Cordless Leaf Blower,WESCO 36V Portable Lightweight Electric Handheld Blower 420 CFM, 2 x 18V 2.0Ah Li-ion Battery Blower for Leaves, Sawdust, Industry, Garden, Good Heat Dissipation

I've been using WORX leaf blower for a few years so I was keen to try out this WESCO version. The first noticeable difference was the two rechargeable batteries, one isn't spare, they both need to be attached to the blower, the charger also takes two at the same time. Wesco produces a few products that take two batteries so it's worth finding out of this blower can be bought minus the charger and batteries if you already have them for another of their garden products.Weight might be important to you. The WORX I have is 3.4kg this Wesco is 2.92kg. Assembly was easy enough and the two batteries slide in and they really do produce a hefty blast of air (the manual says 132KM/H, a bit too technical for me) but easily enough, on first use to dislodge bits of vegetation around some flower pots and a few leaves in the garden. Blowing out dust and debris from the garage was an obvious use and I also used it to blow some dirt off our conservatory roof, I hadn't even tried that with the WORX blower.What actually might be very important to you is how long the batteries last before needing a re-charge. The WORX had two speeds, normal lasted for about twenty minutes, high for about eight to ten. The WESCO has variable strength output depending on how hard the On/Off switch is depressed. Nowhere in the manual is there any reference to battery time, so if you had a big garden with plenty of trees producing a ton of leaves you would want a leaf blower that lasted some time before a recharge. I haven't used the WESCO continuously, so far, to give an answer to that.

I wanted to try this as a lazy person's tool for nooks and crannies in the garden, rather than shift stuff out of the way, (table and chairs I'm looking at you) I thought why not blow the leaves, catkins, petals etc., out into the open for conventional sweeping up?The device requires a small amount of assembly. It's a little fiddly to get the two nozzles on but persevere.There are two LiMH batteries that clip on either side and away you go.In using this, which in principle is quite easy, point and blow, I've discovered two things, one of direct consequence and one of indirect consequence.I found very quickly that you need a plan. Otherwise you chase the detritus fairly much back where it came from. But it does get chased very effectively. So basically "it works". It's not too noisy but you wouldn't want it next to your ear. The cat wasn't too impressed.I noticed that these batteries very nearly fit my cordless lawnmower. This discovery made me realise that with cordless devices we are back to the dark days of phone chargers but worse. I am building a fine collection of gardening and DIY tools each one needing its own charger and the batteries don't fit across manufacturer. It would be great if this changed and batteries became standardised.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  I had a leaf blower in the past but was bulky and heavy, also corded, didnt like it at all.With this new Wesco blower I can do much more than clean the lawn from leaves.. I uploaded short video showing how good it is on cleaning the path. Usually i would do it with brush and it would take me longer than 30 seconds, surely.. I love its power and how lightweight it is.Two 18V batteries on each side of the handle part gives enough power to sort my whole garden out, driveway and path outside my property..Soon I'm up to trim the hedge so instead of brushing on the end of the job I will use this instead.. much faster and more accurate cleaning tool it is. Branches obviously I will take away but single leaves will be left for blower to deal with :)I'm literally over the moon with this product. It came with non charged batteries and it took like 1.5h to charge both with charger provided. That's fantastic. It saves me time on maintaining my garden. It's so easy to use, even teenage boy or girl could use it without any struggle.I really like this brand, I have drill as well which works well so far.Highly recommended

Compared to a number of the well-established brands on the market, it is immediately noticeable that this battery-powered blower is firmly placed in the budget end.But that does not mean it is not good value for money.It does not have the sturdy feel of other blowers and the build quality is not as good as many of the high-end models. It lacks a variable power control - you have to make that adjustment by releasing pressure on the trigger switch and it is quite sensitive - and the rigid main nozzle is not as forgiving as some of those that offer more directional and flexible blowing nozzles.However, this model is still worth considering if you only plan to use it a handful of times each year. The lithium-ion batteries are good quality and deliver a fair amount of power when the trigger is fully depressed. It offers enough blow to move sizeable garden debris and the battery life is good. The batteries are easily and quickly recharged with the plug in terminal provided.All in all a decent, good value blower for those not planning to take it out of the shed too many times during the year.

This is brilliant! Never heard of WESCO before but I am really poleased with the quality of this leaf blower. It looks very Makita-like in blue & black and the overall look and build leaves my in no doubt it is well made. The two battery power source is novel. I've not seen such a set up before, but have to say it certainly works. It is extremely powerful, but at the same time it is easy to feather the power so as not to blow the leaves up in the air and make a worse mess than you started with. I also have an area of my garden where there is a pebbled path right next to a wood chipped area and the wood chippings are forever spilling over the pebbled making things look untidy. Just a few quick passes with this leaf blower and all the chips were blown off the pebbles and back where they should be. No more kneeling down and hand picking the chips out of the pebbles.It is also relatively lightweight too so it doesn't tire your arms when using it for longer periods.Really pleased with this and WESCO is a brand I shall look out for in future.