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Even the more commercial grade gas leaf blowers typically become impractical in moving large piles of leaves.

Gas leaf blowers, which are the type most homeowners purchase, are two stroke engines that require the mixing of oil and gas. Two stroke gas engines are great for being light weight, however they are notoriously loud and heavy air pollutants.

This all said, if you are still of the persuasion to purchase and use a gas leaf blower, you should at least follow a few basic rules of gas leaf blower etiquette.

Third, blowing leaves off to one side of your property in hopes that they will stay put is just pure fantasy. As soon as the first wind picks up, the leaves will begin to all over your yard again. Collect your leaves and store them in bags or in a fenced in compost pile.

Finally, do not blow the leaves from your yard into your neighbor’s yard, even though the offending trees may be on your neighbor’s yard. Again, this is a quick way to turn neighbor against neighbor.

By following these basic rules of gas leaf blower etiquette you should at least keep your neighbors from hating you too much during the fall foliage. However, before you decide to purchase or use a gas leaf blower you should also ask yourself what real value the leaf blower provides to you. Will it really save you time? Will you enjoy the fall outdoors even more? If your answer is still yes, then consider an electric leaf blower. Though dragging a cord around is somewhat of a pain, they are quieter than a gas leaf blower and do not pollute the environment. There are also cordless electric leaf blowers as well to choose from, though there is always the hassle of having to recharge them. If the answer is no, or I don’t know then hold off on buying or using a leaf blower. Instead, pull out the yard rake and enjoy a fall afternoon raking leaves. You might actually find the task of raking leaves to be peaceful and cathartic as you enjoy the peace and quite and fresh air.

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