How to use a leaf-blower & still get along with your neighbours
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2015
- Here are my tips & tricks on using a leaf-blower efficiently & safely. Follow them & you might just make your neighbours a wee bit happier too :) The vid even features a cameo appearance from our resident leaf-obsessed brush turkey. Now there's something you won't see ever day ;)
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I wanted to help my fiancée with the lawn and I was doing the same 10×12 space for over an hour. All the things you said would happen did happen. I had a melt down and then sat in my car crying until I saw your video. You sir, are from heaven. Thank you. 🙏🏾😊
Thanks Nikita, I do feel for you & wish you'd found my video first...
@@AdamHWoodhams still helping after 6 years!
Just use a rake and broom.
Cheers, as new home owners that are trying to keep their property clean while also lacking most of these skills, videos like this really help! Well presented, concise and to the point.
Thanks @Chris. Glad you found it helpful.
I appreciate your vulnerability and honesty
Fairly basic stuff for "yard people" but it was all presented excellently! I was actually unaware of the hearing hazard of the "sustained noise". Just proves to me that when you think you know, you still have room to learn something. Thank you so much for the video!
Thanks +Jason Brown :)
I think the issue is that blowers are becoming ore accessible so a lot of people with little power tool experience are using them.
The hearing one is a biggie.
People fire them up & think 'oh, that's not too loud.' and use them without protection but it's that sustained noise that can do harm. If you do something (like using power equipment) and your ears are buzzing or ringing for a little (or long...) while afterwards then the noise has been enough to do damage...
@@AdamHWoodhams Thanks for the explanation. I have a new, quieter mower and my first leaf blower, and they didn't *seem* too loud, you know? So I'm using ear protection going forward
Great video - I've had a leaf blower for a year, used it once and went back to raking. It's been like the "thing" in the corner of the garage, until I watched this. . . Thank you, big help!
Glad it was useful! Thanks.
You can also use a petrol lawn mower with a grass bag on it to pick up the leafs
Autumn season 🎄.Monsieur illustrated very briefly and Thank Q so much 🙏🎄.
Appreciate the lesson! 🍂
No worries!
Great video
Good video. Covers all the basics. Thanks
My pleasure Sara W, glad you enjoyed :)
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Very helpful !
Glad to hear that!
Thank you so much. On my own after 38 years of marriage. It is a great help
Damn bro. What are you doing with that leaf blower?
so many things that are simple to others.
Me, too. I've had to UA-cam and Google
REMARK ABOUT WEARING EAR SOUND PROTECTOR GOOD, VERY GOOD TO MENTION. THANKS.
Really nice video and also in my opinion I think that Electric blowers are better with leave pile jobs and petrol blowers better for bigger job with all the other stuff
Yes, thanks @Dan. Since the time of making that video battery product has raced ahead in power & quality.
I now only use battery blowers.
thx for the help big man
Happy to help :)
Thanks, Just bought a corded blower for about $15 because the handle was broken off (easy fix) but as I have never used one before I wanted to check on on how to properly do so. Very informative
$15? wow that's how much I cost? you got to get more! I'm worth more!
We need this guy in Hackney East London England now........
Beautifully explained. Thanks for posting!
My pleasure!
love my Victa 2 stroke handheld leaf blower and has not been a problem since day one and for the time being i clean up the spark plug for every tank of fuel as it will make to start up way easier
Out here in the desert, we don't use our weed blower for leaves. We use it to dry the mules and donkeys or blow off the dust before saddling them. And no, they aren't afraid of that noisy thing! They like it! Suzanne
Thanks Michael
Thanks for the video. I liked it.Kevin
Go home Kevin, you're drunk. P.S no kevin, a leaf blower isn't talking to you.
Thank you for having me in this video We leaf blowers are going through tough times.
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Thank you sir
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed. Hope it was helpful.
Well done
Appreciated, thanks @Ronen.
I was watching another video on removing leaves and that guy recommends using two rakes so you can do a clamshell thing to lift them up and not have to bend over. Might consider doing that. Also, I use a corded leaf blower because most batteries have to be replaced every couple of years and then they stop selling that model of battery. Also, a corded leaf blower is quieter than a gas blower.
Buy cordless tools from reputable companies like Stihl or Milwaukee, they have kept their batteries standardised for years.
Good video
correction: Great video
Use a small footbal goal with medium sized net, blow into the goal and the leafs will gather and not fly all over
Yes but how do I use a leaf blower and get along with my friends?
The real trick? Switch to battery gear. The stuff that's come out since I filmed this is way more powerful & advanced. I don't have a petrol blower anymore.
When you have a postage stamp size yard those are just fine.
That's a bit mean Tom. I have a driveway nearly 50m long & my larger battery machine does it just fine.
wow this really helped a lot thank you!
