Which Cordless Leaf Blower Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 10 cordless leaf blower options head to head. EGO 56V came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
EGO 56V
Price shown in test: $329 for battery, charger, and blower
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Greenworks 80V
Price shown in test: $298 for blower, battery, and charger
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“the ego dominated the showdown with an average finish of 1.4, so taking everything into consideration from price, weight, tool balance, and performance, it's the best air blower in my opinion”
Best in 2 of 10 measurements, including Air blower dyno thrust and Thrust to weight test.
Best in 1 of 9 measurements, including Max air speed.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Weight
- 1EGO 56Vjust over9.5 lb
- 2Greenworks 80V11.7 lb
by far the heaviest of all ten blowers
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series9.17 lb
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V10.8 lb
with two 8 Ah batteries
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)7.67 lb
with battery
- 6Makita 36V9.1 lb
by far the heaviest of the blowers tested up to that point
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V7.3 lb
with an 8 Ah battery, the lightest of all ten blowers tested
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V9.4 lb
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V8.7 lb
with a 9 Ah battery
- 10Enhulk7.87 lb
with battery
Noise
- 1EGO 56V101.3 dB
- 2Greenworks 80V105.3 dB
the loudest of all blowers
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series87.7 dB
the quietest of all ten blowers
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V97.5 dB
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)101.9 dB
- 6Makita 36V93.6 dB
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V99.7 dB
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V101 dB
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V94.5 dB
- 10Enhulk95.6 dB
Air blower dyno thrust
- 1EGO 56V9.1 lb
the best of all ten blowers
- 2Greenworks 80V8.13 lb2nd
second best behind the EGO
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series7.52 lb2nd
second place behind the Greenworks
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V6.14 lb
about the same as the Atlas
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)6.3 lb
- 6Makita 36V3.81 lb
about the same as the 18V Milwaukee
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V3.84 lb
about the same as the Enhulk
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V
moved into third place behind the Atlas at that point in testing, though it did not remain in the top five by the end of the dyno test and no exact figure was given in the transcript
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V3.78 lb
less power than the Enhulk
- 10Enhulk3.85 lb
Max air speed
- 1EGO 56V155.7 mph
the fastest of all blowers, though about 44 mph less than the manufacturer's tapered nozzle claim
- 2Greenworks 80V142.3 mph
came up short of its 170 mph claim but was the best result yet at that point in testing
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series143.6 mph
with tapered nozzle and turbo, came up short of its 190 mph claim
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V124.6 mph
came up short of its 145 mph tapered nozzle claim
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)125.2 mph
with turbo, short of its 150 mph claim
- 6Makita 36V119.1 mph
close to its 120 mph claim
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V99.4 mph
about 20 less than its 120 mph claim
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V112.5 mph
came up short of its 125 mph claim
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V102.5 mph
with the air concentrator, short of its 125 mph claim
- 10Enhulk93.9 mph
better than its 90 mph claim
CFM (no tapered nozzle)
- 1EGO 56V743.5 CFM
the highest of all blowers, moved into the lead over the Greenworks
- 2Greenworks 80V704.1 CFM2nd
close to its 730 CFM claim, second best behind the EGO
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series689.1 CFM
almost as much as the Greenworks
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V606 CFM
better than its 600 CFM rating
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)598.8 CFM
very close to its 605 CFM rating
- 6Makita 36V450 CFM
23 less than its 473 CFM claim
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V446.8 CFM
very close to its 450 CFM rating
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V590 CFM
about 10 less than its 600 CFM claim
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V431.5 CFM
almost 20 less than its 450 CFM claim
- 10Enhulk419.8 CFM
about 10 less than its 400 CFM claim range suggests it slightly overproduced relative to spec, per the transcript's own comparison
Wood chip moving test (50 lb, 10 ft)
- 1EGO 56V16 seconds
by far the fastest of all blowers
- 2Greenworks 80V20.5 seconds
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series21.5 seconds
almost as fast as the Greenworks
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V28.2 seconds
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)26.3 seconds
led the field at that point in testing
- 6Makita 36V41 seconds
faster than the 18V Milwaukee but behind the Atlas
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V50 seconds2nd
second place behind the Atlas at that point in testing
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V30.3 seconds
almost as fast as the Atlas
