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I’ve never needed a leaf blower before. We don’t have a yard so it’s not something that’s ever been on my list of must have tools. But last week after it rained our pickleball courts were soaking wet and unusable. One of the players brought a cordless blower so that we could blow the water off the courts. It worked pretty well but it ran out of battery power before I could completely dry off the court.
So I’ve been researching cordless blowers to see if there is one that could be up to the task of completely drying off a court so that we can play on them. I’m having a hard time understanding the economics of these devices.
It looks like the most powerful model out there is the Ego LB6504 blower. But in turbo mode the battery only lasts about 20 minutes, so that may not be enough time to finish the job. The blower itself cost $300. It’s the extra batteries I don’t understand.
To buy a second battery comparable to the battery that comes with the unit it would cost me $249. And that doesn’t include the charger, which also comes with the blower unit. If the blower + battery + charger cost $299, how can one extra battery cost $249? Why wouldn’t I just buy a second blower unit for an extra $50 rather than spending almost that much for just a battery?
I currently own a Ryobi air compressor that came with 2 18 volt One Plus batteries so I was hoping to buy a Ryobi blower that could utilize these batteries. But from what I’ve read an 18V battery would be so underpowered for the job that even with three batteries it may not be enough power to dry everything off.
Do people really buy these extra batteries for almost 80% of the cost of the unit?
So I’ve been researching cordless blowers to see if there is one that could be up to the task of completely drying off a court so that we can play on them. I’m having a hard time understanding the economics of these devices.
It looks like the most powerful model out there is the Ego LB6504 blower. But in turbo mode the battery only lasts about 20 minutes, so that may not be enough time to finish the job. The blower itself cost $300. It’s the extra batteries I don’t understand.
To buy a second battery comparable to the battery that comes with the unit it would cost me $249. And that doesn’t include the charger, which also comes with the blower unit. If the blower + battery + charger cost $299, how can one extra battery cost $249? Why wouldn’t I just buy a second blower unit for an extra $50 rather than spending almost that much for just a battery?
I currently own a Ryobi air compressor that came with 2 18 volt One Plus batteries so I was hoping to buy a Ryobi blower that could utilize these batteries. But from what I’ve read an 18V battery would be so underpowered for the job that even with three batteries it may not be enough power to dry everything off.
Do people really buy these extra batteries for almost 80% of the cost of the unit?