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Pros & Cons
Pros
It's even more powerful than the black&decker corded blower i had. The air flow is great and we have no problem blowing pretty good sized piles of leaves through the yard and out to our field.
Makita sub-compact 18v tools often come packaged with 2ah batteries. To do my entire front yard and 60 feet of driveway used 1 battery and about 1/2 of another battery. This unit is great as it only needs that 1 battery. The batteries are all intercha... Read More
Makita battery charger works fast. Swapping batteries takes less than a minute. Might have to swap batteries for big jobs.
The xbu02 (w/o batteries) is a bit bulkier and heavier to accommodate a 2nd battery. Unlike the xbu03, the x bu02 comes with a telescoping nozzle, and the optional flat nozzle attachment connects to it w/o the need for an intermediary attachment. The ... Read More
Cons
Makita vac works sporadically, then a few days after the return window, boom. Switch to a different battery and it could never last longer than 15 minutes. My “down rating” is based on amazon.
The product appears to be a return, the allen wrench is rusted (but packaged) the blower was loose in the box without any plastic covering, which the tube did have. The nozzle is same od as blower.
Highlights
Quality
Easy to use and control the blower speed the unit is well balanced and the 18v battery is easy to charge
Excellent blower long lasting battery excellent performance everyday for several years
Used this makita leaf blower for three days straight blew sawdust off fresh sawed hardwood boards
The heaviest and most prone to fail part of any new electric tool is the battery
Shipping
Came just in time after trimming a monterey cyrpuss
Makita sent me this for free when i filled out a rebate form after buying my electric lawnmower
Competitiveness
Compared to my gas blower 160mph 520cfm this blower 116mph 459cfm blower does great job
I have a pretty thorough commitment to makita tools so buying another makita tool for which i have many batteries and chargers ... Read More
Overall it’s what i expect out of makita and better than a couple other brands i’ve used
Makita also sells lower powered blowers but this one can move rocks
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- This product had a total of 3,115 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 1 2024.
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I have a small lot and many makita tools and batteries
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I already was using makita so i had their 18v batteries onhand
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
No great need to bother with the addon tube extensions as the original round opening accurately moves plenty of leavesdustetc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Probably not surprising is that battery life even with a fresh 5 ah makita battery is terrible
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unless you live on a very small patch of earth with perfectly dry leaves this won’t cut it as a leaf blower
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sucks a lot of battery though
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I get about 20 to 30 minutes on a 5ah battery
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i have enough batteries for it to not be an issue but might be to some
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