Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description
Powerful and effective, the Toro Ultra 3-in-1 Blower, Vacuum, and Leaf Shredder makes completing yard work fun and easy. With air speeds up to 235 mph, this electric blower nevertheless is lighter, quieter, and cleaner than similar gas blowers. And with a sleek, ergonomical design, it's a tool that is easy to use and will grab your neighbors' attention.
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 Convert from blower to vacuum without tools. |
 The metal impeller shreds leaves into a mulch. |
 The impeller can reduce up to 16 bags' worth of waste to one bag. |
Tackle big clean-up jobs the right way with this powerful blower vac. A variable speed 12 Amp motor lets you select from an infinite variety of speeds between 112 mph and 235 mph. This means that you can use low speeds to clear off hard surfaces and clean up tight areas without making a mess and without sacrificing the blower's high-speed functionality.
Air Speed and Air Volume to Get Yard Jobs Done
Unlike some manufacturers, who simply reduce the size of their blower nozzles to achieve higher air speed ratings without increasing the practical value of their tools, Toro gives this blower vac the ability to balance between air speed (measured in mph) and air volume (measured in cfm) to ensure maximum power and performance. This Ultra blower vac offers air speeds up to 235 mph and air volume up to 255 cfm, allowing you to move a substantial volume of leaves and debris with ease.
3-in-1 Versatility Makes Managing Tasks Easy
A convenient quick-release latch lets you convert your blower into a vacuum in seconds without any tools, while a metal impeller makes it easy to mulch debris.
The magnesium serrated metal blades on the impeller shred leaves and other unwanted debris into a fine mulch that you can use around your lawn and garden, saving money and recycling important nutrients. It also makes it easy to dispose of unwanted yard waste, since the impeller can reduce 16 bags’ worth of leaves to one bag.
Clean and Efficient with Electric Power
Compared with gas blowers, electric blowers are quieter, more eco-friendly, and require less maintenance. They start up instantly without requiring you to master a finicky pull cord. There's no messy gas-oil mixture to worry about, and you don't have to contend with noxious fumes to get a job done.
This high-powered blower also weighs in at a very manageable 7.5 pounds, making it easy on your back.
This blower/vac is backed by a full two-year warranty.
What's in the Box
Power unit, blower tubes, vac tubes, vac bag, and operators manual.
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Customer Review: Good enough blower
Was sick of raking up the leaves twice every year from the live oaks in my front yard. Not only that, the trees shed leaves even in summer and in rain.
I was looking for a leaf blower near $50. But, found this to be a good one due to the metallic impeller. The blower works OK for the most part. I only wish that when I pick up the leaves (from grass) it would pick up all of it.
The bag is quite good.
I wish I had purchased one without wires and with battery.
Customer Review: Wimpy Wimpy Wimpy!
Well i tried this unit at a neighbors house and all i can say is that it is pathetic. I am shocked that so many people would view it as powerful?? We have many oaks and maples around the neighborhood and of course this makes for a large cleanup. This unit would make the job take so long that i would consider just using a rake. When clearing out shrubs there is often considerable debris that the shrub covered up. This unit would not move the moist dirt and branches so it forced you to brake out the rake again. The unit can draw as much as 12 amps and at 150' that would require a 12 or perhaps a 10 gauge extension cord. These are heavy, awkward, time consuming and expensive. My opinion is nothing beats a high powered gas backpack. I now have two an Echo PB-413 which is available at home depot and does a good job of clearing the driveway and pushing leaves, however it is slow clearing shrub debris and has difficulty with frozen leaves. I then bought a Shindaiwa EB802RT, now this baby makes short work of everything as it can easily blow cobblestones down my driveway. This unit allows me to clear my driveway as fast as i can walk, blows wet and even frozen leaves off the driveway fast! The debris under shrubs including the moist compacted dirt doesn't stand a chance, it all blows away fast! Now the unit is loud so I wear protection, but it starts first or second pull every time, does not require a silly cord to follow around and get hung up and most importantly it allows me to finish jobs very quickly. Though an electric or a weak gas blower may be quieter they still make noise and it takes you more time to finish a job. A high power gas powered backpack blower will get the job done substantially faster exposing you and your neighbors to less noise in terms of the duration of noise. New 2 cycle engines are much cleaner than they have ever been and adding 2.6oz of a quality synthetic oil to 1 gallon of gas is much easier than lugging around and winding up cord every time; not to mention the restriction of motion from the cord. Maintaining a gas blower is very simple, change the plug,air filter, gas filter, every so many hours which amounts to years for most home owners. Plug change takes 3 minutes, air filter 2 minutes and fuel filter 2 minutes thats all there is to it. Honestly, the only situation i could see using an electric blower like this one is when you have a very small flat property in an Urban setting.
Customer Review: Toro - Excellent Blower
We were in the market for a yard blower. So as always i researched the Toro 51599 Electric Blower/Vacuum. The price was right and the reviews that i read were all positive for what was needed for my home. After receiving this machine and finally having a chance to operate it. I have nothing but positive remarks about this purchase. The equipment was delivered when promised. It is more than powerful enough for our yard/driveway. It is very user friendly. I can't wait to see what it does on the leaves in the fall. This is my first blower and from the looks of it. This will be the only one that i will ever own. Toro you have a client for life.
Customer Review: Great!
I purchased this to use on my small lawn (9 x 13) after I mow. Sometimes I don't want to leave the grass clippings in the lawn, and the grass catcher is a piece of junk. I vacuum the lawn when I'm finished mowing and use the mulch in my flower pots and vegetable containers. This Toro is awesome and I couldn't be happier!
Customer Review: Fun to use
As a blower this thing works great. It's fun to use. It made me want to visit the neighbors to see if they had any leaves I could blow around! Most of the time I don't even need to turn the speed up past the lowest setting(I do have a small yard, though). The only downside is the vacuum function. It's very cumbersome when used as a vacuum. Also it would constantly get clogged with the leaves I was trying to pick up. So if you have leaves larger than 2" in. in diameter, forget it. Overall I'm very pleased and it feels like a solid product with a dysfunctional vacuum function. If I had to buy another one, I would.
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