Leaf
Blowers for your lawn care business.
If you have a lawn care service business,
or are just a very ambitious homeowner, a
leaf blower is a must have.
The backpack
leaf blowers, like the
one pictured above, is one I have had for a little over a year
now. We use it almost every day in our lawn care business. I
don't know what I would do without it.
If you've never tried a professional grade
leaf blower you'll be shocked
at the power.
It can actually move small rocks and limbs!
Leaf
blowers often pull double
duty, mine does. During the summer you can use a
leaf blower for removing fresh
cut grass clippings from sidewalks and driveways. During the
fall you can use it for blowing up the fallen leaves into piles
so you can vac them up.
You can get a top notch
leaf blower from any number of
manufacturers including (in no particular order) Stihl, Echo,
Husqvarna, and RedMax just to name a few. Most
blowers use two stroke engines
so you can use the same gas / oil mixture for your blower that
you use for your string trimmer and stick edger .
When choosing a blower you can get a couple
of different options. The main one being your choice of where
the throttle is. The one pictured above has a tube mount
throttle. The other option is a frame mount throttle. This means
you have to control the amount of air flow with one hand and
move the tube around to blow where you want it to with your
other hand. Everyone has an opinion on which one is better and
some leaf
blowers will feel different
than others. Here again, I suggest you try one out for a while
at your local equipment dealer and then decide.
We use our equipment pretty much every day (unless it rains). I
get 2-3 seasons out of a blower before I replace them. We have
our leaf blowers serviced regularly and that definitely helps
with the life of them.
Below I've provided a link to a list of companies and the leaf
blowers they offer. If you see one I need to ad or change, feel
free to drop me an email and let me know.
Click here for a list of companies and the blowers they offer.
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