Blowing leaves, grass clippings and pine cones is easier than sweeping them off the patio or raking them off the lawn. It’s also faster, even if you’re stopping once in a while for oil and gas. That’s ...

POWER! It's all about POWER! Captain Kirk was always on poor Scotty's case about "more power," and Tim Allen's life seems to revolve around a never-ending search for it. For hot rodders, more power ...

Consumer Reports recently tested more than 20 power blowers, gas and electric, to see which ones are the best buys. They cost anywhere from $30 to $500. One key test was noise. Users don't want to ...

The broom and rake got some serious competition with the introduction of the power leaf blower. Echo Inc. of Lake Zurich introduced the first backpack-mounted device, model PB-9, in 1971. In 1978, the ...

Blower-mode noise is based on industry-standard measurements at 50 feet and our measurements at ear level. Models rated Very Good or Excellent at 50 feet should meet common municipal limits of 65 ...

A power blower — a machine that uses a blast of air to whisk leaves off the lawn, sweep grass clippings from the sidewalk, or blow debris down the driveway — can be thought of as a motorized version ...

Before you get too excited about leaf blowers being 60% off, we should probably acknowledge the elephant in the yard: Many experts say you should “leave the leaves” because raking and blowing them can ...