Makita BHX2501 24.5 cc 4-Stroke Petrol Handheld Leaf Blower

Great unit, starts up easily and runs very quiet compared to a 2 stroke machine. Loads of blowing power and it makes collecting leaves (even wet ones) so much easier. It's ideal for cleaning off a patio of wind blown debris and I even use it to blow leaves out of the gutter. I am a little disappointed that this doesn't come with the accessories to make it into a vacuum and that you are expected to pay £80 in order to obtain what is essentially a pipe and a bag. As it turns out I use this only as a blower because I have now bought a Stihl 2 stroke one for vacuuming as it just makes it so much easier to have two separate machines, one for each task. **Update after 5 years of use** The blower still starts and runs perfectly just like it did on day one. I decided the machine needed some love after 5 years so I purchased a service kit which consisted of a new spark plug, two new air filters (there is a main and a pre filter) a new fuel filter a new fuel line and a new primer bulb. I ran the machine for 5 mins to heat the oil up, let it drain upside down for a little while and then started the parts replacement. It took about 20 minutes to strip it all down and change all the parts and also gave it a really good clean. The fuel lines are perishable so it's worth changing them before they degrade and fall apart, the service kit was less than £20. Filled up with new Briggs & Stratton 4 stroke oil, surprisingly it only takes 80ml. Engine runs really sweet as you would expect from a Makita. I'm very pleased with this machine, it's run perfectly for five years now with only minimal maintenance. I've uploaded a short video to show how easy it is to start and how well it runs after 5 years of ownership.

The only way I can review this is by comparing it to the 2 stroke Ryobi RBV26B, which is about £60 less. The Ryobi was fantastic to use but died after a year, replaced FOC by Amazon, only for the replacement to die after another year. The Makita is a 4 stroke and hopefully much more reliable and efficient, but first impressions are that it is nothing like as pleasant to use. It feels heavy and a bit awkward, and the pick up is very slow compared to the high revving Ryobi. It is also quite unbalanced because the nozzle is to the left, so as the engine accelerates and the airflow increases the blower twists anti-clockwise and the nozzle drives downwards. You have to grab on to the nozzle to control it. Because the pickup is slow it is not as agile for pointing into small spaces and giving them a quick blast. Conclusion - if the Ryobi was reliable I’d choose it every day of the week. It’s a shame because my 10 year old Ryobi chainsaw is still going strong. At the end of the day reliability trumps everything else and I have high hopes for the Makita, but time will tell. I will update this review every so often as I find out more. Update after 2 years. Changed 4* to 5*. Very reliable easy starter, gives an excellent volume of air with minimum noise and fuss. Recommended.

This is the second one of these I have had. I use it mostly for leaf blowing but also use it with the vacuum attachment. It is very powerful and does the job well in both modes. My first machine lasted for 3 years but it had very hard use (hundreds of hours). Changing from blower to vac is a bit off a faff but once you have done it once or twice it only takes a few minutes to do. As for starting problems mentioned in other reviews, here is my experience. When starting from cold it usually starts on the second pull of the cord and idles well. When starting when the engine is hot I have found that if the throttle trigger is slightly squeezed when pulling the cord it will start pretty easily, if not squeezed it can be difficult! The build quality is good but after an hour or so of use it does begin to feel quite heavy - but hey you are carrying an engine and fuel in one hand. Using it as a blower it is quiet but when using it as a vac I need to use ear defenders due to the different carrying heights. Fuel efficiency is good and re-fuelling is easy with a large fuel cap. All in all a good bit of kit but why oh why is the vac bag white because after a few hours it quickly turns dirty grey.

The Makita BH2501 24.5 cc 4 stroke is is a very good machine that does exactly what you would hope it should do. I have been using it for a month now, mostly on a 200m tree lined drive that, at this time of year, needs attention at least a couple of times a week. It has a powerful 4 stroke engine that is capable of blowing hard enough to blow gravel about, if that is what you want it to do. It has started first pull every time I have used it. A couple of very minor reservations (though not significant enough to detract from the 5 stars) the blowing nozzle is easy to assemble, but try taking it apart and it is a challenge. Luckily I can store it with the nozzle in place, otherwise I may be more frustrated! Also the nozzle is a little bit light weight. I can understand why. Any more robust and it would significantly increase the weight and off set the balance of the machine. Its always going to be a compromise. For prolonged use it is already a heavy machine, so any increase in weight is probably best avoided. I do think that the ergonomics of the machine could be improved, especially if you are using it for a long time, but never the less it functions very well.

