BLACK+DECKER3-in-1 Electric Leaf Blower, Leaf Vacuum/Mulcher, Corded, 12-Amp (BV6600)

Really like this. Does a good job mulching. Fairly easy to maneuver. Not too heavy.

Can’t decide Toro or Black and Decker. Easy BLACK AND DECKER with the bag bar instead of zipper.I am becoming an expert on Vacuum/Blowers. #1 Black&Decker(BD) lasted maybe 10 years. It was small, light and not very powerful. The on/of switch wore out on it. I repaired it myself several times and is was a Rube Goldberg of turning the machine on and off. A simple task designed in a complex manner. BD #2 LH5000, ooh what an improvement in the power department. I have pink clover ground cover and need to suck the tree leaves out of it. This would pickup stuff like hibiscus buds that fell off, that the old one would not. Just terrific, but it only lasted 3 years. I had sewn up the bag several times where it connects to the machine, put duct tape around it for added support. But in the end it was the on/off was the issue. There is a tiny slot that either the vacuum or blower pieces need to push it to allow it to go on. A safety switch Not too much in and not too little in though. Became a fidgety machine with a leaking bag, so I replaced it with a Toro.Huge mistake, not only is the same rated wind power Toro not able to pick up what the Black and Decker could do, but the bags last weeks, not YEARS. I am talking bag one lasted maybe 10 uses, but was tearing after 2 uses. The zipper gave way and became useless. The next bag lasted 3 uses and the zipper broke. Toro is absolute JUNK. Thin bags with zippers from light spring jackets.So the Toro lasted 8 months and is now permanently the blower and the new BD is the vacuum, so I don’t have to change the tooling. So get the BD and get the one with the bar on the bag instead of the zipper, because it will not break. Also, if you are dragging the bag on the ground it is the hard plastic instead of the cloth and zipper that take the abuse. You have to get the bag bar. The downside is after a few hours in the miserable heat the last thing you do is empty the bag, and it takes some strength sometimes to get the bar to slide off. Its okay to say FORGET IT. Go take your shower and empty the bag tomorrow. Mostly it is fine though. Its powerful and well designed.

Bought this primarily for the vacuum feature. We have a LOT OF TREES in our backyard and it's been a lifesaver. Saved a lot of time in cleaning up all the leaves. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the problem with the bag. After its first use it became clogged. The leaf bag has strips of material just inside the opening in which the debris enters. Apparently, as the debris enters the bag, those matetial strips become chafed and start to entangle the leafs as they enter. Given enough time they build up and prevent anything from entering the bag. Had to stop and remove clogs a few times. Also the bag developed a hole after only the second use. My wife sewed it up and it's works, so far. But with that being the exception, we are happy with the purchase and would recommend it.

Update: I now can rate this product as 5 stars since I contacted customer support from a link on this product from Amazon. They were fantastic in correcting the problem I had with a defective mulching bag. They sent me a new bag! Wonderful customer service. I highly recommend this product.**************I have used this Black and Decker Vacuum/Mulcher now 2 times and love it. It's a real time saver for me and I always mulch my leaves. I don't really use the white bags but they are nice.But the problem is the collection bag. It's really awful and coming apart after 30 minutes of use. Help Black and Decker!!! I paid extra for the bag with the removable bar to make emptying the leaves easier- and it does. But this bag worries me. Will B&D replace or will I have to buy one? I'd hate to return this item just because of the bag!5 Stars if the bag was better. I would buy again.

In leaf-blower mode this thing is a hoss, but it's a leaf blower and that tech's been perfected. I purchased this in an aim to reduce the number of bags I use to clean all the leaves up every winter, and I'm sad to say it's a little more work than it's worth. While it does reduce the number of bags by a LOT, it doesn't save any time and feels like it is more effort to vacuum up the leaves, empty the bag, put the bag clip back on, and repeat.The power, though, was extremely disappointing. I have a lot of leaves each year, and they're all small so not hard to handle, there's just a ton of them. I thought this would save me some time where I could pile them up, vacuum and mulch the pile, and be done with little effort. I was very wrong, as this seems to struggle to pull up the little leaves with a lot of force unless I bury the nozzle into the pile. On average, it takes me around 3x as long to vacuum up the pile than to simply scoop it up and bag it, with that time being extended when I have to empty the mulching bag. The closure system is a bit clunky, and consists of a sliding clamp over the end of the bag after releasing the bag from the blower. Ultimately, the clunkiness of this whole process makes it easier to just scoop the leaves up and use the vacuum for small extras once I'm finished. All in all, I wouldn't buy this again because it's not convenient to use and it doesn't save me any time or effort.