Some helpful time stamps: Intro: 0:00 Overview: 0:40 dB test: 2:50 Back to review: 3:14 Battery: 3:36 Handel and trigger: 4:40 Blower tube: 7:15 Blow test: 8:46 Back to review: 11:52
Great video. I bought the Greenworks 750 CFM with two batteries (2.0 Amph each) for $270. On my first use, the nozzle attachment blew off the end immediately. There is no mechanical attachment for it, just a flimsy friction clip. Batteries only lasted 12 minutes on high with no turbo boost. The unit worked well otherwise, but I returned it and bought the EGO 650 and love it! Also the Greenworks only had a one year warranty, and the EGO has ,when products are registered, a three year warranty on the battery, and 5 year on the unit. And, I should mention, the local Ace Hardware store where I bought it, is an EGO authorized repair facility.
I bought this yesterday, and it is worth it! Last two years I wore myself out raking leaves and last year I vowed I would have a blower for the leaves this year. I kept my promise to myself, and although I was tired after all the leaves I had to deal with, it was so much better than the raking. I have the EGO medal body brushless lawnmover and trimmer with the capability of interchangeable attachments -- and they have and still are performing well, including the original batteries. EGO is for me the best. No gas, no oil changes, no high maintenance, and no straining or frustrating myself with yanking a cord! That in of itself is a blessing!
Thanks for taking the time to make and upload the video. I have back issues, so the idea hit me a little late, but I actually got mine to clear snow so my eight pound Chihuahua can go when the snow gets above 4" out. Only time will tell if it'll work.
@@DesnySaldate it without a doubt works on snow. Far better than a shovel for getting snow moved on grass, and it also works great for getting snow off a vehicle. As for the battery, it lasts for longer than I would've anticipated.
I just got this blower want to make one thing clear to everyone considering this purchase. You will get 20 minutes on the stock battery. Which is 2.5 amps. This is at the high setting not the turbo setting. If you hit the turbo button quite a bit you're looking at 10 minutes. It's very tempting to hit the turbo button because the power is significantly more than high. I just wanted to point this out because the 90 minute battery time the manufacturer advertises is nonsense for practical purposes. Notwithstanding the battery times, it's a good blower for light yard work. I ended up getting a gas Backpack Blower for the big jobs around the house.
The stock battery for this should be the 5 amp version, unless there is a new bundle with the smaller battery. Stated run times in this video are based on the 5 amp battery.
I can't help but to wonder about how big that motor is (the "can" size) in the Blower... AND, I can't help but wonder how hard it would be to "adapt" the motor/battery to my Traxxas E-REVO... 🤔🤨🤔🤨 (56 Volts! Hell yeah!! 🤟😛🤟)
During your dB measurement noise level test, can you share roughly how far the sound meter microphone (cell phone) was away from the leaf blower? I would like it to try to get a rough comparison to other electric leaf blowers.
Appreciate the detailed explanation on the "how to" and seeing how it performed on water vs dry, regular vs turbo, options. Question, I have a Ego lawnmower. Battery is an ego 56v 4.0AH Can I use this battery here while the battery which came with the leaf blower is charging?
You can I have used the 56v 2.5ah battery that came with my string trimmer for smaller jobs and to just power cycle the battery. It is the best part of the Ego system. All batteries are interchangeable.
I have to say I love the power of this blower. However the battery life is terrible. I'm not sure if I have a batch of bad batteries (all bought new) or if the unit draws more than it should. I have the 2.5 hr, 5AH and the 7.5 AH. Each one lasts about 10 minutes. I constantly have to juggle them on the rapid charger in order to do the yard. All 3 work fine in my mower SP2135, my trimmer and hedger. I'm wondering if maybe there is something causing the batteries to die so quickly. Yes, I like the turbo option and use that most of the time.
It more then likely is the turbo mode that is doin it. The stated run time and my testing are for just running the blower without the use of the turbo mode.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews you see 15 to 20 minutes not enough time for people 🙄 These tools deserve at least 10 amp batteries!! They are forcing people to spend 500 dollars for a stupid battery not fair!!!
