DEWALT DCBL772X1 Brushless Handheld Blower

5 AM Concrete Dust Tsunami? Meet the No-Nonsense Savior My crew used to whine like toddlers cleaning sawdust before inspections. Then I unleashed DEWALT’s DCBL772X1 blower—a 20V brushless hurricane that cleared 3,000 sq ft of steel shavings in -5°F before coffee brewed. Here’s why framers, concrete teams, and roofers keep this beast duct-taped to their gang boxes. Laboratory Hurricane Metrics (That Broke Sensors) Ohio State Construction Tech Center storm-force simulations revealed: Model Max CFM Air Speed (MPH) -5°F Power Drop DCBL772X1 615 ✅ 145 ✅ 0% 🏆 Milwaukee M18 FUEL 562 135 37% 🚫 ego LB7654 580 130 68% 🚫 Secret Sauce: Turbine-grade brushless motor maintains RPM in cold dust. During Michigan’s polar vortex, it cleared frost-glued roofing grit while Milwaukee batteries cried like spoiled Chihuahuas. (Source: OSU 2024 Battery Blower Stress Test) Real Jobsites vs. Gladiator Blower Trials Brutal Specs: Battery: FLEXVOLT 20V/60V compatible | Runtime: 22 mins