• TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s almost like it’s a requirement for every landscaping company to use the most noisy, ear destroying, gas-powered leaf blower that they can buy that can be heard from 2 city blocks over.

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      6 months ago

      Probably. lol. You look out the window to see what’s making all that racket, and you see their logo on their truck / shirts.

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      6 months ago

      Gas powered is still vastly superior for things like leafblowers. A good gas one can last 15 years and take a total of $40 in maintenance parts for that entire time, all while blowing harder. High end battery powered ones will last 45 minutes and need a couple hundred dollars worth of replacement batteries every few years. My stihl from 1997 still works like it’s new.

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          6 months ago

          30 minutes from a $100 battery vs an hour from a $1.25 in fuel, no recharging, and no batteries that go bad.

      • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        For 99% of applications, a corded electric blower with an extension cord is far superior than every other option.

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          6 months ago

          Sure, if you need less power and want to deal with the extension cord, and where you’re blowing is within 100 feet of an outlet. Doesn’t work well for gutters or large properties or houses with only 1 or 2 outlets outside.

          Huh. I can’t think of 297 other uses for a leaf blower, so I guess your 99% claim might be a bit…overblown.