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Restoring and maintaining order in the area around the country house, and especially in the garden, excites every owner living on his land. Even in summer, if dust remains on the paths, then after rain it turns into dirt, which cannot but spoil the mood. And in the autumn, if at least a small number of trees grow on your site, then a blockage from foliage, needles and related plant residues is provided to you. How to get rid of it without much effort, and at the same time clean lawns and flower beds from plant debris, in which various harmful insects strive to comfortably settle down for the winter? And during a long snowy winter, in addition to everything, I would like the paths, the porch and the terraces to be easily and quickly cleared of snow.
The most interesting thing is that one tool is perfect for solving all these problems – a blower. These devices have appeared relatively recently, but the number of their fans is growing uncontrollably, although some consider blowers to be just another adult toy. Of course, there may be a blower and a toy, but you will agree that coping with unpleasant and difficult problems playfully is better than suffering from them and constantly complaining about their presence.
Blowers for women and men
Probably the main difference between different models of blowers is the type of drive used for operation. There are blowers with an electric motor and gasoline.
Electric models of blowers seem to have been specially invented for women’s hands – they are compact and convenient, quite light in weight, easy to use, they do not need any additional gasoline and oil mixtures. In addition, such models are quite silent and do not harm the ecological system on your site.
Petrol blowers, if they can be called a toy, are only for the stronger sex. Indeed, gasoline models of blowers are much heavier in weight than their electric counterparts. But it’s not only that. To start a gasoline blower, you need at least the most minimal, but technical knowledge. It will require regular maintenance work using special materials. And the noise from the operation of a gasoline blower is so strong that the use of headphones is highly recommended. However, most men will still choose a gasoline-powered blower due to its power, versatility and portability. Not only is there no need to be tied to an electrical wire, which is especially important if you suddenly need to use a blower where there is no electricity at all or there are frequent interruptions with it. Gasoline models will also be able to cope with almost any task assigned to them and work for as long as it takes without much overheating.
It is for this reason that professional workers usually choose gasoline blowers for work. In addition, for comfortable operation, modern gasoline models are equipped with an anti-vibration system, which significantly reduces vibration from a running engine. For more powerful blowers, which are also heavy, a system of special holders in the form of a knapsack is provided, with the help of which the unit is easily fixed on the shoulders and, reducing the load on the hands, frees them for work.
Ryobi blowers
Riobi’s products evoke an ambiguous attitude from both professionals and ordinary users of garden equipment. Starting in Japan back in 1943 as a manufacturer of castings for the Japanese industry, today Ryobi specializes in three areas at once – the production of printing machines, high-precision castings and construction and garden tools.
Perhaps for this, and perhaps for another reason, the quality of the tool often causes criticism from consumers and reviews of the Ryobi technique are far from always positive.
Nevertheless, the Ryobi gasoline tool is quite reliable. In addition, the latest Ryobi models use a variety of innovations, thanks to which the performance of Ryobi blowers can quite compete with, and sometimes even surpass, some well-known European counterparts.
Model Ryobi rbl26bp
The Ryobi rbl26bp petrol blower is a powerful garden cleaning tool and is part of a series of high-end household products under the PowrXT brand, developed in 2013. What are the benefits of this Ryobi technology?
- The engine belongs to the Heavy Duty category and has improved performance due to the two-bearing crankshaft, which is able to provide high torque and power.
- The technology reduces engine emissions to levels that are up to 49% lower than standard levels, resulting in an environmentally friendly blower operation.
- The presence of an ergonomic backpack frame with an airtight back padding that balances the unit and makes it easier to work with the blower for a long time.
- Three-year warranty on blowers.
- Additional features that are usually present only in professional models of blowers.
All main technical specifications of this blower are listed in the table below. It is only necessary to additionally note the fact that its gas tank is made of a translucent material and this makes it easy to control the level of gasoline consumption.
| Ryobi rbl26bp 3001815 | Ryobi rbl42bp 3001879 | Ryobi rbv26b 3002353 |
Engine power hp / kW | Zones | Zones | Zones |
Functions, device type | Airflow, knapsack | Airflow, knapsack | Blowing, suction, grinding, with shoulder strap |
Engine displacement, cubic meters cm | 26 | 42 | 26 |
Maximum air speed, m/s / km/h | Zones | Zones | Zones |
Maximum air volume / performance cubic meters / hour | 660 | 864 | 768 |
Weight, kg | 5,5 | 8 | 6,7 |
Volume of fuel tank, l | 0,25 | 0,5 | 0,4 |
Model Ryobi rbl42p
According to the company’s policy, even this powerful Ryobi rbl42bp gasoline backpack blower belongs more to household tools, but at the same time to the same PowrXT premium series as the previous model.
But its technical data, which you can see in the table above, is impressive. Such a high blower performance of 864 cubic meters per hour was achieved by a combination of engine power and a well-thought-out design of the volute and blower. The pipe of the Ryobi rbl42bp blower has only one bend, while most similar models have two. The result is less drop in power and airflow.
Model Ryobi rbv26b
The main feature of the Ryobi rbv26b gasoline blower with code 3002353 is that it is also a vacuum cleaner and a chopper in combination.
It is most convenient to use it first as a blower, driving foliage and other plant debris into heaps, then switch the mode to suction and collect all the debris in the included bag with a capacity of 50 liters. And from the bag to get ready-made crushed material and use it for the manufacture of organic fertilizer or for compost. The Ryobi rbv26b blower has a 12:1 shredding ratio for plant debris.
Job Reviews
Since Ryobi gasoline blowers have appeared on the market relatively recently, there are still few reviews on these units, but in general, the products are of interest.
Conclusion
Such interesting devices for facilitating work in the garden and in the yard, like blowers, cannot but arouse curiosity. And interestingly, quite budget models also do a good job with their duties. Therefore, take a closer look at this new product, maybe they will also interest you.