Waiting for cordless power to catch up with the needs..... it has. Relatively lightweight (less than 12 lbs.) and comparable to the power of the mid-range Stihl backpack blower.
I bought this backpack blower a month or so ago and it sure beats the corded blowers we had been using for years! We have about 100 yards of concrete up the drive and around the house that has to be blown off every week or more year round because we live in a woods. My wife and I used two corded blowers for an hour or more to do the job. I am 68 yo with shoulder problems and this backpack blower takes all the weight from my arms, hence the shoulders, which is a dream. The 80V battery will do the whole job with no side didos. If I happen to run down I am patient to weight for the recharge! So now only one of us has to tackle the job and I don't feel tired when I am done! And there is no maintenance (gas and oil to mess with). I also use it to blow leaves out of two rock rivers and a firepit patio!
I received this about a month ago, and I was a little nervous about the performance of this product, as it is very light weight, and takes up very little space. Needless to say that I have been so pleased! Very easy to set up the handle to the blower. Battery charges easily and lasts long. The first time I used this there was about 3 inches of snow, it was so powerful that I started digging up stone from my driveway. This machine WANTS more snow. The second time I used it, there was about 6 inches of snow. This cleared my driveway in no time. It is like a power shovel! What would've taken me close to an hour took only about 15 min. My 8 year old even have fun helping. This machine is heavy duty enough to move some serious snow, but light and small enough that you could use this for walk ways or sidewalks. Definitely recommend.
Does what I want. Quieter then gas and more convenient to use. I use a shoulder sling and can switch it from side to side. I use it with a 5ah battery from my mower and it powers the blower for as long as I want to use it before I get tired.
made leaf clean much easier this year because of the weather had to do the leafs three times it was much faster not having to rake even move the wet packed down elm leaves they are harder to rake than the maple leaves when wet.