Comments on: Factory Reconditioned Homelite ZR08580 26cc Gas Powered MightyLite Backpack Blower

By: Robert LaPorta

Robert LaPorta — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:31:48 +0000

This was my first backpack blower. I bought it, took it out of the box, filled it with fuel, fired it up, strapped it on, and I cleaned my yard in record time. Everything worked as it should, it was comfortable, affordable, and it looks good, too. Now I don’t know how I did my place without it. I bought a spare, and stuck in the attic!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Jim A. Curtis

Jim A. Curtis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:47 +0000

I had been shopping in the big depot stores in my area of NH for a back pack leaf blower, and was finding even the cheapest brand costing more than $200. I found a great price at Amazon.com, but it was reconditioned, and I wanted a new one. However, I gave this a try. The price and make was totally acceptable. When it arrived I thought they made a mistake and send me a brand new one. It was packed nicely, and appeared new. I glaced at the instructions for five minutes, gassed it up; two pulls of the cord and my MightyLite was purring like a kitten. It is in my opinion everything that anyone would want in a backpack gas powered blower. It looks nice, starts easy, and does the job without stalling or any problems. I couldn’t have done better if I paid more than twice as much. Thank you for offering such a fine product at an affordable price.

Jim
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Lisa Holloway Lewis

Lisa Holloway Lewis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:24:39 +0000

I purchased this as a gift for my father last Christmas. He absolutely loves this product. To assemble certain features on this blower was a task though. He was confused about how to assemble it, so he contacted the company. They helped him with the assembly. Very good purchase!!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: J L.

J L. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:35:12 +0000

This is the second one I’ve bought. Gave first one to a buddy after we upgraded to stihl but then our other backup went so this was an obvious choice as a backup blower. Granted, it is NOT high end commercial gear, but come on people, it’s a hundred bucks and it works fine. You get what you pay for. The thing I REALLY liked though, was I needed one in a hurry, clicked 3 day shipping and within 24 hours it was on my porch!!!!!! Serious props to the shipping department! Thanks guys .)
Rating: 5 / 5

By: R. Foley

R. Foley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:49:35 +0000

I have bought many refurbished products over the years without any problems including a previous Homelite blower. This last one I purchased came with a lot of blemishes scratches and scuffs. The throttle trigger had too much play in it and would not rev the motor to its full RPM. I E-mailed the place I purchased it from and they were going to send me a label and another blower, after a week or so I contacted them again. Make a long story short, I got the label returned the blower and got the replacement after 3-weeks of my leaves piling up. The new blower was in much better shape, ran good and I probably would have given a better review if not for the letter I received 2 weeks later telling me the new blower was under a factory recall. They would not send me the new replacement gas tank to correct the problem and the nearest warranty shop is over 25 miles away. This will be the last Honelite after previously owning 4 others over the years.
Rating: 2 / 5