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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:36 PM
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Planning to buy one for drying car , any recommendation for simple cordless ones that runs on battery. Nothing too fancy but which is light and does the work

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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:39 PM
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love my Milwaukee cordless one, light yet powerful
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Get a plug in leave blower had a battery operated you end up rushing before the battery dies. The stronger the better
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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:42 PM
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Love my Master Blaster from Metro Vac. Pricey but does the job. Hose is much lighter than a hand held blower.
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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:42 PM
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dedicated dryer vs. leaf blower
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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:50 PM
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Using a Kobalt 40 volt from Lowes
Works pretty good
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Old May 15, 2020 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by PennyJack
Get a plug in leave blower had a battery operated you end up rushing before the battery dies. The stronger the better
my Milwaukee 5.0 battery won't die before finishing the car... would take like an hour (I've done it blowing leaves in the yard)
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Old May 15, 2020 | 03:32 PM
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love my Milwaukee cordless one, light yet powerful
This ?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauke...4-20/302752040
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Got a EGO 168 MPH 580 CFM 56V Lithium-Ion Cordless Electric Variable-Speed Blower, 5.0 Ah Battery and have been very happy with it. No messing with gasoline!
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Originally Posted by boss2k
That's what I use as well.
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Originally Posted by Flame Red
Got a EGO 168 MPH 580 CFM 56V Lithium-Ion Cordless Electric Variable-Speed Blower, 5.0 Ah Battery and have been very happy with it. No messing with gasoline!
Thats expensive , i was thinking of buying good ones for less than 150 ? Is that not the case?
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Old May 15, 2020 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Garcia2389
love my Milwaukee cordless one, light yet powerful
Originally Posted by boss2k
That's a lot cheaper than the dual 18V battery Makita. It's a nice blower but it's also $330...better be nice.
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I have the DeWalt 20V line of tools, so the decision was easy:



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Depending on how hard your water is ( assuming you do not have an inline filter system) it will be proportional to the water spots ....
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Around $100. Great tools...

Ryobi
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I am thinking about the Master Blaster. Yes it is pricey, but reviews have been very good.
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Dude I use the Kobalt 80v brushless monster --> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-80-V...ded/1000486243

I'll show you this one on Monday. I'm pretty sure you could do wind tunnel testing with it!

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Old May 15, 2020 | 08:39 PM
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If they make one Stihl! I've never had any problems with anything they make.
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Got a Stihl gas one...love it and does an awesome job....
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Not cheap, but the Master Blaster has 8HP of heated AIR. Just sayin'.
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