I am right handed and my present blower keeps trying to suck in my pants leg. How bad is this one?
1033273
My husband loves it, it's powerful and lightweight. My husband uses both his left and right hand and hasn't had any problems.
1033274
This one is designed for right handed use. It will only suck up your pants legs if you are using it left handed.
1033275
Not too bad, you do have to hold it away from the leg but I don't find it to bothersome unless you going for long periods of time. I normally switch hands during the process. While I love this blower and it has plenty of power, I don't think it has the power of a two stroke.
1033276
I have had mine for over a year and never experienced this problem. I love this blower...it is so reliable!
303084
There are two settings. I made the mistake of having the nozzle on the "suck" instead of the blow. Check it and see :-)
2271880
I'm not sure I follow u but it should suck from inlet an air should blow from outlet
618571
I wish! Just a slight breeze makes it want to take flight, dipping and spinning, jerking around. Could knock someone's glasses off... or worse! Unless I find a way to control this, I'll be sending it back!
1311266
I start it with one hand with foot on top, starts with 1-2 good pulls, its a heavier pull than most other items I have but the pull is different as the momentum carries over to the next pull making it much lighter on the followup. Once you hit a fast enough spin it just starts. Go to a lowes and test it out... to be sure this blower does rock. I am not sure exactly what your you can or can't do. But if you can start other items this should be no problem. Otherwise go electric.
1115555
I had the same problem until my husband attached the wand unit for me. I was being too gentle and it wasn't making a good connection. He used more force and it began working much better. I do not have this vacumn anymore, however, because of other design flaws it has.
1747227
I have to tie the end of the cord around the handles of my yard power tools so with all the twisting the cord does kink near the female receiptacle end. Also, never use your cocked elbow as a form to wrap the cord when winding it up to stow. Cords have memories and will maintain these bends. These contribute to kinking. Despite not using this winding method, I notice that unless I entend the cord out. it still has a tendency to twist a bit if not kink
2256905
I have then BT and find it an adequate machine for blowing. My issue is, there is not a good place to hole the machine while starting, and would prefer the throttle would be mounted on the blower, rather then the blower tube.
250909
I'm not left handed but tried to remove the plug after reading your question. I haven't been able to do it and mine looks like its firmly molded into the base. If you ever got it out, I don't know that you could ever get it back in. Anyway, my cats hate this and I don't use it.
1769764
Lefty loosey as always. The knob should be able to back all the way out as well. Its pretty tough so some percussive persuasion is acceptable.
556024
Barbara,Most local power equipment shops (think commerical and residential mowers, string trimmers, large snow throwers) have service departments that will repair any issues should you have a problem with this blower. I owned two of the models before the BBX7600N and they served me well besides a faulty insulator gasket issue that Makita seems to have cleared up by reinforcing them on the newer models. Keep your gas clean, change your oil as suggested and you shouldn't have any issues with this blower.
1781451
Being left handed should not hinder operation at all. It has a hefty cocking pull be you left or right handed
1778711
I recommend that you buy a different handle. I never use it, and it's hard to use with both hands
1176444
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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I stuck my electric leaf blower in the vent pipe and used the brush from the outside, every few feet I fed it in, then I would pull it out to let the lint out. I was amazed at how much lint was in there
1749362
I'm left-handed too and it does get in the way all the time while I'm ironing. I love that it retracts but it's gotten so annoying (I use my iron almost daily) that I'm looking for a new iron. Other than that it's a great model.
556022
Barbara, Most local power equipment shops (think commerical and residential mowers, string trimmers, large snow throwers) have service departments that will repair any issues should you have a problem with this blower. I owned two of the models before the BBX7600N and they served me well besides a faulty insulator gasket issue that Makita seems to have cleared up by reinforcing them on the newer models. Keep your gas clean, change your oil as suggested and you shouldn't have any issues with this blower.