Thanks for posting this detailed review! These leaf shredding vacs are great for dry crispy leaves like the ones you’re using them on; they do a little less well with fresher leaves which have fallen but haven’t yet dried up to be crinkly or crispy. The vac will suck them up but can’t go as fast and won’t shred them into the same fine mulch. In my experience, lawnmowers are generally better for those fresher leaves than the leaf vacs are
Turning that dial is a PIA. If you can afford it, I recommend keeping this as a dedicated vac to avoid messing with the the dial and fumbling with the end connections. You don’t even need to take the bag off to empty. I figure the more truning of that knob, the more likely to break the maxhine. This IS Currently the best, Most powerful battery operated leaf blower on the market. It CAN EASILY compete with Worx…. Some trade off is battery Life, vs being tethered to a cord.
Al, great review. I wish EGO would make one. All my yard battery tools are EGO so I don't have a bunch of different batteries and chargers. Time for EGO's innovation team to Giddy Up😊
Back in 2018 or 2019 my inlaws brought up their Worx leaf blower/vacuum. I get so many leaves in my back yard. I raked several piles of leaves and rather than pick up the leaves into a wheelbarrow, we used the Worx vacuum and it ended up breaking. I didn't feel like when it did work, it sucked the leaves as fast as your Ryobi did. I've created a new trick to pick the leaves up using two rakes and sandwich them together. I upgraded a 4 cu ft wheelbarrow to a 10 cu ft Gorilla poly yard cart and instead of holding 2-3 rake sandwiches of leaves, the new one holds 8-10. It's 250% larger but holds at like 400% more because the small wheelbarrow is so shallow the leaves fall or blow out so easily. I have an Ego mower with the high lift blade and bagger, now, so maybe I'll use that. Back then, I didn't have the high lift blade, and didn't think to use it for leaf collection. I would only use it for the leaves left behind.
Hey buddy thanks for sharing I’m pretty sure you saw the video towards the end. I would definitely use your ego mower, but try to have a high lift blade set on there. It will make a big difference and again it mulches. From 5 to 1 at least
@TechMadeEzy True, but this recent time, I was raking up small and medium branches along with the leaves. Hurricane Helene left about a thousand branches on the ground, so I didn't want to use the mower.
One thing I would change with this ryobi vacuumed/ blower is the mulching blade should be made of metal, it looked like plastic, and for the price you paid, I would have expected it to be made of metal, I contacted ego a couple years ago and told the a walk behind leafvacume/blower would be a great tool for homeowners with big properties, we have a few gas models and it comes with a big hose that you detach from the unit to clean out flowerbeds. Great video and the leaf cleanup in hyperlapse was so satisfying.mkeep up the great work my friend
@TechMadeEzy as someone that used to do detailed product reviews, you either maintain your integrity and lose those sponsors or you lose your credibility and keep getting tons of nice stuff.
I have the Ryobi "vac attack" version (not brushless, IIRC, and cannot be a blower). It does a good job. Hopefully even better options are available if/when I need to replace it. (Mostly I need it for my basement window wells and around in shrubs, and similar.)
@@kevingadson9315 I also own the Worx vac, and it is indeed a beast. I was looking a a battery operated vac that was closer in power to the Worx than the Sun Joe blower/vac or older Ryobi…and this new Ryobi vac is a beast. It has Worx like suction. You are limited by battery, but on the hand, you’re not Constrained by a cord. I’m keeping my Ryobi vac Because it does meet my unique needs. I will only even use it as a vaccum. I have a dedicated ego blower. I was hoping ego would release an ego vac… but I got tired of waiting and took my first plunge into the Ryobi 40 volt line. Not really happy about entering a new battery eco system… but Ryobi has what I need.
I’m talking by experience, not by spec. Being plugged in, probably helps that motor be more powerful because believe me I have had no issues sucking up stuff and not much bogging down.
