I have a gravel driveway. Can I blow leaves with lower speed without blowing out the gravel.I do not need the vacuum feature
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Yes on gravel on low speed. You will find it works well if you hold the blower nozzle a little higher than on concrete or grass. I really like mine.
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I think it would depend on size of gravel. When low-power blowing on street in front of my house, this gizmo will blow pebbles and small stones around; I have to be careful not to damage neighbors' cars (or mine).
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I think it will depend on the size of the gravel. I have rock mulch in my yard size is small about 3/8 inch on each side. I have no problem blowing leaves off the rock mulch. The rocks remain pretty much unmoved.
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I don't think it's powerful enough to really blow typical road gravel- maybe pea gravel, or smaller
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nope, I don't think so. As soon as you switched to vacuum mode, it sucks and mulches at the same time...
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There is a speed setting I guess which is the highest setting #6. This is not as powerful as your plug in blower, but I use it for leaves and sticks on my driveway and back porch. It is lightweight and works for me. I am really glad I bought it.
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Hi: I love my little Toro Power Shovel, but I would hesitate using it on a gravel driveway and this is why: When I use it, I tend to set it on the ground and push it back and forth, just like a vacuum, and it "vacuums" the snow off of the ground. Because it is resting on the ground, it makes the job much less strenuous. But, in your case, I would guess that it would also "vacuum" the gravel along with the snow. To try and hold it up one inch off of the ground would, I think, be quite tiresome. It isn't terribly heavy, but you would quickly get winded by holding it up and shoveling with it. It think that this would even be harder than using a snow shovel, thereby defeating the whole purpose of having a machine. Sorry, but I don't think it is a good tool for your application.
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This is a fan not a high speed blower so it would not be very efficient trying to blow leaves..
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The instructions say to not open up fan but to vacuum with attachment and it will suck out the dust. This has not worked for me. There is dust inside beyond the slats and my vacuum is not strong enough to such it all out. Considering what to do about this now. Update: I have an electric leaf blower(7amp 160mph) for my patio so I tried using that to blow the dust out and it worked really well. I used a tiny bottle brush that I have that fit in between the slats to loosen any not blown out, then blew again. Worked really well! Now I will blow it out every month or so to avoid the buildup. Problem solved.
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It has pneumatic wheels so it should be pretty easy to use on gravel, although I haven't tried it. It is very easy to maneuver.
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Yes it throws the leaves on the ground, its a great tool! I love it, has nice power aswell, try to use it before it rains, heavy wet leaves will take a little longer
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I am not quite sure about "using 2 hands." I'm assuming you want to dislodge debris between some small rocks. As a thought can you use the leaf blower?
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Good question. It has enough power to blow a few leaves but not a pile. Try this: Use your hair dryer without heat and if that blows snow than it would work because it works better than a hair dryer!
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Probably won't be able to move large amounts of leaves esp. compared to a gas blower. But, Makita recently introduced a 36 volt model thatuses two 18-volt batteries. That may work. This blower is excellent for moving debris on smooth surfaces such as garage or deck floors.It's also good for quickly drying off any wet surface or for drying contact cement when used for laminating surfaces. I am very happy with it!
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You can if you want to. But it will destroy your grass. any type of snow blower that has a bottom scraper and paddles will remove some snow and a lot grass.
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I manage two speeds... high with the nozzle on, and lower with it off.. same motor speed but with the air flow less concentrated it produces a slower 'direct hit' of the air.. for times when i'm blowing leaves in the back yard and don't want to stir up too much dirt beneath.. works well.
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If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good machine. I bought the second one for my cabin in the forest. It does the job but is a lot more work. If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good... » Read More If the blower works properly, raise the skis before it snows so that the cutting blade stays above your gravel. You should not have a problem. If your drive turns to mud and ruts, you may have to ift over the ruts by pushing down on the handles. However, I bought one from Amazon them selves and it pulled very hard to the right. Local Husqvarna shop looked at it, agreed with me but said the factory would not warranty it. I talked to Amazon and they sent me an entire new blower. It is worse. Be careful where you buy one. I originally had one I bought locally. It is a straight running, good machine. I bought the second one for my cabin in the forest. It does the job but is a lot more work. « Show Less
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The blade that does the mulching is built into the power head and acts as the vacuum sucker/mulcher and blower fan. As such you cannot vacuum with the unit and not mulch at the same time.
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I think it would work fine. I have large gravel (likely larger than your driveway gravel) for my landscaping and it doesn't come close to moving it. You can also control how powerful the blower is by how far away from the ground you hold it.
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Yes, if you use the lower speed setting you should be able to avoid picking up mulch.