Paddy Galore! Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 hi chaps, want a garden vac for the missus, she has the start of osteo-arthritis and she's having trouble bending over to pick up the leaves, needs to be light weight and simple to use, electric not petrol, and reasonably priced, i thought about a B&Q speccy macalister but, if it turns out it just sucks the fat one then i'd rather not bother wasting money. what do you guys recommend? cheers Paddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted August 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 how about a bosch? or should we get someone in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I thought most of them sucked and blowed via a flap that just redirects the flow. We have a cheap one - some weird name that I cannot remember and it does a good job. Not the lightest of things but you do get a shoulder strap to balance it whilst in use. As for recommending a make then no idea - to me a cheap and cheerful one does ok. They certainly speed the job up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I thought most of them sucked and blowed via a flap that just redirects the flow. We have a cheap one - some weird name that I cannot remember and it does a good job. Not the lightest of things but you do get a shoulder strap to balance it whilst in use. As for recommending a make then no idea - to me a cheap and cheerful one does ok. They certainly speed the job up. some of the cheaper ones are ok but i didn't fancy replacing it after a couple of years like some of the other garden stuff i've bought in the past, so bought a bosch, furthermore it'll double up as a blower for the furnace, and suck up the sawdust next time i build something in the garden cheers, paddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 some of the cheaper ones are ok but i didn't fancy replacing it after a couple of years like some of the other garden stuff i've bought in the past, so bought a bosch, furthermore it'll double up as a blower for the furnace, and suck up the sawdust next time i build something in the garden cheers, paddy. Makes sense. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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