Gas leaf blower – best options on petrol leaf blowers, plus deals

There are many types of leaf blowers on the market, each with their own characteristics. Among them, the gas powered leaf blowers are the ones you’ll choose when power is the thing you need. In the next rows, I’m going to tell you a couple of things about these petrol leaf blowers, what are their pros and cons and what are the best devices you can find in this class, based on budget/performance ratio and reviews from previous buyers (gathered from various online sources).

First, here’s why a gas leaf blower is great:

  • are the most powerful types of blowers money can buy, thus productivity when working with them is high
  • provide top mobility, as you have no power cords to carry around
  • due to their power, are suited for all kind of jobs and can face all types of debriefs, from leafs to rocks and more
Handheld leaf blowers

Handheld leaf blowers

As for the bad parts:

  • because of the gas engine, most say they are filthier and noisier than electric blowers. Still, they do have to meet all kind of regulations in order to be accepted on the market, so if you go for a modern petrol leaf blower, you’ll be nicely impressed by them
  • they are usually quite heavy, somewhere from 6 to 25 pounds for the big industrial one, but if you pick one of those backpack models, you won’t have any problems with carrying them around the yard
  • requires a special mixture of gas and oil to work, a fuel you can get from specialized stores and could be quite pricey in time
Backpack gas leaf blowers

Backpack gas leaf blowers

All in all, it’s obvious a gas leaf blower is a machine built for power. If you have a big yard and need to clean it fast and easy, this tool can be of great help, with the expense of some noise and minor pollution. However, if these inconveniences bother you, there are other options too, like electric or battery powered blowers, but each with their own down-parts.

Now that we’ve seen what you should expect from a gas powered leaf blower, here are some of the best petrol leaf blowers available on the market right now. Clicking the links for each of these tools will take you on pages with more details about each of them (prices include discounts and most of the time Free Shipment).

  • Ryobi ZR08510 – price around 80 bucks – portable, very powerful for a handled device, light and solid built, reliable, factory reconditioned
  • Makita BHX2500 – price around 200 bucks – handheld, top power for a portable gas blower, 5 out of 5 marks from previous buyers
  • LEHR BV025HH – price around 200 bucks – backpack, blower/vacuum/mulcher, ecological – propane powered, clean
  • Troy-Bilt TB4BP – price around 250 bucks – backpack, very powerful and very reliable, light for its class, benefits from excellent reviews
  • Tanaka TBL-7800R – price around 530 bucks – backpack, ultra powerful, meant for industrial use, 5 out of 5 marks from buyers

And you can also check out the gas/petrol leaf blowers in our dedicated category or look for suitable accessories for them in here.

Also, you might notice that there are no Mcculloch, Echo or Stihl devices included in this list. And I’ll tell you why: they are greatly overrated and if you’ll do your research online you’ll see that quite a lot of people have problems with them. Stihl does offer however 5 years warranty for their products, so their machines can be a nice pick, but unfortunately buying their products online can be a little bit complicated.

Gas powered blowers are built for power

Gas powered blowers are built for power

So that’s about it for now. As I’ve told you, this list is made based on my or my friends experience with these products and also on what previous owners posted about them in online reviews on various sources. So, these products are popular because they are good. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t any high quality gas powered leaf blowers on the market, so if you’ve spotted a model I’ve missed, please leave a comment and I’ll look into it.