While the leaf blower market may not be brimming over with brands, there are quite a few out there that demand equal attention and respect. To make matters more confusing, many use similar features (stop switches for instance) and engage in relentless pricing wars that may make it very hard to decide which suits your requirements. While the exact product you buy would require product rather than brand comparison, these facts mean that it never hurts to know your brands before you get into the nitty gritty.
Top Leaf Blower Brands of 2017
Husqvarna
Husqvarna – While it may not have manufactured leaf vacuum mulchers and blowers for all of its 327 years of existence, Husqvarna has a proud heritage of designing and incorporating the best engines and ergonomics into a variety of products. This led them to take a pioneering role in the leaf blower market, producing the first lawn mowing products. Today, their USP lies in their excellent XTorq engines, which provide the power of gas blowers without the weight, cost or emissions. Combined with their adjustable and ergonomic handles and safety features like the improved auto return stop switch, these ensure that Husqvarna’s large range of blowers continue to dominate both the homeowner and professional segments of the market.
Ryobi
Ryobi – Engaged in manufacturing power tools since 1968, Ryobi boasts of extensive experience with the blower industry. Specialising in creation of engines and battery packs, Ryobi’s units are naturally endowed with the most efficient batteries available in the market. its engines on the other hand use three-stage operation processes that keep power consumption to a minimum while pushing the CFM envelope to unprecedented levels. Not surprisingly, these blowers and their wide range of accessories provide homeowners excellent alternatives in most blower categories.
Black + Decker
Black + Decker – Originating as a machine shop in Baltimore, Black + Decker has to its credit over a century of innovation. In particular, its role as a pathbreaker in the vacuum industry allowed it to develop some of the most powerful blowing and vacuum combinations available in the gardening world. The company has maintained its edge in this field while adding such useful features as the 20V lithium ion battery and SMARTECH locking system for keeping garden tools and their owners safe. These, along with the versatile range and ergonomics, make Black + Decker blowers the best choices for a large number of homeowners across the world.
WORX
WORX – Despite its comparatively younger pedigree, WORX outshines its competition by virtue of having been a purely garden-oriented company since its earliest days in Charlotte, North Carolina. Introducing its first successful garden blowers at the turn of the 21st Century, WORX managed to capture a decent chunk of the market through its combination of innovative design, light weight, fast action and excellent battery capacities. Over the years these have been expanded to include better energy star certifications and efficient cordless options that have made WORX the go-to option for small and medium lawn/garden-owners.
TORO
TORO – Founded in 1914 and engaged in relentless innovation and diversification since, TORO today boasts of a huge range of lawn products that service Wimbledon’s courts, the Disney World Park and other state-of-the-art greens. This dominance has been achieved courtesy of excellent engines, accessories and control options. In recent years, these have been complemented by substantial horsepower enhancements, vacuum tube improvements and better impellers that have, however, not increased product bulk. With the product range constantly expanding, these make TORO ideal for both the homeowner and the professional contractor.
Hitachi
Hitachi – While it is true that leaf blowers aren’t the first product you’d associate with consumer electronics giant Hitachi, the company has a long and distinguished heritage of “Inspiring the Next”, be it blower engines, mulcher tubes or impellers. Its latest offerings continue this trend while incorporating newer and environment friendly gas and battery-powered engines, CFM-enhancing nozzles and efficient power/gas consumption systems. Combine these with ratings that match the highest EPA requirements and unmatched 7-year warranties, and you have a powerful contender in both the gas and electric leaf blower markets.
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