@@adameglen3593 Not really. If you're having to run it on turbo mode every time you use it, it's probably the wrong tool for the job. I'd just buy a stihl backpack blower if I was out spending over $400 for one battery just to make it work...
@@adameglen3593 Or you can buy a gasoline powered Stihl and on 14 ounces of gas (just a little more than a soda can) you can run at at full power for about an hour and a half... Then in about a minute, you can fill the tank and do it all over again..... All for $150....
Any leaf blower that runs below 85 dB, does not spew toxic fumes everywhere, is built to last, and does the job should be the top of anyone’s list who have to do lots of yardwork. Electric blowers need to replace all those hideous gas-powered blowers, which are disastrous for the environment and irritate the hell out of people in general.
I already have a 5ah and 4ah battery, plus a rapid (charges the 5 ah fully in 40 min) and regular charger. I'm looking to get the 650 blower with a 2.5 ah battery; do you think I'd be able to run them indefinitely in high/turbo mix use?
The 2.5 ah battery that comes with it can do turbo mode for about 10min. So a 5 ah should be able to do 20min, 4ah will probably get you 15-ish min run time. Will that work with hot swapping out the batteries to charge, maybe.
Can you please tell me if the sound test was done with the trigger or the knob? Another video said the trigger was only three stage and not properly variable. I hope that's not true, 'cause I'm used to doing precise little bursts on a gas blower to get stuff exactly where I want. (I came to your video looking for one on the trigger action.) Also I can simulate idle by leaving the knob on the lowest setting, can't I?
I just received mine today. Like the fact I didn’t need no gas,no plug, But have a lot of leaves and medium sized yard so used turbo a lot and just drained the battery- 15 minutes dead. I didn’t feel The high power Without the turbo was not that impressive . I have Way to many leaves to use in low speed . My gas blower was a lot stronger. However If your patient I guess high speed without turbo will get the job done but how do you not use the turbo. It’s right there. Lol. The reason I wanted to try the leaf blower ,is over the summer I bought the ego hedge trimmer. It never went dead on me. I feel like they have to improve on the power and the battery life of this blower. . If you have a lager yard you most likely will need 2 batterie is to get is done within a hour. Small yards I feel like it’s ideal. I have to give it more of a chance but off the bat not impress by the battery life. The convenience of it is nice.
I would call my yard as small compared to others I have seen test the Ego leaf blower, but I also have never used a gas blower before so I don't know the feeling of what I might be missing. I feel Ego could come out with a larger battery for the blower for those willing to trade the weight for my blower time.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews I did my yard again yesterday. Did not use turbo. Did use on high speed.Did the Front yard. Blew all leaves into a pile. 30 minutes battery went dead. Plugged into the charger then mulched the pile with mower. Then cut the whole front yard with mower getting all other leaves. That took 30 minutes. Then went to the back yard.The battery was fully recharged . Did same thing. So it took me 2 hours and used two full charges, however I did not bag 1 leaf. So I guess not so bad. It was cool not to use gas or extension cord. If it’s summer and if you are just clean up from grass cutting or drying your car after washing it, then This blower is perfect.
Hi, is the long blower tube suppose to be hard to put in and out? I just got mine and it seems like I need to put a lot of force to place it in and can't pull it out easily its really stuck in there and I am afraid to pull it, because the base black tube of where the long tube get connected (where the motor is) is a bit jiggly/loose, wanted to make sure it's how it suppose to be? Thanks
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Talked to customer service and they said its normal if there is a little jiggle so just to keep an eye and since it has 5 years warranty I am covered.
Almost no difference. I had them both, use the extra money you save to get another battery. The 5.0 battery with the blower is too heavy. Ego gives the tools away and sells the batteries. Figure this out and u will never buy a battery 😜
To be fair That video was the first time that actually used it . And I was trying to be very quick since I wasn't technically On public property . If I would have given it more attention I probably could have gotten those leaves up .
I just got this blower and took it out today, but I don't know if my battery or charger is defective. On the charger, it indicates that when the light is blinking green, it's charging, and when the light is solid green, it's full charged. However, the green light on the charger is solid, but pressing the power on the battery shows that there's only 1 green bar. The battery has been charging for 1 hr and it's still just one bar. Can you confirm?
