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Originally Posted by MandoMan
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?
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FYI. California did NOT ban all gas mowers and other equipment used by commercial firms. We are a long way off on such equipment for the lawn industry. For the homeowner YES this does work. Take this with a grain of salt from someone who is in the business for over 30-years. Yes, Cal. has some tuff regulations in some towns as to the hours of use for such equipment on the books.