@TechMadeEzy yeah me too I have the ego one but at first I was actually taking it off because I was trying to empty the bag. So take the whole bag off. Cuz that zipper is kind of weird to try to take off the bag to empty it so it's easier for me to take remove the bag well not anymore it's not easy. All I have is the garbage pail and the vacuum. So when I try to empty the bag I put the bag inside the garbage pail with one hand and then I'm holding the vac in one hand. And I can't unzipper her at the same time I'm holding it so it becomes really hard
Did you see that EGO is releasing one of these leaf vacs soon? Would you consider picking one up? My fear is that if the Ryobi version is almost $500, I’m terrified to see what the price for the EGO will be LOL
Hey Al, was thinking about upgrading my leaf mulcher. Really don’t care about how well it blows leaves as I have my handy dandy ego. Do you know if this is better than the black decker bebl700? Amazon says black decker is 250 MPH but I doubt that lol. Also would mph listed be for blowing only or does it apply to mulching as well?
That's corded it might do better on the vac side, I have a worx leaf vac and although the specs are below this Ryobi it seems to vac better BUT grab the Ryobi it's on sale at Home Depot for $299
I bought the other style of ryobi leaf vacuum and it's not really worth it. The opening is so small and you still need to carry the heavy bag to the dump site. Also if you mulch too much the bag gets so compacted and full that it doesn't dump out well and a lot of shaking and loosening takes a lot of effort.
Thanks for posting this detailed review!
These leaf shredding vacs are great for dry crispy leaves like the ones you’re using them on; they do a little less well with fresher leaves which have fallen but haven’t yet dried up to be crinkly or crispy. The vac will suck them up but can’t go as fast and won’t shred them into the same fine mulch.
In my experience, lawnmowers are generally better for those fresher leaves than the leaf vacs are
Stinks with wet leaves I agree
Turning that dial is a PIA. If you can afford it, I recommend keeping this as a dedicated vac to avoid messing with the the dial and fumbling with the end connections. You don’t even need to take the bag off to empty. I figure the more truning of that knob, the more likely to break the maxhine. This IS
Currently the best,
Most powerful battery operated leaf blower on the market. It CAN EASILY compete with Worx….
Some trade off is battery
Life, vs being tethered to a cord.
I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment
Al, great review. I wish EGO would make one. All my yard battery tools are EGO so I don't have a bunch of different batteries and chargers. Time for EGO's innovation team to Giddy Up😊
1st thanks Frank 👍🏼
Did you get to see what I normally use to vacuum up my leaves in the video?
I do also👍 but I have a corded vac to get around tight spaces 😊
@Frank2023_-_- thanks buddy
Apparently Ego is coming out with one it's similar to the first generation Ryobi vac attack
Ego Will bring a leaf vac in their upcoming new products.
Back in 2018 or 2019 my inlaws brought up their Worx leaf blower/vacuum. I get so many leaves in my back yard. I raked several piles of leaves and rather than pick up the leaves into a wheelbarrow, we used the Worx vacuum and it ended up breaking. I didn't feel like when it did work, it sucked the leaves as fast as your Ryobi did.
I've created a new trick to pick the leaves up using two rakes and sandwich them together.
I upgraded a 4 cu ft wheelbarrow to a 10 cu ft Gorilla poly yard cart and instead of holding 2-3 rake sandwiches of leaves, the new one holds 8-10. It's 250% larger but holds at like 400% more because the small wheelbarrow is so shallow the leaves fall or blow out so easily.
I have an Ego mower with the high lift blade and bagger, now, so maybe I'll use that.
Back then, I didn't have the high lift blade, and didn't think to use it for leaf collection. I would only use it for the leaves left behind.
Hey buddy thanks for sharing
I’m pretty sure you saw the video towards the end. I would definitely use your ego mower, but try to have a high lift blade set on there. It will make a big difference and again it mulches. From 5 to 1 at least
@TechMadeEzy True, but this recent time, I was raking up small and medium branches along with the leaves. Hurricane Helene left about a thousand branches on the ground, so I didn't want to use the mower.
One thing I would change with this ryobi vacuumed/ blower is the mulching blade should be made of metal, it looked like plastic, and for the price you paid, I would have expected it to be made of metal, I contacted ego a couple years ago and told the a walk behind leafvacume/blower would be a great tool for homeowners with big properties, we have a few gas models and it comes with a big hose that you detach from the unit to clean out flowerbeds. Great video and the leaf cleanup in hyperlapse was so satisfying.mkeep up the great work my friend
Thanks Alex the blade is metal
The mulching blade is made of metal
It's insane that you're not sponsored more often by big companies. Your channel is amongst the best.