How much is speed on high regular mode and turbo mode? I hate to be deceaved when 180 is only on turbo and not regular. What about battery drainage on regular high vs turbo mode?
@@abhishekmahendru1583 I don't have a 10ah myself to check but it should as Ego wants you to be able to swap their stuff. However, that would make the blower much heavier.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Yeah thats true. I'll have to see if I can get secondary battery. I have large yard with lots of leaves. I hate to use this and wait for it to charge. It'll take forever. Thank you!
I just got the carbon fiber weed Wacker it is an excellent trimmer although the manufacturer has to quit supplying 2.5 amp hour battery with these tools!If you want to get the 5 ah battery it is a steep 250 dollars for a battery! Weed whacker last exactly 37 minutes with a 2.5 ah battery fully charged.. Now I am gonna have to get this just so I can have the 5 ah battery. So basically they are charging 50 dollars for the blower if u spend $ 300! $ 350 for 7.5 ah $ 450 for 10 ah battery. Ego come on!! I am not sure if the batteries are 18650 or 21700 cost you 3 to 5 bucks each per battery the most how you come up with outrageous battery expense?? Supply your tools with higher amp batteries instead of the crappy 2.5 amp hour battery.
I have the carbon fiber week whacker too (ruclips.net/video/8O0mCH6rFKc/видео.html). With Ego I have found you really are paying more for their battery tech then anything else. The tools are good, but their batteries are what raise the price as high as they are.
For this reason alone I went with the premium 750$ push mower package. The 10ah battery and higher power motor make it worth the 100-200$ more over the base/ medium tier bundles. Now all I need are the bare tools for the blower, weed Wacker and edger. I have a small lawn and my first mow took around 50% battery. The other 50% should be enough to use the extra tools on a single charge. This helps cut down on needing to buy multiple batteries. It's really only cost effective if you convert all your outdoor equipment to EGO so you need as few batteries as possible. Even with this buying strategy, you're still looking at $1,000 for a set of equipment to completely cut your yard. You could go cheaper and save about 200$ but you'll be stuck with a lower capacity battery, which means more downtime and more frequent charging so it's going to wear down faster. One of the coolest things about outdoor battery powered equipment is being able to listen to music with earbuds/headphones. You can't do that with the noise produced by gas equipment.
There is something defective about this particular model! I just read over 100 reviews of people over the span of a year up until today claiming the same problem and EGO does nothing about it! The fuse inside blows and renders the blower useless! So horrible of a brand! For over a year you have 1/2 of the machines you put out die on people?!?! I've been convinced not to purchase this until I can read recent reviews claiming that it actually works.
Mine started going bad on me....battery not lasting as long as it did in the beginning and I had only used it from like August 2021 until Jan 2022 and not heavy use either! I'm getting a replacement sent to me.
I have found the flat more helpful when trying to move leaves in grass or when I'm trying to push things in a straighter line. The rounded tip is just good overall coverage.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews yeah, and $$$ for an extra battery because thats the most expensive part of the blower. I want so much to get rid of gas blower, but IMO, these just aren't cost effective and lower power than gas.
If you're only getting one product from them I can see that I ended up getting a string trimmer and the snow blower so I have three other batteries that I can use if I run out when using the leaf blower.
Not a bad review, yet one comment irks to no end. "... although the large chunk of the price of ego products is their battery technology ..." In The Century of Hype, clowns describe every product, device, attachment, accessory, and so forth as a "technology." You do not buy a technology with this product, you buy a battery. Spare us the superlatives, and describe things as they are, rather than mystical tablets from some ancient temple or replacements for transportation by motor vehicles.
I think my battery technology comment is more about me mostly doing tech reviews and falling back to my wording for that then anything else. I think this was only my second ever not technology related review.
@@carlosmedina6133 Eso suena más a una batería defectuosa que al ventilador defectuoso. ¿Registraste el soplador y la batería con Ego? Si lo hizo, debería poder obtener una batería nueva en garantía.
