Ralphie ★ Posted May 8, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2021 Are they ok? Reviews for the one I am looking at complain aboot only getting 10-15 minutes of use per charge on a 2 amp hour battery. I have two of those batteries for the weedwacker so I am thinking that is ok. I am ok with resting in the middle of a job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 8, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 8, 2021 Are you crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted May 8, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 8, 2021 I like ours. I takes two bAtteries and I have two spares. You can move a lot of leaves. Weedwacker also uses the same batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 8, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 8, 2021 Batteries have improved immensely, cordless tools perform on a par with corded tools. The thing that keeps me from jumping on the cordless bandwagon is that at home I don't use the tools enough to wear them out, and the batteries will die of old age and neglect. I have corded tools that are 30+ years old and still work. I don't think a battery will last any where near that long. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 8, 2021 Share #5 Posted May 8, 2021 We have one that can handle smaller jobs. It uses the same battery as 4 other devices so we always have 3 on the charger. When we need to do something like clean out gutters or the annual maple tree helicopter seed drop happens, I have a 2-stroke gasoline leaf blower. I'd rather use the battery blower, but sometimes its not the right tool for the job. My next mower will probably be battery powered. My son has one and it does a good job on a lawn larger than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted May 8, 2021 33 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: We have one that can handle smaller jobs. It uses the same battery as 4 other devices so we always have 3 on the charger. When we need to do something like clean out gutters or the annual maple tree helicopter seed drop happens, I have a 2-stroke gasoline leaf blower. I'd rather use the battery blower, but sometimes its not the right tool for the job. My next mower will probably be battery powered. My son has one and it does a good job on a lawn larger than ours. Yeah, maple leave thinghies are the current problem. Good point aboot the batteries dying of old age. That happened to my Ryobi cordless drill, so now I use the 40 year old B&D corded one I have had forever. Way less convenient, but ... who wants to buy a new drill or batteries every 10 years? But that said, I already have the batteries for the cordless weed wacker. I never worried much aboot blowing stuff away before, but I have sweeped and shoveled when there is heavy debris like these darn whirlygigs, and that is a non-starter as I get older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, donkpow said: Are you crazy? Most likely. I have had it with gummed up carbs and excess noise, so a gasoline one is snot even a consideration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 8, 2021 Share #8 Posted May 8, 2021 Mine is cordless. Of course, it won't run without an extension cord, but it has no cord itself; just a male jack. So, technically speaking, it is cordless. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 8, 2021 Share #9 Posted May 8, 2021 BTW, what in the name of Edison is an electric leaf? All my leaves are solar powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 8, 2021 Share #10 Posted May 8, 2021 Mine uses a gasoline powered battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 8, 2021 Share #11 Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Further said: I have corded tools that are 30+ years old and still work. I don't think a battery will last any where near that long. Me too. Excellent point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 9, 2021 Share #12 Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Philander Seabury said: I have had it with gummed up carbs and excess noise, so a gasoline one is snot even a consideration. Perhaps it's not so much the fuel that's to blame, it just a matter of a different engine to power your leaf blower: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted May 9, 2021 Share #13 Posted May 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: Most likely. I have had it with gummed up carbs and excess noise, so a gasoline one is snot even a consideration. I just run the gas out of my Stilhl leaf blower. It has never gunned up. Most of the time, I just use my JD tractor as a huge leaf blower and blow the leaves into the woods. I have way too many leaves for a cordless leaf blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Share #14 Posted May 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: Are they ok? Reviews for the one I am looking at complain aboot only getting 10-15 minutes of use per charge on a 2 amp hour battery. I have two of those batteries for the weedwacker so I am thinking that is ok. I am ok with resting in the middle of a job. I guess it depends on how much time you need to use the thing. I also have two interchangeable batteries, a 2 ah and a 4 ah for my Worx GT weedwacker and small chain saw. The charge rate isn't fast enough to totally recharge one while using the other, but if I used the 2 ah first, it gets about half charged before the 4 ah is used up. They do at least 20 minutes and 40 minutes of work with the weedwacker but since it's not in continuous use the entire time and a take a couple short breaks, it's more like 90 minutes before they're running low. That works for me. When I use the chain saw, it's also not continuous and it cuts very well until I'm tired so that also works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Share #15 Posted May 9, 2021 I have the Ego and it works great for me. Basically to blow the debris off the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Share #16 Posted May 9, 2021 11 hours ago, donkpow said: Are you crazy? I don't see how you can confuse one for the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 9, 2021 Share #17 Posted May 9, 2021 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: I don't see how you can confuse one for the other. It's a scientific thing, based on statistics. Kind of hard to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Wilbur ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Solution Share #18 Posted May 9, 2021 If you can get by with a cordless leaf blower, you don't need a leaf blower. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Share #19 Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, donkpow said: It's a scientific thing, based on statistics. Kind of hard to understand. But one is Ralph and the other is Crazy. Clearly 2 different posters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 9, 2021 Share #20 Posted May 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Bikeguy said: I just run the gas out of my Stilhl leaf blower. It has never gunned up. Most of the time, I just use my JD tractor as a huge leaf blower and blow the leaves into the woods. I have way too many leaves for a cordless leaf blower. Add this to the gas. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Popular Post Share #21 Posted May 9, 2021 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 9, 2021 Share #22 Posted May 9, 2021 3 hours ago, maddmaxx said: But one is Ralph and the other is Crazy. Clearly 2 different posters? Ralph is a poser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted May 9, 2021 Share #23 Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Longjohn said: That’s corded. And snot a leaf blower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 9, 2021 Share #24 Posted May 9, 2021 If you just want to blow of the junk on your roof or sidewalk -- works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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