Toro 51599 Ultra 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Blower/Vacuum With Metal Impeller
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Toro 51599 Ultra 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Blower/Vacuum With Metal Impeller
Customer Review: Heavily Abused
Summary: 5 Stars
I know it's not built for this, but I cleared two acres of leaves blowing them into the next zip code with this model. The last one lasted five years after succumbing to my abuse and I expect to get another five years out of this one. Considering my delivered price was $59 I figure I can go Green for far less than forking over a grand for a gas hog. Customer Review: good machine
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my 1st blower so I have little to compare it to. It is quiter than most of my neighbors! It does a good job blowing leaves and dirt off the driveway pavers which is the reason I purchases it. Having a cord is a pain, but that is what you get when you want less noise and inexpensive. ! am very pleases with it.Customer Review: Great Leaf Blower
Summary: 5 Stars
Lots of power and lightweight. Perfect for picking up leaves and debris in desert landscaping (doesn't vacuum up stones).Customer Review: Great blower/vac
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this at my local home improvement store since it was exactly the same price as Amazon and I could get it immediately.
Once I got it home, I discovered it had been opened - e.g., it was missing the manual and the internal protective wrapping - but I gave it a try and it works great.
I especially love the leaf mulching feature. It even handles small twigs.
The machine is fairly quiet, even on high, so that I didn't feel that I needed ear protection.
The blower is extremely powerful. It gets my leaves corraled in the corner in 20 mins, and then it's another 15 to mulch them up and get rid of them. Although I am not sure it actually gets the 16:1 mulching ratio that it claims.
My only complain is the bag does not sit easily, so I sometimes end up dragging it around on the ground. But this is probably because I am fairly short (5'0").
Customer Review: Excellent Quality and Value
Summary: 5 Stars
Like several other reviewers, I purchased this tool primarily for the blower and the vacuum/mulcher function was secondary to me. However, on its maiden voyage I used all the features and I found this unit works extremely well -- I am very pleased. (This model also received Consumer Reports highest rating in its class.)
BLOWER:
Very powerful. Almost too powerful until you get the hang of it. ;-)
VACUUM/MULCHER:
Amazingly effective for leaves. I blew the leaves into piles and then vacuum/mulched them - piece of cake. I was able to significantly reduce the volume and managed to get everything into my 90-gallon "green trash bin". Without the mulcher, this would not have been possible. I don't believe I got a full 16-to-1 reduction in leaf volume, but I really have no complaints. But, as other reviewers have noted, this vacuum will not pick up small needles/twigs. If your expectations are confined to leaves, you won't be disappointed.
NIT-PICKS:
The plastic latches are stiff and it is somewhat difficult to exchange the parts without a struggle -- particularly removing the vacuum bag to empty it. The vacuum/mulcher configuration (with expanding vacuum bag) makes it very difficult to use in tight spaces. I also found the vacuum tube too long, making the vacuum feature somewhat cumbersome and tiring. Toro would do well to design the vacuum tube with more flexibility for variable length. OVERALL though, none of these nitpicks prevent me from giving this 5 stars. DO use a dust mask as recommended -- I did not, but I certainly will next time.