[AT] Backpack leaf blower

Tue Nov 30 06:49:13 PST 2021

I'm sure there are a bunch of options on-line, but there's also this place,
which is brick & mortar and might be a location near you:

https://www.batteriesplus.com/battery/cordless-tool

SO

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 8:02 PM Bruce Fallon <bfallon at whidbey.com> wrote:

> There are places you can send your NiCad batteries and have them rebuild
> new cells using your housings.  I have had that done for a couple 14.4 and
> 18 volt packs.  Cheaper than new units from the tool makers.  They use high
> quality matched cells.
>
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> Bruce Fallon
>
> Langley, WA 98260
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> *From:* AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] *On Behalf Of *Brad
> Loomis
> *Sent:* Monday, November 29, 2021 4:37 PM
> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Backpack leaf blower
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> And there was 30 dead on the boat at Santa Barbara that caught fire and
> sank due to charging phones (lithium). I'm personally invested in old 28V
> Milwaukee tools. Got all I need, I even was gifted the deep cut bandsaw, as
> people moved from that platform. I've got three functional batteries, They
> are costly to replace, I think hunfiddy, but that is way cheaper at my age
> than moving to a new platform. And my yard tools are all Stihl 2 cycle save
> for the Echo hedge trimmer that gives me fits. All the symptoms that Moe
> described as "lean run" but it has always had 2 stroke mix. A MF to start,
> try for two days, then poof, runs great long enough to do the chore. Two
> months or whatever later I'm at the same routine. New plug, filter, air
> cleaner, no difference. Quit using pump gas and now just the expensive
> canned two stroke juice.
>
>
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> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 3:48 PM Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> lithium batteries are nice to use but at the same time , under the right
> conditions , they can and will burn your house down . I have a friend
> living in south Texas that was charging a lithium battery in his garage ,
> on his work bench . They caught on fire during the night and burn`t him
> pretty badly while he was trying to get them outside . Spent three weeks in
> the burn center in Galveston and had to rebuild his garage . I have always
> been told to have then on a concrete floor to charge .
>
>
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> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 5:32 PM Carl Szabelski <c.s.szabelski at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hopefully, with the push for electric cars, they’ll be able to finalize
> the development of iron-air batteries that won’t need any of the expensive
> rare earth elements that have to be imported and drive up the cost. Then
> they’ll be able to transition that into power tools and such.
>
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>
> Carl
>
> On Monday, November 29, 2021, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> There is another thing to consider about battery tools. The EPA has had
> gas mowers, chainsaws, string trimmers and leaf blowers in their sights for
> several years now... That may soon start affecting a lot of decisions by a
> lot of us.
>
> Steve, I would say that your experience reflects my own over the years and
> I still have a bad taste in my mouth from my first cordless drill purchase
> quite a few years ago. At that time (like today) there was a plethora of
> low voltage cordless drills, many of which were not worth carrying home. I
> had already been warned away from them so I bought a 12 volt DeWalt (sorry
> Henry :-) ). Actually it was a great drill but the batteries gave out after
> the first year with fairly limited use. Battery replacement cost was
> horribly absurd and I just sat the case up on a shelf where it still sits
> today.
>
> Shortly after that Home Depot had a good deal on a combo kit of an 18 volt
> drill, batteries, charger and a large flashlight for 1/3rd less than what
> DeWalt wanted for a replacement 12 Volt battery. I bought 2 of them... I
> have heard a few bad stories about the Ryobi tools but I have had these
> sets for quite a few years now and used them a lot. I later bought the 18
> Volt saw and then picked up another one that looked new at a yard sale for
> $5. Everything still works perfectly, no smoke leakage...  :-)  Of course
> the original batteries have all gone to the happy hunting ground but Ryobi
> sold me new ones for just over $20 each instead of the just over $100 each
> that DeWalt wanted. One thing that I like about Ryobi is that they have
> worked to keep things backward compatible. The 18 volt "One Plus'' system
> fits about everything including the newer lithium batteries. Son Scott
> bought me a kit a few years ago consisting of a drill and an impact driver.
> It is still about all backward compatible. The new charger will charge both
> the lithium and the old conventional batteries. The old charger will not
> charge the lithium batteries. Any of the tools will work fine with any of
> the batteries.
>
> As Henry said "we are both happy"  :-)
>
> BTW, I did recently buy some after-market One Plus lithium batteries on
> Amazon that are working very well and I am going to try to find a pair for
> the 12 volt DeWalt there. As I said it was a great drill...
>
> Several years ago Diana wanted a new cordless string trimmer and since we
> had been through a couple of really crappy ones we moved up a bit and
> bought a 60 volt Snapper trimmer. Awesome trimmer... Somehow it always
> strikes me as a bit funny seeing someone who could be called "elderly" in
