, one DeWalt or one Makita blower that would stand out as a recommended tool for a small constructor if they were selecting based on battery platforms.
14inch gas concrete saws. Perfect. Ts700 best concrete cutter on market for speed and power. All in ts 420 hard to beat. Stihl all the way.
Stihl has been a pack leader for some time - it'll be interesting to see if they still hold that title
@@ConcordCarpenter
Be a good 1 to do buddy. Husqvarna there big rival. More in more a see are being the 14inch cordless husqvarna brought 18 months back then makita millwaukee have 1 now also. Just waiting to see if dewalt do.
Where is the husky blower ?
Some of these tests are almost entirely dependent on battery size. Which is difficult to compare.
Like with my Makita blower, I can load 2x2.0 Ah batteries, and it'll perform as shown here. Or I can load 2x6.0 Ah batteries, and it would have won every single cumulative power/CFM test (other than peak power sled that favored blowers without power control ), not to mention it would have much better balance. And still be $300 cheaper than the Stihl kit.
I love my Makita 2x18v blower (which is different/better than the one you tested). It is consistent and powerful, well weighted, and reliable. It costs twice as much as my friends Ryobi, but he's also on his third Ryobi blower in the same time I've been running my Makita. So I'm still coming out ahead on cost.
Watched the video again and my second objection is that it is generally a bad idea to buy tools in kit form. These are generally lower amp-hr batteries so a person may end up having to buy more batteries to complete a job, plus they come with poorer chargers.
Atlas did fairly well being a $80 blower , being compared to $200-$600 blowers
This is quality content.
Great stuff, you know I love these tests! I just have one question regarding the scoring, why do you value all categories the same? I know many reviewers do it, but imho not all categories are worth the same.
Also you could have used 8ah pack on makita, since you used bigger packs on all other high end brands.
Thank you so much and can't wait to see the next one ;)
The Makita results are weird. T&S got 12min runtime with a 4ah, but this test only gets 6min. An 8ah would get them 22-25min, which would have them well clear of everyone but Stihl.
At first I thought maybe they accidentally ran it in turbo, but I'm guessing turbo is unregulated, so you'd see the airspeed dropping with voltage. They're also doing 118mph, which is right on the 190kph that Makita claims for normal mode. I think they must have had a dud 4ah battery.
@@toolscientist might be yeah
@@toolscientistThe pitot tube tests were all run with the highest throttle or boost mode available.
For the Makita, it surprised us too. We reran the test a second time with another 4ah battery and got the same results.
@@jeffreydeitz5247 oh ok. I guess turbo explains the shorter runtime.
@@toolscientist Not accidentally we did test on turbo Ive never used a blower NOT on turbo... most folks we polled agreed. The pitot tube tests were all run with the highest throttle or boost mode available.
Are the Ego numbers based on their turbo button or regular throttle?
Turbo
Would've been interesting to see a gas blower for comparison
Surprised that Worx was not represented being such a large company.
We don't see it in or area
Hart seems like a good deal.
Ego is good but broken after almost two years. Using only during summer. Ego refuses to fixed because the warrantee expired. 😢
The Toro Powerjet F700 is still the p4p champ of electric blowers in my opinion, but it’s corded.
Cut the cord!
The Ryobi 40v is a totally different animal with the newer 6ah and 8ah batteries. Feels about 40% stronger vs the 4ah batteries.
the 8ah (and 12ah) uses 21700 cells, which really lets the tools run wild
Went and did some digging and the ryobi without the nozzle is only rated for 145mph, which is kinda sad how misleading their marketing is. Their backpack blower is objectively superior but you woudlnt know it by their own specs, same cfm rating and higher speed with no nozzle. As a more expensive kit (599) they sell this same blower with a backpack accessory and 2 6ah batteries, which honestly i feel should be the base kit. As a 40v user, id prefer honest marketing
Get rid of that stuff STHIL it’s not a chainsaw😂
That just came out... wasn't on my bullet point list
@@ConcordCarpenter that’s probably what made it so funny because it was 100% genuine and correct.
@@steffendetrick you’re right, I’ve dealt with Stihl for many years, reviewing their tools, and they are super super safety conscious. They probably think it’s a great thing to have that kind of trigger interlock safety on a blower. The reality is we don’t want or need it.
Try wen 40v
I really don't see that the blower's performance staying consistent throughout it's runtime is as important as you say. Not in real-world use. It may muddy the tester's ability to decide on a clear winner, but I think it's being overemphasized here.
A consistent performing powered tool over time is much more preferred by Pros than a tool that quickly or slowly loses power. We will have to agree to disagree on this.
I was literally talking about blowers like 10 minutes ago lol, saying I still need to find one that fits my needs before I go electric. Thank you guys for all your hard work.
Right on
I bought the Mikita bundle,weed whacker/ blower. Had it two years, never really used it and then one day it just cut out and never turned back on.
Perfect
According to your graphs the atlas scored better than the hart
It did. Atlas took 5th place overall. Really nice blower. But it is almost twice as expensive as the Hart.