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Old 10-26-2021, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MandoMan View Post
I read this morning that in a half hour, the pollutants spewed by the average two-cycle engine in a leaf blower equals the pollution from a Ford F-150 pickup—over a 3,600 mile drive! California has recently banned gas-powered leaf blowers, edgers, trimmers, lawnmowers, etc. use by lawn care companies because the pollution they put out is equal to the pollution from ALL the cars in California. It seems that battery-powered equipment, recharged at night, has reached the level where by having multiple batteries, crews can work all day without recharging. (All of my power tools are now battery-powered, including my Sawsall and my full-size circular saw and my big drill.) Battery-powered tools are also much quieter. For homeowners in The Villages with lawns, an electric mower with a cord may make more sense.

Should the appropriate governing units here follow the lead in California and require lawn crews to use battery-powered tools?
Most lawn equipment now are 4 stroke, which reduces pollution drastically. But , they should at least have the baffles in the mufflers. That’s why they are so loud. IMO no electric mandate but noise level mandate requiring all lawn equipment to meet factory noise levels. Weed eaters and blowers with muffler guts removed are obnoxiously loud well above factory Dd limit when produced.