Well, I made the mistake of having my leaf blower repaired two years ago and it will not start this season, OH well. Note to self don't repair these things. Anybody use battery operated leaf blowers and how do you like them?
Thanks.
Brian
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Well, I made the mistake of having my leaf blower repaired two years ago and it will not start this season, OH well. Note to self don't repair these things. Anybody use battery operated leaf blowers and how do you like them?
Thanks.
Brian
Brian
I have a Milwaukee M18 blower that works well. Quite powerful for a cordless electric.
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3different brands of cordless, 2 corded, and one 13hp gasoline on wheels.
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Originally Posted by Tom M King
OP should have no problem finding big EGO's around here... but the biggest EGO they can afford, hmmm????
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I have the Ego and works very well. I also have a Stihl gas and it is more powerful but the ease if use makes the Ego my go to blower.
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I have the Ryobi backpack blower with dual batteries, It works very well other than it's heavy. I sit it on a bench to strap it on. I think the smaller 40 volt version would have been fine. For the money I can't fault the Ryobi's. I took down a pretty large quantity of trees cleaning up the fence line with my 14" chain saw. Then I cut them up for loading on my trailer to haul away. It might be 2 years before I need it again though and it's just not worth the trouble to keep a gas saw going. I think my oldest batteries are 6 years now and the newest are 3. I currently have one bad one out of 5.
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We have this one at the rental house. It's a lot better than you might think it would be when you look at the lineup and price. It's well worth this amount.
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Cord kept on this reel. Not the most comfortable to use for size large hands, but the only one I've found to easily hold the 100' cord.
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Last edited by Tom M King; 04-26-2024 at 9:51 PM.
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I have one from Makita. It uses the same batteries as our push mower and tire pump. I'm very satisfied, but my use is rather light.
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Not cordless, but very lightweight and more powerful than any cordless one currently made. This one moves more leaves here these days than anything else. I keep a 100' 14gauge cord permanently attached to it on a reel. It probably weighs no more than half what one of the big cordless ones does.
Two people, including SIL and she already had an EGO cordless, have bought one after using mine.
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I used a corded blower for years and the cord was a real PITA. I'd prefer a cordless blower that was inferior to a corded just because I hate having to deal with the cord. But the 60 volt DeWalt I use is the equal to the corded blower I used to use.
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I'm still amazed the Tesla people let that particular trademark get away...OP should have no problem finding big EGO's around here... but the biggest EGO they can afford, hmmm????
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Sorry. EGO not echo. On phone
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ego it is. Thanks brian
Brian
Have a Kobalt from Lowes.
Works great
Do not miss the gas and oil mix.
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I have the Dewalt 40V leaf blower, which works great - really powerful. Dewalt discontinued the 40V equipment, though, so if the batteries go (I have the string trimmer as well) then they are done. I am thinking of going to the Stihl Kombi system with the high-powered battery head. There are about 15 attachments for that unit, ranging from string trimmers to cultivators to sweepers. Expensive, but built to last.
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