Husqvarna 125BVx Gas Leaf Blower, 28-cc 1.1-HP 2-Cycle Handheld Leaf Blower Vacuum Kit with Mulcher and Vac Bag, 470-CFM, 170-MPH, 12.5-N Powerful Clearing Performance and Ergonomic Design

Great Value for the Price
I am impressed with the overall design of this product. I had a 10 year old “Craftsman” blower that served me well but finally became a pain to start. It had a 200 mph blower speed rating. My yard is divided into chopped portions of manicured lawn and heavy pine tree forest. Pine needles are everywhere, and my yard routine consists of blowing needles off the lawn and driveway. I was searching for 200mph wind/blower speed machine, thinking this was the critical performance factor. The Husqvarna 125BVx was rated at 170 mph and I was initially reluctant to buy it. I wanted to match what I had and knew worked in my yard. Higher blower speeds equal higher prices, much higher based on my search around $400+. I didn’t want a high end, high price, backpack type blower. I have a little 1/2 acre yard. The Husqvarna works perfectly, meets the tasks of my yard work with no problems. I’m impressed. It’s a beautiful design, lightweight, compact and well balanced machine. It’s easy to start and runs quite (70db max. at full throttle). Honestly, for the price (under $200) it’s hard for me to imagine how a manufacture can produce it and make any money. I’ve only had it for a few short weeks, so I can’t make any statement on its durability. I have however, high expectations. My Craftsman lasted me 10 years and as I recall cost about $200. It will be hard to beat, but so far I’m building confidence in my Husqvarna. I don’t expect to use the mulch or vac feature, as I never have with pine needles.I’m happy with my purchase.

Not being all it could be.
Purchased in Oct ’11, I use this item in VAC mode only to clean up grass trimmings left by my edger. Occasionally, I’ll try ivy leaf trimmings, but I find that this machine tends to clog on anything heavier than grass clippings. And the VAC tube is very difficult to remove in order to clear clogs. Also, while the engine is powerful enough, it doesn’t appear that the impeller blades are properly designed for vac work. Just too light duty. When I researched blower/vacs two years ago, I noticed that manufacturers are focused primarily on the blower function. Vacuuming seems to be just a secondary function and is not even available on many units. Unfortunate, in my opinion, as a more specialized machine dedicated to the VAC function is preferable to a machine that’s more efficient in blowing yard waste and dust onto the street or neighboring properties.Over the past six months, I’m also experiencing a problem with the engine. While it starts easily on full choke, it won’t continue to run with the choke off. It runs on the half-choke setting ONLY. Very frustrating, as throttle is difficult to modulate at half-choke. I suspect that the carb has ingested some dirt, although I’ve never let the engine run with a dirty air cleaner (or without the air cleaner). Maybe the Husky folks need to do a better job of protecting the carb. It’s a very small and delicate component — much more so than those fitted to automobile engines.11/27/13 Edit: Thanks to reviewer Ryan (9/17/12 review), I was able to remedy my carb problem, which was not dirt but just a needed adjustment. The use of a butt connector to turn the special jet screws worked great. Just 1/2-turn on both screws and the machine runs better than new. No special tool needed. (Note that the manufacturer DOES indicate in the instructions that carb adjustment may be needed depending on geographic location where used.)5/13/15 Edit: Upgrading my prior rating from 3 to 4 stars. There has been a learning curve on my part and now that I have a much better understanding of this machine and have successfully dealt with the fuel issues, I’m very satisfied with the performance. That doesn’t mean that I’m satisfied with the vacuum mode ergonomics. Heck no; still very cumbersome, but I’m resigned to it after 4 years. I did finally buy the carb adjusting tool — available on Amazon and not expensive. (Note that the shape of tool bit is splined — not the D-shape I had assumed previously.) Also, I replaced the fuel lines which I sourced from a local lawnmower shop. A cheap and easy DIY fix — no lab coat or clipboard needed. I now find that the machine starts up easily and consistently. I’ve had no problems over the past 2 years and, like other similar type purchases, I do accept that some tweaking is required. This blower/vac has lots of power, saving me hours of raking and sweeping.

We have far more leaves than this little gizmo is capable of handling….but we bought it fully knowing we wouldn’t be mulching and bagging an acre of leaves with it. We use it to supplement the good old fashioned method of raking up big piles of leaves and for that it proves its worth. Depending on where you live, buy the splined screwdriver needed for carb adjustment…depending on elevation you may need to tweak it a bit to get it to run bog-free. Oh…and don’t accidentally suck up a piece of rope. It doesn’t like that.

重さは、おもいのほか軽く感じます。エンジンの、動作確認済みです。バキューム機能も、なかなかでした耐久性は、不具合があればレビューします。

期待通りでした。落ち葉掃除が楽しくなりました。