You are starting to see it. I love gardening, but I also like to save time when I can, and this time after the gas weeder and the garden cart, I got interested in the blower vacuum to try to make my gardening more productive and faster. A leaf blower vacuum mulcher is essential for collecting dead leaves from the garden and its paths. There are two types: the vacuum blower and the vacuum blower-shredder for more efficiency. The energy used, ergonomics and power are the criteria to take into account before choosing your model. I will try in this article to guide you to choose yours; follow me!
The differences between a blower vacuum and a blower-shredder vacuum
The vacuum blower is a device that diffuses a powerful current of air to clear the dead leaves and then suck them up. A bag is available on each device to receive plant debris. There are portable models and backpack models.
The blower-shredder vacuum leaf mulcher was created to facilitate the suction of larger leaves. In fact, a grinder is located before the entry of the bag to reduce the volume of waste up to 16 times. It is more efficient for a large garden because the user will only have to empty the bag at the end of his work. The blower integrated into each device can also perform other tasks, such as cleaning dust on garden furniture. This is the choice I made with the help of the guide and comparator vacuum-blower.fr, and looking at some product tests, I set my sights on the Black & Decker GW3030, which can reduce green waste 1/ 16th, which is quite acceptable for an honest price. For the moment, I am very happy with it because I hesitated with a gas model.
Buy an electric or gas blower vacuum mulcher?
The electric blower is ideal for domestic uses. The gas blower is essential for surfaces to be cleaned from 1000 m². Equipped with a 2-stroke or even 4-stroke petrol engine, it is ideal for large jobs requiring many hours of work. My garden is 800m², now you understand better why I hesitated so much...
On the one hand, the electric leaf blower is light, less polluting, and does not make too much noise that could affect the tranquility of neighbors. For wooded land, the wired electric blower is not recommended because the wire can get caught in the passage of branches. The wireless one is suitable for small terrains, and its ergonomics are well studied. In general, the power of an electric leaf blower vacuum is between 2500 and 3000 Watts.
On the other hand, the gas leaf blower is heavy, noisy, and polluting because of the exhaust gasses due to the use of gasoline. However, it is powerful, autonomous, and ideal for cleaning large areas. 4-stroke engines are better than 2-stroke ones in terms of noise, pollution, and vibration. The power of a big brand petrol leaf blower like Stihl or Hyundai can be 25 cm3, 50 cm3, or 70 cm3. The leaf vacuum mulcher models are numerous so that the user can find what he is looking for. Practicality, comfort, and fuel consumption are decisive selection criteria.