MikeyB Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Looking to see if there are any specs on the makita XBUO2 36 volt blower while running on 6.0 AH batteries. i have noticed the price has dropped on this blower on a couple of sites too $219.00 for bare tool. When powered by (2) 5.0 ah batteries it claims to have 29 minutes of runtime on setting #3 and would spin at 15,800 rpms on this setting. Im curious to know if anyone knows what the runtime would be on the highest setting with (2) 6.0 ah batteries? Would like to compare to other blowers. thanks guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 14 to 15 minutes. Keep in mind that the highest setting is very unpractical unless the leaves are wet and soaked. On highest setting this leaf blower moves more air then most ( if not all ) handheld gas blowers so dry leaves will rush upwards at full blow instead of only being pushed forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thanks Korno, how much more would it run if on setting number 3 with the 6.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 That would be 33 to 34 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 35 minutes ago, kornomaniac said: That would be 33 to 34 minutes Thank you sir. That's pretty good runtime. I just might stick with Makita instead of jumping over to another battery platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Differences are hardly worth having more chargers/batteries. It's a very well balanced blower and all the controls can be reached from the normal grip position. You'll love it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I've been using mine with 4ah batteries as they were on sale several times this season. Just can't bring myself to buy into the 5 or 6ah batteries at their current price point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 4 hours ago, JMG said: I've been using mine with 4ah batteries as they were on sale several times this season. Just can't bring myself to buy into the 5 or 6ah batteries at their current price point. I totally agree with you John, I was able to snag (2) 6.AH batteries from EBay for $185.00 before Christmas. I thought that was a good price. how do you like the Blower, and how's it run with the 4.0 batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 At one point I got three 4ah for approx. $124 from International Tool. I haven't purchased anything from eBay in a long time. As far as the blower, it's an excellent tool. I use it for leaves and light snow. Does a great job clearing the walks as long s the snow isn't the heavy wet stuff. Generally run it on setting 4 or 5 and get over ten minutes run time. Right around ten minutes run time on level six. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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