Factory Reconditioned Ryobi ZR08510 25.4cc Gas-Powered Variable-Speed Hand-Held Blower/Vacuum/Mulcher

After reading all the reviews I decided to take a chance with a reconditioned Ryobi blower. Why? Ryobi gas engines are some of the best in the business, bar none. I had one that was 20 years old. It only stopped working because one of the plastic gas lines deteriorated due to age. Other than that, the engine still ran strong.

The reconditioned unit arrived with all new attachments. The engine looked in new condition. No sign or smell of gas in the gas tank. The only downside was the casing was dirty and scratched on the bottom. This is a nit after a season of blowing grass clippings and leaves.

The engine kicked in with about 3 pulls the first time. One pull is all it took after the first start out of the box.

Hard to beat the price and value of this blower with an outstanding and relible reputation of the Ryobi gas engine.

The blower looked basically new with a few scratches on the bottom (nothing noticable). Filled it with fuel, followed the instructions and it started right up. Ran about a minute and died, Restarted ran another minute and died again. Since I knew it was a fuel problem, I checked the fuel filter, It looked new but I blew it out with an air hose anyway. Started it up again and ran it about 30 minutes with no problems. Have used it about 3 times since with no problems. The blower seems to be well constructed with the exception of the blower tubes which I consider to be thin and flimsy. It starts easily now and runs like a champ.

I was a little hesitant about ordering this blower after reading some of the negative review remarks, but for the price it was hard to pass up, and if it was junk I could always send it back. When I took it out of the box I inspected it for flaws, but found none, in fact, it looked brand new to me. I assembled it and filled it with fuel mix and it started on the second pull. It runs like a champ and is fairly quiet. I would recommend this blower to all. I do use premium synthetic RC 2 cycle oil for the mix.