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How to Pick a Leaf Blower

how to choose a leaf blower

Stihl Hand-held and Backpack Leaf Blowers

When it comes to getting rid of the fall leaves, nothing beats a good leaf blower. If your looking for the best leaf blowers, stop into Crescent Avenue Gardens in Fort Wayne, we carry a number of Stihl leaf blowers in a variety of models either hand-held or backpack and gas powered, electric, or battery-operated models each with a variety of features and benefits.

Leaf blowers can do more than just blow leaves:

  • Use a leaf blower to clear grass clippings from driveways, sidewalks, steps, and porches after mowing the lawn.
  • Displaced sand can also be put back where it belongs by a leaf blower instead of using a broom that takes multiple passes and still may not get all of the sand out of the cracks.
  • Light snow removal is made easier by a blower. By blowing the snow off of the sidewalk or driveway, you prevent snow build up along the sides and will save your back from heavy lifting

What type of leaf blower should I buy?

If you’re not sure which type of blower to choose, ask yourself these questions:

  1. How much property do you need to maintain?
  2. What types of material do you need to blow?
  3. Are there noise restrictions you need to consider?
  4. What special features would you like to have?

Answering these questions will help you determine the best leaf blower for you. Here’s a rundown on some of our favorite models.

Gas powered,  electric, and battery-operated leaf blowers

For smaller jobs, the battery-powered or electric blowers work very well. They are light-weight and quiet.

BGA 85

Battery-Operated Leaf Blower

The Stihl BGA 85 battery-powered leaf blower uses no gas, is cordless, and has almost no weight – weighing only 7 pounds. This hand-held blower uses a 36-volt lithium-ion battery and is quiet and clean and delivers over 100 mph of air to push leaves and debris where you want it for only $299.95*.

Electric Leaf Blower

BGE 71

The BGE 71 Stihl electric leaf blower is a versatile, two-speed, hand-held blower. To power up the blower up, simply plug it in and flip the switch. This model does a great job on clearing leaves from your porch and small yards. It’s powerful – low-speed delivers 119 mph air velocity and 148 mph in high-speed and produces low noise and zero emissions. Electric blowers are easy to maintain. There is no gas to mix and very little maintenance is needed to keep the blower working for years. All this for only $119.95*.

The BGE 71’s optional kits allow you to convert your blower into a vacuum and gutter cleaner.

Gas-powered Leaf Blower

BG 56 C-E

If your leaves cover a large area, you may want to consider one of the gas-powered models. The benefits of the gas-powered models include:

Cordless Operation, allowing you to move about any size property

Powerful blowing speeds. This will provide the wind speeds needed to blow large piles of leaves to the curb or larger piles that will allow for easier handling into bags.

The BG56 CE Stihl leaf blower features the simplified Easy2Start starting system which allows you to start the engine with a long easy pull of the cord which makes starting virtually effortless. The high-performance, low-emission engine with 143 mph air velocity makes quick work out of cleaning up the yard. All for only $169.95*.

Backpack Leaf Blowers

BR 450 C-EF Stihl backpack blower

If you need to use the blower for an extended period of time for large yards and clean-up, you may want to consider a backpack blower such as the BR 450 C-EF professional backpack blower. The 450 C-EF blower features an easy electric start system that engages with the press of a button and has tremendous blowing power of 186 mph. And, it’s adjustable tube makes extending the length.

Backpack blowers start at only $279.95*. The 450 C-EF runs $549.95*.

Leaf Blowers in Fort Wayne

If you’re still unsure which leaf blower to choose, stop in to Crescent Avenue Gardens. Gayle and the rest of the team can help you choose the best leaf blower and accessories for you from our complete line of Stihl blowers.

Fort Wayne Leaf Pick-Up

Leaf collection in Fort Wayne begins on October 19, 2015. The city will pick up leaves in each neighborhood two times. Be sure to have your leaves on the park strip next to the road on the first day of the week of leaf pick up for your neighborhood. View the map for the leaf pick up schedule for your neighborhood.

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* as of 10/13/15. prices subject to change