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arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGas-powered leaf blowers are being banned across USwww.usatoday.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 2 days agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squaregreedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 hours agoI work trails, carrying a bunch of batteries out into the woods would be awful.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-212 hours agoDo you just assume that Gas powered leafblowers are lighter or did you do some research? I did a Quick check and found that electric leafblowers are way lighter and allow you to carry around some extra batteries, without carrying more overall. Imo the biggest argument is the price.
minus-squaregreedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 hours agoI think they will eventually make sense. Extra batteries are very heavy and expensive though (I only have experience with Husqvarna and Stihl)
minus-squareNalivai@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 hours agoAbout the same as carrying a full canister of fuel.
I work trails, carrying a bunch of batteries out into the woods would be awful.
Do you just assume that Gas powered leafblowers are lighter or did you do some research?
I did a Quick check and found that electric leafblowers are way lighter and allow you to carry around some extra batteries, without carrying more overall.
Imo the biggest argument is the price.
I think they will eventually make sense. Extra batteries are very heavy and expensive though (I only have experience with Husqvarna and Stihl)
About the same as carrying a full canister of fuel.