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I think that the nature of the neighborhood would be a factor. If you live on a .10 acre lot with your neighbors close, then you probably have a small enough yard to make electric yard machines practical. If you have a large property, electric mowers and leaf blowers just aren't big enough. YMMV.Larry
It was pointed out that the new 4 stroke blowers also use a total loss oil system oil and gas mixed, they are just as noisy, and just as environmentally unfriendly.
And a big enough yard you don't use a leaf blower. You use mulching blades on the tractor, or clippings catchers behind the tractor.What pisses me off is blowing yard crap into the road.
I have a squirrel cage blower on wheels that has a 10HP B+S engine and a 80cc Shindaiwa backpack blower. I pay a young couple some cash and all the firewood they can take to use those tools in my yard. I have forest on two sides of my property so the leaves get blown into the woods.Larry
But you still have to mix gas and oil, requiring a dedicated fuel container- and my distant memories are that it's a pain in the butt to do. If Yamaha could do oil injection in the 1970's, why don't modern engines have this feature?Stihl says the 4-mix has a higher torque than a 2 stroke and a "pleasant sound".
I don't care what the neighbors use to keep their lawns cut and trimmed as long as use something. An old neighbor would let their grass grow to about 10" before they would attempt to mow it every 4 to 6 weeks. Then they spent all day with a push mower and it looked like hammer shit just big clumps. I'd much rather put up with 5 minutes of string trimmer noise 2 times a week and have adjacent properties looking decent.
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