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V61 seconds
even longer than the Enhulk
- 10Enhulk54 seconds
more than twice as long as the Atlas
Leaf moving test (4 buckets, 64 sq ft)
- 1EGO 56Vabout14.5 seconds
a second slower than the Ryobi despite better specs on paper, presenter attributed this to operator technique
- 2Greenworks 80Vabout14.5 seconds
by far the fastest yet at that point, tied closely with the EGO
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series13.3 seconds
the fastest of all ten blowers, finishing about a second ahead of both the Greenworks and the EGO
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V20.2 seconds
barely edged out the Atlas
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)22 seconds
led the field at that point in testing
- 6Makita 36V
second place behind the Atlas, exact time not stated in the transcript
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V
finished behind the Atlas but ahead of the Hulk and DeWalt 20V, per the transcript narrative
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V20.2 seconds
almost as much CFM and almost as fast as the Atlas
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V36.7 seconds
finished behind the Enhulk
- 10Enhulk33 seconds
half again longer than the Atlas, described as not making enough air speed to work efficiently
Thrust to weight test (bicycle propulsion)
- 1EGO 56V1.97 seconds
the best of all blowers
- 2Greenworks 80V2.07 seconds
same as the Atlas
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series2.07 seconds
same as the Atlas and Greenworks
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V2.3 seconds
over a pound heavier than the 60V DeWalt and slower
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)2.07 seconds
extremely light and powerful, best result at that point
- 6Makita 36V2.77 seconds
barely edges out the 18V Milwaukee
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V2.83 seconds
heavier than the 20V DeWalt but more powerful
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V2.22 seconds
heavier than the Atlas and slower
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V3.23 seconds
the slowest yet at that point, heavier than the Enhulk
- 10Enhulk2.98 seconds
heavier than the Atlas and less powerful, almost half again longer
All measurements (3 more)+
Trigger reaction/ramp up
- 1EGO 56V0.75 seconds
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Series
a little slow to react but ramps up quickly, 0.95 seconds
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V0.45 seconds
tied with the 18V Milwaukee for the fastest of all blowers
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)0.8 seconds
a little slow to get up to speed
- 6Makita 36V
fast trigger reaction but 0.8 seconds to ramp up, same as the Atlas
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18V0.45 seconds
tied with the 36V Milwaukee for the fastest of all blowers
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V
immediate trigger response, 0.75 seconds to ramp up
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20V1.2 seconds
a little slow to react and get up to speed
- 10Enhulk1.1 seconds
a faster switch reaction than the Atlas
- 2Greenworks 80Vnot tested
Max run time at full speed
- 1EGO 56V15.6 minutes
the longest of all blowers
- 2Greenworks 80V14.9 minutes
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36V14.7 minutes
with 8 Ah batteries
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Seriesnot tested
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)not tested
- 6Makita 36Vnot tested
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18Vnot tested
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60Vnot tested
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20Vnot tested
- 10Enhulknot tested
Max run time / CFM sustain
- 5Atlas 80V (sold at Harbor Freight)
CFM production dropped only 12 percent during the first 10 minutes
- 8DeWalt 772B, 60V
starts at 590 CFM and drops to around 520 CFM by minute 11
- 10Enhulk
starts at 419 CFM but quickly drops below 400, battery fully drained in under 10 minutes
- 1EGO 56Vnot tested
- 2Greenworks 80Vnot tested
- 3Ryobi 40V, Whisper Seriesnot tested
- 4Milwaukee 2824-20, 36Vnot tested
- 6Makita 36Vnot tested
- 7Milwaukee 2724-20, 18Vnot tested
- 9DeWalt 722B, 20Vnot tested
How it was tested
- air blower dyno test measuring thrust force in pounds on a weighted pipe rig at highest speed setting
- maximum air speed test in mph using a precision pitot tube air meter, with tapered nozzles and turbo/boost buttons where applicable
- CFM (cubic feet per minute) airflow volume test without tapered nozzles
- wood chip moving test, clearing about 50 lb of wood chips across a 5 by 10 foot area, timed
- leaf moving test, clearing four large buckets of leaves spread across a 64 square foot area, timed
- noise level measured in decibels at about 2 feet from the blower
- weight comparison with battery installed
- trigger reaction and ramp up to speed time
- thrust to weight test using each blower to propel a skateboard, timed
- maximum run time at full speed and CFM output sustained over time as the battery drains
- tool balance assessment using a bungee cord behind the trigger
- final test fastening ten leaf blowers to a bicycle for propulsion (not a ranked comparison, presenter does not recommend replicating it)
“the ego dominated the showdown with an average finish of 1.4, so taking everything into consideration from price, weight, tool balance, and performance, it's the best air blower in my opinion”