> some fence corner attacking a patch of waist high grass and weeds...  :-)
> She much prefers working around the farm and with the horses with me over
> housework.
>
> Now if you want to buy costly batteries for something, get an electric
> golf cart.  :-)  Ours is a daily worker around the farm. It has tractor
> type chevron rear tires and will go almost anywhere. It often has about
> 100# of tools and supplies onboard and has no problems with muddy or snowy
> horse lots. This year we bought a weather cover for it, we are getting too
> old for the cold winds. This cover is a bit like a cross between the canvas
> weather breaks for tractors and a Jeep soft top. It fits over the cart roof
> and hangs down (tied) all of the way around. It has more zippers than a
> motorcycle gang. The difference is really remarkable...
>
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> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 5:23 AM Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Henry points out some clear benefits to the battery-powered equipment.
> Wondering about downsides (cost is already on the list, and weight).  What
> is the life of a battery?  Any rechargeable I've ever had (across the
> spectrum from drills to flashlights to cell phones to whatever) is
> weakening after 5 ish years and certainly useless by about 10.
>
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> SO
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> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 12:24 AM Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com> wrote:
>
> I've started solving that problem by investing in battery powered stuff.
> I choose the DeWalt system, but others are just as good (some treat it like
> religion and condemn you to hell for the wrong choice, not me - if it has
> the tools you need and they work then we are both happy).
>
> I can see a pro preferring gas - it is lighter and a $20 gas can will run
> you all day, compared to $1000 for that many batteries.  However for the
> little I use them a battery is always charged, no stale gas, and just as
> much power.  A little heavier, but not too bad.
>
> --
>   Henry Miller
>   hank at millerfarm.com
>
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021, at 19:19, Spencer Yost wrote:
> > If you ever figure out a way to prevent other people from ruining your
> > engines, please let me know.  Engine one was destroyed by a coworker
> > who had a lot of storm damage and needed a chainsaw quick. I lent him
> > my chainsaw. I gave him my oil gas mixture, and specifically left
> > additional oil and told him explicitly if he needs more fuel, to mix
> > this with 1 gallon fuel. Did not do that.  $150 for new engine innards.
> >
> > Farmhand, grabbed waste fuel container:  You know the container where
> > you put stale gas, kerosene, leftover crosshatching lubricant, you name
> > it and the stuff you’re about to take to the recycling center. He put
> > that in my string trimmer.  300 for a new string trimmer.
> >
> > I write in black magic markers on all the fuel cans explicitly stating
> > which equipment that gas/fuel is used for. Nobody reads.
> >
> > So if you ever figure it out let me know.
> >
> > Spencer
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Nov 27, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Moe Fretz <tubetester at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 
> >> Even though the piston is scored and the rings somewhat sized in their
> grooves, they make enough compression, along with rich fuel mix from using
> the choke, the engine will fire and run momentarily.
> >>
> >> What brand and model is it?
> >>
> >>> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 16:43 Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> >>> Thanks Moe,
> >>>  Why will the engine restart when hot with choke after it dies? Any
> thoughts? I'll check the exhaust port tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>> Thank-you,
> >>> Mike M
> >>>
> >>>> On 11/27/2021 7:20 PM, Moe Fretz wrote:
> >>>> No, engine has experienced a lean seizure.
> >>>> Lack of lube is another way to put it.
> >>>> No quick fix.
> >>>> The engine will need a piston and rings at the least.
> >>>>
> >>>> Pull off the muffler, look in at the piston, you’ll see the piston
> scored on the exhaust side.
> >>>> If you’re lucky the cylinder isn’t damaged, you’ll have to
> >>>> pull the cylinder to check it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Used to do 15 or 20 of those every year.
> >>>> One quick error, sometimes, can cost a lot of money.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 15:33 Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> >>>>> So my lovely wife was out blowing leaves the other day with my
> backpack
> >>>>> blower, and it ran out of fuel. She mistakenly filled it with
> straight
> >>>>> lawnmower gas, and after a bit it started to stumble and then quit.
> She
> >>>>> came in to tell me about it and ask what the problem was. When I
> looked
> >>>>> at the tank I noticed there was no blue tint in the gas, and I asked
> her
> >>>>> what can she filled it from, and she pointed to the gas container I
> use
> >>>>> for my zero turn. I told her that was straight gas, and she needed to
> >>>>> use the 2 cycle mix, that is in another red 5 gallon can, honest
> >>>>> mistake. She claims I told her to use that fuel, when I know I did
> not.
> >>>>> I used it today and it will run for about 5 minutes and then sputter
> out
> >>>>> and die, like it's running out of gas. It will restart, but then the
> >>>>> same scenario starts all over again. Is their any chance of saving
> this
> >>>>> engine? Maybe a higher oil/gas ratio? Thanks in advance.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> Mike M
> >>>>>
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