Husqvarna 436LiB VS 230iB - Spec & Feature Comparison

Further down the page, you'll find some explanations regarding the key similarities and differences between the Husqvarna 436LiB and the Husqvarna 230iB.

But before checking out these explanations, here's a table that summarizes the main pros of each of these 2 leaf blowers:

Husqvarna 436LiB	Husqvarna 230iB

Lighter	Higher CFM Higher MPH Battery included Higher autonomy
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Common specs comparison

Make & handling

As the 436LiB and the 230iB are both Husqvarna blowers, they benefit from the same level of quality and attention to detail.
These two products are handheld blowers and therefore provide you with superior mobility.
Both products are battery-powered blowers - they use a cheap and convenient power source, which you can easily recharge.

CFM & MPH

The Husqvarna 230iB, providing a CFM of 650, outmatches the 374 CFM of the Husqvarna 436LiB. Your leaf blowing experience will therefore be outstandingly improved with the Husqvarna 230iB, as it should be able to move considerably more leaves per minute.
You will find that the Husqvarna 230iB at an MPH of 136 outperforms the 105 MPH of the Husqvarna 436LiB and can blow leaves on grass or lift wet leaves or heavier debris (acorns, etc.) effortlessly in comparison to the latter.

Weight

In order to compare the weight of these 2 units, we first need to keep in mind that the Husqvarna 230iB comes with a battery, while the Husqvarna 436LiB is a bare tool. Thus, for the comparison to make sense, we must consider the bare tool weight of the 230iB. Excluding the batteries, the weight of the Husqvarna 230iB, which is 5.8 lbs, slightly exceeds the 5.29 lbs of the Husqvarna 436LiB.