CR has tested battery-powered snow blowers for more than 10 years. Machines from brands like Ego, Ryobi, and Toro now rival gas snow blowers in performance.

We tested scores of models on thousands of pounds of leaves to find the top performers for a yard of any size CR test engineer Jonathan Tuczynski assesses a leaf blower's ability to loosen embedded ...

Under a new Florida law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, your local government won't be able to ban them in favor of ...

A backpack leaf blower is a big help if you have a sizable piece of property. Whether you’re sweeping flower petals or grass clippings from your driveway through spring and summer or clearing fallen ...

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CR tests battery and gas-powered snow blowers, including single-stage, two-stage, and three-stage models. The best easily blast through deep piles of snow. The worst? Read on. CR tests a variety of ...

A leaf blower may be a simple enough tool, but its powerful gas engine or electric motor and moving parts can create a lot of wear and tear over time. But if you keep up with a simple regimen of basic ...

Vicki Richards is a connoisseur of sound. The violinist practices, teaches, composes and studies music at her South Miami home. She has performed inside Carnegie Hall and outside at Fairchild Tropical ...

Every Saturday afternoon, Lisa Brenner knows not to sit on the patio of her Southeast Portland home or walk her two dogs. Like clockwork, a crew of three workers fires up gas-powered leaf blowers at a ...