# Milwaukee 3009-20

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/milwaukee-3009-20
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/leaf-blowers
- Placement: #12 of 12 in Leaf Blowers, F tier
- Brand: Milwaukee
- LP on this board: 158
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T00:56:09.008Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

700 CFM, 190 MPH, and a 20-V battery that offers good power for a handheld.

## For

- 700 CFM and 190 MPH
- 20-V battery platform
- Consumer Reports includes it in its top cordless list
- Respected option
- Good value

## Against

- Frequent motor failures
- heavier than comparable models
- modest CFM
- high price
- Heavy

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 4 of 8 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 3 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Aspatore | Joe Aspatore | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-lybCU4tI | fetched and confirmed |
| ProToolReviews | - | - | https://www.protoolreviews.com/best-cordless-leaf-blower-reviews/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Consumer Reports | - | - | https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/leaf-blowers/best-and-worst-leaf-blowers-a6748643704/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Ego Power+ LB6504 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/ego-power-lb6504 |
| 2 | Ego LB6504 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/ego-lb6504 |
| 3 | Husqvarna 350iB | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/husqvarna-350ib |
| 4 | Stihl BG 56 C-E | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/stihl-bg-56-c-e |
| 5 | Toro PowerJet F700 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/toro-powerjet-f700 |
| 7 | Ryobi 40 V HP Whisper Series | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/ryobi-40-v-hp-whisper-series |
| 8 | DeWalt DCBL777 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/dewalt-dcbl777 |
| 9 | Greenworks 24022 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/greenworks-24022 |
| 10 | Ryobi 40 V HP Whisper | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/ryobi-40-v-hp-whisper |
| 11 | Toro UltraPlus Electric Leaf Blower Vacuum | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/toro-ultraplus-electric-leaf-blower-vacuum |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/leaf-blowers.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.