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Impressive performance, good price
I'm on a 1/4 acre lot with an 80 yr old silver maple in the front yard, and an 80 yr old red maple in the back yard. I've got leaves everywhere and was tired of raking. Looked at the Leaf Hog and the Toro, and because of ergonomics, weight distribution, and ease of changing between blow and vac, I bought the hog. I also purchased the leaf collection system which directly deposits the mulched leaves into a lined trash can. Powered it up and had a blast! Used the blower to create a large cent...
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11/02/2001
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This blower sucks
I had mine for 2 years - probably a total of 18 hours of operation - and the thing burnt itself to a crisp. The motor caught on fire last week, about 2 hours shy of finishing the fall yard clean-up. For the past ~ 8 hours of operation, the motor was getting louder & shaking more & more. Finally sparks and flames came out the side, signaling the end. I unplugged it and watched it smoke. Even when it was new it would jam up w/ mulched leaves every 5 - 10 minutes in vacuum mode, and ...
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11/18/2003
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Not worth your time
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12/05/2000
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Good Mulcher...OK Blower....Burns out after two years
Only used 6 times and motor started to burn out. I don't recommend buying based on the number of reviews that has similiar problems. B&D should recall these items.
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11/09/2003
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3rd time's a charm?
These things are junk. They work great for a year or two and then the motor starts smoking, eventually dying. I have purchased 3 of these things. I'm throwing out the 3rd one today. Yes, they are cheap but at this rate, the landfill is going to be piled high with these things.
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05/17/2003
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Another one bites the dust
Mine died yesterday; after 3 years of on and off use the motor sparked, then smoked, then rocked the casing and then died. RIP.No complains while it was alive, it was good what it was designed for, i.e. light gardening work. The blowing power was adequate and it picked and mulched dry garden waste with ease.
It was also relatively quiet and easy to operate. I've been told that fixing this unit will be more expensive than bying a new one, so I guess I will be looking for a new one.
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11/17/2003
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Dangerous Product in Vacuum Mode.
Blower power is reasonable but not great, not powerful enough to blow wet leaves. The vacuum does a reasonably good job if the leaves are dry and loose and the leaf collection system is used. I don't recommend using the shoulder bag as it creates too much backpressure causing the system to easily clog. Plus the bag fills up too fast. If these were the only issues I would recommend this product due to it flexibility and cost. It can save the homeowner a great deal of time if the leaves are...
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Look no more, try the Toro!
Fall #1, had to replace the blade because it was rounded over from mulching leaves!
Fall #2, was vacuuming for about 2 hours and smelled something that was like an electrical fire. Noticed arcing around the brushes of the motor! Took it into the garage, turning it on would not even spin any more.
I was on the fence about paying the $25 for a replacement motor for this $65 blower/vac. Then I read the reviews on here. I'm looking at the Toro now! Black & Decker always ...
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05/07/2006
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Did not last but 1 season
Thought this was a good buy for $$$- But during use the Leaf hog started having a burning odor from the motor. The machine simply died during an easy day of use- I am going with the Echo ES 210 gas powered this next time- My advice is save your receipt if you have a leaf hog- you may need it!
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08/10/2003
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Will Not Buy Again
Bought the leaf hog last season and it worked very well for both blowing and vacuuming. I liked the speed of it for vacuuming up piles of leaves. Also the mulching of the leaves saved us a lot of money in leaf bags. The only problem was noise - you must wear ear plugs for sure. Last year, due to the great performance, I would have given this unit a 4 or 5. This year after its second use the motor started smoking. On inspection I found, as others have, that the rear motor bearing had fallen...
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11/19/2002
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