Craftsman  25cc Gas Blower

We bought 1 of these and used it for 2-3 months. Each time we used it though we couldn't shut it off unless we were completely done, or we had to wait until it was cooled of or it wouldn't restart. Last summer, the same thing. So we stashed it in our shed as a back up and bought another one. It worked great......for about a month! Then we started having the same problem. It works GREAT........when it's running!

I purchased this blower in lieu of the slower (MPH) 27cc unit. I have owned this blower several times in the past and received good service for a period of 2 years. Caftsman blower will not last beyond the two year period due to ethanol gas usage (my opinion) and will require a rebuild after a year.

This is our 3rd one from Sears and this time we're doing it right. The other 2 quit working due to Ethanol gas. Even emptying the blower when not in use did not help it from getting gummed up. The blower is easy to start, easy to use and I'm female and use it all the time. We bought non Ethanol gas for our machinery this time around so I'm sure it will last a long time. Our first gas blower, used almost daily, lasted 8 years. The 2nd one, didn't even make it a year. Buy NON Ethanol gas.

Would buy again if on sale. Difficult to start and has gotten harder over time.

Easy start, a breeze to use. Use mine for little weekly cleanup of the patio to big cleanups of all the fall leaves. This is a real little workhorse! Liked mine so much I bought this model again for my son and for our church.

Mine worked for 5 months will very little use. Then, it refused to start. I took it back to my local Sears and after a couple of hours of talking to management I was able to exchange it for a different Craftsman model. That was the good news. The BAD news was the other model I received didn't run right, right out of the box. Uggh! I returned that one, and paid an up charge to buy a Husqvarna B125. I'm now hoping for the best with this blower!

Vacuum and blower have great power. The vacuum has enough to get all the leaves and grass but leave the rocks, shreds the debris up nice. The blower does a great job a super time saver and a great price at the store to boot.

I've had this piece of junk for 7 years. It has been in the repair shop every single fall season. After it crapped out under warranty, I learned my lessson and bought an extended warranty. It has even been replaced once under warranty. The Craftsman name ain't what it used to be; I was complaining about this blower to a friend, who said his Craftsman air compressor was no good, either.

Do not buy this blower. This blower would not start reliably right from the beginning. I finally brought it to Sears to get serviced as it was still under warranty. Stated "problem with mag seals" and they replaced; cylinder chr($32.83), kit piston($26.54), gasket kit($9.50), labor($64.99) and it ran a little better for a few months. Repair Cost of $133.86 for an $85 blower... thank God it was under warranty and I did not have to pay for this. I am right back where I started as it will not run at all. I am certainly not going to bring it back to Sears and have them charge me $133 to repair a second time. I have never had so much trouble with a blower or small 2 cycle engine before. I am about to go buy a blower from someplace like ************ as they stand behind their equipment and will repair on site if needed. I'm ready to take a sledge hammer to this one. What a disappointment!