I strait piped my leaf blower I don’t care what people think
I care
One other point to be made to get along with neighbors is do not blow leaves into other neighbors yards, even if the leaves are falling off of neighbors trees into your yard. Obviously none of us can control where leaves fall especially when a strong wind comes along. I have a tree that drops a lot leaves into my yard and my neighbors yard. I also have a neighbor on the other side of me that has a tree alot of leaves fall into my yard. So I end up with quite a bit of leaves to rake up. I am considering getting a leaf blower as I have a back condition and I am no longer supposed to do yard work because it hurts my back. I would never blow leaves into another neighbors yard but the neighbor who has leaves from my tree falling into their yard blows them under the fence because I guess she thinks if they came from my tree I should have them back, not sure why she does this. We have always got along, she knows about my back condition, but one day after I had finished raking near the fence she blew leaves into my yard. I asked her to please not do that, she apologized and proceeded to clean up the leaves without leaf blower. I figure she will just blow leaves under the fence when she is sure I am not home. I am not sure how many years this has been happening as I recently retired and I am out in my back yard more than when I was working. I wont make an issue over it any further. If leaves are blown back into my yard I will rake them up. For the most part she is a good neighbor. No need to ruin a good neighbor relationship over leaves. But good leaf blower etuquette is to not blow leaves in a neighbors yard. I dont do that to neighbors. I would appreciate the same consideration be extended to me.
Absolutely @Debbie.
As much as we may find these things frustrating it's just trees doing what trees do & it's not the fault of anyone so not much point in letting bad blood develop over it.
@@AdamHWoodhams I have decided to find a way to cover the space along the bottom of the fence maybe with bricks to keep the leaves from getting blown under fence. Problem resolved peaceably.
How long could you use a cordless unit before needing to swap batts?
Depends on the unit & use so a bit hard to define Clive. I have a larger machine that I get over 20-minutes of solid run-time from on one charge. When you consider that you are not always blowing on full that means you'll get 30 to 45-min from it at least.
if it ain't electric i wont use it. I cannot stand a battery powered tool if its not electric or gas i'll throw it away or not buy it.
Only watched half of it but excellent tutorial. Id say last but not least hell with the neighbors. Keep ur property nice. If you have a small yard then sure get a handheld. If not get an Echo 770 or a Stihl BR 600 backpack blower and make some noise! Personally i think its kind of funny when im running my Echo 8010 and some woman comes out to complain. Hey its not like im sitting there running the machine for no reason I'm making money. Imagine trying to rake out a flower bed or some other delicate area? Leaves loaded in the corner of houses under outdoor tables and other stuff. There's a reason we use these machines. Believe me if using a rake worked better people would use a 20 dollar rake instead of a 500 dollar leaf blower.
Yes, they certainly have their place Erik. We have a 40m+ long driveway. I'd be there forever trying to rake that.
Even with your tips blowing leaves is still obnoxiously noisey.
That's the beauty of the new generations of battery machines John!
Use a cordless electric leaf blower.
Where's the leaf-obsessed brush turkey
Ah yes... the brush turkey. We moved and left him behind! 😂🤣😂
@@AdamHWoodhams lol
I use a Echo PB8010 backpack blower for all the heavy grunt work I have. Then for fine work I use an Ego 6500.
That's basically the same Gear I use. I have an Echo 8010 and a 770.. as well as a couple ego blowers. I tried the Ego 6500 and it is a great handheld. I have the older 530 cfm one and not only is it less powerful but the trigger isn't variable and it has this weird dial thing that really sucks to use.
Good video........except I cannot hear you over the background music.
instructions unclear, I almost blew my head off with the leaf-blower
Holding it backwards ? 😂🤣😂
For a yard that small a brush would suffice
Hey Bert, yes, for a small courtyard and broom & plastic leaf rake will do the job. The section in the video was in-fact only a very small part of the yard.
i use 2 of my 3 gas blowers that work commercially so i only use gas
@Avicii check-out what Husqvarna are doing with their commercial grade battery equipment.
www.husqvarna.com/au/products/battery/
I love my leaf blower. I use it at least once a week.
Ahh, I see, you own my father. I'm glad you are enjoying his leaf blowing.
Can't stand it when people rev their leaf blower like it's a car engine!
ANNIE PINCHIN I just run mine at full power most of the time.
i like the petrol ones better, even as a neighbour, electric just irritates me lol
I prefur that noise from gas powered over the battety ones. That high pitched thing is awful and the sound fills our condo. I do NOT agree that it is quieter.
Our neighbor blows for hours every single day. I had to quit school because of it.
Hey Dawn, the actual dB level of battery machines is much lower, generally sub-85dB as opposed to over 95dB, but yes, the pitch of sound is higher so some folks may find that more intrusive despite technically being quieter.
If you have a neighbour using a leaf blower for hours every day then... I have no words. I have no idea what they would be doing.
I love british accents
Apologies for the delay in reply, UA-cam hasn't been notifying me of comments that have been held for approval...
Australian @Kevin but I won't take offence ;)
irrelevant
I'm only hearing sexual innuendoes... ;p
Look... I hear you +Rachel Manning just way too many potential double entendres whenever you start talking about a device designed to blow & suck ;)
;)
I hate leaf blowers.
Am watching this video because am 13 and am gonna take my dads place to blow the whole apartment so he doesn't how to do it
Maybe use a battery model indoors. Way less noise & no smoke from the motor 🤣😂🤣
@@AdamHWoodhams And do be careful around the cat's litter box
My neighbor has a gas model, I have an electric. His is sooo loud! I don't want to start ww3. I am thinking about just buying him my electric model.
Don't use a leaf blower if you respect your neighbors.
Or follow my tips to keep the noise down ;)
I only use a battery blower these days and the noise is negligible.
Playing with a leaf blower? That is the most childish thing I've ever heard of! How could you possibly have fun with one of those oversized hair dryers?
Hey Cam. All power tools can be fun when used correctly. But I know. Leaf-blowers are a bit of a love:hate thing aren't they?