I don't mind you know what because if I was fully sponsored I think people would even doubt sometimes the reviews but I really appreciate your comment
@TechMadeEzy as someone that used to do detailed product reviews, you either maintain your integrity and lose those sponsors or you lose your credibility and keep getting tons of nice stuff.
I have the Ryobi "vac attack" version (not brushless, IIRC, and cannot be a blower). It does a good job. Hopefully even better options are available if/when I need to replace it. (Mostly I need it for my basement window wells and around in shrubs, and similar.)
I have the Worx Trivac and its a beast for me and much faster between blower and vacuuming
@@kevingadson9315 I also own the Worx vac, and it is indeed a beast. I was looking a a battery operated vac that was closer in power to the Worx than the Sun Joe blower/vac or older Ryobi…and this new Ryobi vac is a beast. It has Worx like suction. You are limited by battery, but on the hand, you’re not
Constrained by a cord. I’m keeping my Ryobi vac
Because it does meet my unique needs. I will only even use it as a vaccum.
I have a dedicated ego blower. I was hoping ego would release an ego vac… but I got tired of waiting and took my first plunge into the Ryobi 40 volt line. Not really happy about entering a new battery eco system… but Ryobi has what I need.
I like the tip. I’m gonna use my mower to do that also
Thanks for watching Jake
Great video. Because of your EGO videos I bought EGO products. I have been a subscriber to your channel science 2020. EGO needs to make one. 👍🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing more from you and thank you for being a subscriber for four years now. ❤️
I don't understand how you say the works has more power. Sorry I'll be is 100 mph 600 CFM. And mulch ratio is 20 to 1
I’m talking by experience, not by spec. Being plugged in, probably helps that motor be more powerful because believe me I have had no issues sucking up stuff and not much bogging down.
I like my worx corded version. Has a trash bin adapter.
I believe they make one also, check home depot also it's on sale for $299
I bought it and I'm using it. The turning of the knob gets ridiculously hard sometimes. That's really the only fault I have
I think I’m gonna leave the knob towards VAC and just use it as a VC. I already have good blowers.
@TechMadeEzy yeah me too I have the ego one but at first I was actually taking it off because I was trying to empty the bag. So take the whole bag off. Cuz that zipper is kind of weird to try to take off the bag to empty it so it's easier for me to take remove the bag well not anymore it's not easy.
All I have is the garbage pail and the vacuum. So when I try to empty the bag I put the bag inside the garbage pail with one hand and then I'm holding the vac in one hand. And I can't unzipper her at the same time I'm holding it so it becomes really hard
Did you see that EGO is releasing one of these leaf vacs soon? Would you consider picking one up? My fear is that if the Ryobi version is almost $500, I’m terrified to see what the price for the EGO will be LOL
Yes see my short video below
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Hey Al, was thinking about upgrading my leaf mulcher. Really don’t care about how well it blows leaves as I have my handy dandy ego. Do you know if this is better than the black decker bebl700? Amazon says black decker is 250 MPH but I doubt that lol. Also would mph listed be for blowing only or does it apply to mulching as well?
That's corded it might do better on the vac side, I have a worx leaf vac and although the specs are below this Ryobi it seems to vac better BUT grab the Ryobi it's on sale at Home Depot for $299
This leaf vacs shreds things up very well.
@Trissb1988-- it does we just posted another video and I included this vac and it did a great job
This is 299 at Home Depot right now
Great deal for sure
I bought the other style of ryobi leaf vacuum and it's not really worth it. The opening is so small and you still need to carry the heavy bag to the dump site. Also if you mulch too much the bag gets so compacted and full that it doesn't dump out well and a lot of shaking and loosening takes a lot of effort.
Also if the leaves are even slightly damp it really hampers performance
Did you like this newer model ?
@@TechMadeEzy seems like this one's bag might be better at dumping out contents. But it still seems to take much longer than expected to suck up
This is horrible. Ours has never worked and the store will not take it back.
Sorry to hear that, Did you contact Ryobi? And if it's home depot you usually get a 90 day policy