Here is a link to the EGO 615 CFM LEAF BLOWER used in this video! amzn.to/3xx1RTA Thank you for supporting the channel everyone!

JB.....let me tell you a true story. A elderly woman passed away. Her family needed help cleaning out her garage and storage shed. I found SEVEN HIGH DOLLAR GRASS TRIMMERS during the clean out. (I took all seven to the pawn shop and gave the family the money...difficult story.) I asked the family WHY did she have all these HIGH DOLLAR GRASS TRIMMERS? Her niece told me the "handyman/gardener" told her the line ran out and she needed to buy a new one.😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡...I am still P.O'd that this A-HOLE took advantage of this poor woman and used these lawn trimmers in his lawn care business. I tracked this AH down and confronted him with what he did and he showed NO REMORSE! We need to be more watchful as Americans for our elderly. Easy targets in the wolf pack that America has become. GOD HELP US AS A NATION!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Wow! I can’t believe it! Some people in this world just love taking advantage of others. Such a shame. Thanks for sharing this!

Just bought an ego self propelled mower. And honestly it feels like a plastic toy. Lol but I must say it's a beast! I was highly impressed. My neighbors I'm sure think I'm crazy lol. But it's light weight, quiet and basically maintenance free. And I'm definitely going to purchasing a blower very soon. If you don't have an EGO I highly recommend yall get one!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Shannon!

Happy with my Ego 580 cfm blower and Ego grass trimmer. Use the same battery and although heavier than my Stihl blower and trimmer much easier on the ears for myself and neighbours. Use battery or gas units according to size of job and application. Works great for clearing deck and gutters of leaves as well as clearing snow off car and deck in winter. I use low setting to get charcoal going quicker on my Kamado grill.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mark!

I love your enthusiasm. I hate mfgs that fudge stats to market their products. That's a red flag for me to stay away or exercise caution. Your vids are invaluable!! Thank you brother

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey Inharmony! I don’t like it when companies fudge the numbers either to make something look better than what it normally is. I agree on the red flag! Appreciate the positive feedback my friend! Thanks for being a cool fan!

I got kinda burned with the one battery equipped tool I have. Several years ago I bought a 58v Poulan Pro push mower...now, it works fine and the battery reminds me a lot of that Ego's and even sounds the same on the charger. What burned me is, while the 58 volt battery works fine and is a 5.2ah battery, Husqvarna apparently stopped making different piece of equipment to use it with. I've tried looking for string trimmers, leaf blowers, etc. that use that battery and every site I've been to say they no longer carry it....and that's when I started buying gas powered Stihl equipment, LOL! Just last week I mowed the front lawn with it while I waited for Amazon to send me a new Nikki carburetor for my riding mower (Yeah, I could have rebuilt the old carb, but new carbs are fairly inexpensive so I got lazy, lol) It had plenty of battery power to mow the whole front yard and most of one side yard before it needed recharging so naturally I'd like to try it out on a blower or trimmer, they just can't be found...not even used, lol.

@GarageGear

Ай бұрын

That’s Everyone’s biggest fear. Companies no longer making certain batteries. Thanks for sharing that rebel

Great review as always JB! I have the Ego leaf blower, grass edger and trimmer. I have 2 batteries so one is always charged. The leaf blower works great! I even use it to clear that petty inch or so light snow off the driveway or car in the winter. After 3 years they still work great. Have a great weekend neighbor!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Jay! This is good info here! How is the original battery holding up. Still lasting as long on a full charge? This might be our last hot weekend my friend! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

@jaybooth4815

Жыл бұрын

I get about 30-40 minutes not using the turbo boost but I tend to use the boost a lot. Battery doesn't last as long in the winter. I do store them indoors when it gets cold outside. You're right about the weather...ugh!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybooth4815 good to know. Gonna do some battery torture testing today to see where we’re at!

I've been waiting for you to test electric tools! Your vids inspired me to get an ariens deluxe 28!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Awesome my friend! Can’t go wrong with that ariens 28!!! Thanks for watching Amir!

Great video and content! I have the 650. I won't be buying any gas handheld blowers again. These things are great for quick clean up after mowing etc. But when it comes to fall I'm using my Redmax 8500 backpack. I like the battery OPE but it's gonna be a while before I give up the gas Toro Super Recycler and backpack blower!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing M!!!👍

Great presentation. I just purchased one today and I'm very pleased, thanks.

