Ryobi's New Super Backpack Blower [must watch]

[@klarik01]

This blower is equally as powerful as my Ryobi gas Backpack blower. It takes 2 tanks of 50:1 to blow the yard during the fall. aside from the blower weight now being on your arms again (exhausting when you're blowing for 2-3 hours) Props to Ryobi for getting the power there. But I think we're still not there yet.

[@cfldriven]

A shoulder harness would be nice for those long jobs. I find that I am constantly switching sides to avoid fatigue. thanks for sharing.

[@marshmellow3110]

That is pretty damned impressive. Great deign to be able to integrate into other tools. Ryobi is pushing the limits

[@sbledstl]

This is awesome! Ryobi is truly listening and innovating…Thanks for sharing!

[@cfldriven]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@james2042]

This would be great for a bunch of tools. Edger, snow shovel, leaf vac, hedge trimmer, and maybe even the pressure washer. For the chainsaw and auger youre better off throwing the extra batteries in a normal backpack and swapping as needed. Cant wait for them to make an 18v product like this

[@Ston3dNinja13]

Great video. I was thinking proton pack also. And just when I thought about what else you could use the pack for you started talking about it!

[@cfldriven]

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters.

[@FreedomFinanceFun]

The ghost busters are going to like this

[@caspibar1]

Kudos on having 7 children, we need more large families!

[@TheOriginalBumper]

Cool backpack , first thing I would remove is that green cover, seems like enclosing batteries is like adding a blanket. And also seems like the cover is more of an aesthetic thing.

[@cfldriven]

Interesting, never thought of removing the door. It does protect the batteries from exposure to sun and moisture, but it kind gets in the way when swapping out batteries. Thank you for sharing.

[@james2042]

The load is being split between 3 batteries, so 1/3rd the heat in each.

[@sfl6307]

That’s cool, looks like my new go to machine as a female I like the back pack.

[@jamiemorehead3628]

Good review. Smart picking a brand with so many options to focus on. Using with weed-eater is great idea.

[@cfldriven]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@Shion0Hibiki]

wish Australia get the same treatment. We don't have the back pack system, have been holding off buying the blower for a long time or get another brand that have a back pack system.

[@delta34golf]

This is way cool. Can this be plugged into the 40v battery generator? That would be super cool.

[@livefreeandtoolon]

I guess

[@accordv6er]

Need to make this available for those of us who have a bunch of 18V packs, to combine them so we can get into 40v easier

[@cfldriven]

That might get really heavy to produce similar run times. The 18v are great for intermittent power tools, not so much for things that need to run for extended periods like blowers and mowers.

[@Shion0Hibiki]

the chain saw comment in the video. If you going to run away from it. wouldn't that mean it already stopped? i mean once the trigger is let go, the chin saw should stop already. so it won't do much damage to you anyway.

[@cfldriven]

I found it easier just to slap the battery directly to the blower, it has plenty of run time and power unless you are riding the power boost switch. That switch is only meant for brief boosting and not for continues use. I do have a gas power blower which in reality is over kill as it has too much power for the area I work on. This battery backpack would be great for a vacuum cleaner as they consume lots of power. Currently the Ryobi backpack is used to recharge and store the batteries.

[@mracer8]

There is no such thing as too much power for the area in blower, it might be too heavy to too expensive. Just saying

[@cfldriven]

@@mracer8 Actually on my property the gas blower was excessive, I found my myself throttling down to get the work done and not make a mess. This Ryobi electric blower has the right amount of power and on the very rare occasion I need more, I can hit the high output switch.

[@mracer8]

@@cfldriven 1. Gas blower need to throttle up, not down! 2. Gas blower is not a Ryobi electric blower and turbo mode, there is no such thing as high output switch!

[@Em_G]

Where can I get that cool sticker? lol I need that asap. Thanks and awesome review!

[@livefreeandtoolon]

haha, I made it

[@Em_G]

Hey start selling them, why not 😆

[@CanuckTech]

Do you know if it drains all 3 batts simultaneously or one after another?

[@livefreeandtoolon]

I forgot to add that! Thanks for asking it drains them simultaneously

[@jaycarneygiants]

@@livefreeandtoolon does it stop working if 1 of the batteries dies or will it keep running on the remaining batteries?

[@livefreeandtoolon]

@@jaycarneygiants keeps running

[@gtaus1]

I agree that wearing this backpack while operating a chainsaw (and auger) is a bad idea. Could you take off the backpack, put it on the ground, and still operate the chainsaw/auger safely? Also, I think it would work great if bucking wood where you don't have to worry about running away for safety.

