i would go for a petrol one, much more powerful, however a great way of clearing leaves up is to rake them into piles. then use a plastic snow shovel and tip them into a pop up bag, then either put a bin liner over the whole pop up bag and then turn the whole thing upside down,holding the bag and pop up and shake the leaves into the bag. or just tip the pop up bag into a recycle bin or composter.by using the lightweight snow shovel, it helps not bending down all the time.. good luck spinksy