Paddle Power Broom

[AmericanArborist]

Does anyone use the stihl Power broom with a paddle on it? I just got one from the saw shop on demo. I'm trying to decide if the cost is worth it. I'll be doing some stump cleanup with it tomorrow. So far I think its just more trouble than its worth. A light raking followed by our backpack blower seem to be just as efficient. I see videos of people using this so I thought I'd try one out. Right now its mounted on a Stihl 110 power head. Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.

 

[Adam_P]

I had one for home use on my km130 powerhead. I ended up selling it on ebay.

It was really too cumbersome to be useful... when I asked the local PE place if they'd be interested in buying it back cheap as a credit they basically told me they couldn't because it would sit on the floor forever.

Like I said mine was for home use so give it a go with the stump cleanup and be sure to post back with your results.

FWIW, the guys at the PE place said the bristle broom had much better feedback. Not going to get you far with stumps though.

 

[grappleyarder]

The k-Boom boys at Tree Care are using them, have a look at 4:15 of the vid... POWER Broom