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.
Comment on Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
littlewonder@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just one nitpick – usually one can swap out batteries and continue to use the tool.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month 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 1 month ago
For 99% of applications, a corded electric blower with an extension cord is far superior than every other option.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 month ago
I actually own one of these but never use it because extension cords are such a pain in the ass especially if you need to stretch it all throughout the yard.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month 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.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
How high are your fucking gutters?
thejml@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It’s advertising!
mbirth@lemmy.mbirth.uk 1 month ago
Especially gas-powered as they can then rev them all the time, raising the annoyance to completely new levels.