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that leaf blower is OOS, tbh even at $150. At that price I wonder if getting a cheapo amazon one for under $100 is more worth it.
i also got the ladder for gutters but realize that realistically i can only access my lower gutters and it's not worth risking my life trying to access the upper floor gutters and rather just hire a cleaner at that point.
How large of an area do you need the blower for, and what sort of leaves are you trying to blow? Also, how are you managing your leaves right now? I'm trying to gauge whether the cheaper Amazon / 18V blower is enough or whether you should go into a 40v version.
I have a Ryobi 40V blower for the yard, and a compact 18V compact blower that is great for quick clean-ups and blowing out the gutters on a ladder.
RE: ladders, I find the collapsible ones a bit too flimsy for my liking and use the heavy AF telescoping ladder when it's extended and I'm high up. The flexing / wobbling with the collapsible ladder is kinda scary when I'm on the upper steps
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ladders are no joke. if you die from a ladder accident while trying to clean your gutters, im pretty sure your ghost will forever haunt that house to seek vengeance.
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Damn, that Ryobi blower looks like something out of Mechwarrior...
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i live in a rancher so going up on the roof is a bit sketch feeling but nothing crazy.
i would never go up onto the second story of any house... climbing the ladder to go up is bad enough, but walking around the perimeter... hellz no.
ya my mini leaf blower was a combo pack with the weed wacker. always been under powered and kind of janky. i do like the autocannon ryobi leaf blower, but not $150 like.
hence my cheap ass is going to look around to see if there's something cheaper that gets the job done as i have a small walkway. i also need to look for a small electric shovel, my back was already sore from raking leaves. getting old sucks
How large of an area do you need the blower for, and what sort of leaves are you trying to blow? Also, how are you managing your leaves right now? I'm trying to gauge whether the cheaper Amazon / 18V blower is enough or whether you should go into a 40v version.
I have a Ryobi 40V blower for the yard, and a compact 18V compact blower that is great for quick clean-ups and blowing out the gutters on a ladder.
RE: ladders, I find the collapsible ones a bit too flimsy for my liking and use the heavy AF telescoping ladder when it's extended and I'm high up. The flexing / wobbling with the collapsible ladder is kinda scary when I'm on the upper steps
wife got me a blower for bday and i told her no. I got this instead.
saw my neighbour doing the lawn in 1/2 the time cause I guess it's twice as big. Never looked back since.
I just don't want to charge another battery powered thing... i do like taking up my headphones and then raking leaves. at the end, you'll still need the rakes to put into the bins.. so F it.
Rakes work better than blowers in some cases, and blowers work better than rakes in other cases. It really works best when you have both.
I am also slowly coming to terms with how my Ryobi 18V blower isn't quite strong enough for all the blowing I need it to do. But I really don't want to get into an additional (40V) battery system though...
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Yeah, I use the blower for the hard surfaces: driveway, deck, gravel behind the garage, but I find the rake more effective for the lawn (other than running them over with the lawnmower, but I only do that when they're dry)
One part of my yard is largely a bark mulch surface, with another part largely gravel. Those areas get a ton of leaves falling, and actually having a less powerful 18v blower is better for me. It blows the leaves off but not all the bark mulch and/or gravel beneath them.
For the lawn, I gave up raking and just use the mower. I set the height to the max (because I don't actually want to cut the grass necessarily) and the mower sucks all the leaves into the bag. It's perfect.
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