ALB 18 LI Baretool

I use it on the patio and saves me using a broom.

Great product in the Bosch 18v line. Easy to use, lightweight and 1 battery charge lasts a long time.

Quite powerful good quality product Ideal for domestic gardeners Or DIY Projects.

Just love this cordless garden blower! it truly has made my life easier for me I suffer with Rheumatoid and constant sweeping is just to much for my condition so this is a must.
A little pricey but you have to way up the reason you buy this garden blower for me worth the money.

I wanted a lightweight leaf blower to use instead of a very heavy Stihl petrol machine that’s noisy and impractical. This is a joy to use in comparison and fortunately I’ve got several 18v Bosch batteries (old but good) with a couple of chargers from a drill and hedge trimmer.
The run time off these isn’t long so you need a few battery changes to do any worthwhile leaf blowing! I found it had plenty of power but don’t expect it to compete with a petrol machine.
Be aware that these older batteries won’t charge on the newer chargers though!

We bought this blower for our Mum for her birthday and she’s delighted with it. Overall, it’s really very light and as she suffers from joint problems, she’s able to use it for the time she wants. I was a bit skeptical when we got it out the box, but once the battery (which had been charged prior to it being sent) was fitted, we gave it a little test run in the garden and it worked very well on blowing the leaves into the corner of the garden where they could be easily collected. Not sure how long the battery will last, but it lasted long enough for the front and back garden.

Used this product to clean the garage and the stairs on a 3-story apartment in Japan. It is not terrifically powerful but the air is very well focussed so that it works very well for pushing dust, small gravel, light leaves and paper in a controlled way. It is very light and easy to use and effective for this purpose. I like it, it is perfect for what I needed it for.
For large decks, pine needles and heavy fall leaves you would want a heavier blower with a bigger aperture but this is ideal for cleanup around a small area or of concrete steps and landings.
This blower uses the smaller 1.5 Amp Bosch battery that I use in my cordless drill. I also have the larger 6 Amp Bosch battery for a Bosch cordless angle grinder, which is much more powerful but does not fit in this blower. If you buy this without the battery, make sure the Bosch battery and charger you have is for the 1.5 Amp battery.

M mother has an ongoing war with leaves. Personally I think it is a bit made going out on a daily basis to rake them up when there will just be more tomorrow until the trees finsih shedding them. Alas, my logic doesn’t help. In the face of her advancing years and insistence on going out daily to rake the leaves despite it hruting her back I bought her this little leaf blower. It is light weight and can be easily stored in an outdoor garden box. My mother is now able to gather all the leaves quickly into a pile with a brisk walk around the yard. The 17mins run time is plenty for her middle sized yard and because she has a bosch hedge trimmer too already she can charge and swap the cross compatible batteries for more run time if necessary.

Great product for dry Leaves, not so much for wet ones.

Man sollte bei diesem Gert keinen Laubblser erwarten, der schweres und nassen Laub zu einem riesen Haufen blst. Dafr ist er auch nicht gemacht. Er eignet sich eher dafr, Wege und auch fr Besen nicht zugngliche Ecken zu subern und auch Laub vom Heckenschnitt bzw. Reste von der Grasmahd aus Kieswegen zu befrdern, ohne dass man die Steine dann im Gras hat. Die Geschwindigkeit kann man nicht regeln. Dafr ist das Gert leicht und schnell Einsetzbar. Einfach den 18 V Akku rein und schon kann es losgehen. Ich bin zufrieden.

Does exactly what I need it to do which is blow fallen leaves off the flower beds onto the lawn before I mow – saves raking them up!

Battery life is brilliant. Lovely and light easy to use and excellent blow power.

Before I purchased this product I reviewed the comments ( as I normally do) and I would agree with some of the comments that if you’re looking for a leaf blower where you have wet leaves and say a big garden then you would probably need a much stronger product and this may not be the one for you. Having previously used an electric one which broke I wanted a cordless version and came across this blower where I already have a Bosch kit that use the same 1.8 batteries, so purchased the one with batteries not included. I have to say this blower is absolutely perfect for me it comfortable blows the dry leaves and debris where I want it and use it for my patio and front drive also the garden furniture. I would recommend this if your looking for a lightweight to handle and efficient product — Good Value.

Really pleased with usefulness of quiet way to blow leaves

Good lightweight blower, not hugely powerful but good enough for a reasonable size garden. About 15 minutes run time for 2.0 aH battery

Not used it yet because of weather but sure it will be ok

For small gardens excellent. Larger gardens require a larger battery.its very potable, lightweight ,easy to handle.

I got this as the battery is interchangeable with the rest of the Bosch kit I have but not impressed with its blowing ability, still it was cheap so now I end up blowing the garden twice as long as I have spare batteries!