@GarageGear

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching RC

I have the EGO 560 and its probably the best lawn tool I've owned to date. Now I want MORE POWER! Fun video and good review.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear lawn journeys! I torture tested the battery on mine this week. Spoiler alert it didn’t fair well… thanks for watching bud!

I still like the power of gas, but the design of the intake is smart... Great vid as always 👍🏼

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Fully agree John! Thanks my friend! Enjoy your weekend! 👍

JB, looked at this at Lowes, thinking maybe of getting soon.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey John! Good to hear from you again bud! I like this unit but I’m not a fan of the high battery costs. I’ll keep you posted as I mess around with it some more! Have a good weekend my friend! 👍

Thanks. I love honesty!

@GarageGear

Ай бұрын

You got it ben!

EGO lawn equipment is manufactured in CHINA and GERMANY. JB, you said this blower looks like a "bazooka." I rest my case.😁

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

😂 haha I see where you’re going lol! Made my day William!

Just purchased this blower and im very satisfied with its performance

@GarageGear

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Thank you!👍

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

You got it Jose! 👍

I bought this blower to replace my 20V Worx blower.

@GarageGear

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

JB, can you blow lawn clippings and leaves into the street where you live?😮😮😮 Here in Aurora, that's a $ 50.00 fine😡 Leaves and grass clippings clog the sewers......that's what the City tells us...AFTER they hand you a summons.😡😡😡

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey William our town comes by with a big vacuum truck and pick it all up. In the fall they come by every other week or so. 👍👍

Don’t store the battery on the charger or in the tool JB, you’ll be able to make another video when the snow falls. Use the blower to clear light snow from walkways and vehicles I’m surprised you purchased the 615 instead of the 765. Great video/information 👍🏻👍🏻

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Good tips here JS! Thanks for sharing! I’m interested in trying it out come winter time! I decided on the 615 because of its price point appealing to more buyers at $200. The 765 was $330. Bit pricey for most people. You own the 765?

@js12278

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear I do not own the 765. I lost two ash trees so my leaf blower work has been left solely to grass clippings and blowing off the pool cover. I’ll likely get the 650. I’m finding that with the cordless tool kits (tool+ battery +charger) you’ll be better off shopping the battery size and your future plan of bare tool (no battery or charger) My thinking is if you were wanting a string trimmer you’d have to purchase another kit so that you also received a larger battery because your 2.5 won’t carry you through string trimming AND blowing on a single charge. I bought the mower first, 7.5ah battery with rapid charger. I can do my lawn and trim with a single charge and have the 4ah (from trimmer purchase) as backup. That’s just my plan because I will likely end up with no gas outdoor power equipment because of the convenience. Leaf blower, chainsaw and 2 stage snowblower are on the list for sure.

@js12278

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear btw, make sure you register the 3 pieces online at their website. The app does not actually register the items. It’s basically a list of your tools and Ego accessories. Do it on the website.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@js12278 thanks for sharing all that info about your equipment! Lots of good details in there. And thanks for the tips on registering the equipment too. Appreciate it! 👍👍

@rhettc416

Жыл бұрын

Neighbour went through two of the ego blowers, he kept getting shocked blowing snow. I’m curious to see if you have the same issue.

Just got one for Christmas. Wet leaves and needles were nothing. It was almost like i was power washing my driveway.

@GarageGear

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing nic!

Always a great show thanks again brother

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Allen! You ROCK!!! Thanks for watching!

Love the Ego blower. Where can I get that shirt?

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey SuperTA! So far this blower is Rockin!!! I have links to the shirts in the description. It’s an Etsy link! Thanks for watching another my friend!

I enjoy your reviews, I watch them as often as I can. But I'll be honest, there is no way in hell I'm going battery. I've used some gardening equipment that is battery operated and they just don't have the power that gas equipment does. Until you show me a lawn mower that can tackle St. Augustine grass I might take a look, otherwise battery just can't do what a gas powered mower can.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey chum! You and I are cut from the same cloth. I’m a gas fan for sure. If I bought a battery mower I would be paying out the teeth for batteries to get my lawn cut. Smaller tools like these are a little better on power usage. Im going to do some tests to see how well they last! Thanks for being a cool fan!

You should compare the gas echo and the battery ego.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

That’s in the plan book Tyler! Don’t you worry! That video is a few weeks out. Thanks for watching!

