Terratek Leaf Blower Vacuum and Shredder

Much better than I expected for the price. Easy to use, great that it mulches while picking up too. Would definitely recommend

This particular machine works well enough for its functionality description - that is, it collects and shreds small tree branches and seeds for other trees. Haven't tried the blower out as not currently needed. It is quite easy to handle and move around, being reasonably lightweight. Putting together was fairly easy, although the drawing descriptions could have been better explained. All in all, quite happy with purchase - it does the job I wanted it for, which, I suppose, is the point.

It does work brilliantly except I was trying to hoover up a lot of sodden wet & Clumped leaves that had accumulated over a few weeks. Thee machine did it's job with what it picked up and turned it into mulch but i gave up until the leaves dry out.

Easy to assemble, quite powerful in blower mode or vacuum mode, nice long cable so I dont need a mile long extension cable. Very happy

So much better than my last leaf blower which used to clog all the time if the leaves were in the slightest bit wet. This one has no such issues. Power is great, it's easy to empty, and the cable is long enough not to have to keep unplugging and moving every five minutes

Quite impressed although there are a couple of niggling design issues. This unit is easy to put together and the bag capacity is fine otherwise you end up with too big a bag swinging around. The sucking capacity is OK even with slightly damp leaves. Blower works really well and helps to shift leaves out of stubborn places. The two downsides are sort of linked, firstly the muncher wheel is plastic and struggles with larger items which lead to blocking of the main suction tube which leads to the second fault which is that the main tube does not detach without unscrewing it (as this is screws into plastic it's not meant to come off. This means unblocking it is a pain. This unit has the capacity to suck loads up but the bigger stuff blocks it up too easily. Not convinced it would be much use with horse chestnut tree leaves but too early in the year to tell yet. I still have to sweep the majority of big stuff up first and then for the little stuff it's great.

Bought this as I previously had a cordless Ryobi and that was pretty dire. So the good and the not so good. GOOD: Lightweight, easy to assemble (although the fixing screws take a bit of strength to get them flush in), powerful enough for the job. Corded works for me as I don’t have to keep charging the battery, and the cord is a decent length at 10 metres. NOT SO GOOD: impossible to deconstruct once assembled. The pipes that connect to each other seem to have a spur that once connected refuse to unlock. This makes unclogging the unit very difficult. Clogs very easily. Now admittedly I had a big pile of leaves to clear but the machine did suck up a fair amount of loose soil which compacted and meant that the switch to turn it from blow to suck wouldn’t fully engage. I had to use a long screwdriver and break up the soil that had wedged in the waste delivery chute. As a result the machine stopped blowing properly after a very short time as the flap wasn’t fully closed because of waste build up. Bag needs emptying frequently. I suppose this isn’t really a deal breaker as the bag was 35l so I knew it wouldn’t hold much. But I was emptying it every 2 or 3 minutes. No cord storage. A 10m cord is a decent length but it really should have a moulding like an upright hoover where you can wind the cord around two notches to keep it tidy. I expect that next time I use it it will inevitably have some cord tangle. Overall I’m impressed with it for the price, and compared to the Ryobi cordless it is leaps and bounds better. I haven’t any experience with the expensive models of leaf blower/mulcher but this one does the job. Don’t expect too much of it though and don’t make it work too hard as it will clog and it’s a pain to unclog it, mainly because the long plastic funnel is impossible to deconstruct so you have to get a long stick down the end and poke about, hoping that you are actually clearing any debris that you can’t see. It did a good job of clearing most of the leaves before rain stopped play. And the leaves shred down well, along with any small twigs that you will inevitably end up sucking up as well. But I felt I spent too much time in maintenance/unclogging to make it gain any more stars.

I left writing a review for several weeks to enable me to use the vac sufficiently to be able to make an informed judgement: So, having used it regularly, mainly as a vac rather than a blower, I can honestly say it's brilliant; great suction, very light, easy to remove and replace bag and switch from vac to blow. The addition of wheels and shoulder strap just makes it so easy to use too. Obviously you have to put up with the cord, but that's a minor point considering the positives .... and it was half the price of the cheapest named equivalents!! Can highly recommend 👌