This piece of equipment is real quality; the beautifully made 4-stroke engine starts straight away every time, is super quiet and the overall quality of manufacture is remarkable. It blows brilliantly, too! I use a lot of machinery in my gardening work and the majority is 2-stroke - this can be a bit of a bind, making sure that each machine has it's correct mix. Actually mixing the 2-stroke is time consuming and is expensive. What a joy to have a machine, then, that just uses straight unleaded petrol; this is also much cleaner environmentaly to use than 2-stroke. Next, factor in the price, which is very competitive indeed; you could get a much lesser machine for more money than this. Overall, a truly worthwhile investment!

Makita è sempre una garanzia, a parte il fatto che essendo un quattro tempi, cioè a benzina pura, non miscela, è meno problematico rifornirlo, non occorre più fare miscugli fra olio e benzina rischiando di sbagliare le dosi, o peggio ancora, di mettere benzina pura e sbiellare il motore, la messa in moto è sempre perfetta, al primo colpo. Pesa un po, forse era meglio fornirlo con una cinghia a tracolla, ma si usa benissimo lo stesso. Ottimo prodotto.

È arrivato con un goccio di olio nel motore che ho tolto e rimesso circa 0.07 L funziona molto bene, avviamento dolce e abbastanza potente, quasi come un due tempi ma con più sicurezze ( l’altro è stato fuso per sbadataggine mettendo benzina invece che miscela ) Buona capacità di aspirazione, non tritura un gran che ma raccoglie davvero tante foglie e i rami più piccoli Unico neo la marmitta sfiata sulla curva del tubo del raccogli foglie e non ce modo di ovviare al problema se non mettendolo nel senso opposto ma risulta quasi impossibile da maneggiare. In ogni caso questa pecca è sorpassabile soffiando bene tutto in mucchi e poi aspirando tutto in breve tempo data la potenza della macchina. Un imbragatura sarebbe stata gradita, come hanno poi integrato nel modello a 36v che è probabilmente migliore ma ha anche il suo prezzo , sopratutto se non si possiedono già numerose batterie. Comunque sono soddisfatto e lo riacquisterei

envoi et réception super rapide merci. Surpris par la taille du carton qui est petit, déballage, il est complet, la machine, 2 tubes, et un bec plat, une notice, une clé à bougie. un peu d'huile, du SP98, oui car près de chez moi on ne trouve plus que du SP95 E10 et c'est franchement pas terrible même pour les véhicules, enfin bref..... premier tour de lanceur et ça pète au quart, incroyable. Le bruit, c'est simple au ralenti il n'est pas bruyant. viens alors le test à l’extérieur.... il souffle FORT, incroyable, il a non seulement soufflé les feuilles mais également les cailloux de la coure. c'est simple sur le gravier j’accélère à peine "sur feuilles mouillées". je testerai plus en détail sur gazon, mais c'est un super produit à un prix très abordable.

La maquina salio muy bien, es potente y de buena calidad, arranca a la primera y tiene mucha potencia y poco consumo. (puedes usarla varias horas en un deposito que es realmente pequeño) por hacerte una idea cabe un vaso pequeño de gasolina. Si la tienes que usar muchas horas, pesa bastante cuando llevas un rato con ella, pero si es para uso eventual, esta muy bien! PD; no lleva aceite.

Nach langen Recherchen habe ich mich für das Makita Gebläse entschieden. Meine anderen Gartengeräte sind aus dem Hause McCulloch, mit 2-Takt Motoren. Mich reizte das Makita Gebläse weil es mit normalem Superbenzin betrieben werden kann! Das Gerät, wie immer super schnell geliefert, übrigens habe ich mir das Motoröl direkt mitbestellt. Der Zusammenbau ist simpel und besteht lediglich aus dem Zusammenstecken des Blasrohrs (2 Rohre, 1 Düse). Nach der Rohrmontage hält man ein echt wertiges Gebläse in der Hand, erstaunt hat mich gleichfalls das wirklich zumutbare Gewicht. Öl eingefüllt, ca. 80 ml, Superbenzin in den Tank, es folgte die nächste "Wow-Überraschung": 7 mal den Primer betätigt, 1 mal den Starter gezogen und der Motor schnurrt!!! Der Motor ist sehr leise, kein Vergleich zu den am Markt angebotenen 2-Takt-Geräten, der Nachbar wird es danken, weil er nicht mehr in der Annahme ein Kampfjet wäre im Anflug in den Keller flüchtet. Das Blaskraft ist beachtlich, nasses von PKW auf dem Asphalt festgefahrenes Laub stellt kein Problem dar. Laub auf feuchtem Gras ein Kinderspiel, also insgesamt ein echt starker Auftritt von Makita in der Liga der nicht gewerblichen Laubbläser. Bezüglich einiger Kritiken wegen der geräteseitig links verbauten Luftansaugung, hierin sehe ich kein Problem. Man kann den Bläser leicht mit der linken Hand bedienen, rechts ist ebenfalls locker zu sehen weil man die Geräte nicht am Oberschenkel führt. Tolles Gerät und klare Kaufempfehlung!