Give it time. The battery will start being difficult to charge, then will read that it’s empty even though it has a full charge. Disconnect it, then reconnect it and it’ll be fine. When you look at buying a new battery you see the real fun of Ego products… 😮😮😮. Works great until you need a new battery.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Runnikee! This is one detail that manufacturers sweep under the rug.

@618Mowing

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been using the same ego battery for my trimmer for over 2 years never had a problem.

Another great video JB. 615 cfm but only for 10 minutes? Thats some shady advertising.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Agreed on the shady advertising. Torture tests coming soon! Thanks for watching another my friend!

So would you recommend this 615 cfm ego blower= $199 or step up to the ego 650 cfm model =$249? Thank you

@cindykeselowski899

Жыл бұрын

Meant to say I decided on the 615 model for $50 less...thank you

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Got it Cindy! Congrats on your purchase! 👍

5:31 Ego blower is loud. My Ryobi Whisper 600 CFM blower is half as loud requiring no hearing protection.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

leaves already not here in fl😁

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Haha I wish I was there lol! Two more months we could be talking snow.

They're just so expensive for what it is. I wanted to buy Ego blower and trimmer badly. I opted for corded units. Way more power and no concern about running out of power. Plus the cost was less than half. I fully agree cordless is very handy but I would rather have money than convenience.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

I like where your head is at IVXX! These suckers are expensive. Thanks for watching another my friend!

Give it time and you'll be impressed with its durability and usefulness. On low speed, you can dry your car, your wife's hair, your kids after the pool, water in the garage, gunk from the roof, etc. Now get started and tackle those blow ---‐--------------------> jobs. ( Intended Rated: PG13)

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hahahah space cadet strikes again! Do you have this blower or one similar? I did use it to dry the truck off! Worked well. 👍

@SpaceCadet4Jesus

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear I have the exact same model which arrived with a 4Ah battery. Evidently there is a 2.5Ah battery that may be supplied with lower versions of the blower. I also have two 7.5Ah and one 10Ah battery, all interchangeable with the mower, weed eater, blower, power station, etc... that EGO sells. Experience: EGO sells a slow charger (which was supplied with your blower) and a fast charger (which is supplied with their flagship mower). The power station, though, charges all batteries on slow charge alternating between batteries partial fill (so each battery does not overheat during refill). If you have a whole house power outage and need power over a few days, a gas powered generator will give you what you are looking for, otherwise, the battery equipped EGO power station works for multiple hours or a couple days depending on what's plugged in.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus thanks for sharing all of this information Space Cadet! Lots of good details here especially for moving forward with battery power. Thanks my friend! 👍👍

have you tried the ego 2 stage snow blower????

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Not yet Louie! Would like to give it a shot! How about you? Thanks for watching bud!

@f62darkstar

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear Naaaaa.....I will stick with gas.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@f62darkstar my big concern with buying an electric snowblower is the resale value. From what I’m seeing you can’t get nearly any good money back for them when you go to sell them.

@f62darkstar

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear good point...I have watched videos of them also, did not impress me much in performance as compared to gas....Plus those batteries are very expensive compared to a gallon of gas.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@f62darkstar I think our friendship just went 10x lol! Great minds think alike!

Just bought an Ego blower 615 today for $100 with battery and charger included! Is that a steal? Lol

@GarageGear

10 ай бұрын

If you’re using it to detail cars and need to get a little water out of crevices yes, for your lawn no lol! I returned mine after a month of use.

@gymrat974

3 күн бұрын

​@GarageGear so I guess you wouldn't recommend this one. Lol What did you end up buying after returning this one?

Bro you coming to EQUIP EXPO??

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

I wish! Super tight schedule for a while here! Would love to go check it out though! 👍

EGO website lists the battery at 2.8lbs, but you got it clocking in at almost 8lbs?!?!?! 75 minutes stated runtime at 200CFM vs the 530 75 minutes at 250CFM, and that total unit with battery is listed at 7.4lbs making only 65db. 😕

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I am planning on getting this model or the next one up the 650 cfm unit. Is it worth $50 more? Thank you

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey Cindy! At my local lowes the 650 was $100 more! Just check your store price to be sure. At only $50 more you may get a little more CFM power on the high end without turbo and this could be worth it. At $100 more I would say no. Double check your price to be sure! Thanks for watching 👍

@cindykeselowski899

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear I agree but my price on the 615=$199, the 650=$249

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@cindykeselowski899 I would probably go the for 650 in this case then! Do you know which battery comes with that model? I believe it’s the 2.5ah.