Unfortunately it only briefly spun the motor after a full charge. Amazon as good as they always are got it changed for me. The new one is better but still does it. I looked on the reviews here and found I was not the only one. Are all these really broken or is there something missing? The mistake I might have made was snatching the battery off the charger as soon as I saw the continuous light indicating it was full. I think there is a possibility that the battery should be left a little longer to possibly cool down before use. But there is nothing in the Bosch manual about this so I don’t know for sure yet.

As for it’s operation, its not as powerful as a petrol blower, but is still good. It much lighter than a petrol blower and there is no petrol to mess about with either. Its still powerful enough I think. I see plenty of criticism about these not working well in the wet. I think it really is common sense to go out on a dry day and you will get a much better job.

I am pleased with mine apart from the niggling starting fault which could be an undocumented operator error. If it is, then Bosch really need to include in in their rather basic manual.

Es un soplador de hojas de 18v con la suficiente potencia para la inmensa mayoria de usos propios de estos aparatos. Hay que tener cuidado de no soltar y apretar el gatillo continuamente, pues despues de soltarlo no vuelve a arrancar hasta que se para del todo el rotor,dando la sensacin que se ha averiado durante un par de segundos.

I bought mine after most leaves had fallen and had been gathered up so when mine arrived there wasn’t really much use for it. However I found the odd task for it and it was during these tasks that I occasionally found that mine wouldn’t start when operating the blower switch.
It’s now February, and I used it yesterday for blowing away some light Winter debris from around the house etc and again there was at least one occasion when the blower would not start. I rocked the switch up and down several times, removed and replaced the battery and managed to get it working again and thereafter no further trouble.
I don’t know what to do with my blower though realise it comes with at least a 2 years warranty.
In all other respects it’s adequate although some technique will need to be mastered to eventually gather the leaves in my Garden come this Autumn.

Summary
Very light and easy to use.
Battery lasts for about 40 minutes.
Powerful enough for dry leaves but only about 95% effectiveness in damp conditions and not very effective for fallen moss.
Good for small to medium sized gardens
Very convenient.
Just a blower and not a mulcher.
Small compared to corded and petrol blowers.
Batteries may not be most eco friendly solution
May need to purchase a spare battery
Can use batteries in the hedge trimmer.
Recommended

Not as powerful as I’d like but I guess it’s good for the money

J’adore mon souffleur de feuilles. J’ai 2 terrasses paves que je nettoyais au balai et une cour en gravier que je faisais au ramasse feuilles. J’avais achet un souffleur avec un fil, trop lourd et galre avec le fil. Maintenant c’est un plaisir, trs lger, pas embt avec le fil, c’est super, je donne mme un coup dans la vranda. J’avais dj la batterie et le chargeur pour un autre appareil bosh.

Ho circa 700mq di giardino con vialetti vari.Dopo il taglio dell’erba a macchina ero obbligato a pulire i vialetti con la ramazza o con una scopa a setole dure in plastica.Il soffiatore con motore a scoppio, pi volte considerato,era una spesa esagerata per lo scopo.Quello elettrico con cavo di rete lo consideravo improponibile per la sua macchinosit.Avendo gi un trapano avvitatore ed un aspiratore Bosch 18vdc che utilizzano le medesime batterie,ho deciso di acquistarne anche il soffiatore.Va molto bene.Lo uso con batteria da 2.5Ah.

Very light; not a huge blast of air but effective and handy.

Wir haben einen ca. 400 qm groen Garten und sind umgeben von Bumen. Jeder kann sich vorstellen was da an Laub anfllt. Zustzlich sind viele Birken dabei, diese kleinen Blten knnen auf einer Fliesen Terrasse richtig nerven.

Natrlich kann man den Bosch Laubblser nicht mit einem Stihl BR 600 Benziner vergleichen, dass muss jedem klar sein.

Fr unseren Garten + Terrasse ist er aber perfekt, angenehm leicht und leise und die Leistung reicht vollkommen aus. Da ich schon mehrer Gerte aus der 18 Volt Klasse besitze, habe ich auch 3 Akkus. Dies wrde ich auch jedem empfehlen, da die Akkulaufzeit doch sehr gering ist mit 10 min.

Insgesamt bin ich aber voll zufrieden und somit 5 Sterne + Klare Kaufempfehlung

It’s brilliant for its size & weight. Charges quickly too. Not as powerful as a petrol blower but easy to use in & around tricky areas of the garden or on hard surfaces.

Does what it says on the tin, ie it blows air. Bought the version without a battery because I already had 2. X 1.5ah batteries that came with a Bosch drill. On a full charge you get about 15mins of a moderately fast air stream that shifts dry leaves off hard surfaces with ease. Not so good on grass but I normally ‘hoover’ these up with the lawn mower. Only gripe is the price – 55 seems a lot of money for what is in effect just an electric motor and fan in a plastic shell (no doubt the technical experts would argue that there are all sorts of fancy circuits inside but compared to other electronic appliances this seems a tad expensive)