18v Battery powered leaf blower

[Chezza]

Are 18volt batter powered leaf blowers any good for corn store floors?, Do they have enough puff or am I better off getting a Stihl engined one. It would be a Dewalt battery one if I was to go down that route.

 

[nick...]

I bought one,not a well known brand,to blow water of a car.apparently car retailers in us use them .it’s pretty rubbish to be honest and not enough puff.been using it to blow crap of my bat wing mower but it’s not brilliant.
nick…

 

[Lincs Lass]

I have the 36v makita ,,its got more draft than a petrol

 

[Ben B]

Used a few Milwaukee ones. Used them to blow the baler down. A good big petrol would probably have more go. But the Milwaukee is far lighter and hander for the baler.

 

[Phil P]

Have a Milwaukee blower that gets used in the grain store for keeping tidy and blowing the backs of trailers off when tipping. Also gets used for blowing the baler down when moving fields and it’s a great bit of kit.
Will eat a 5ah battery fairly quickly though with continuous use but wouldn’t be without it.

 

[ffukedfarmer]

I’ve got a m18 Milwaukee. It’s not as good as the stihl backpack I used to borrow but it’s not too far away.

 

[L P]

Also got a milwaukee does well on 12ah battery, used to run stihl. Milwaukee doesn't have quite the blow but is excellent for grainstore, baler etc and more controllable to get the corners clean. No air filter or carb to clog up

 

[Phil P]

I’ve got a m18 Milwaukee. It’s not as good as the stihl backpack I used to borrow but it’s not too far away.

I bet it’s far more convenient though.

 

[DieselRob]

I’ve got a stihl and it’s plenty of ummph, watching a 18v makita blowing a grainstore out today it didn’t seem great at the job

 

[Hard Graft]

have a Husqvarna 36v and the big petrol Husqvarna backpack for flat concrete floors cordless but drive on wooded floors so backpack or fixed brush on loader

 

[cousinjack]

I wanted the smaller Milwaukee ‘snail’ type blower to carry on the baler.
But my mate who sells them got a bit overexcited and ordered me the big version as above…. It’s a good blower, just a bit cumbersome to have in the tractor cab.
Will be buying the smaller version this season.

 

[Phil P]

I wanted the smaller Milwaukee ‘snail’ type blower to carry on the baler.
But my mate who sells them got a bit overexcited and ordered me the big version as above…. It’s a good blower, just a bit cumbersome to have in the tractor cab.
Will be buying the smaller version this season.

You do know the tube just slides off don’t you? Makes it a bit more compact.

 

[gone]

I have a Hitachi 36V one,

it will match the Stihl one, a neighbour has, for short bursts, but it will eat batteries on big jobs.
I wouldn’t be without it for blowing down combines, etc, but for big yards and sheds a petrol one is still the way to go.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

Are 18volt batter powered leaf blowers any good for corn store floors?, Do they have enough puff or am I better off getting a Stihl engined one. It would be a Dewalt battery one if I was to go down that route.

blowing out grain stores is a complete waste of time. All it does is blow the dirt everywhere. It's much better to use a vacuum cleaner. The insects you're trying to control will live on the dust you've just blown everywhere and any insecticide you spray in the building will stick to the dust, rather than the surfaces. I've already cleaned out bins out, brushing the sides with a churn brush and vacuuming the floors and will be deploying the Big Brut Warehouseman as soon as the bulk store is empty. Don't start me on blowing combines of with leaf blowers.....

 

[Turnip]

We use a Ryobi 18V for our stables, really good but we do have a 9Ah battery with it.

If you want to use it for grainstores I might recommend the 36V versions, that will be my choice when this one craps out.

 

[Oldmacdonald]

Don't start me on blowing combines of with leaf blowers.....

Works fine don't be so grumpy.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

Works fine don't be so grumpy.

It really doesn't. They have a lot of volume but very little in the way of pressure. I still use 1/4 inch blowing wands and the side outlet radiator cleaners on mine after I've blown it off with the inch hose on the diesel compressor.

 

[gone]

It really doesn't. They have a lot of volume but very little in the way of pressure. I still use 1/4 inch blowing wands and the side outlet radiator cleaners on mine after I've blown it off with the inch hose on the diesel compressor.

I don't use them for maintenance, as above you need a compressor for that, but for a quick clean between fields during the day, to clean dust off windscreen and to keep down fire risk, they are quick and very handy.
Not everyone has a mobile road compressor.

 

[mo!]

Makita 36v twin here. Quiet and handy compared to petrol but not as powerful. It eats batteries at full chat but will shift dust on half power.

 

[Magnus Oyke]

I don't use them for maintenance, as above you need a compressor for that, but for a quick clean between fields during the day, to clean dust off windscreen and to keep down fire risk, they are quick and very handy.
Not everyone has a mobile road compressor.

They don't but anyone can buy or hire one.

As you're in Ireland, you tractors and machines must get muddy. A good compressor works really well for blowing mud off machines and general cleaning, then you really only need to rise them off. All that oilly crap that accumulated between tractor cabs and the transmission is soon blown out with a compressor.