| | |  | Water Conditioners | Home » » » » Troy-Bilt TB310QS Mulchinator 31cc 2-Cycle Gas-Powered 165 MPH Blower/Vacuum | | | | | | | Description: | | Blowers clean up leaves quickly and easily, or use them year-round for all-purpose clean up of dust, debris and dirt on deck, etc. The QuickShift enables it to switch from blower to vacuum with a flip of a lever! High performance with commercial-grade engine for extended life. Blower/Vacs have high-impact impellers that automatically mulch debris. 3/4-bushel bag capacity with zipper for easy use. Bag empties without removing it from the unit. Dual handle for left-or-right use. Lightweight, compact design for easy handling. Blower Type: Handheld Blower/Vac, Cylinder Displacement (cc): 31, Air Velocity (MPH): 147, Air Volume (CFM): 424, Tool Weight (lbs.): 19 | | | Features: | |
• Gas-powered leaf blower/vacuum with 31-cubic centimeter engine
• Blows up to 165-miles-per-hour
• Easily switches from blower to vacuum; mulches leaves at a 10- to 1-reduction ratio
• Easy-start engine has spring-assist system
• Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 19.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 29.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 24.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 10.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 19.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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it worksJul 06, 2010
I bought this item for my husband. He however hates it. It is extremely big, and the bag inflates at the bottom, making this very hard to use!!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Works great, but that bag is a piece of $&!#Jun 08, 2010
I've had two of these things now and both times it was the bag that went first. And it's useless as a vacuum without the bag. The zipper is WAY too flimsy for this application and it gives out almost immediately. And it's hard to find a replacement bag. If you do buy one, save the broken bag and send it back to them for a warranty repair and see if that works. For me, I'll look for a better brand.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Sweet gum balls 1, Troy-Built vac 0Mar 08, 2010
This may be OK for blowing a few leaves from a small urban patio. But it is no match for a real suburban yard. I had big hopes for it. But the first time it picked up a sweet gum ball it choked. On dissembling the unit I found the leading edge of every one of the cheap plastic impeller blades was chewed up. It lasted all of 5 Minutes. It will now be relegated to blowing the leaves (and sweet gum balls) off of the porch. A job that was easily handled by my $5 broom.
It is a toy and not made for real yard work.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not holding up after a few yearsOct 29, 2009
The best feature on this model is the very quick change from blow to vac. Just a flip of a beaver-tail flap and it switches. That is great!
The balance with the two handles is nice. I've never burned my hands on any hot engine parts.
The bad news is the unit is not holding up over time. I'm on my second bag (the zipper loses teeth, jams). The easy-start assist has been leaving the cord half-rewound and tonight I barely had enough cord rewound to start it.
We had bad Santa Ana winds yesterday so I needed to sweep the driveway and concrete back yard. I vacuumed about 3 bags of waste. The thing piddled oil on my pants (maybe it's leaking from a fuel hose? Definitely not from overfilling or from spilling fuel when filling the tank.) I'd say it has about 25 hours of use. I pulled the muffler off once to decarbon it. There wasn't much carbon, and the bolts that hold it to the block aren't meant to be removed ever, so they took a lot of aluminum engine block with them when I removed them.
If you're curious how it compares to a 12amp electric, this unit sucks and blows more, and of course it is heavier. But, a 100' 12-gauge electric cord is a pain to roll out and roll up for every use, and mine used to get a lot of pine tree sap on it that I had to use expensive brake parts cleaner on to remove. The final 10 feet would get very dirty too.
It has either a plastic or composite impeller. I haven't had any problems with the impeller, and I pick up pine cones, pine needles, and magnolia leaves with it. I've only had to take it apart once to clear a clog.
The engine speed is basically idle, medium, and full. Takes about 60 seconds before I can run it at full speed without any choke.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Lasted three YearsJul 09, 2009
I purchased a Troy-Bilt TB320BV blower / vacuum in June of 2006 and am disposing of it in July 2009. It has always been difficult to start, but now it will not start at all - it seems to have lost compression based on how easy it is to pull the starter cord. Troy-Bilt oill was always used in the specified ratio. The unit was used perhaps 45 times to blow grass clipping off walks. The vacuum function worked but was not very practical due to the small bag size. Had to use a small bungee to keep the vibration from closing the speed control. Biggest complaint was the hard starting. I am a mechanical engineer and most all of my equipment works well and lasts for years. I goofed when I bought this one.
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