Brand
Three machines, three engines, one price point
ONBEST arrives on three shelves here with machines that undercut their neighbours and state their figures anyway: a three-in-one mains blower with a wattage, a petrol tiller with a displacement and a working width, and a spreader with a capacity in litres.
The recurring question on this part of any shelf is where the figures come from. A displacement and a horsepower number in a marketplace listing are the seller’s statement; they are not a type-approval designation, and where no emission stage is named this site prints that absence rather than inferring one.
What the range offers in exchange for the uncertainty is real: on the tiller shelf in particular, petrol at a price where the rest of the shelf is mains-powered, and a working width at the upper end.
What it does not offer is spares. Nothing in this range appears on the parts shelves here, and on an engine that matters in the third season.
3200 W, blow / vac / shred, 45 L bag, transport wheels
The highest wattage on the shelf, with a 45-litre bag, transport wheels and a shredding impeller — corded, and cheap.
Best for: A large leafy garden on a budget, where the machine will be used for hours in autumn
4-stroke, 7 PS, 48 cm wide, 350 mm deep, 12 blades
The highest stated horsepower here on a 48 cm width and 350 mm depth, with twelve blades — the deepest figure on the shelf.
Best for: Breaking ground that has not been cultivated, where depth matters more than fineness
The largest hopper here by three times, on a steel frame with an agitator and air-filled tyres.
Best for: Large lawns, paddocks and estate work — and winter grit over a drive
