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Lanx said:
so this has been my blower for a few years, a huge heavy chonker
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like all gas things it takes like 10 pulls, i have to adjust the choke right to get it started, but once it starts, it's fine.

as i was doing yardwork it died and locked up, smelled "burnt" and i couldn't hulk smash pull the cord no matter what.

i've had this happen to my gas pressure washer b4, but i know that all i have to do is release the pressure (just squeeze the handle and let out water) and it's fine again.

i just said fuck it and went to hd
i didn't even know deals were going on, but they were
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the shitty ryobi 40v battery alone goes for over $100, wth, lets try

this light little shit is better than that gas monstrosity i've been using for almost 8years

burst power is great (i have wet leaves now), only con is that it is an energy vampire.
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I just bought that Ryobi after seeing your post. I needed a new one to dry the cars and get shit away from the pool. Good call.
 
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I just bought that Ryobi after seeing your post. I needed a new one to dry the cars and get shit away from the pool. Good call.
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yea, if you wear a jacket, zip it up cuz it'll try to suck that shit up, haha
 
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Lanx said:
so this has been my blower for a few years, a huge heavy chonker
3329009d7658b38f2abca4cdd3a5f712.png


like all gas things it takes like 10 pulls, i have to adjust the choke right to get it started, but once it starts, it's fine.

as i was doing yardwork it died and locked up, smelled "burnt" and i couldn't hulk smash pull the cord no matter what.

i've had this happen to my gas pressure washer b4, but i know that all i have to do is release the pressure (just squeeze the handle and let out water) and it's fine again.

i just said fuck it and went to hd
i didn't even know deals were going on, but they were
f7680d9aed7e116913020a6f3264649e.png


the shitty ryobi 40v battery alone goes for over $100, wth, lets try

this light little shit is better than that gas monstrosity i've been using for almost 8years

burst power is great (i have wet leaves now), only con is that it is an energy vampire.
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I have really good luck with gas tools like that. I have the Stihl Magnum 800 blower (I have serious amounts of leaves to move every year), it starts first pull every time. Same with my snow blower, lawn mower, pressure washer, weedeater, all my tools. I also take meticulous care of them, so I dunno. My property is big enough that I don't think I'm going to be able to convert to electric any time soon. I can get about 2 1/2 hours on a tank of gas in my leaf blower, but then I can just fill it up and go again. I don't think I'm going to get uninterrupted service like that with a battery operated machine. Nor will I get as much wind power. I'd love to have everything be on batteries, it's simply not feasible for me.
 
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lurkingdirk said:
I have really good luck with gas tools like that. I have the Stihl Magnum 800 blower (I have serious amounts of leaves to move every year), it starts first pull every time. Same with my snow blower, lawn mower, pressure washer, weedeater, all my tools. I also take meticulous care of them, so I dunno. My property is big enough that I don't think I'm going to be able to convert to electric any time soon. I can get about 2 1/2 hours on a tank of gas in my leaf blower, but then I can just fill it up and go again. I don't think I'm going to get uninterrupted service like that with a battery operated machine. Nor will I get as much wind power. I'd love to have everything be on batteries, it's simply not feasible for me.
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You can do like me and cut it all down /dig up and replace with rocks! I have 2 leaf blowers (1 elec, 1 battery)but they are for clearing the back/front decks and the garage.
 
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Kajiimagi said:
You can do like me and cut it all down /dig up and replace with rocks! I have 2 leaf blowers (1 elec, 1 battery)but they are for clearing the back/front decks and the garage.
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Heck no. How can I turn my white dad sneakers green without a lawn to cut?

Honestly, I love my property. Have a really good handle on how much grass I actually cut (about 1 full acre), then I bush hog a bunch more, and I have about 5 acres under plow for growing fruits and vegetables. Another few acres for livestock. It's all manageable with my schedule, and I have a little hired help, but I don't want to rock it all over! I love my property.
 
