Mowing EquipmentMinor EquipmentYard EquipmentTools EquipmentCare BusinessBusiness GoalsTucker LandscapingVisionary OutlookWorking HubsandForwardIt might be a mower but it's sexy! Zero Turn Riding Lawn MowersWhen you hear someone say, “that blows,” on the job site it’s usually not a good thing.  I should qualify that by saying that it is usually is not a good thing unless your talking about the  HUSQVARNA 130BT Back Pack Blower.  The 130BT is a lightweight back pack blower designed for serious consumer grade use.  We first saw the 130BT design on a press release and was immediately impressed with it’s reported low weight which we felt would subsequently reduce prolonged user fatigue. The Husqvarna 130BT is a 29.5cc 2 Stroke 145 MPH Gas Powered Back Pack Blower With Tube Mounted Throttle.  We took it to the job-site to see how it fared. Since their introduction in the 1970’s, leaf blowers have rapidly become an essential time and labor-saving cleanup tool for landscape maintenance professionals and homeowners.

Using a leaf blower to clean up leaves, grass clippings, and debris saves time and sweeping or raking effort.   Leaf blowers also perform tasks like cleaning areas covered by mulch or bark faster and more effectively than hand tools. When used properly, there is little disturbance to the surface. At Concord Carpenter we use leaf blowers to clean off roofs and work areas from leaves and debris, remove small amounts of snow and mostly to blow away sawdust and clean off wood and PVC dust from saws. Some other uses for leaf blowers are: Note – Wear hearing and eye protection when using a leaf blower.  In dusty conditions, wear a respirator or dust mask as appropriate. At 14.77 pounds we found the 130BT lightweight and extremely comfortable to wear for prolonged periods of time.  If you suffer from back or neck pain this blower is a godsend.  Its lighter than most hand held models and perfectly balanced and centered on the users back. Starting the 130BT is simple and the machine started on the first or second pull each and every time. 

The 130BT  moves large amount of leaves, wet or dry. It even blows all of my pine cones and acorns along.  The velocity coming from the 130BT tube is strong enough to easily move material 10-15 feet away.   We felt that it has plenty of power to accomplish all of a residential homeowners needs as well as a contractor on a construction site. I used it to clean off sawdust from driveway as well as clean off my tools.  It saves me a ton of time at the end of every day from having to sweep up.   tamrac 8x backpackIt also keep the saws motor from filling up with dust by blowing out all of the sawdust from these areas.matlock laptop backpack The machine is rated for  94 dB(A) at ear height but it honestly seemed quieter than that, maybe becasue I was wearing a knit hat.onnit backpack

The 130BT pack, flexible tube and controls are all intuitive, easy to use and the ergonomics are great.  We can’t talk enough about how lightweight this unit is and how comfortable the unit is while wearing!   I found the flexible tube and throttle ease to operate and a breeze to move around and the backpack straps comfortable. We found the HUSQVARNA 130BT Back Pack Blower lightweight, durable, reliable when starting and easy to use.   backpack vnb217 The HUSQVARNA 130BT Back Pack Blower sells online for approximately $130 here:  Husqvarna-130BT-Powered-Mounted-Throttleosprey 34l backpackThe 20 Tools You Need for Remodelingnorth face backpack von maur A mid-duty backpack leaf blower fills the gap between handheld machines and large commercial-duty equipment used by landscapers.

