Ryobi RBL26BP Back Pack Blower

after 30yrs,in horticulture I have to question why people have a go at ryobi.

This leaf blower is a sixth of the price of a so called trade model,it started

First time out of the box. It's well balanced on your back,and has more power

than most jobs require.

The battery start would have been nice, but the ZIP start is hardly back breaking

Work. Yes the pipes come apart now and again if you don't screw them together,but

at lest you can get it in the van that way.

Last thing I paid £105.00 del from Elmershardware 01473 623381. Nice people

first rate service,and next day delivery.

Thought this would work well. Plastic pipe had to be gaffer taped on as it constantly fell off. The plastic clips broke so it had to be tied on and the electric start almost always ran out of battery before it started. I had to try and start with the rope pull, warm it up, throw it on my back, tie it on- then it would cut out and the electric start would not start it. Nightmare- avoid. Also it was the most expensive one in B&Q- waste of money- buy a Stihl.

I have to say this blower is a great design, with a fantastic electric start which can be started on a finger button, so you don't have to take it off your back to stop / start. That said, the shoulder pads are on plastic clips and will not take the weight, they just pop off, very annoying and dangerous. The plastic blower pipe is in 4 sections and constantly just falls off. The plastic used by Ryobi just isn't up to the job and will continue to fall off. A great design, but inferior parts ruin this machine. If the blower pipe won't stay on, you aint gonna be blowing any leaves.