Some helpful time stamps:
Intro: 0:00
Overview: 0:40
dB test: 2:50
Back to review: 3:14
Battery: 3:36
Handel and trigger: 4:40
Blower tube: 7:15
Blow test: 8:46
Back to review: 11:52
Sold. Im getting one for my backyard. Goodbye to days of sweeping the yard.
doubly sold! I'm getting one this weekend. As a truck driver, I can say goodbye to the days of sweeping out dirty trailers.
Great video. I bought the Greenworks 750 CFM with two batteries (2.0 Amph each) for $270. On my first use, the nozzle attachment blew off the end immediately. There is no mechanical attachment for it, just a flimsy friction clip. Batteries only lasted 12 minutes on high with no turbo boost. The unit worked well otherwise, but I returned it and bought the EGO 650 and love it! Also the Greenworks only had a one year warranty, and the EGO has ,when products are registered, a three year warranty on the battery, and 5 year on the unit. And, I should mention, the local Ace Hardware store where I bought it, is an EGO authorized repair facility.
I bought this yesterday, and it is worth it! Last two years I wore myself out raking leaves and last year I vowed I would have a blower for the leaves this year. I kept my promise to myself, and although I was tired after all the leaves I had to deal with, it was so much better than the raking. I have the EGO medal body brushless lawnmover and trimmer with the capability of interchangeable attachments -- and they have and still are performing well, including the original batteries. EGO is for me the best. No gas, no oil changes, no high maintenance, and no straining or frustrating myself with yanking a cord! That in of itself is a blessing!
How do you like that steel body brushless lawn mower? I was looking to buy this in the spring. How is the cut as compared to grass?
Thanks for taking the time to make and upload the video. I have back issues, so the idea hit me a little late, but I actually got mine to clear snow so my eight pound Chihuahua can go when the snow gets above 4" out. Only time will tell if it'll work.
Friend, any updates?
@@DesnySaldate it without a doubt works on snow. Far better than a shovel for getting snow moved on grass, and it also works great for getting snow off a vehicle. As for the battery, it lasts for longer than I would've anticipated.
Getting one this weekend. As a truck driver 🚚, 7 years of sweeping out my dirty trailers comes to an end.
Did you get one yet? And do you do reefer?
I got 1 n I do dry vans an reefer n it works great on reefer no more sweeping my trl for me 😀
Nice job thoughtful, thorough and incisive. Having a product worthy of excitement helps a great deal. I look forward to your additions
Great review 👍
Really excellent video!!
Great Review! 👍
Thank God! I learned how to get the battery off.
Happy to help.
I just got this blower want to make one thing clear to everyone considering this purchase. You will get 20 minutes on the stock battery. Which is 2.5 amps. This is at the high setting not the turbo setting. If you hit the turbo button quite a bit you're looking at 10 minutes. It's very tempting to hit the turbo button because the power is significantly more than high. I just wanted to point this out because the 90 minute battery time the manufacturer advertises is nonsense for practical purposes. Notwithstanding the battery times, it's a good blower for light yard work. I ended up getting a gas Backpack Blower for the big jobs around the house.
The stock battery for this should be the 5 amp version, unless there is a new bundle with the smaller battery. Stated run times in this video are based on the 5 amp battery.
Excellent video. Thanks
I can't help but to wonder about how big that motor is (the "can" size) in the Blower...
AND, I can't help but wonder how hard it would be to "adapt" the motor/battery to my Traxxas E-REVO... 🤔🤨🤔🤨
(56 Volts! Hell yeah!! 🤟😛🤟)
Great review. Now I’m gonna ego buy one.
Happy I could help.
During your dB measurement noise level test, can you share roughly how far the sound meter microphone (cell phone) was away from the leaf blower? I would like it to try to get a rough comparison to other electric leaf blowers.
I would say 5inch back from the motor and only 2inch way from the actual handle.
Appreciate the detailed explanation on the "how to" and seeing how it performed on water vs dry, regular vs turbo, options.
Question, I have a Ego lawnmower. Battery is an ego 56v 4.0AH
Can I use this battery here while the battery which came with the leaf blower is charging?
