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Toro Ultra 12 Amp Variable Speed Electric Blower/Vacuum With Metal Impeller #51599

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Toro

January 01, 2007
As a blower it works very well - lots of power to move even accumulated piles of leaves. As a vacuum, it also works well and does a good job of chopping the leaves - carrying the bag on ones shoulder is a little awkward but worth getting used to for those areas where you have to get between lots of shrubs and other spots that are hard to rake or blow.

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Black & Decker Outdoor 18-Volt Power Tool Collection

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Black & Decker


As a blower it works very well - lots of power to move even accumulated piles of leaves. As a vacuum, it also works well and does a good job of chopping the leaves - carrying the bag on ones shoulder is a little awkward but worth getting used to for those areas where you have to get between lots of shrubs and other spots that are hard to rake or blow.

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Poulan Pro 18-Inch 4 HP Electric Chainsaw #400E

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Poulan


This is a great chainsaw. I spent some time researching the right one to get and Consumer reports was right on with this one. It works great, very powerful. I have used it to chop through 10" branches and nothing has even given it a hiccup yet. Cuts through trees like butter! It's great if you don't need a highly portable saw. You are limited only by your extension cord.

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Xantrex Technologies 851-0400 XPower Plus 400-Watt Inverter

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from: Xantrex Technologies


I received the Xantrex Technologies 851-0400 APower Plus 400-Watt Inverter unit on time. It has been working great. A great unit for the price.

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Black & Decker 18-Volt Cordless Electric Broom Hard Surface Sweeper #NS118

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Black & Decker


For my purposes the blower is adequate. It is lightweight and easy to use. It may not be as powerful as others would need. I chose it because I have other B&D 18v tools so I have several batteries I can use for continuous use. One battery doesn't last long enough for one job.

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Xantrex Technologies 851-0178 XPower 175-Watt Micro Inverter

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Xantrex Technologies


in our family, everyone has a different style cell phone, so every two years when we got new phones, it meant buying a new car charger for each phone... well, no more! we decided to just buy an inverter for each car, and that way we can just plug in the charger that is included with each phone, we'll never buy another cell phone car charger again!! and we'll be all set to plug in laptops and digital camera batteries also when we go on trips! great little item, no dangling wires, only drawback is the fan noise, which is easily overcome by radio/cd playing in the car.

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Toro Power Sweep 7 Amp 2-Speed Electric Blower #51585

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Toro


We recently acquired an property with a lot of leafy trees and this is my first blower. When the shipment arrived, I thought that Amazon shipped the wrong item because it came in a tiny box. Snap the tube on, connect the cord and it's ready to use.

The power switch is somewhat touchy. When trying to select low speed, it is easy to accidentally bump it into high speed. I accidentally blasted away a bunch of bark and made a crater. Oops. During low speed use, it's also easy to accidentally bump the power switch to off.

The power receptacle is mounted on a short cable tail on the back end. I have several other lawn tools that have the receptacle integrated into the shell with a hook to retain the cord and I prefer that arrangement. When ... Read More:

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Flowtron The Ultimate Mulcher 8 Amp Electric Leaf Shredder #LE-900

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Flowtron


Works as advertised - especially on dry leaves
I did not find it to be overly noisy or dusty
similar to an electric weed-wacker.
Just do not over feed, and keep the sticks out.

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Black & Decker Alligator Lopper 4.5-AMP Electric Chain Saw #LP1000

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: Black & Decker

October 01, 2005
First of all, I don't like chainsaws. So, I was excited to learn of this product. It works as advertised and makes me feel much safer during its use. I would recommend this product for those who want to get work done that until now has been strictly the domain of the chainsaw.

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McCulloch 14-Amp Electric Chipper/Shredder #MCS2001

Childrens Toy Shop > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Power Tools
from: McCulloch


My neighbor and I shared the already low cost of this chipper. After it arrived (no shipping cost)we started putting it together in his garage. We quickly realized that due to its weight and some awkwardness in the assembly process, it much easier to have two men working on it. The awkward part was in assembling the legs and axle to the motor housing. The instructions were also not quite specific enough as to where to insert the two metal "hard points" into the leg tubes. The hard points are two metal slugs with bolt holes drilled into them that are meant to keep the legs tubes from deforming when the motor mount bolts are tightened.

Once it was assembled, we plugged it in, flipped the switch and nothing happened. That was quite frustrating because ... Read More: