LawnMaster NPTBL31AB No-Pull Backpack Leaf Blower, Gas-Powered with Electric Start, 31cc 2-Cycle Engine, 470CFM, 175MPH

It’s nice not having a pole start your blower he he

Very easy to start! My wife uses it when gardening and had trouble with the pull start.The blowing power is very good!! Only took a few minutes to assemble. Haven’t charged it yetI put Trufuel 40:1 premix in the blower. No need to worry about fuel sitting in the machine over the winter!

I wrote the following 5 star review last year, but now like many others, the blower absolutely refuses to start. I really take good care of everything I own and the leaf blower has seen only light personal usage. I’ve used only high quality premixed 40:1 fuel, I’ve replaced the spark plug with a better E3 plug, etc. I’m fairly mechanical and followed the troubleshooting instructions to the letter. Still it refuses to start, so I called Cleva (the manufacturer) customer service and was told that the nearest authorized service center is nearly 200 miles away, keeping in mind that all transportation costs are the owner’s responsibility. 200 miles?!!?? I live about 15 minutes from the Tri Cities area of East Tennessee with a population of approximately 200,000. I live 70 minutes east of Asheville, NC. I live 90 minutes north of the Knoxville TN SMA with a population of almost 900,000. Even with all those people surrounding me, I’d have to ship the failing blower nearly 200 miles while eating the cost both ways. Ridiculous. Not only that, but Cleva customer service said I must document the purchase info (no problem) plus the model and serial number. I searched every inch of the blower and see no serial number anywhere, so I called customer service again to ask where the serial number is located. He didn’t know and said maybe it’s somewhere near the battery. I looked and it’s not there. The frustrations and cost are not worth the trouble, so I’ll probably just buy a new leaf blower from one of the “big box” hardware stores. This LeafMaster blower seemed like a good value, but not so great if it lasts only a single mowing season. Based on its short lifespan and poor warranty arrangements, I’ve changed my rating to 1 star and definitely discourage you from wasting your money in these harsh economic times. I believe one or both of the “big box” hardware stores now also carry the LeafMaster blower, so I’ll try to warn buyers there, as well.My Original 5 Star Review:Overall I’m really pleased so far. I’ve used this blower approximately 20 times and it blows like a hurricane. That’s a huge plus, as well as the great push button starting feature and “cruise control” feature. The blower is heavy, though, so it’s not easy to mount over my shoulders. I'm a 180 lb male, so I think it would be super difficult for a small person. Also, the motor utilizes a “push bulb” type priming system and the instructions say that you should depress the bulb 5 times to start a cold motor. My experience doesn’t support this. I’ve learned that depending on temperature and whenever the blower was last used, 2 or 3 pushes of the bulb might be enough or else the carburetor will flood. Sometimes on a chilly day, it might require 7 or 8. This is hard to describe, but as I push the primer bulb, I only push it enough times until I can feel a squirting sensation of the fuel. BTW, I only use a high quality specialized 2 cycle premixed fuel, which eliminates any guesswork from mixing gas and oil. It burns much cleaner, too, with no oily buildup. Overall this blower is a good value

Works great, light weight. Only got about 5 engine starts on a charged battery, so battery is on charge constantly. What I really do not like about this blower is that there is no backup starting. In other words, there is no pull chord so when the battery dies...that's it, gonna have to wait until the battery is charged again.

Great blower. The electric start is awesome! This beats charging batteries. Do yourself a favor and buy the prepared ethanol free gas which doesn't go bad like ethanol does.

I’ve had the blower for over a year now and I was skeptical at first to have a small engine machine with such a small battery that claimed to have over a hundred and fifty starts before needing recharging because doing the growing season I use daily to my surprise it actually works really well as I’m older and the fact that it’s lighter in weight and easy to start crucial and I need the extra run time so and all electric wouldn’t work for me, Couple of tips for success only use premixed fuel it’s stable and won’t cause unnecessary wear and tear on the starter including gumming up your carburetor I did have to have a spring replaced once I did get in touch with Lawn master they were prompt to send the part over all I’m satisfied with the performance I do have a extra battery to swap as needed two- months or better usually before charging

I purchased this on Prime day, so I bought this on sale. Partly the reason I purchased. I have owned this now several months, about 2-3 tank fulls of fuel run through the machine. I wanted a backpack style blower mostly for the power it has. It has greatly surprised me. Battery charged fine, followed the instructions on the label. Primed the bulb a few times and it fired up. The start up sequence and choke are completely automated. I suppose it was to be understood, but I like details. I kept pushing the button for just a second or two. It didn't want to start at first. I finally understood you have to HOLD down the button. It will go through a choke cycle before and during start up. Once I understood this I have had zero start up issues. Others have mentioned it's heavy, I don't find it heavy and neither did my wife. Several women have used it and they love it. The only detraction, is I was expecting more CFM, but it's definitely adequate. Happy Customer.