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Post by chils on Nov 4, 2022 13:32:14 GMT -6
I have very heavy leaf clean up on my wooded 24acres. I've been struggling for years with a 600cfm Worx corded blower, rakes and whatever else I could use. I finally sprung for an Echo PB-9010, the world's most powerful backpack blower. It is an absolute beast let me tell ya. It just took me 1hr to clear my backyard which usually takes my wife and I most of a day. Crazy powerful 80cc blower at 1110CFM.
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Post by gusso on Nov 4, 2022 17:40:46 GMT -6
Geez, I couldn't imagine moving that many leaves. I mostly use my blower to clean off the deck and pool area. Looks like a nice machine, though!
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Post by chils on Nov 4, 2022 18:46:44 GMT -6
Lol. That's the downside to living in the woods. Where I blew that wall of leaves is down the back side of my house. I push the leaves down into the holler with my tractor with a snowplow blade on the loader bucket. I will continue to do this since it ends up being such a load of leaves.
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Post by gusso on Nov 4, 2022 18:49:17 GMT -6
In the country, can't you just leave them and let them rot?
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Post by chils on Nov 4, 2022 18:52:58 GMT -6
Man they get 2ft deep around the house. Mold trap as well. It's a mess if you don't get them away from the house.
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Post by Ken on Nov 5, 2022 8:26:45 GMT -6
I would say "now you can torture the neighbors" but you don't have any neighbors!  That sounds like a commercial landscaper style blower. Also, for me it wasn't just "moving" the leaves, it was gathering them and disposing of them. Can you legally burn them or do you just move them and let them rot where you pile them? On a loosely-related topic: I also bought an Echo and it's supposed to be arriving today. I'll be talking with Alexa later. |
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Post by chils on Nov 5, 2022 8:59:39 GMT -6
This is actually the top of the line commercial (as in there is nothing more powerful available in the world) backpack blower Ken. I'm feeling it today. Shoulder all the way into my neck is sore as heck. This thing pushes you around.
The back of my property falls off into a holler/ravine and I can push those leaves down there and they eventually rot down or blow away. I can also blow them down the front of my yard and similar happens. They get dispersed. I can burn them but don't really need to since my house is on the top of the hill. Once they get on the downward slope they are done for me.
From the front porch looking at the front yard below. Once they go over that break point they are no longer a problem.
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Post by chils on Nov 5, 2022 9:02:44 GMT -6
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Post by Ken on Nov 6, 2022 19:09:45 GMT -6
Usually I walk into someone's house and say, "Alexa, set the alarm for 3am". |
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Post by chils on Nov 12, 2022 17:38:58 GMT -6
Donned an N95 mask today, mixed some 50:1 and loaded the PB9010. Determined not to let it work me like last time I ran it on 1/2 throttle and paid attention to how I was holding my arm. I cleared my backyard and 1/2 of the front in 45mins. That used to take my wife and I more than a day's work.
The power of this blower can't even be described. You can walk a pile of leaves 3ft deep 30ft wide and blow it 30ft away from you. Unbelievable how much work this can do. I only went full throttle for short bursts when I needed to push a pile reaching 4ft tall. This thing is a beast, rocks out, and will do more work than you can.
ETA: It put me in a world of pain for a week after my first use and I seriously thought I had bit off more than I could chew with it. Never had any piece of eqpt push me around like this does. I want for no more power than this has.
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That sounds like a commercial landscaper style blower. Also, for me it wasn't just "moving" the leaves, it was gathering them and disposing of them. Can you legally burn them or do you just move them and let them rot where you pile them?