One of the biggest complaints about using battery-powered yard tools is that the batteries die before one is done with the job. If you have a large yard, then you know what I’m talking about. It is frustrating if you only have one battery and have to wait for it to recharge to finish your work.

One solution is to buy a bigger battery. You could buy a battery that holds 3 times the power of a common stock battery for about $350. That’s about the cost of another battery-powered yard tool!

They are also heavy – often 6 or 7 lbs. That’s a lot of added weight to be holding in your hand while you blow leaves or grass clippings and even more of a strain when you are using a hedge trimmer to trim the top of a hedge.

The Solution

What if you could get a massive battery that would last for hours and you didn’t have to carry it on your yard tool? What if you could carry all of the weight of the battery on your back and free up your hands to handle the tasks. Now you can~!!

The Ego Battery Backpack

The solution is a 56V Lithium-Ion 28.0 Ah Commercial Series Backpack Battery from Ego. It is 12 times the size of most stock batteries!

Ego makes numerous battery operated yard tools for the home. And now, for commercial operations as well.

This new commercial line is perfect for the homeowner with a large yard who typically uses a blower, string trimmer, or hedge clipper and needs to work for more than an hour or two.

The Ego Backpack Battery, at 28 Ah of power is also more than 3.5 times larger than Ego’s largest 7.5 Ah battery for their home line.

How to Use the Ego Backpack Battery

Along with the commercial backpack battery, Ego makes a charger, leaf blower, hedger, and trimmer designed uniquely for the backpack battery.

The user puts the battery on their back and plugs in the tool they need to use. When they need to change tools, they just unplug one tool and plug in the other.

Cost Comparison

The cost is about 30% more than similar consumer-grade tools plus 4 batteries to match the Amp-hours of the backpack battery.

The commercial tools are clearly a higher grade of construction and will last longer than the consumer line.

Ego reports that this solution has 80% the power and run-time of a gas-powered solution but with far less noise.

	Ego Consumer Grade	MSP	Ego Commercial Grade	MSP
Battery Charger	Rapid	$ 119.	Rapid	$ 199.99
Battery in Amp Hours	7.5 Ah - 6.39 lbs 7.5 Ah - 6.39 lbs 7.5 Ah - 6.39 lbs 5.0 Ah - 4.96 lbs 27.5 Ah - 30.52 lbs	349. 349. 349. 249.	28 Ah- 19.8 lbs	1,299.99
Leaf Blower	168 MPH 580 CFM	179.	145 MPH 600 CFM	399.99
StringTrimmer	15" Trimmer	229.	15" Trimmer	399.99
Hedge Trimmer	24" ¾” capacity	149.	25” 1.3” capacity	399.99
	TOTAL	$1,972.	TOTAL	$2,699.95

Pros and Cons

Consumer Grade Option
Pros	Cons
27% less expensive	heavy 6.3 lbs batteries Battery weight makes tool back heavy, out of balance, and adds to fatigue
Commercial Grade Option
Pros	Cons
Lasts all-day More powerful leaf blower Hedge Trimmer has about 75% more cutting capacity Units built to last longer	More expensive

If you do at least 2 hours of yard work, with at least two of these tools, a leaf blower, a string trimmer, and a hedge trimmer, we think this is a great solution.

It can last for hours, with less fatigue than if you had one heavy battery attached to the back end of your tool.

Who is this not for?

If you don’t use at least two of these yard tools, and only need to use a tool for about an hour, then we recommend these solutions:

Ego 180 MPH 650 CFM Leaf Blower

Ego 15″ Inch String Trimmer

Ego 24″ Hedge Trimmer

How to buy the Battery Backpack Solution

Simply click here and you’ll be taken to an Acme Tools page with all the items you will need ready to add to their Cart.

Or Click the buttons below to see each item and add to your cart at Acme Tools.

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We hope you find this solution perfect for your yard tool needs. After you’ve had a chance to use these awesome tools, please come back and leave a comment. We’d love to hear about your experience.