You can I have used the 56v 2.5ah battery that came with my string trimmer for smaller jobs and to just power cycle the battery. It is the best part of the Ego system. All batteries are interchangeable.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Excellent, thank you!
Haha! You could stand in the middle of your yard and just spin in turbo mode. That thing is impressive!
Probably could never thought to try that.
A replacement battery is almost $300 !!
Almost as much as a new blower.
They are rechargeable, son! Calm down 😂😂😂
Great video......have a 530 should I upgrade?
Realistically I don't think it is enough of an upgrade to merit an upgrade.
I have to say I love the power of this blower. However the battery life is terrible. I'm not sure if I have a batch of bad batteries (all bought new) or if the unit draws more than it should. I have the 2.5 hr, 5AH and the 7.5 AH. Each one lasts about 10 minutes. I constantly have to juggle them on the rapid charger in order to do the yard. All 3 work fine in my mower SP2135, my trimmer and hedger. I'm wondering if maybe there is something causing the batteries to die so quickly. Yes, I like the turbo option and use that most of the time.
It more then likely is the turbo mode that is doin it. The stated run time and my testing are for just running the blower without the use of the turbo mode.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews ok cool. Thank you 👍🏻
Nice review. How long would it be by pressing the turbo the entire time?
You are looking at more like 15 to 20min.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews you see 15 to 20 minutes not enough time for people 🙄 These tools deserve at least 10 amp batteries!! They are forcing people to spend 500 dollars for a stupid battery not fair!!!
@@adameglen3593 Not really. If you're having to run it on turbo mode every time you use it, it's probably the wrong tool for the job. I'd just buy a stihl backpack blower if I was out spending over $400 for one battery just to make it work...
@@adameglen3593 Or you can buy a gasoline powered Stihl and on 14 ounces of gas (just a little more than a soda can) you can run at at full power for about an hour and a half... Then in about a minute, you can fill the tank and do it all over again..... All for $150....
Any leaf blower that runs below 85 dB, does not spew toxic fumes everywhere, is built to last, and does the job should be the top of anyone’s list who have to do lots of yardwork. Electric blowers need to replace all those hideous gas-powered blowers, which are disastrous for the environment and irritate the hell out of people in general.
I already have a 5ah and 4ah battery, plus a rapid (charges the 5 ah fully in 40 min) and regular charger. I'm looking to get the 650 blower with a 2.5 ah battery; do you think I'd be able to run them indefinitely in high/turbo mix use?
The 2.5 ah battery that comes with it can do turbo mode for about 10min. So a 5 ah should be able to do 20min, 4ah will probably get you 15-ish min run time. Will that work with hot swapping out the batteries to charge, maybe.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks, I might just spring for the kit with the 5 ah battery since it’s only $80 more.
Can you please tell me if the sound test was done with the trigger or the knob? Another video said the trigger was only three stage and not properly variable. I hope that's not true, 'cause I'm used to doing precise little bursts on a gas blower to get stuff exactly where I want. (I came to your video looking for one on the trigger action.) Also I can simulate idle by leaving the knob on the lowest setting, can't I?
The sound test was done using the Knob. With battery blowers there is no idle. It is either on or off.
where can I get a strap for my 650 blower ?
amzn.to/3FzdtKM
I just received mine today. Like the fact I didn’t need no gas,no plug, But have a lot of leaves and medium sized yard so used turbo a lot and just drained the battery- 15 minutes dead. I didn’t feel The high power Without the turbo was not that impressive . I have Way to many leaves to use in low speed .
My gas blower was a lot stronger. However If your patient I guess high speed without turbo will get the job done but how do you not use the turbo. It’s right there. Lol. The reason I wanted to try the leaf blower ,is over the summer I bought the ego hedge trimmer. It never went dead on me.
I feel like they have to improve on the power and the battery life of this blower. . If you have a lager yard you most likely will need 2 batterie is to get is done within a hour. Small yards I feel like it’s ideal. I have to give it more of a chance but off the bat not impress by the battery life. The convenience of it is nice.
