thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Post by thewiz on Oct 29, 2007 16:05:22 GMT -5
does anyone use one of these? "looking for info before i buy one" Echo PB-413T Backpack  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 29, 2007 17:14:39 GMT -5
....and you polish rocks with that how? save your money, Wiz, compost your leaves and buy more rock.
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Oct 29, 2007 18:42:14 GMT -5
i hear that wait till its dark and throw them over the fence in the neighbors yard hahahaha
thats a heavy duty machine iv seen guys on road crews use them and they got some power i don't know anything about them but I'm bettin you can blow your leaves acouple houses down wit that haha ------------- id just do the old ahh sh-t who threw the cigarette in the pile and how did that lighter fluid get on them might as well let them burn now
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 30, 2007 10:34:50 GMT -5
I got a cheapy Craftsman 150 MPH one- I like it for blowing off the roof at camp- also great for blowing out the garage floor- Never really used it on leaves (I'm with KD- I just mow em into the lawn)
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Post by thewiz on Oct 30, 2007 16:58:33 GMT -5
i have three trees, but my neighbor's yard is full of trees. plus i need to blow them of the pool cover. the last blower i just threw out was a craftsman hand held that had a sticker on it that stated it had a 40 hour use life. it lasted two summers
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huffstuff
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by huffstuff on Oct 31, 2007 9:21:53 GMT -5
My grandfather used to mow his grass shorter than the neighbors' so the leaves would collect in THEIR yards.
Not saying you don't need a blower, this thread just made me remember that funny story.
Amy
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 6, 2007 18:51:12 GMT -5
update on this one, last week i saw this particular unit in action. and wow, i got to say, it was almost surreal. this guy was the Emperor of the Wind and he was driving a whole yard full of leaves and the smile on his face was incredible.
i'll bet if you bought one of these, you'd do your neighbors yard just for the freaking feeling of power!
KD
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Post by parfive on Nov 6, 2007 23:49:12 GMT -5
I'd rather have a 747 buzzin' the house at treetop level!
All you hear around here nine months a year is those friggin' machines.
Rich
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earthdog
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Don't eat yellow snow
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Post by earthdog on Nov 8, 2007 9:41:26 GMT -5
I bought a 240mph blower/vacuum to blow of the Harley after I wash it and the thing works great!
it's the Toro Electric Ultra Blower
The vacuum multches leaves perfect. and it was 230 cheaper than the one you want.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Nov 8, 2007 11:07:48 GMT -5
Yea I don't know why I bought the craps...oops I mean craftsman- I had a gas weedeater from them and it only lasted 2 seasons- I threw a fit one day and literally smashed it to bits!!!! It was not a pretty site...
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earthdog
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Post by earthdog on Nov 8, 2007 17:03:44 GMT -5
I got a craftsman weedeater and the thing works great. Had it 4 years now and starts everytime with one pull even after sitting all winter in the shed and not winterized...
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thewiz
has rocks in the head
"What good is money if you don't spend it"
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Post by thewiz on Nov 8, 2007 17:33:18 GMT -5
i would need a 200 foot cord to do the leaves. i need something that will blow them from the back yard to the street for pickup. it will be cheaper than reseeding the back yard every spring from the leaves killing the grass
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