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> California is banning gas powered leaf blowers and chain saws. The state is doing no such thing, it is however > California is banning [the sales of new] ga
by smileysteve 5y ago
> California is banning gas powered leaf blowers and chain saws.
The state is doing no such thing, it is however
> California is banning [the sales of new] gas powered leaf blowers and chain saws [after 2024]
There is a significant difference.
- WalterBright 5y agoI know. People will be buying them from out of state, until other states ban sales, too.
- bluGill 5y agoThe engines in those wear out after a time. A home owner can use the same saw for years, but a pro using it for a full workday will replace it every few years.
- micromacrofoot 5y agobattery powered versions work fine, and tend to be quieter as a bonus
- nmcfarl 5y agoPerhaps for leaf blowers that it's all upside - but for good size chainsaws say something that can drive a 24" bar, electric just isn't available. I love my electric 18"er, but most all of the ponderosas I have to fell on my property require my 24" gas Husquavarna. And if you look for electric alternatives you find nothing for actually for sale.
- bluGill 5y agoI agree in general, and my own chainsaw is battery powered. However this is about a major storm/outage. My batteries (if I can find them all and they are charged) give me about an hour of cutting before they are dead. That is not enough to clear out a storm. I know pros sometimes have battery backbacks that will run all day, but they still need a way to get that battery charged overnight so they can run again the next day. I know people who have been without power for several weeks after a major storm, so one day isn't enough for crews to clean up.
- InitialLastName 5y agoIs the extra backpack harder to store than the extra gallon tank of gas in the trailer? It's not like they can refill the gas tanks without pumps working at the gas station. If they do have access to gasoline, with modern trucks they should be able to charge from the IC engine.
- bluGill 5y agoEach backpack is $1000. A gas can is $20. Both are sometimes stolen from the back of trucks, but one is worth enough that it a big deal.
- InitialLastName 5y agoInteresting, I didn't realize the backpacks are so expensive. Perhaps one of the effects of a ban on sale will be the development of more practical and accessible, from a price perspective, power sources?
- anamax 5y agoYou didn't know that batteries were more expensive than tanks?
- InitialLastName 5y agoI didn't know the battery packs were so expensive that having them in a landscaping work truck was a substantial liability.
- anamax 5y agoYou've never bought batteries? Or, did you think that light weight and small yet powerful batteries were somehow inexpensive? Whenever there's a discussion of using batteries for anything, the three issues that come up are cost, weight, and size. You can take a hit on one or two to get some improvement on the remainder, but... Batteries for portable equipment must be good on weight and size given the power required, so cost is what goes up.
- bobsmooth 5y agoWhat is significant? The outcome is the same.
- Retric 5y agoPeople that just bought a leaf blower can still use it. Banning sales is therefore much better economically, and enforcement is also much simpler.
- WalterBright 5y agoThe lack of nuance in a ban is a bad fit for reality.