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Best Snow Blowers of 2024
No two snowflakes are alike, and that presents a problem for CR’s testing protocol. “We need to run our tests with something we can standardize, for consistency,” says Dave Trezza, who oversees our snow blower testing. That’s why he and his team use a mixture of a certain type of sawdust, saturated with water, in place of snow. It’s a…
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Best Handheld Leaf Blowers of 2024
We recently tested several new handheld models, including options from Atlas, Makita, Troy-Bilt, and Toro. Our goal is to find the models that are both effective and pleasant to use. Here’s what our top performers have in common: They’re fast at moving leaves. The best blowers in our tests clear a large swath of grass in under a minute. They’re good…
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Best Battery-Powered Snow Blowers of 2024
There’s always the question of choosing between a battery snow blower and a gas snow blower, though. “Battery snow blowers are really nipping at the heels of comparably sized gas models in terms of performance, and they offer advantages that gas snow blowers can’t match,” says Dave Trezza, who oversees CR’s snow blower tests. Chief among cordless snow blowers’ advantages…
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Best Leaf Blowers of 2024
High-quality options exist in every category, says David Trezza, who oversees leaf blower testing at Consumer Reports. The best leaf blowers in our ratings have the following in common. They’re fast at moving leaves. The best blowers in our tests clear a large swath of grass in under a minute. They’re good at loosening embedded leaves from the lawn. Even…
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Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2024
At Consumer Reports, we look for cordless leaf blowers that are quick, thorough, and quiet. The best leaf blowers should also be easy to handle and use, and prove reliable season after season. And we hold them to the same high standard as we do gas, corded, and wheeled models. Here’s more on what our picks have in common: They’re…
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