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Comment on Hearing is be-leafing: Students invent quieter leaf blower

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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littlewonder@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Just one nitpick – usually one can swap out batteries and continue to use the tool.

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- 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.
  
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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.

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- 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.
  
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- 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.
  
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  - I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    How high are your fucking gutters?
    
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    ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    ? Not high enough to keep leaves from plugging them up. I mean, I could technically get it done with a huge extension cord, but that would be a terrible pain in the ass.
    
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