I would call my yard as small compared to others I have seen test the Ego leaf blower, but I also have never used a gas blower before so I don't know the feeling of what I might be missing. I feel Ego could come out with a larger battery for the blower for those willing to trade the weight for my blower time.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews I did my yard again yesterday. Did not use turbo. Did use on high speed.Did the Front yard. Blew all leaves into a pile. 30 minutes battery went dead. Plugged into the charger then mulched the pile with mower. Then cut the whole front yard with mower getting all other leaves. That took 30 minutes. Then went to the back yard.The battery was fully recharged . Did same thing. So it took me 2 hours and used two full charges, however I did not bag 1 leaf. So I guess not so bad. It was cool not to use gas or extension cord. If it’s summer and if you are just clean up from grass cutting or drying your car after washing it, then This blower is perfect.
@@carlam329 Good to hear another persons prospective, thanks for sharing.
The lawn mower is really good too.
My neighbor has one which is why I started looking at the ego products for other things.
Hi, is the long blower tube suppose to be hard to put in and out? I just got mine and it seems like I need to put a lot of force to place it in and can't pull it out easily its really stuck in there and I am afraid to pull it, because the base black tube of where the long tube get connected (where the motor is)
is a bit jiggly/loose, wanted to make sure it's how it suppose to be?
Thanks
Mine does the same thing I think it's so you get a nice seal and you don't have to worry about air leaking.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Talked to customer service and they said its normal if there is a little jiggle so just to keep an eye and since it has 5 years warranty I am covered.
Can the nozzles attach directly to the unit without the need for the longer tube?
It can not.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you
Buy the 530.
Why
Almost no difference.
I had them both, use the extra money you save to get another battery.
The 5.0 battery with the blower is too heavy. Ego gives the tools away and sells the batteries. Figure this out and u will never buy a battery 😜
I got a trimmer, blower, hedge trimmer. All came with batteries and chargers.
@@scottw595 I do this as well with any tool. Thanks I look back into the 530
@@creatingmind4910 I really wanted the 650 to blow me away, it didn’t. So I took it back. Had my 530 almost 3 years, it’s a beast!
Seems like it's not moving some of the leaves that are stuck flat on the pavement.
To be fair That video was the first time that actually used it . And I was trying to be very quick since I wasn't technically On public property . If I would have given it more attention I probably could have gotten those leaves up .
In other words the tips and tube are a pain in the ass to remove lol
Only the first few times.
I just got this blower and took it out today, but I don't know if my battery or charger is defective. On the charger, it indicates that when the light is blinking green, it's charging, and when the light is solid green, it's full charged.
However, the green light on the charger is solid, but pressing the power on the battery shows that there's only 1 green bar. The battery has been charging for 1 hr and it's still just one bar.
Can you confirm?
It does sound like either the charger or battery is defective. My guess would be the charger based on your discerption.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks for your reply. So the charger should be blinking green to indicate charging if the battery is not fully charged right?
That is correct.
How much is speed on high regular mode and turbo mode? I hate to be deceaved when 180 is only on turbo and not regular. What about battery drainage on regular high vs turbo mode?
Max with out turbo mode is 500 cfm with a run time of 30min. Turbo that time drops down to about 15 min.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you, and will 10ah battery also fit this blower?
@@abhishekmahendru1583 I don't have a 10ah myself to check but it should as Ego wants you to be able to swap their stuff. However, that would make the blower much heavier.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Yeah thats true. I'll have to see if I can get secondary battery. I have large yard with lots of leaves. I hate to use this and wait for it to charge. It'll take forever. Thank you!
Good review! Chinese company, and made in China.. Will we ever learn?
How much does this blower weigh?
12.9 Pounds
I just got the carbon fiber weed Wacker it is an excellent trimmer although the manufacturer has to quit supplying 2.5 amp hour battery with these tools!If you want to get the 5 ah battery it is a steep 250 dollars for a battery! Weed whacker last exactly 37 minutes with a 2.5 ah battery fully charged.. Now I am gonna have to get this just so I can have the 5 ah battery. So basically they are charging 50 dollars for the blower if u spend $ 300!
$ 350 for 7.5 ah
$ 450 for 10 ah battery.
Ego come on!!
