Cheap petrol leaf blowers

[nick...]

Is anyone using the (probably) Chinese made cheap leaf blowers from eBay.mostly unknown brands like Parker.can get a unit for about £80/90 .I've got a battery one originally bought to blow water of car after washing,on reccomendation from American car detailers,but it lacked puff and was pretty useless.it's no good whatsoever blowing of my batwing mowers hence wanting a petrol version.blower I'm looking at blows at 170mph so I'm assuming that's ok.any recommendations please and anyone else using a cheapie
Nick...

 

[Hard Graft]

Have the biggest husky Back pack and they are ok for that job but a road compressor would work far better

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Have the biggest husky Back pack and they are ok for that job but a road compressor would work far better

Yes 100CFM is great! Cleans the tractor very nicely. I use my soil pick so I have control over the on/off side.
SS

 

[Hard Graft]

Yes 100CFM is great! Cleans the tractor very nicely. I use my soil pick so I have control over the on/off side.
SS

An more info and pictures of your soil pick

 

[Goweresque]

I bought a Sanli cheapo leaf blower probably 10 years ago to blow my balers down with, it looks identical to the parker ones on ebay today. It starts up every year having been sat in the shed for 10 months of the year, and does what I want it to. Certainly was worth the £50 quid ish that I paid for it.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Yep we have one, was well under $200nz, got it in case of grass fires but use it alot more than I ever thought I would. Great as we lived on a very dusty road. Everything else we own is Stihl but glad in a way we didn't lay out big money as the cheapo is very good and starts well

 

[suffolksmallholder]

An more info and pictures of your soil pick

This is the standard unit @1.2m. I bought it SH sixteen years ago for sensible money (£40) not the stupid prices that some sellers think they are worth.
There is a short version @.600mm
All parts are available if required.
I think the trigger is brilliant and effortless
SS

 

[SilliamWhale]

I have a parker backpack one. It's fine. Not as good as the gardencare one I had before but it's fine.

Got a Makita hand one which has been good. As long as the Parker one starts it's been ok

 

[JeepJeep]

Have had a Parker one for 3 months or so now ... after looking at the battery ones which were either useless or too much £££s for the use it'll have.

Cracking bit of kit for £60 delivered.

 

[Nithsdale]

I bought a Sanli cheapo leaf blower probably 10 years ago to blow my balers down with, it looks identical to the parker ones on ebay today. It starts up every year having been sat in the shed for 10 months of the year, and does what I want it to. Certainly was worth the £50 quid ish that I paid for it.

Never considered a leaf blower for this job... Is it really better than the compressor?

 

[Zippy768]

Bought a laubsauger one 9 years ago. Only £80. Does a job, but probably had spent more and got a better one with hindsight

Edit. Just looked up the Parker ones on ebay. They look way better than what I got

 

[Ben B]

Never considered a leaf blower for this job... Is it really better than the compressor?

No but next best thing. We've only started doing this recently but best thing out makes greasing a pleasure and over peice of mind if we did have a bearing go. But for blowing headers (combines) no matching a good high volume compressor.

 

[robot Jerseys]

Had a Parker one a good few years now as others have said, starts first time after how ever long you leave it. Also have a strimmer and chain saw from Parker all brought thinking if they do a year or 2 still cheaper than the repairs I had spent on my sthil saw but haven't missed a beat. fabulous

 

[michael N123]

Hyundai 52cc Backpack Petrol Leaf Blower, 170mph Air Speed, 2-Stroke| HYB5200

The HYB5200 is a multi purpose 2 stroke petrol backpack leaf blower, garden vacuum, debris & gutter clearer & car drier. Durable & powerful. 3 year warranty. Buy online from Hyundai Power Products UK Shop (Pembrokeshire, South Wales)

hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk

Don’t have the leaf blower but my Hyundai chainsaw is great and always starts on the second pull has plenty of power

 

[YELROM]

Pardon our interruption...

Are these the Parker style leaf blowers

 

[Pan mixer]

I have a stihl petrol blower, brilliant at cleaning things down.

Really like to blow the back of the grain trailers down when I have tipped the load so that the yard doesn't get peppered but got really hacked off with pull starting the thing every time for 30 seconds of blowing, plus it still blows a lot on idle which can be a nuisance.

I have a battery chainsaw by the same people and have just bought the battery blower it uses the same battery which could do with something to do in the summer anyway.

Not quite as powerful as the petrol one but entirely adequate and when the trigger is let go, no idle puffs of wind redistributing the carefully manicured heap front at all..

 

[Goweresque]

Never considered a leaf blower for this job... Is it really better than the compressor?

Does a reasonable job IMO, gets rid of all the loose dry material. Its not going to shift stuff thats got wet or oily and then dried on, so it won't make the baler look 100% spanking new, but it clears 90%+. Particularly good for cleaning out the knotters, if you don't have fans.

 

[Jasper]

This is the standard unit @1.2m. I bought it SH sixteen years ago for sensible money (£40) not the stupid prices that some sellers think they are worth.
There is a short version @.600mm
All parts are available if required.
I think the trigger is brilliant and effortless
SS

Hello what is that and what’s it used for ? Thanks

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Hello what is that and what’s it used for ? Thanks

The picture shows my soil pick. 100CFM of air through a small tube.
I use it for digging and cleaning my machinery.
Have to dig around an old post or dig a hole for a new post, this is the bestest tool, particularly good in clay soil.
Point and shoot at an oily tractor and all that mess is blown off
SS

 

[Jasper]

The picture shows my soil pick. 100CFM of air through a small tube.
I use it for digging and cleaning my machinery.
Have to dig around an old post or dig a hole for a new post, this is the bestest tool, particularly good in clay soil.
Point and shoot at an oily tractor and all that mess is blown off
SS

Right thanks I didn’t know you could get such a thing .Does it just loosen it or does it blow it out as well ?