Hey guys, Dwain from oztooltalk here.
Got a really exciting tool to review, this is the brand new EGO 56V brushless Blower.
It's just way too nice a day after our long winter here to lock myself up in the garage,
so I'm outside.
You'll have to excuse a few traffic noises.
So this is EGO's second brushless blower, and I'm really impressed that they've brought
it out because their first one was already kickass, it was just fantastic.
So it's a testament to them that they wanted to go and improve it again.
So anyway, I'm going to show you a few features on this thing and then we're going to put
it to the test, see just how hard it goes.
This one is 900 metres cubed an hour in turbo mode, compared to the previous one which is
810.
And it's already also a little smaller and a little sexier.
So let's get into it.
So first up you've got your speed gauge, from low 90 degrees to high, so it's actually variable
speed.
That's an improvement from the first generation which was a two speed plus the turbo.
This one is variable speed, from low to high plus your turbo button up here.
Once you pull the trigger down here you can put your thumb on the turbo, with one hand
obviously, and away you go.
A lot of us just use turbo all the time because it's so good.
It doesn't have a safety as well, so on the first generation you had to depress the safety
and then pull the trigger.
But they've gotten rid of that and I think that's fine because its only a blower.
It's not a very dangerous tool, so good on them for taking that step.
A couple of other things to note, you've got a little bracket here for putting on a shoulder
strap, if you want, it doesn't come with one but you could easily get yourself one to suit.
And just wanted to show you how they've changed this, they've opened this right up all around
for the turbine fan in there so it can now suck in air from any direction, not just the
bottom like the old one did.And then of course you've got your little catch here for taking
off the nozzle.
That's all there is to show about i, let's go test it.
Just going to test it on low with some grass, that I just spread all over the place with
my whipper snipper.
If the dog doesn't eat it all first.
Just a bit of fun with the dog.
OKso a few more things I've discovered.
First the model number is LB5300E and it's IPx4 rated which means that it's splash proff.
Which means that you shouldn't have any concerns about using it in a shower or even rain.
Also it comes with a 2.5Ah battery.
The original blower came with a 2Ah, so you're going to get even better runtime on this.
75 minutes they reckon it'll get, that will be on low, so that's pretty cool.
The low and the high settings, this one has a variable speed range, the low through to
high are very similar to the original blowe, they're just a little bit higher.
But the the Turbo is that full 10% higher.
I also just wanted to mention actually while you're here, EGO have just released a 7.5Ah
battery, this is a big whopper.
It's the same size as the 6Ah battery, so that's really cool, especially for running
your chainsaw and your mower.
That extra juice in a 7.5Ah battery is going to be really valuable.
You could also easily stick this on your blower, it'll absolutely fit no problems.
Of course the extra weight is going to be fairly noticeable in your hands, so that's
when I would recommend going and getting yourself a shoulder strap.
But man, the extra runtime, triple the runtime, compares to the 2.5Ah battery could well be
worth a look if you use your blower a lot.
So anyway, I am really impressed with this.
I can't see how you wouldn't be either, you saw how easily it blew around the big pile
of scoria rock on turbo.
And right down to the low setting which i was thought was just right for blowing around
grass, sawdust, that sort of thing without throwing it all up into the air and making
a big mess of everything.
I'm super impressed.
I've not actually owned a blower myself really, I mean I've got an electric one and I never
use it.
But having a cordless one now, I think I'm doing to start cleaning my patio a lot more
regularly.
So anyway, go check it out, the new EGO brushless blower is an absolute cannon, I feel like
I'm in a game of Halo.
It's a real weapon that I love using, its comfortable and super powerful, I can't see
how anyone else could say that their blower tops the EGO one, its a real beauty.
Thank you so much for watching, keep a watch out because we are going to be reviewing soon
the new 13 inch brushless line trimmer and then it won't be that far until we get to
review the new self propelled mower, and hedge trimmer as well.
Tune in next time, thank you.
Bye.