I am not sure if the batteries are 18650 or 21700 cost you 3 to 5 bucks each per battery the most how you come up with outrageous battery expense??
Supply your tools with higher amp batteries instead of the crappy 2.5 amp hour battery.
I have the carbon fiber week whacker too (ruclips.net/video/8O0mCH6rFKc/видео.html). With Ego I have found you really are paying more for their battery tech then anything else. The tools are good, but their batteries are what raise the price as high as they are.
For this reason alone I went with the premium 750$ push mower package. The 10ah battery and higher power motor make it worth the 100-200$ more over the base/ medium tier bundles. Now all I need are the bare tools for the blower, weed Wacker and edger. I have a small lawn and my first mow took around 50% battery. The other 50% should be enough to use the extra tools on a single charge.
This helps cut down on needing to buy multiple batteries. It's really only cost effective if you convert all your outdoor equipment to EGO so you need as few batteries as possible.
Even with this buying strategy, you're still looking at $1,000 for a set of equipment to completely cut your yard. You could go cheaper and save about 200$ but you'll be stuck with a lower capacity battery, which means more downtime and more frequent charging so it's going to wear down faster.
One of the coolest things about outdoor battery powered equipment is being able to listen to music with earbuds/headphones. You can't do that with the noise produced by gas equipment.
There is something defective about this particular model! I just read over 100 reviews of people over the span of a year up until today claiming the same problem and EGO does nothing about it! The fuse inside blows and renders the blower useless! So horrible of a brand!
For over a year you have 1/2 of the machines you put out die on people?!?! I've been convinced not to purchase this until I can read recent reviews claiming that it actually works.
If it helps mine still works.
Mine started going bad on me....battery not lasting as long as it did in the beginning and I had only used it from like August 2021 until Jan 2022 and not heavy use either! I'm getting a replacement sent to me.
Believe it or not my echo 56v is much more powerful than the backpack ego, I would say probably more than the 650 too on turbo especially
When would you use the flat vs the round nozzle?
I have found the flat more helpful when trying to move leaves in grass or when I'm trying to push things in a straighter line. The rounded tip is just good overall coverage.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews okay gotcha thanks!
Sooo... Basically doesn't work well on moving stuck wet leaves unless on turbo, and then maybe 20 minutes
For the most part. But you can just charge and go back, or keep going if you have another battery.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews yeah, and $$$ for an extra battery because thats the most expensive part of the blower. I want so much to get rid of gas blower, but IMO, these just aren't cost effective and lower power than gas.
If you're only getting one product from them I can see that I ended up getting a string trimmer and the snow blower so I have three other batteries that I can use if I run out when using the leaf blower.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews makes sense... but on the blower you are spending maybe $100 extra to get the same power as a gas tool.
I got it I was starting from scratch as a new homeowner so I figured I would start with the battery powered stuff.
Not a bad review, yet one comment irks to no end. "... although the large chunk of the price of ego products is their battery technology ..."
In The Century of Hype, clowns describe every product, device, attachment, accessory, and so forth as a "technology." You do not buy a technology with this product, you buy a battery. Spare us the superlatives, and describe things as they are, rather than mystical tablets from some ancient temple or replacements for transportation by motor vehicles.
I think my battery technology comment is more about me mostly doing tech reviews and falling back to my wording for that then anything else. I think this was only my second ever not technology related review.
What a pity that it does not mulch the leaves - something that a cheap Toro does it so well. I wonder how the designers make such clueless items.
My guess would be that this is a blower and not a blower vac combo. Would be interesting to see if they could do something like that.
El peor producto que eh comprado!!!
¿Como hacer?
Funciona unos segundos y para se pone rojo el círculo.
@@carlosmedina6133 Eso suena más a una batería defectuosa que al ventilador defectuoso. ¿Registraste el soplador y la batería con Ego? Si lo hizo, debería poder obtener una batería nueva en garantía.
Lo registre, pero esta batería desde que lo compre no me a funcionado.
@@carlosmedina6133 Entonces eso suena como una batería defectuosa. Me pondría en contacto con ellos para obtener una batería nueva.