Road Test: Husqvarna 570BTS leaf blower
It’s the Dirty Harry .44 Magnum of leaf-blowers. Maximum air speed at the nozzle is 382km/h!
What is it? The Dirty Harry .44 Magnum of leaf-blowers. It’s so powerful that you wear it like a backpack. Maximum air speed at the nozzle is 382km/h!
Crikey. Yup, it’ll certainly make short work of clearing the leaves at this time of year. But it’s also useful for other jobs around the house, such as doing amusing things to long-haired dogs and breaking up fights among small children.
Vital statistics: It weighs 11kg and is petrol powered. Wide shoulder straps and a soft handle on the tube are nice touches by Swedish firm Husqvarna (keep that word in your back pocket, Scrabble fans; tell ’em it’s a type of sauna rash and you might just get away with it).
Verdict: You’ll be the envy of every bloke in the neighbourhood. Well, apart from all those clowns who drive past and yell out “Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS.”
$1049, husqvarna.com/au
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