How to Properly Use a Leaf Blower
How to Properly Use a Leaf Blower
These tips for using a leaf blower correctly will help you breeze through yard clean-up.
By Derek Carwood Published on October 18, 2022, Better Homes & Garden.
Types of Leaf Blowers
As technology has advanced, several types of leaf blowers have been developed from gas-powered backpack units to hand-held battery-powered blowers. Before buying a leaf blower, it's worth carefully considering the features that are important to you so that you get the best model for your needs.
Gas-Powered: There are two kinds of gas-powered leaf blowers: the hand-held and the backpack. Both types of gas-powered leaf blowers provide substantial power and capability from 2-stroke engines. Handhelds tend to be easy to handle for most users while backpack units are often substantially heavier, but more powerful. For excellent performance and multi-use capability, some models provide blower, vacuum, and leaf mulcher all in one, significantly easing the workload of maintaining larger landscapes.
Electric: This kind of leaf blower functions in a similar way as gas-powered machines, but plugs in or uses a battery pack as its power source. Generally weighing less and slightly more maneuverable, electric leaf blowers offer adjustable power, but in the case of battery-powered models, they can have a shorter run time. Electric blowers are great for smaller yards where quieter machines are preferred and range issues aren’t as important.
Whether you need to clean off the sidewalk after mowing or gather up fall leaves, leaf blowers are an efficient tool that can get the job done fast.
