Title: Motor burned out after two seasons.
Product review: Like many, my love affair with this tool burned out after two seasons of use mainly as a leaf vac.If you read the reviews, most five stars are written after initial use. With time the reviews go down, and result in one star as the motors fail.I was "OK" with this thing, never quite happy using it, but always liked the result. It worked best with small, dry leaves (birch, hackberry). Larger leaves (maple, oak) clog easily,especially when wet. I'm average height and always fought back pain using this. I developed work arounds. Ergonomics of this thing not good for avg to short persons.I might consider replacing with the new 51609, if I knew the motor had been improved for longer life. For now, I'm back to the old way - rake and scoop. It's faster, anyway.
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