I purchased the Ultra Blower Vac (51599) 7 years ago after my old Toro blower was damaged when it fell from the roof while I was cleaning gutters. The 51599 worked very well for me and my son and neighbors borrowed it. The 51599 finally quit working and I bought the 51619 within a week. It is very useful removing leaves as a blower or vacuum.
I have had this product for only a few days. The purchase price was appropriate when comparing to other Leaf Blowers. The manual was helpful for assembly. Once I figured out how things went together the product assembled easily.
A feature which helped me to make the decision to buy this product is the variable speed motor. The first time I used the blower I found myself appreciating this feature.
All of the attachments are nice but I could use something for storing everything besides the box it came in.
I bought it primarily for the vacuum & mulch feature. It worked fantastically. I couldn't be more pleased. I have a lot of dirty Oak trees on the property, that drop tons of twigs along with the leaves. The toro didn't suck up the larger ones but it did a great job in my estimation. The girlfriend says we're at least a week ahead of last year, with yard clean-up. I won't lie sometimes the throat clogs when you hit wet matted leaves & twigs, but a fraction of the time of my last vacuum. The blower is very powerful for an electric, but I'd rather not chase leaves around the yard.
Was tired of gas blower having to be serviced every spring due to limited use. Opted for the electric and am satisfied with the result. While not the power of the gas powered, it still gets the job done without the maintenance of a gas blower.
This product is great, but it only works for 1 or 2 years.
on April 11, 2015
Posted by: Oldmanspring
from Des Moines, IA, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
This is the fourth Toro leaf blower I've owned in the last six years. They work great for 1 or 2 years, then one day the motor just stops working. We then go to the store and buy anther one.