BLACK+DECKER Electric Leaf Blower, Leaf Vacuum and Mulcher 3 in 1, 250 mph Airflow, 400 cfm Delivery Power, Reusable Bag Included, Corded (BEBL7000)

I purchased this vacuum several months ago and love it. I purchased this after buying 2 battery powered devices and returned them.This device is outstanding. I have oak trees that shed leaves constantly onto my grass and in a raised garden with gravel. This vacuum does a great job of just sucking up leaves and NOT gravel. I read several reviews that say it is underpowered. I disagree and think the power is perfect.The bag holds far more leaves than I expected which is a plus. I just work quite a while without having to empty the bag.The device is durable. Many products like this have a component that you know immediately is going to break/fail. This does not.The only con (and it’s not enough to change the 5-star rating) is that it’s awkward. When you are done and want to empty the bag, it does not stand up easily and the cumbersome nature is amplified by its size. It almost needs a kickstand of sorts.Overall very happy with it and find it very satisfying to work with.

I was pleased with this leaf vac! Powerful, compact and durable. I put this thing through some vigorous jobs and it did great. Im in the south west and live in a newer neighborhood so my tree leaves are that big, just a lot of it so I didn’t have any clogging issues. I also have a zero scape yard, sand, dirt and rocks. This didn’t seem to phase this tool much. It sucked up all the unwanted debris and then some and kept chugging along and filled the collection bag to the brim. Worth it, 100%!

So yeah, I purchased a house that gets millions of leaves per season, yet I have no trees. How fun is that? Raking and bagging isn't all that enjoyable so I thought about picking up a leaf sucker primarily for the areas that the leaves start to build up. The yard itself I typically mower over them to mulch them up, but I needed something for areas that again, the leaves pile up and block walkways or entries.A buddy allowed me to try another brand leaf sucker (that Amazon sells, but I won't mention which) and while that one has an awesome switch to go from sucking to blowing, the collecting bag was a nightmare. Having the bag over your shoulder while you're trying to maneuver a sucker and once the bag starts to fill and add weight, it becomes a nightmare to control. You're fighting the bag strap to stay on your shoulder while you're swinging the sucker back and forth to collect leaves. I immediately thought, there has to be a better design to the bag, something that can simply stay on your back like a backpack. This is where this particular product comes in that I researched.So it arrived fast and I immediately put it together to use it. I have to say, assembly was quick and simple and the bag has a love it/hate it design. I love obviously that it just straps onto your back like a backpack. Simply put, there is probably no easier design than that as far as walking and collecting. It takes all the effort of fighting a strap off the table and lets you focus on sucking those leaves up. And let me tell you, it has great sucking power. I've had no issues with pulling leaves up (dry that is) and don't need to sway back and forth as much as my buddies. The handle design feels great in hand. Think of yourself as Arnie in Terminator 2 Judgement Day. Except instead of scaring off the cops with a minigun, you're going to war with those pesky leaves that don't seem to disappear all season. That's the feeling this will give you once you grip up.The impeller is plastic which I was initially worried about, but can tell you, it's super hard plastic. The kind of plastic that you could hurt yourself on, lol. Very durable and unless you're sucking down on rocks all day, I wouldn't worry about it wearing down anytime soon.Now for the cons. I've had it clog a couple times. Not by the impeller, but within the tube that the leaves come up through. A simple push gets them through and you don't really need to worry about your hand going into the impeller because it is well before where the impeller is even located. If you're afraid, use a stick and push them.The bag... I love that it's a backpack, but the opening is a love and hate design. It has no zipper but rather a clip. The edges of the bag are a plastic blade that bends so you essentially bend the blade which folds the opening into a small slit. You can then clip it to hold it in place. So here is where the pro and con is regarding the bag opening design. The pro is that you can EASILY open this up and let all the mulch fall right into a bag to recycle. The bad, sometimes mulch will get through the slit because it's not truly closed 100%. It's basically a plastic bended fold that needs to remain folded to maintain being closed. Super hard to explain, but you'd understand the second you saw it. So while I'm walking, I'll notice mulch flying out the back occasionally. I also recommend you never turn it on in a garage unless you want to sweep your floors ;)The last con is changing it from sucking to blowing requires you to basically disassemble and reassemble it from one to the other. While I only bought this for sucking, I knew before hand this so I didn't care. If you expect to use both options, I'm not sure this would be the best one for you. My buddies version is actually better in that aspect because it simply has a switch that changes it from one to the other.So that's my review. I'm reviewing this as a sucker because I've never used it for blowing and don't intend to. My review on sucking has mostly been positive with the little cons that I posted that I don't truly think should prevent your decision from buying it. I'm giving it a 4 star because of those cons, but would probably buy it again if something ever happened to it. It is effective for what it does and that's ultimately what I was looking for.

This 40V cordless leaf blower delivers strong airflow (500 CFM) while remaining surprisingly quiet (65 dB). The variable speed trigger allows precise control, and the battery lasts 45 minutes on medium setting – enough to clear my 0.5-acre yard. No more wrestling with extension cords!

After 8 10 gallon bags of leaf mulching and vacuuming, I would have give this product 5 stars. And then came the clogs. Most of the time I could not get through one bag without it clogging. Sometimes the clog was easy to clear, but the clogs that occurred in the hose going to the bag were very time consuming to clear. And even though I 100% cleared the clogs they rapidly formed again. My suspicion is that something went wrong with mulching mechanism. Anyways, went from outstanding to terrible…I could easily get the job done quicker by raking and hand bagging. If all it did was mulch and vacuum leaves, I would give a 1 star ranking.However, for a corded electric blower, it is a rock solid product and certainly gives a more powerful output than what is customary for cordless blowers. So it has a place in my outdoor workflow. It only has two speeds. It would be nice if it had more speed options.Easy to operate and the design is excellent…if it only vacuumed leaves without clogging. I am disappointed in that feature. My lawnmower with bagging the clippings is much more efficient than this product for leaf collection.