I have three battery-operated Greenworks tools and I love all three of them! I have a chainsaw, a leaf blower and a weed-eater. I highly recommend Greenworks. Also, their customer service is excellent!
I don't have a good basis for comparison - other than my old corded leaf blower - but in terms of power, this is more than adequate for most jobs around the yard. The biggest drawback is the battery life, but I have a 2.0 ah batter and averaged about 25 minutes per use ... and that was with me employing the turbo function a decent amount. If you need more time, I'd look toward one of the 4-6 ah batteries.
Obviously the positives are the convenience and the weight. My most pressing need for a blower is removing leaves from my roof. I have a ton of trees surrounded the house and a fairly shallow roof that requires a decent amount of attention in the fall. This blower is perfect for that. I hated dragging my old blower up there ... it was bulky and I was always afraid that I'd trip on the cord.
Another benefit is the impact on the environment ... something I assume that most Greenworks customers have already considered.
Anyway, I'd highly recommend this blower for easy to moderate tasks around the yard. I personally wouldn't use it for heavy duty stuff, but my opinion might change if I had a 6 ah battery.
Not sturdy. Feels like a toy. Stopped working after 1 use.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy GreenWorks Tools, GreenWorks Customer Care, January 28, 2021
Hello Sally123,
Thank you for your feedback. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We're sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the design of this unit. Our Designers and Product Developers will occasionally read these reviews, so we really appreciate it when customers tell us what they think and share their experience with us. Regarding the issue you have experienced we would be interested in hearing more about this issue. Please submit an email using the customer contact page on our website or give us a call at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS).
Works great!! No screwing around with gas and oil changes...just keep your battery charged and you're good to go. Throws snow a decent distance and easy to shift the chute back and forth. Highly recommend, especially for smaller spaces.
We've used this twice in two snowstorms--a six-inch storm storm and three-inch storm. We wish we had purchased it long ago. It's fantastic and our snow clearing is done in a fraction of the time it used to take with shovels. We always end up with battery juice to spare so we can clear our neighbors' driveways too. It's light enough for me to lift on my own and walk it around. Would buy again!