Still not over happy with the leaf blower, it runs fast then slow, so made the decision to update So have on order a 4 stoke honda leaf blower. no more trying to get the fuel mix right and is quieter as well
Honda make good engines, my first motor bike was a Honda fiftyâŠ
If the leaf blower is crap, at least you could have a day out at the seaside on itâŠ
Iâm going all electric, it is so much quieterâŠ
Perhaps not my mower and my whipper snipper (at least, not yet)
Canât be doing with rechargeable stuff unless I have to. My mower plugs into the mains, as does my vacuum cleaner for the car and workshop. For proper man size jobs I prefer my mains electric drill, itâs always ready for use. Mrs Foxâs general purpose vacuum cleaner is rechargeable (her choice) and with all the other recharegeable stuff thereâs hardly a socket in the house that doesnât have something recharging in it⊠
I used to be that way but now I never use my mains powered equipment. The battery stuff is ready to go at a moments notice anywhere with no trailing leads getting in the way.
My mains powered router, drills, circular saws, are never used at all, I even have a battery powered chainsaw which I used yesterday to lop some trees. The only battery powered tool I donât have is an angle grinder but these days I rarely use it anyway.
My grass cutting is all petrol,powered though and my vacuum cleaner is mains though I prefer my carpet sweeper which doesnât need any power.
I have a couple of 5Ah batteries, a 3Ah and a 1.5Ah. They make ideal gifts to suggest to relatives who are at a loss for what to give you. The batteries last a remarkably long time before they need charging again
If I had known that I was going down this path I would not have originally bought a Makita drill because Makita stuff is expensive and more suitable for tradesmen. We happy amateurs would be better off with Ryobi at half the price⊠The problem is that you are stuck with a battery system (though you can buy adapters now)
Over the years I have accumulated:
Drill
Impact driver
Multi tool
Reciprocating saw
Circular saw
Chainsaw
Blower
Router
All 18v Makita, basically everything I ever need . I do have a mains powered compound mitre saw in the shed.which is very handy.
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