Black & Decker Bv2500 Leaf Hog Vac 'N' Mulch Blower/Vacuum

Pros: *Does the job
*Inexpensive
*Easy to use
*Blower / Vacuum
*Mulches
Cons: Leaf bag gets heavy
*Leaf bag tedious to empty

After the heat of the summer I look forward to the beauty of the trees that Fall brings. The changing colors are so gorgeous and the weather getting a little cooler is nice too. BUT....then it happens. I see a leave fall and then another and another ...

Pros: Does the job; Mulching saves on leaf bags
Cons: Poor quality bag; Needs a little love; Requires more work than a bagging mower

Specs: It's both a leaf blower and a mulching vacuum, electric. It has two different attachments, one for blowing and one for vacuuming. In vacuum mode, there are plastic blades that mulch the leaves before depositing them into the shoulder bag. The b ...

Pros: Low price, weight and balance, ease of control, and good blower capabilities
Cons: Disappointing mulching performance, poorly designed blower attachment

Not for the landscape professional, but a good workhorse for the typical homeowner, the Black and Decker BV2500 Leaf Hog makes fallen leaves, grass clippings, and other yard waste go away with less effort than raking.  This low noise, 110 V ...

Pros: Optional Trashcan Leaf Collection System, lightweight, easy to switch modes. It works.
Cons: Occasionally clogs, plastic impeller might not be durable enough. Motor durability

My 3/4 acre yard is surrounded by huge trees. We have lots of lawn, punctuated by several mulched planting areas. All of that adds up to leaf nightmares every fall. The Black & Decker Leaf Hog is my third leaf blower. The first one, a Toro, was ...

Pros: Great blower/vac for leaves
Cons: Overstated mulching rate; limited capacity bag

I got the Leaf Hog to replace a Weedeater Barracuda blower/vac. The leaf collection system (usually sold as an option) was included with the Leaf Hog, so I'll talk about it too. My intent was to use this to blow leaves/straw into piles then vacuum them...

Pros: easy to clean housing, Leaf Collection System compatibility
Cons: not too powerful

I purchased this model after my last B&D blower died after three years. No brand of blower seems to be of superior quality, and my main decision on buying another B&D model was compatibility with the optional Leaf Collection System. You switch ...

Pros: Easy to use and powerful.
Cons: Doubts about it's longevity with tougher yard waste.

Ahh Fall. If you're like me you look towards to this season with anticipation and dread. Anticipation for the upcoming football season and dread because you'll miss a lot of those games raking and bagging leaves.

Unless you get a Leaf Hog!...

Pros: Vacuums up and yard waste and turns it into compost
Cons: Loud, I don't like the blower, clogs up when grass is wet

I live in Southern California, where we have a large rambling yard full of cactus, succulent plants, citrus trees and weeds! These are mostly wild grasses, and I cut them down with a weed whacker.

I used to rake them up, and put them in our...

Pros: Easy to use; inexpensive; optional leaf collection system
Cons: None

We have one of those trees that drops millions of helicopter leaves on our driveway and sidewalk, ...

Pros: Strong Vacuum Suction and Blower Features
Cons: Need four hands to attach bag to pail. Hard to tell when pail is full.

I purchased this unit to help with the tremendous volume of leaves from our trees. It works flawlessly sucking up and pulverizing the leaves into a pail which has a plastic bag in it. It is hard to tell when to change plastic bags so once the pail...

Pros: Relatively light, relatively quiet, efficient
Cons: Leaf bag design could use improvement

I'm generally happy with my Leaf Hog purchase but one thing is an on-going problem: the leaf bag is designed for short, right-handed users but I'm 6' tall and left handed. The shoulder strap on the leaf bag is about 3 inches too short for me to stand...

Pros: High air speed in blower mode, mulches very well
Cons: Longevity

This blower/vac does all you can expect of it. In blower mode, it puts out a very high speed column of air. You can decrease the air velocity via a slide control on the nozzle (a very handy feature when working around flower beds). In vacuum mode, ...

Pros: Light, easy to use, relatively inexpensive.
Cons: Didn't vacuum well. Clogged often. On/off switch position.

I purchased the Hog to blow and vacuum my relatively small yard. Assembly was fast and easy. I started with the blower. It works on dry leaves very well, until you get a small pile, then it takes a number of passes to move them. Don't recommend ...

Pros: Light. Switches from blower to vac easily. Easy to empty.
Cons: Bag slips off. Vacuum tube separates.

When my wife said she wanted a leaf blower/vacuum, I foolishly assumed she meant for herself! Although I later found out that I was wrong, my assumption influenced my purchase, since I knew she would not want a gas-powered blower/vac. My local Home...

Pros: Will suck the chrome off a trailer hitch....
Cons: Bag size could be larger.

I had been thinking about buying a leaf vac for years, but heard all the stories about "they won't suck up wet leaves, or they are too loud." Well I finally broke down and purchased a Leaf Hog from Black and Decker at Home Depot, and it work's fantastic. ...