I’m a 74 year widow and I bought this to replace the Toro blower/leaf vacuum that I had for over 20 years. It’s a little heavier than my old one but much more powerful.
I bought my second Toro blower-vac. First one was purchased in 2003. Seems like this one is a little more powerful than the first one. I have only used the blower, this fall I will use the vacuum feature with fall leaves.
Excellent product, powerful enough (blowing and vacuuming leaves) for all applications.
on August 27, 2018
Posted by: Thomas01
from Annapolis,Md.
Expertise:Intermediate
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is our second Ultra Toro blower / vac iin 4years.; my husband uses it three times a week summer and fall blowing and vacuuming up leaves.The Ultra has enough power not only to blow the leaves into piles but also enough to reduce the amount (15 / 1) while vacuuming it up. The only weak point we have found was the plastic zipper on the collection bag.(remedied with a metal oversized one)
I love this product. It does everything I expected from it. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that I have bot had the chance yet to see how it does as a vacuum picking up the leaves. As a blower, very strong.
This is the 4th Toro product I own, this newest leaf blower/shredder is a replacement for a 12 year old model that I had approximately two hundred hours of use,(possibly more), and considered NO other brand or model. I also have a 10 yrold snow blower, & a 12 yr old self propelled mower, both operating flawlessly with nothing more than normal maintenance.
Blower velocity extremely good. I like the continuously variable blower speed feature. Red is a nice colour. Please note I have owned the blower for only a few weeks Shep
I only used it for leaves in the Fall. I have had 2 in the past 5 years and they just stop working while I'm using them. I checked the cord and there is no issues. The place of purchase won't do anything. So I'm hoping this may help future purchasers of this product. It's a bummer that they don't last longer than 2 and half years.
Cons: doesn't last
Response from Toro.comBy Customer Care, July 23, 2018
We apologize about your experience with your Ultra Blower. We stand behind the product and its the two-year Toro warranty. We do a service center who can handle such issues. For more information on the warranty process, we recommend contacting our customer care team at 888-384-9939.