@cindykeselowski899

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear pretty sure the 650 has the bigger 5.0 but alibi heavier battery. I don't really need the additional run time for my small yard so opting for lighter 615. Hopefully it will not be much less powerful. Thank you so much!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@cindykeselowski899 if your yard isn’t that big Cindy then you’re good to go with the 615. You’ll get about 15 minutes straight on the high end. When you mix in low speed and high speed you’ll get about 20-25 minutes. 👍

I stick with my gas powered Echo lol

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

I don’t blame ya Smallblock! Those battery costs are too high! I’ll be doing some tests on it in an upcoming video soon! 👍

Excavator vs Tacoma. Let me know when you’re ready😁

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha you ROCK BowtieBrem! Thanks for watching bud!👍

Brushless motors don't like to be throttled from low to high quickly. Think can blow Snow ?

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey dunno! This unit can definitely blow snow around! Thanks for sharing!

Did we just become best friends?!?

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

YUP! When are we practicing karate in the garage?😂

@BigDaddysGarage

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear 😂😂😂

Wait, you're going to use an air horn?!?!

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

You never know truesdale! Lol Have a good weekend ! 👍

@lucastruesdale9004

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear 😳uh oh. You too Mr. K!

With the mining of the materials for the battery (not forgetting the health of the 10 year old Africans doing most of the dirty work) & the fact that the battery’s need to be replaced after a few short years also not forgetting the manufacturing of the plastics in the battery & charger & the unit itself ,you also got to consider the use of the expensive electric to charge the batteries & the fact that fossil fuels that is used to generate said electricity, I don’t think that blower is as good for the planet than a petrol one, YER WELCOME😆

@BretttSucks

Жыл бұрын

Ps, Also consider where a lot of these “eco friendly “ batteries end up after they have expired, Landfill sites.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey Brett, totally agree with everything you mentioned here. I don’t believe this new era of battery equipment is any better for our planet. In many ways I think it’s worse. Thanks for sharing!

@BretttSucks

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear Yer welcome

A lot of guys use them to dry off cars.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

I did that the other nite and worked like a charm! Thanks for watching Scott! 👍

Buy a bigger battery if you need to stay on turbo

@GarageGear

2 ай бұрын

Even better I returned it.

You're a school teacher? Elementary, middle, highschool or college? Bet your students think you're a trip to be around

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey John!!! I teach at the high school level. Juniors and seniors. I teach personal training at a vocation school. We have a fun class! Some of my students follow me on here. We’ll see if any respond to you on this lol! 👍

@johnfields4896

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear be nice if I had teachers that was enthusiastic about teaching like you. Been out of public school system 24 yrs. Most of the teachers was stoic and acted like they wanted to pull out a gun and commit suicide rt there

@lucastruesdale9004

Жыл бұрын

Hi

That battery weighs 7 lb, and it's only a 2.5aH? I will cry BS, and say that it's a 9aH battery labeled as a 2.5aH. Would explain why all their tools runs a lot longer than the competition.

@GarageGear

9 ай бұрын

The battery used on this blower was definitely a 2.5 ah battery. Thanks for watching!

I am all for a different way of getting away from Fossil Fuels but there has to be more Studies done on the environmental impact these batteries are going and are already creating. Just digging the chemicals out of the ground has had a huge impact on the environment than the disposal of them is probably going to be like the tires. Already watching KZread Magnet Fishing shows where both batteries and tires end up plus a lot of other things. So investigate how the batteries are produced and their impact and the disposal impact will either destroy our planet or better it.

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

Hey Rambo! I’m right there with you bud! The impact of these things can be worse. From the mining all the way to their disposal it’s pretty crazy the lengths these companies are willing to go. Thanks for watching bud!

Junk

@GarageGear

8 ай бұрын

Got that right!

No it is not the best. The best is the Ego 775 cfm !

@GarageGear

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

It’s kinda sad that the leaves are falling already… few short weeks and we’re back to snowblower videos!!🫤

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

I know right??? You’re not a fan of the snowblower videos Gary???😦

@garydunnjr8176

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageGear I love them! Your whole channel is amazing!! Good stuff !

@GarageGear

Жыл бұрын

@@garydunnjr8176 hahaha thanks a lot Gary! 👍 but yes we’ll be back to snowblower videos very soon.