/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1618800
Don't know what era your Li batts were from, but the current generation last plenty.. Supposedly if you monitor the charge levels based on how long they will be stored before you use them they can last hundreds of thousands of cycles. Even the standard Makita and Milwaukee chargers have circuitry that charges the battery in a way most appropriate to it's conditions, meaning chemically and temperature-wise. Hell the Milwaukee batteries have bluetooth where you can give them names, monitor your usage to try and keep it balanced, etc..
TL;DR: I have a couple 4 year old 2x18V Makita yard tools - weed-wacker, blower and saw and they work just as well as the day I bought them, two 5 Ah batteries included. I bought 2 new batteries and a double charger a year ago for low money, and the originals last just as long and provide just as much power as the new set. Also the leaf blower only lasts 20 minutes on high (60 minutes on low) but is as powerful as the gas powered backpack leaf blowers I've used.

>>1311450
I'd recommend the leaf blower if you find a good deal. I use it in so many cases when I can't be bothered to start up the gas blower. Blow the snow off my car in the morning, blow the drywall dust off the walls before painting. Blow out the microwave when a soup blows up in there. I've switched from vacuuming my house to blowing my carpet dust out the door. The only bad part is it lasts about 15 mins on high with the 5 Ah batteries, but for normal grass clipping and leaf blowing you can use it on low for like an hour.
Unrelated but I'm thinking of planting a hedgerow this spring so I can justify buying the 36V reciprocating hedge trimmer.