[@livefreeandtoolon]

I still don’t think it would be a good idea to have the pack on the ground, it could present unnecessary obstacles for the chain saw and user.

[@gtaus1]

@@livefreeandtoolon OK, Just trying to think of other possible uses for the backpack.

[@cfldriven]

Unless you are cutting down a forest, a single battery pack would probably work for most people. You can bring out the backpack as a spare battery holder in case you are deforesting.

[@davejones1959]

Wouldn't be easy to just change batteries for the normal homeowner?

[@stealthsrt4]

would love to see a run time on the power washer

[@cfldriven]

I have a plug in power washer, so I use the Milwaukee Fuel Cell to power it. If there was only probable light weight water. lol

[@adamhedge5987]

Where can I get a T-shirt from

[@livefreeandtoolon]

Check the link in the description for my store

[@antoniostark5511]

is it wrong that I want 4 of those backpacks and add them to the Ryobi portable generator. 😂

[@jaycarneygiants]

100% was thinking the same thing.

[@davidbertrand6884]

Those 40v batteries weigh a lot and there’s 3 , so it’s heavy and you had better be able to tot all that weight. When your grid shuts off you’ll wish you had an alternate

[@kyleantonowich4335]

Watt hours are watt hours man. 6 amp hour, 40V batteries - 240 watt hours. That’s equivalent to a 13.3 amp hour 18v battery. BUT, higher voltage systems use LESS current to deliver the same power, which means less heat loss due to resistance. Better efficiency.

[@accordv6er]

So... Electric bike backup pack?

[@cfldriven]

Maybe the interface would have to match and you'd have to carry all that extra weight around.

[@michaeljennings6647]

When the product number?

[@star_destroyer-rbdd1685]

I like this, but LOOK AT ME 18V POWER PACK, (soon to be power backpack)

[@urbanmonk-yh4tz]

does anyone know when ryobi will have a backpack vacuum for the market? its an idea whose time has come!

[@cfldriven]

There vacuum sticks are only using 18v battery, although they do have 40v shop vac. Maybe next year.

[@computergeek16]

Realistically though how exhausting is this on your arm compared to a backpack blower?

[@livefreeandtoolon]

Less

[@rolandm9750]

This is pretty cool but the price is also pretty crazy. It's nearly $500 USD for the backpack alone, no batteries. It's great it's a charger too but I feel like they should have made it like half that price or less and skipped the charging functionality. The cost of this thing, three 6Ah 40V batteries, and just the blower, you'll be at over $1000 easy. Meanwhile Ryobi themselves sells a backpack gas blower for 1/3rd that price. Heck they even have a 40V backpack blower that's the same price as this pack alone, but comes with the blower, two 6.0Ah batteries, and the 40V rapid charger. Granted that blower is not quite as high powered and you can't make use of the backpack format for more tools, but all of this still makes the 40V backpack thing a tough sell.

[@james2042]

Well this kit retails for 600 so even if you don't need the blower, the 2 batteries and the backpack are suddenly worth it

[@leighclark969]

I've been thinking about something like this lately, I have the lawn edger and the battery position kind of gets in the way with anything over a 2ah. I don't get why the adapter is so big though

[@cfldriven]

I get that it needs to be a certain size to slide and lock into position, but you are right it does seem large for an interface. Currently I just use the backpack as a charger. Thanks for watching.

[@xavierv.1207]

So basically the power pack uses one battery at a time. Therefore you can buy 3 batteries and exchange one by one once they lose charge instead of carrying a weight on you back. That’s no technological advancement at all.

[@livefreeandtoolon]

The batteries drain at the same time

[@JLS90s]

What is the name of the song?

[@hectortoledo5914]

These are cool but i feel like they have a limited use to a leaf blower and weed eater

[@jimmyf1312]

What if you hooked it up to a handheld fan and walked around Disneyworld

[@viralvideoman]

As they expand their 40 volt tool line it would be useable for most use cases. But as of right now it is limited somewhat to things such as a leaf blower, weed eater. Hedge clippers. Items where a cord isn't a danger that exists in the 40 volt system.

[@mracer8]

1. If your batteries is at zero charge, you are destroying it. 2. Too bad with such a big charger. It can’t charge all 3 batteries at same time. 3. With electric trimmer and your acres yard, I am certain before a normal batteries 6 amp run out, you probably need to put new string in the head and that take a lot longer then swapping batteries.