Whoooooooooo this thing is great. Had a little buyer's remorse when I got it yesterday, for fear of having over-bought, but I used every bit of its power today. I only have a 1/3 acre lot, but 3 maples and just a lot of trees in the area in general. I also live on top of a ridge, so I have the benefit of being able to blow the leaves down my hill into a wooded area. What normally took 5 hours of raking was completed in under an hour, including doing a much more thorough job of getting the leaves out of the shrubs/landscaping in the front yard.
I was originally going to go for the 350, the next step down, but glad I sprung for the extra $50 for the 430.
I was originally going to go for the 350, the next step down, but glad I sprung for the extra $50 for the 430.