Lowe's has
Kobalt 80V 630-CFM 140-MPH Handheld Leaf Blower + 2.5 Ah Battery & Charger (KHB 2580-06) on sale for
$179.
Shipping is free.
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ToddM9782 for finding this deal.
Features:- Kobalt 80-volt cordless axial blower provides up to 75 minutes of runtime, on low setting, with a fully charged 2.5 Ah battery (battery and charger included)
- Kobalt 80V blower with 2.5 Ah battery, our most powerful handheld blower produces up to 630 CFM and 140 MPH to easily clear heavy dirt, debris and leaves from any surface
- High efficiency brushless motor engineered to provide more power, torque, quiet operation and longer motor life
- Variable speed trigger allows you to easily increase or decrease airflow from Turbo to low settings with the push of a button
- Cruise control dual-lever offers ease of operation no matter which hand you use to operate
- Lightweight 8.9-lb design makes one-handed use a breeze, so you can easily maneuver around your yard
- 2.5 Ah battery and charger included
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For example, Here [bestbuy.com] is a higher CFM model (750 vs 630 in OP) for the same price from Best Buy (was available for $170 about 1 month ago). Or this 800 CFM [costco.com] from Costco for $209 with 4ah battery. And Greenworks batteries are compatible with Kobalt (and vice versa) after light mod with Dremel tool.
So this is not a good deal at all.
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For example, Here [bestbuy.com] is a higher CFM model (750 vs 630 in OP) for the same price from Best Buy (was available for $170 about 1 month ago). Or this 800 CFM [costco.com] from Costco for $209 with 4ah battery. And Greenworks batteries are compatible with Kobalt (and vice versa) after light mod with Dremel tool.
So this is not a good deal at all.
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I am pretty handy sand disassembled the entire blower just a few weeks ago in the hopes of finding a part failure or some reason that it could have started operating like this. I didn't find a single issue. I didn't the time to clean the insides and made sure the fan turbine was lubricated. After I reassembled it, I could have sworn that it worked right again for maybe 5 minutes and then began to experience the same power limitation as before. I could have just been overly hopeful and fooled myself into thinking I had actually fixed something and then had reality set in.
Overall, I do really like my Kobalt yard tools. I have a wide range of their stuff and enjoy them. I don't think most any of them can compare to the raw power of traditional, gas powered yard tools but, for my case, I love the low maintenance of recharging batteries over fuel and oil required for traditional yard tools. I also worked at Lowe's for a few years as a product merchandiser and got everything at excellent prices so it was very worth the investment for me.
Even at half capacity, I do still use this blower quite often. I have been looking for a solid deal to replace it with another 80V Kobalt or Greenworks blower but I just can't consider this price to be overwhelmingly good. I haven't bought any 80V Greenworks yard tools yet but I do know that, like many tool companies out there, Kobalt and Greenworks are owned by the same parent company and with some small modifications made to three 80V battery shells, their batteries are completely interchangeable.
Knowing this, I'm still kicking myself for not taking advantage of the recent refurbished Greenworks 80V blower deals that were posted for Best Buy that came with a free extra battery.
As an extra note to my already ridiculously lengthy review, I will also mention that pretty much ANY battery powered blower will chew through batteries like no other tool does. If you think that this deal is good for you and this is the only compatible 80V battery you will own, please be aware that most people will require at least two batteries in order to really get the most out of something like this. The best battery I had was the 5aH model battery that came with my Kobalt 80V push mower but, unfortunately, that battery recently stopped accepting àny charge no matter what I tried to do to fix it.
Feel free to reach out with any questions that I can help answer
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For example, Here [bestbuy.com] is a higher CFM model (750 vs 630 in OP) for the same price from Best Buy (was available for $170 about 1 month ago). Or this 800 CFM [costco.com] from Costco for $209 with 4ah battery. And Greenworks batteries are compatible with Kobalt (and vice versa) after light mod with Dremel tool.
So this is not a good deal at all.
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