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Vim Fuego Oct 11th 2007 10:50 am
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5415277)
Thanks for that, decided when Moneypen said to get a Stihl that I would try them (Mower
Supeastore) - Kremzow Rd is really close to us and I go past that place all the time so I'm going to drop in today.

We took (that's the royal "we" I don't do ladders :rofl:) all our gutter guard out a couple of weeks ago when we cleared the gutters - you're right it just gets stuck under all the leaves and makes the job twice as hard. My neighbour had her gutters cleaned out on monday and they guy did exactly what you suggested with the blower vac. Looks a whole lot easier than the hand job!:lol:
The hand job just takes a bit of practice, it's all in the wrist and responding to ... oh hold on ...

gillysm Oct 11th 2007 11:02 am
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 5412104)
Must give them a go, I just bought a honda brush cutter, and its awesome, kinda pisses on my TALON bunnings jobby !!

Need a blow vac, cos all the friggin gutters are now cacked up with gum leaves,,, and anyone on acreage and tank water will know, it kinda makes your water brown lol..

Like Rural Cystitis
Yep, we've just done ours so now I'm gong to try the blower vac way as they are now full again. Am going to Mower Supastore at Brendale. So I'll be blowing away all weekend:lol: (like all my neighbours)

annqldau Oct 11th 2007 10:47 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5415277)
Thanks for that, decided when Moneypen said to get a Stihl that I would try them (Mower
Supeastore) - Kremzow Rd is really close to us and I go past that place all the time so I'm going to drop in today.

We took (that's the royal "we" I don't do ladders :rofl:) all our gutter guard out a couple of weeks ago when we cleared the gutters - you're right it just gets stuck under all the leaves and makes the job twice as hard. My neighbour had her gutters cleaned out on monday and they guy did exactly what you suggested with the blower vac. Looks a whole lot easier than the hand job!:lol:
I even looked at hedgehog gutter guard but nearly fell over laughing when I read it said in event of bush fire remove from gutters, as if in a bush fire I'm going to run around the roof pulling it out...NOT.

Timber Floor Au Oct 11th 2007 11:22 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5415314)
Yep, we've just done ours so now I'm gong to try the blower vac way as they are now full again. Am going to Mower Supastore at Brendale. So I'll be blowing away all weekend:lol: (like all my neighbours)
Please let us know how you go, what you get if you do, and what you think when you use it..

Timber Floor Au Oct 11th 2007 11:22 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by annqldau (Post 5416428)
I even looked at hedgehog gutter guard but nearly fell over laughing when I read it said in event of bush fire remove from gutters, as if in a bush fire I'm going to run around the roof pulling it out...NOT.
LOL

Bit like the road signs, slippy when wet !!

How good is this breeze tonite huh !!!??

BadgeIsBack Oct 11th 2007 11:31 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Was going to say to avoid electric ones.(!)

I got a reconditioned GMC for 50 that is hard to get going but is fine once it warms up. I use it for the gutters on a nice warm day.

I could only recommend a petrol 150+ there's even a Ryobi doing the rounds in this bracket which is an improvement.

Next I buy will be in the Honda or even Husky or Stihl league.

My next whipper snipper will definitely be Husky or Stihl.

Timber Floor Au Oct 11th 2007 11:38 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack (Post 5416564)
Was going to say to avoid electric ones.(!)

I got a reconditioned GMC for 50 that is hard to get going but is fine once it warms up. I use it for the gutters on a nice warm day.

I could only recommend a petrol 150+ there's even a Ryobi doing the rounds in this bracket which is an improvement.

Next I buy will be in the Honda or even Husky or Stihl league.

My next whipper snipper will definitely be Husky or Stihl.
I agree.

We bought a honda straight line brush cutter/whippasnippa few weeks ago.

4 stroke, and you just flick that pull start and up she purrs.

Got a good deal at bunnings on it, had a good week at work, and seen a few snakes , so thought, why not, and convinced wife to treat me.

On another point you made..

When I was in UK< i seem to remember Ryobi as being a good make, and a lot of fellow tradies opted for them, quite expensive on par but slightly cheaper than Metabo.

Got to Oz, and Ryobi is screwfix's equivalent of Power Devil.. they are regarded as crap. !!

If anyone wants a GMC blower vac i have a spare, i won 6 at a auction in beaudesert 3 yrs ago. Works fine, and you can pick up from Dayboro anytime for free. !

BadgeIsBack Oct 11th 2007 11:56 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 5416597)
I agree.

We bought a honda straight line brush cutter/whippasnippa few weeks ago.

4 stroke, and you just flick that pull start and up she purrs.
Sounds like wet dream territory :p

Mine (Bolens) is crap, as soon as it starts it goes at 100pc - with throttle untouched like a demented banshee.

Hate it. And the line catches and snaps every few minutes.

annqldau Oct 12th 2007 12:52 am
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 5416528)
LOL

Bit like the road signs, slippy when wet !!

How good is this breeze tonite huh !!!??
Think it def signals the end of the storms and a cooler weekend, which is good as we have to build a dog kennel and didn't fancy doing it in that heat.

gillysm Oct 27th 2007 8:37 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 5416524)
Please let us know how you go, what you get if you do, and what you think when you use it..
I got a Stihl in the end - just got the blower as I decided the vac part wasn't going to get that much use. Did a great job in record time and again a week or so later when we had some serious wind (pardon me:lol:). OH isn't much into gardening so I'm the only one that uses it so it had to be easy to start -which it has been so far.
Gill

Timber Floor Au Oct 27th 2007 9:03 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5478150)
I got a Stihl in the end - just got the blower as I decided the vac part wasn't going to get that much use. Did a great job in record time and again a week or so later when we had some serious wind (pardon me:lol:). OH isn't much into gardening so I'm the only one that uses it so it had to be easy to start -which it has been so far.
Gill
May I ask what you paid, roughly and where you got it from in the end...

If it was a prezzy dont matter :)

gillysm Oct 28th 2007 11:29 am
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by Timber Floor Au (Post 5478215)
May I ask what you paid, roughly and where you got it from in the end...

If it was a prezzy dont matter :)
I paid $399 - it is the most basic model as that was the lightest (easier for me). I got it from the Mower Superstore on Kremzow Rd (cnr Leitch's Rd), they were very helpful. They will do the first service free as well, and at least they're only down the road if I have any problems with it.

smee Oct 28th 2007 12:16 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5411152)
I'm about to get a blower vac but don't know where to start. Any advice on what I should look for, or makes to avoid or buy would be appreciated. Can't face the thought of raking and sweeping acreage after the whole yard was decimated in the hailstorm on Tuesday!:ohmy:
I would also look at the weight of a blower/vac. Mine is quite heavy to start with and when I have been vacing for a while it gets almost too heavy to carry, even with the shoulder strap.

gillysm Oct 28th 2007 1:27 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by smee (Post 5481258)
I would also look at the weight of a blower/vac. Mine is quite heavy to start with and when I have been vacing for a while it gets almost too heavy to carry, even with the shoulder strap.
That's why I bought the smallest blower without the vac - they can get quite heavy, but the one I got was good for me.

smee Oct 28th 2007 1:30 pm
Re: Blower vac advice please
 
Originally Posted by gillysm (Post 5481472)
That's why I bought the smallest blower without the vac - they can get quite heavy, but the one I got was good for me.
When mine dies I will definately get a smaller one. Sometimes big isn't always best. lol


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