Bill Horn wrote:
Where can we get a yard blower/vacuum bag that has a long STEEL zipper?

My 2-stroke Echo yard blower/vacuum came with a leaf bag that has too short
of a nylon zipper which was a pain to use even when new.

The zipper didn't even open the whole bag so it was difficult to empty.
When that nylon zipper broke (it wouldn't zip anymore), I replaced the bag
with a Yardman electric bag because I gave up on the electric
blower/vacuum.

Now the Yardman bag won't zip due to the nylon zipper being all destroyed.
This is only after about 8 months of use.

What do you use for your leaf blower/vacuum bag? Does YOUR nylon zipper
break too?

Where can I get a bag that will have a stronger longer zipper? Any ideas?

If you have a failed bag to steal the tube end from, your local
tent/awning company can whip you up whatever you want. Or maybe they can
re-zipper a brand new bag for you, with their big industrial sewing
machine. You don't want bare steel- it will rust. Something plated, and
you will need to keep it waxed, just like the metal zipper on a military
winter parka.

I tried the vacum bag setup that came with my Toro electric blower. Even
when brand new, it was useless, and would only pick up 2-3 leaves at a
time. Faster to pick them up by hand. Only keeping it to include with
the blower when I have my 'moving away' yard sale, since I doubt the
blower will be worth shipping by then. (Not bad for an electric blower-
I even use it to clear dry powdery snow if it isn't too deep.)

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