They're perfect for clearing autumn leaves and summer grass clippings, and they're also effective sweepers for twigs, pine cones, sand, gravel, sawdust, and bark chips. We gathered five machines and tested them. Efco SA 2700 BPEfco SA 2700 BPRanking: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Tied for Best Overall)Price: $280 Weight/Fuel: 14.1 pounds/20 ounces Air: 364 cfm at 146 mph Decibels (A Scale): 88Likes: Our tests have shown that Efco builds well-mannered equipment and this leaf blower was no exception. It was a pleasure to use, thanks to its effective airstream, a lack of vibration, and a comfortable padded waist belt that holds the machine to you as you scamper over rough ground and around obstacles.Dislikes: An upward-pointing gas inlet would make the machine much easier to fuel. Husqvarna 130BTHusqvarna 130BTRanking: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Tied for Best Overall)Price: $260 Weight/Fuel: 14.9 pounds/30.4 ounces Air: 431 cfm at 145 mph Decibels (A Scale): 86Likes: Tall users will appreciate the extra piece of blower tube that you can attach to the Husqy, bringing its length to about 45 inches, or 5 inches longer than average.

The blower also did a better than average job moving wet debris. We attribute this to a well-shaped airstream. 5 Bits to Push Your Cordless Drill Into Overdrive DeWalt Made a Rugged Angle Grinder That Won't Die Cordless Drill Reviews: We Work 10 Drills to the Limit The Best Pressure Washers & Reviews 8 Best Chop Saw Reviews 7 Top Cordless Nail Guns, Tested Tool Test: 12-Volt Impact Drivers 6 Tough Power Planes, Tested The Top 20-Volt Drill/Drivers, Tested What You'll Need For Your Wire-Feed WelderGoogle announced that "Content Keywords" in the Search Console has been disabled. At the time it was launched this report was the only way to see what Googlebot detected when scanning your website. Now webmasters have an access to the Search Analytics report, the tool "View as Googlebot» and other functions. Google also noted that the "Content Keywords" report misled people. It gave the impression that the more similar the keywords added to the page, the more likely that it will be relevant in search results.

In fact, it was not so. This was exactly the reason of disabling this feature. Since fall 2015 Google got interested in the way the webmasters use "Content Keywords" report. The idea of disabling the report became known in May this year. Google has introduced App Maker, which is a new service for creating applications that mostly focuses on corporate clients. The company is now accepting applications for early access to the tool from different enterprises that are using paid version of the G Suite. The new service allows you to build applications by dragging and insert different widgets within the user interface. Then you can customize the application using scripts, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery. After starting the application you can track its functioning through Google Analytics. App Maker is aimed at the professionals who are not application developers. "We are mostly targeted at corporate developers who create a variety of solutions within their own company, but do not possess enough knowledge, that the mobile applications developers have," - says Google Product manager, Agee Surya.

Applications created with the help of App Maker, operate on the basis of the same infrastructure as Gmail, Google Calendar and Drive. The data that is generated within the application can be stored in the new Google Drive Tables service, which is managed by a structured Google Drive database. App Maker users will be able to integrate their applications with Google with a number of services, including Calendar, Contacts, Docs, Drive, Forms, Gmail, Groups, Translator, Maps, Google Sites, Tables and Google BigQuery. Facebook decided to do the revision of the rules of advertising and to limit the use of targeting towards the "ethnic community". From now on companies will not be able to use this option in the ads on the topic of employment, credit services, as well as the sale or rental. About two weeks ago the possibility of targeting by ethnicity on Facebook was actively critisized. In particular, it was noted that in this way the social network violates the users’ civil rights. Therefore, Facebook decided to ban this option in the above areas.

Bisedes, the company will also make changes in the advertising policy. Under the new rules, the brand companies will not be able to post "discriminatory advertisements." Changes will take effect by the end of this year. Targeting option to ethnic communities will be moved from the demographic to behavioral category. When the new system is fully launched, advertisers will receive a warning concerning the violation of service policy when buying the ads. If the advertiser ignores the warnings and automatic announcements confirmation will not be able to recognize the action of violation, the users themselves will have to inform about the violations. Later, Facebook will publish some recommendations on how to advertise housing, employment and credit services under the new rules. A total of 30.4% of online sales were placed on mobile (phones and tablets) during the 2015 holiday shopping season (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31), up from 25.9% of sales in 2014.   Having video on the landing page of your site makes it 53% more likely to show up on page 1 of Google.