The first time I used the Stihl BR 600 backpack leaf blower, I thought it was a jet pack. I had always used a handheld leaf blower and was used to how those felt and performed in my backyard (which ...

Our Product Testing Team vacuumed over 500 gallons of leaves to find the the best leaf vacuums for quick and convenient fall cleanup. It’s time to start thinking about heading outside to do your fall ...

Backpack blowers are a quick and easy way to remove dead leaves and grass clippings from your lawn. You can blow debris away instead of having to rake it up manually. All backpack blowers are powered ...

Backpack leaf blowers generally operate around 600- to 1,000 cfm at speeds of 150- to 230 mph. In both cases, higher numbers are generally better, but you need to keep in mind that as air speed and ...

Which backpack leaf blower is best? If you have a yard or patch of land, you may have some difficulty dealing with leaves in the fall. Smaller yards with fewer trees usually clean up easily with a ...

The best handheld and backpack electric leaf blowers from CR's tests include models from Ego and Ryobi Many battery-powered leaf blowers, like these from Ryobi, Ego, and Atlas (left to right), are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. These days, leaf blowers work for a variety of other reasons apart from just moving a few leaves. From drying vehicles, clearing driveways, to ...

Fall foliage is nice. Piles of dead leaves in your yard? Less so. Raking may feel nostalgic, but it’s a serious workout — and there’s a faster way to clean up your lawn: a leaf blower. Like gardening ...

Since backpack blowers produce a lot of vibration, they should also have a dampening system between the back and the motor that helps to absorb the motor’s vibration. Noise Leaf blowers are noisy ...