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lurkingdirk said:
I have really good luck with gas tools like that. I have the Stihl Magnum 800 blower (I have serious amounts of leaves to move every year), it starts first pull every time. Same with my snow blower, lawn mower, pressure washer, weedeater, all my tools. I also take meticulous care of them, so I dunno. My property is big enough that I don't think I'm going to be able to convert to electric any time soon. I can get about 2 1/2 hours on a tank of gas in my leaf blower, but then I can just fill it up and go again. I don't think I'm going to get uninterrupted service like that with a battery operated machine. Nor will I get as much wind power. I'd love to have everything be on batteries, it's simply not feasible for me.
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yea so far i'm reaping all the benefits of electric, i can use it for hours at a time (i have a good enough stash of batteries). i couldn't physically do it w/ the gas blower b/c after 30mins it'd give me ptsd shakes
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Lanx said:
yea so far i'm reaping all the benefits of electric, i can use it for hours at a time (i have a good enough stash of batteries). i couldn't physically do it w/ the gas blower b/c after 30mins it'd give me ptsd shakes
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I love the electric stuff too. I have a gas chainsaw with a 24 inch blade and an electric one with a 14 inch blade and even though the little one isn't really practical for cutting firewood, if I could use it I would. Not only is there never an issue with it not starting, but it's just so much lighter, quieter and easier to use due to less vibration and the fact that it completely stops when you're not cutting. I'm constantly trying to use the little saw for jobs it's not appropriate for because I just don't want the hassle of getting the big one and having to deal with the noise and fumes and maybe it won't start situation. The electric shit is not *quite* there yet for some applications, but it keeps getting better and better and I can't wait for the day when I don't have any small gas engines anymore. Right now I have like 15 of them and at least one of them is always acting up while the electric stuff just works for the most part.
 
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lurkingdirk said:
I have really good luck with gas tools like that. I have the Stihl Magnum 800 blower (I have serious amounts of leaves to move every year), it starts first pull every time. Same with my snow blower, lawn mower, pressure washer, weedeater, all my tools. I also take meticulous care of them, so I dunno. My property is big enough that I don't think I'm going to be able to convert to electric any time soon. I can get about 2 1/2 hours on a tank of gas in my leaf blower, but then I can just fill it up and go again. I don't think I'm going to get uninterrupted service like that with a battery operated machine. Nor will I get as much wind power. I'd love to have everything be on batteries, it's simply not feasible for me.
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Batteries are only for light duty things. I have an assortment of Ego stuff. Lawn mower, blower, little chain saw, hedge clipper. I have a Stihl electric trimmer with quick attach blades. For my use, they are perfect. Anything above that..nope.

The blower is awesome for light use. It is powerful, light. Cleans things off in seconds. The Stihl trimmer is better than any gas I had. Little chainsaw is perfect for small tree branches. Hedge clipper is light and powerful. Mower...just gets the job done. I have a small patch of grass, and it will smoke the 7.5 Ah battery pretty quickly if it is both tall and wet.

My snow blowers are gas. No way an electric would handle the snow I have to move without cooking $1300 in batteries in 2 seasons. Also, late winter snow is dense, wet, heavy. It would kill the batteries before I could finish. 1.5 hour to recharge batteries, no thanks.

One house I had was on an acre of grass. It was a PITA on my John Deere ZT mower. No way an electric would handle that without at least 2 whole charges. Screw that.
 
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Batteries are only for light duty things. I have an assortment of Ego stuff. Lawn mower, blower, little chain saw, hedge clipper. I have a Stihl electric trimmer with quick attach blades. For my use, they are perfect. Anything above that..nope.

The blower is awesome for light use. It is powerful, light. Cleans things off in seconds. The Stihl trimmer is better than any gas I had. Little chainsaw is perfect for small tree branches. Hedge clipper is light and powerful. Mower...just gets the job done. I have a small patch of grass, and it will smoke the 7.5 Ah battery pretty quickly if it is both tall and wet.

My snow blowers are gas. No way an electric would handle the snow I have to move without cooking $1300 in batteries in 2 seasons. Also, late winter snow is dense, wet, heavy. It would kill the batteries before I could finish. 1.5 hour to recharge batteries, no thanks.

One house I had was on an acre of grass. It was a PITA on my John Deere ZT mower. No way an electric would handle that without at least 2 whole charges. Screw that.
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Yeah, I totally understand what you're saying. I do have a small DeWalt blower I keep on job sites to move dust, insulation, whatever. Small, light, and I'm only using it about 4 minutes at a time. I have a little chainsaw, too. Perfect for the little things that need doing right now. But yeah, for me those are just convenience tools. Not something I'm going to do use to get the whole job done.

Incidentally I just got a few 8 Ah batteries and it's amazing how long an impact driver will go on those suckers. Also have an angle grinder that out performs my plug in one. It does tend to get through batteries pretty fast, though. ha.
 
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I have indeed loved my v20 Craftsman battery tools - however batteries are batteries - they will die, and sometimes a charger will kill one (if you have a super high drain item, like a blower- and you use it, drain the battery, do NOT instantly toss it on the charger, let it normalize) - however, contact the manufacturer, have your purchase receipts. I had 4 replaced under factory warranty, few emails back and forth - done.

They actually replaced my 2x 2ah and 2x 4ah - with a 2 pack of 2ah and a 1x 4ah and a 1x 5ah...so...okay...lol
 
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