Leaf blowers have fallen out of favor.
Many a suburban war has been begun over loose leaves being blown willy-nilly around a neighborhood.
View in galleryThe leaf vacuum comes in a pair of builds.
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Theres the mower-style body, that has a traditional push construction.
Whichever way you swing, one of the 9 best leaf vacuums will give you all thesweet suctionyou demand.
Gas-powered choices are more modular, but louder, and require periodic refueling.
You will be dealing with a cord, potentially with extensions depending on the size of your grounds.
The answer to that is: Its always fun tobuy more stuff.
Maybe you like to thumb your noseat authorityand save energy.
For you, theres the Sweep It!
This isnt a gas or electric model, but rather a leaf-grabbing satchel that you Swiffer around your lawn.
Running entirely on battery packs, its only a little over 8 lbs.
and the batteries can reach a full charge in about 30 minutes.
The push style allows it to roll over most standard terrain, covering big swatches of ground.
For handling leaves alone, its an excessive amount of power, bordering on the obscene.
For handling heavier yard work, such as clearing brush or slash, its woefully under done.
It mulches, grinds, and mauls nearly everything that falls off a tree.Purchase:$1,300
