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Yeah except the electric ones that I've used kinda suck. I have an electric leaf blower from Ego and a gas backpack one. The electric one is awesome for blowing the grass off the driveway after mowing or other light tasks. OTOH I used it to manage the leaves in our quarter acre or so backyard last year, and it took me three charge cycles using two batteries each every time I tried to move the leaves. I ended up just raking both years. Last year I finally bought a backpack blower after trying one out with a friend on a much smaller property. It blows harder and has the endurance to actually finish the job.