And during the summer, but especially - with the onset of autumn, the owners of private houses, country cottages, objects with vast adjacent territories have one and the same task - cleaning the fallen leaves. This is due not only to aesthetic considerations - the territory should be landscaped and look attractive, but also by some factors from a practical point of view. Firstly, small parasites and pests develop in fallen leaves that can spoil lawns, cultivated plants on the site, and trees. Secondly, walking on a carpet of leaves can be dangerous, as an area of \u200b\u200bhigh humidity forms under it, which contributes to the dehydration of the soil - it is easy to slip. When harvesting fallen leaves, you can use special garden equipment and machinery that can significantly increase the efficiency of the process,
Blowers, Garden Vacuums and Sweepers - General
For effective cleaning of leaves in garden plots and adjacent areas, the following types of equipment are used:
Blowers - hand-held or backpack equipment designed exclusively for dispersing dry, loose leaves with air jets created by electric or gasoline engines of low and medium power
Garden vacuum cleaners - are divided into several subspecies in accordance with the design features. Unlike blowers, garden vacuums collect fallen leaves in special bags or containers, but some models can also be blown.
Sweepers - here rotating brushes (side, rotary or combinations thereof) are used as working elements. In most models, small debris, along with leaves, is collected in containers or bags.
These are the main types of equipment designed directly for cleaning leaves, but when using special attachments, any walk-behind tractor or mini-tractor can be easily turned into a machine capable of solving these tasks.
Blowers: varieties, application features, pros and cons
General classification of blowers by motor type and power source:
Electric models - are divided into two subspecies: network - powered by a regular power supply, rechargeable - with removable batteries
Gasoline - equipped with low-power gasoline engines
By design:
Manual - during operation, the operator holds the unit on weight in his hands
Knapsack - the bulk of the blower is evenly distributed and transferred to the shoulders of the operator. Only the nozzle remains in the hands
Battery models are autonomous and absolutely harmless - there are no harmful emissions during operation. But their significant disadvantage is low power and a short time of operation without recharging the battery (up to 40-50 minutes). For example: with a weight of 1.5 kg (without batteries), the Monferme 24157M model provides a flow rate of up to 200 km / h for no more than 30 minutes, while a Husqvarna 350BT X-TORQ gasoline best backpack blowers with a power of 1.6 kW will provide air flow speed of almost 300 km / h without time limits.
Electric models are equipped with sufficiently powerful engines to provide the air flow of the required force, but their significant disadvantage is the binding to a standard electrical network. There are two solutions: the use of extension cords and voltage stabilizers or the supply of power points directly to individual sections of the adjacent territory.
The most efficient and high-performance are gasoline models, but their disadvantage is a fairly high noise level and the formation of by-products of fuel combustion - exhaust gases.
Who is best for blowers?
For all blowers, the main disadvantage is the lack of reverse - they do not suck up debris. The only thing they allow you to do is to move light debris and foliage from one place to another. Moreover, it is necessary to work with dry, not caked foliage in areas with short-cut lawns. Therefore, this type of garden equipment is more suitable for those who need to clean garden paths and small adjacent areas paved with paving slabs, and also have additional equipment for collecting and processing leaves. The main selection criteria will be the power of the device, the type of engine and design.
