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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (33 children)

Carpenters do just fine all day with electric tools. Replaceable batteries are a thing!

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (29 children)

You underestimate just how big and heavy of a battery you would need to power a leaf blower all day. Gasoline has 50-80x more energy density than a lithium battery.

I suppose you could bring a bank of smaller batteries with you and swap them out throughout the day, but that means another piece of equipment to lug around, and climate control becomes an issue if you live in a hot climate. Batteries and heat are not a good combo for safety and reliability.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

I was thinking in the context of a landscaping company driving to a bunch of different clients’ houses and doing general cleanup and maintenance, lawn mowing etc at each one. Electric lawnmowers now have dual battery packs that you can swap between, each one lasting about an hour. I wouldn’t expect a leaf blower to be much different in power requirements. Could probably even share the same battery design with the mower.

If you’re only doing an hour or less of leafblowing per client then you can just keep swapping batteries and have spares in the van/truck. For a really big job you might need more but then you could probably ask the client if you can plug your charger into their house to charge. I think a lot of people have outdoor outlets. Otherwise you could have a charger in the vehicle.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I work trails, carrying a bunch of batteries out into the woods would be awful.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Do you just assume that Gas powered leafblowers are lighter or did you do some research?

I did a Quick check and found that electric leafblowers are way lighter and allow you to carry around some extra batteries, without carrying more overall.

Imo the biggest argument is the price.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they will eventually make sense. Extra batteries are very heavy and expensive though (I only have experience with Husqvarna and Stihl)

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Husqvarna battery BLi30 weights 1.9kg. Considering Gas powered leafblowers from Husqvarna are often 6-8kg heavier (up to 10kg for the big ones), you can carry around at least 3 extra batteries without adding weight.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 week ago

About the same as carrying a full canister of fuel.

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