Husqvarna 350iB Leaf Blaster Kit review

The 350iB blower with one large battery and a charger

The Husqvarna 350iB Leaf Blaster kit has a different retail identity from the body-only package: US SKU 970 56 99-04. Husqvarna lists the same handheld 350iB blower and round nozzle, plus one BLi30 battery rated 36V and 7.7 Ah and a QC250 charger rated at 250 W. The kit does not include a harness or vacuum equipment. Its central advantage over the 970 56 99-03 tool-only SKU is the supplied battery and charger, not a different blower motor, nozzle or airflow rating.

For the blower body, Husqvarna publishes maximums of 800 CFM, 200 mph and 23.5 N. The operator manual specifies 800 CFM with the nozzle. The current page lists 799.98 CFM at the round nozzle and 555 CFM both in the housing and at the pipe. These published labels and locations should stay attached to their numbers; none is a field test or a universal measure of clearing time. A round nozzle is supplied. If a flat or spread nozzle, vacuum function or leaf-collection bag is essential, this package does not meet that need on the documents reviewed.

What the 7.7 Ah kit changes

The BLi30 pack is a substantially larger capacity than the 4 Ah battery in the smaller 230iB kit, but that does not guarantee a fixed runtime. Husqvarna's detailed package table and 2025 manual list BLi30 at 7.7 Ah, while an FAQ on the same product page uses 7.5 Ah. This review uses the table/manual rating and preserves the FAQ discrepancy rather than treating either as a test. Power setting, debris, weather, battery condition and the work plan all matter. The FAQ gives an estimate of up to about 45 minutes in normal mode with a BLi30, warns that boost reduces runtime and describes usage as conditional. We do not turn that estimate into a guaranteed work duration or an independent test result. The manual says the blower's boost button raises airflow temporarily while held; cruise control can hold a selected airflow for a sustained task.

The manual lists the tool's nominal battery system as 36V. The US product page also uses Husqvarna's 40V class language. The exact kit page identifies the BLi30 36V / 7.7 Ah pack; the manual lists BLi30 as a compatible 7.7 Ah, 36V battery and gives its battery weight as 4.2 lb. The product page calls the included charger “QC 250, 250W / 220V,” but the 350iB manual and Husqvarna's US QC250 charger page list 100–240V input. Because the exact package page and the charger specifications do not use the same voltage wording, check the charger nameplate and instructions before connecting a particular supplied or replacement charger. The 250 W output is clear; the page's 220V line should not be ignored or silently overwritten.

Weight and handling are not as simple as the headline

The manual lists 6.2 lb without a battery. Husqvarna's page instead says 5.95 lb excluding battery, and also places an unqualified 10 lb “Weight” value on both the tool-only and battery-kit pages. The included BLi30 itself is listed at 4.2 lb in the manual. Those separate entries do not yield a single verified assembled carry weight, and the 10 lb figure does not resolve the discrepancy because it appears with either package. We leave operating weight unknown rather than treating one page field or arithmetic sum as a confirmed complete-tool measurement. A strict operating-weight limit should therefore not qualify this kit automatically.

At the operator's ear, the product page lists 79.4 dB(A) sound pressure; it also gives 97 dB(A) measured and 101 dB(A) guaranteed sound power. These manufacturer specifications are not independent test results and are not directly interchangeable with sound-pressure values from other products. Follow the manual's protective-equipment guidance, consider neighbors and local rules, and start with the minimum airflow that will move the debris. The manual specifically notes that lower airflow can mean less noise and dust and better control over moved material.

Choose the exact operating plan

The kit fits a hypothetical user who needs a handheld battery blower, wants one higher-capacity pack and charger in the package, and will use the round nozzle for blowing rather than vacuuming. It removes the need to source compatible power equipment separately, but it also duplicates a battery and charger for an owner who already has the right BLi system. The manual lists compatible BLi and 40-B140 battery models, so check the exact model code instead of assuming every Husqvarna battery is interchangeable. A pack with more amp-hours does not make an unfamiliar charger or battery compatible by itself.

If you need a current buying option with a documented high airflow maximum, the EGO LB8803-2 is an alternative to compare, but it has its own two-battery package and tapered/spread nozzle arrangement. If your priority is one battery and a more compact kit, consider a lower-output reviewed EGO package such as the LB7654. These are alternatives for comparison, not direct equivalents in voltage system, nozzle, weight basis or package contents.

This is an identification and specification review only. The exact 350iB CPSC safety status remains unresolved, so the kit is excluded from buying recommendations; neither its current US listing nor the presence of a similar older blower in a recall database proves recall clearance. No recall or no-recall statement is made here. The product page's “available online” status also does not guarantee local inventory.

Official source trail

The package facts come from Husqvarna's US 350iB battery-and-charger page. The shared blower, battery compatibility, battery weight and charger input specifications come from the 350iB operator manual. The conflicting charger-voltage labels were checked against Husqvarna's US QC250 product page.