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Lew Barrett
10-12-2008, 01:21 PM
Anybody have the make on which one? I don't think I need a gas unit. Small urban lot (1/10th of an acre) and that's about what it will get used for. I don't need anymore pistons than absolutely necessary. I already have too many.
Bobcat
10-12-2008, 01:39 PM
A rake? :D
Rob Stokes, N. Vancouver
10-12-2008, 01:46 PM
Lew - I picked up a Toro do do the roof (needles) when we lived in Sumner. It worked really (really) well, but the cord had potential to do big damage to the shingles (lifting up corners etc.) So I bought a Toro gas one. It worked well too, but no where near as well as the electric one.

Rob
Lew Barrett
10-12-2008, 01:54 PM
Thanks Rob. i don't plan to use it on the roof! I'm off to the big box now to get one. Any model in particular?
Lew
Backfin
10-12-2008, 01:54 PM
I have an electric Toro #51575. Plenty of blowing power. It also reverses to a vacuum that discharges into a bag. This is great for cleaning out behind bushes and flower beds. The result is a fine mulch of leaves.
Lew Barrett
10-12-2008, 01:56 PM
A rake? :D

Wise guy. I've been employing that technique for thirty years and I'm ready for an upgrade:D I also need it for my storefront, which has some issues I won't get into (city sidewalk).
coelacanth2
10-12-2008, 03:59 PM
I had the B&D leafhog for a long time, wore it out sucking and grinding leaves. Poulen gas was ok, Echo is better but less user friendly - harder to clear a jam. I rarely use it to blow, mostly for pickup and the electrics do better. Bigger lot, though, much less convenience.
Lew Barrett
10-12-2008, 08:55 PM
Toro sounds about right. Thanks, gents.
Mrleft8
10-13-2008, 10:11 AM
WAIT!
Get a Ridgid shop vac. The sucky part detatches and becomes a leaf blower when you put the tube in the blowy port. 2 tools for the price of one!
FSS172
10-13-2008, 11:37 AM
Second the Toro. Also does a great job cleaning the garage floor, decks, gutters, etc. too. I've tried the discharge side of a shop vac to do some of these jobs and that works, kinda, but the leaf blower is FAR more powerful.
Mrleft8
10-14-2008, 08:32 AM
This isn't just a vac on discharge.... The Ridgid shop vac is designed to come apart, and the filter stays in the canister. the leaf blower is as powerful as any electric leaf blower that I've used.
FSS172
10-14-2008, 08:37 AM
This isn't just a vac on discharge.... The Ridgid shop vac is designed to come apart, and the filter stays in the canister. the leaf blower is as powerful as any electric leaf blower that I've used.
That sounds like it's worth looking into. Thanks for the clarification. We've got two Ridgid shop vacs where I work, but neither of them is in that class... Must be quite a vacuum then too...
AndreasJordahlRhude
10-14-2008, 08:41 AM
I vote for the RAKE idea.

Andreas
Mrleft8
10-14-2008, 10:01 AM
That sounds like it's worth looking into. Thanks for the clarification. We've got two Ridgid shop vacs where I work, but neither of them is in that class... Must be quite a vacuum then too...
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/house_and_home/shop-vac-reviews/ridgid-wd1665.html
An independant review.
Lew Barrett
10-14-2008, 10:52 AM
Papa will shop and examine. I have had a Ridgid back up vac for years and it's done well by me. It's the "portable" dust collector (among other things) for my Hitachi chop saw, but the model I have wouldn't be fun to use as a leaf blower.
Paul Pless
10-14-2008, 01:00 PM
I don't have any real advice to give, other than to say that the following sentiment seems extraordinarily foriegn to me.;)I don't need anymore pistons than absolutely necessary.
Mrleft8
10-14-2008, 06:20 PM
I don't have any real advice to give, other than to say that the following sentiment seems extraordinarily foriegn to me.;)

Funny.....Katherine said the same thing about you Paul! ;)
I'll take a picture of mine (LEAF BLOWER!) so you can see the transformer in action.
Lew Barrett
10-15-2008, 10:37 AM
I don't have any real advice to give, other than to say that the following sentiment seems extraordinarily foriegn to me.;)

Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways Paul. I should have said 28cc two stroke pistons. I rather enjoy them when they come attached to wheels and propellors, but I already have something like 60 of them to take care of!
capt jake
10-15-2008, 11:02 AM
Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways Paul. I should have said 28cc two stroke pistons. I rather enjoy them when they come attached to wheels and propellors, but I already have something like 60 of them to take care of!

We were talking at work about the number of gas powered items that need servicing for winter. I counted something like 14 that I have! The guys said, "No Way." until they started counting for themselves. ;) I usually have to devote at least one day, sometimes two in order to service them all.... I didn't even realize that the hedge trimmer was missing until this spring. I am thinking that one of my son's buddies found a better use for it.