Spare Leaf Blower Battery

[Colour Sergeant Bourne]

The only thing I don't like about my new cordless leaf blower is that while the battery lasts its rated time, my work sessions are often longer. So I’m looking into getting a second battery.

Best price I can find for an OEM one is $120-- while an entire new blower with battery and charger is still on sale for $180 at the big box store. (The Gillette razor business model!)

Thinking about instead of buying just a battery, maybe getting a second blower— keeping the blower and charger for a spare or maybe sell it as new without the battery.

Opinion?

[Ralph Mowery]

Seems that many of the battery powered devices only cost a few dollars more than the replecement/spare battery. Is this the only battery powered device you have that takes a battery that large ? There are some adaptors that will let you use one brand battery in another device. I have a Dewalt drill that uses one size battery and another Dewalt drill driver that uses another size but there is an adaptor that lets me use the larger battery in both devices.

For $ 60 I think I would just get a battery unless you can find another battery that is not OEM for less. I had thought of getting some battery operated devices for the yard work, but I have never had much luck with batteries lasting very long before they would not hold a charge.

I would junk the battery blower and get a gas powered one for a lot less . Just use the ethanol free fuel in it as that ethanol usually eats the fuel lines in a few years.

[invalid unparseable]

Colour Sergeant Bourne wrote on 4/5/2024 3:06 PM:

#1. You can save your money by splitting your leaf blowing into two sessions.

#2. Buy the whole set, and then sell only the blower.

#3. Buy the whole set, and keep the blower as spare.

[cshenk]

Check Amazon first. They can surprise you. I got a spare lithium battery and charger for 65$ not long ago. You didn't list enough specs to look it up but hint is it's normally printed on the battery or you have manfacturer and model number. Look it up both ways on Amazon. Apt to hit free shipping if not already prime member.

[cshenk]

Trade off with gas versions is weight. You may be young so it's a non-issue but Don's 73...

[Ralph Mowery]

I guess that age is not the thing, but the health at age. I am 74 and use gas chain saws and a gas leaf blower and weed eater. I do admit that I do not run the chain saws very long at a time and the largest is only 18 inches. The new Echo 16 inch saw is very light compaired to the other saws.

[micky]

If God had meant for us to use batteries, He wouldn't have given us extension cords. Go with God.

[cshenk]

True but usually by 70 there are concerns.

[invalid unparseable]

Had a similar problem years ago with battery operated grass trimmer and hedge trimmer with replacement of batteries costing as much as the whole set. Now for yard work I go with corded or gasoline powered equipment.

[Hiram T Schwantz]

On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 15:06:32 -0400, Colour Sergeant Bourne posted for all of us to digest...

I would advise getting an OEM battery if it is Li. Then you can have less worry about the possibility of having a fire. The fake OEM batteries are another sketchy proposition. I would stay away from Amazon batteries of unknown origin. Just because it says Panasonic cells doesn't mean squat; it may lack the thermal overrun sensor. Look at all the e-bike fires in NYC.

If it's Ni-Cad disregard this message.