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Why a push to outright ban and not just use electric? edit: I had stopped reading prematurely due to a massive advert I confused for the end

mtoner23 3y ago
Pretty sure the bans are only gas
lostlogin 3y ago
Isn’t this discussed in the article?
- simonjgreen 3y ago
  Yes. Turns out what I thought was the end of the article was actually just an obnoxiously large banner advert!
dailykoder 3y ago
That's literally what the subtitle says >The roar of leaf blowers has long been ubiquitous in fall. But as more US cities ban the gas-powered devices, that’s starting to change. And if you want to be picky about it, yes, that's kinda of an "unnecessary" ban, but you just wouldn't get most people to change their habits
- simonjgreen 3y ago
  That is literally not what it literally says in the subtitle. But see my other comment, I stopped reading prematurely as what I thought was the end of the article was just a massive advert.
29athrowaway 3y ago
Commercial users do not like electric equipment because they discharge fast and do not have the means to recharge it between jobs. The solution there is to bring more charged batteries, but those as well as the charging stations for multiple batteries are costly. And when it comes to air pressure, gas blowers have more CFM than electric ones. Electric equipment can also not be used if there's rain, and the batteries are not resilient to cold.
- gambiting 3y ago
  >>The solution there is to bring more charged batteries, but those as well as the charging stations for multiple batteries are costly. I can't imagine they don't pay for themselves within couple months if you actually run a business. The amount of fuel used by any greenkeeping business is non-trivial, and batteries are not that expensive. >>Electric equipment can also not be used if there's rain Since when? Of course it can be. >>and the batteries are not resilient to cold. This only really starts to have a measurable impact in the kind of cold where I'd question your sanity if you were still blowing leaves outside.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    My M18 batteries have been functional down below 0°, and if you store them warm they can be used even colder.

mtoner23 3y ago

Pretty sure the bans are only gas

lostlogin 3y ago

Isn’t this discussed in the article?

simonjgreen 3y ago
Yes. Turns out what I thought was the end of the article was actually just an obnoxiously large banner advert!

dailykoder 3y ago

That's literally what the subtitle says >The roar of leaf blowers has long been ubiquitous in fall. But as more US cities ban the gas-powered devices, that’s starting to change. And if you want to be picky about it, yes, that's kinda of an "unnecessary" ban, but you just wouldn't get most people to change their habits

simonjgreen 3y ago
That is literally not what it literally says in the subtitle. But see my other comment, I stopped reading prematurely as what I thought was the end of the article was just a massive advert.

29athrowaway 3y ago

Commercial users do not like electric equipment because they discharge fast and do not have the means to recharge it between jobs. The solution there is to bring more charged batteries, but those as well as the charging stations for multiple batteries are costly. And when it comes to air pressure, gas blowers have more CFM than electric ones. Electric equipment can also not be used if there's rain, and the batteries are not resilient to cold.

gambiting 3y ago
>>The solution there is to bring more charged batteries, but those as well as the charging stations for multiple batteries are costly. I can't imagine they don't pay for themselves within couple months if you actually run a business. The amount of fuel used by any greenkeeping business is non-trivial, and batteries are not that expensive. >>Electric equipment can also not be used if there's rain Since when? Of course it can be. >>and the batteries are not resilient to cold. This only really starts to have a measurable impact in the kind of cold where I'd question your sanity if you were still blowing leaves outside.
- bombcar 3y ago
  My M18 batteries have been functional down below 0°, and if you store them warm they can be used even colder.