This afternoon our youngest came to me to talk. Dead serious. I thought he may have gotten some girl "in the family way". LOL He wanted a new leaf blower. He never asks for anything. Now that he is the only kid home, he has to do all the jobs. He never complains, to the point of my having to be careful not to give him too much to do. I gave our leaf blower to my brother. He has big decks and is surrounded by trees. We mostly use the tractors for "leaf management".

The one I had was a super heavy-duty Stihl--the backpack type. All I really need is a smaller one for cleaning off the patio and cleaning out the flower beds around the house.  Anyone have particular success with a lightweight, plenty powerful one?