In the last years many voice raised against leaf blowers, the main concerns being the noise and pollution levels they produce. We're talking of course about the petrol powered devices that where the most popular a couple of years ago and still are in some regions. That's because some states banned them in the US.
In order to get passed these problems, people reached their attention towards electric tools that offered a better price/performances rapport and were almost noiseless and pollution free. They however lacked the mobility. And here's where cordless battery powered leaf blowers jumped into the picture.
Cordless leaf blowers haven't been around for long but they're getting more and more popular year by year. They combine some of the advantages of gas and electric blowers, but have their own cons. we're going to start with those first.
First of all, cordless blowers are quite low powered. that's why they're good enough for sweeping decks and stairs and even driveways, but can't fight with lawns. I said sweep because this is actually what they are: cordless sweepers that blow air in order to gather debriefs.
Then, they require batteries to run, and here's the biggest problem: most of them can't run for longer then 30 minutes on one charge, and that's not satisfying enough. Considering also you would then have to recharge the battery and that will take an extra couple of hours to do.
So, with the cordless tools you get a quite powerless device with a limited amount of working time. But a portable and very light hand-held tool (usually around 3-4 pounds) that can still do its job: that of sweeping and cleaning plain surfaces. And since it's so small, you can easily use it inside the house if you want.
I must add that these devices lack the vacuum mode, they're just blowers/sweepers.
And in terms of prices, they are situated somewhere between electric and gas powered leaf blowers, as you can get a decent cordless leaf blower for around - bucks right now (those are all sales prices available for a limited period of time) all from big brands like Stihl, Toro or Black & Decker .
| Price : $159.99 | Post Date : Dec 29, 2011 09:10:25
