Changing a Stihl Leaf Blower to a Vacuum SH 86C collector tutorial demonstration review

[@darrenalexander1292]

Cheers Jimmy couldn’t of put this together without ya 😊

[@JimmyTheMower]

My pleasure 👍

[@rosemarierampulla4178]

Thank God for your video! I was totally lost on how to put it together.

[@JimmyTheMower]

I'm glad it helped 👍

[@joshmaitie5954]

Great video!! I just bought one can't wait to put it to work. Very informative❤

[@JimmyTheMower]

Brilliant, you will love it 😀

[@PeterBang-Andersen]

Thanks a lot. Not easy without your help when you lost the manual 😉

[@JimmyTheMower]

At least you've got it done now. Have a great new year 👍

[@scragg100]

You've had it 4 months it Stihl looks good!

[@JimmyTheMower]

Love it 😂 😂 😂

[@deg55y]

great simple instructions even an oldie like me can follow easily!

[@JimmyTheMower]

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you 😊

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Just a word from experience, when using it as a vac, it does ware the fan blades quite quickly which degrades the blowing performance, it will suck up things that you don't really intend to. Replacements are pretty cheap and easy to fit!

[@JimmyTheMower]

Thanks for the heads up. It seems quite a straight forward machine to work on and has been used to collect all of our leaves this autumn and is still doing well. I will check the blades out when I service it over winter.

[@mikeymdt]

The vac tube falls off after awhile. Any way to correct this without buying a new vacuum tube??

[@JimmyTheMower]

If it's comes apart from where it's connected to the main unit then you need to turn the collar really hard and it will click and lock in place...... ( I think )

[@johndickenson4771]

It’s a good piece of kit that jimmy,I used one a couple of years ago ,another great review as always mate,keep up the good work.👌

[@JimmyTheMower]

Yeah they are good bits of kit, we run a couple of them. Thanks for watching 👍

[@janetcupp467]

Thank you for this i was struggling 😂

[@JimmyTheMower]

It's not very obvious when you haven't done it before. I'm glad the video helped 👍

[@Tinbopaloobop]

Hello. I’m looking to buy one to replace my B&D electric one which failed due to a plastic fan blade wearing out as it mulched small twigs and leaves. It didn’t last long. I see the stihl has a 3 blade metal shredder mounted onto……Is it plastic or metal fan blade? Hopefully metal! Thanks

[@JimmyTheMower]

It's a plastic fan blade with a metal shredder mounted in front of it. I can honestly tell you that we have used ours for 2 consecutive seasons without issue 👍

[@Tinbopaloobop]

@@JimmyTheMower That’s fantastic, thanks for your help. I think I will go for this one. My old one didn’t have a metal shredder blade on it and just used the fan blade as the shredder. Poor design. Perhaps the stihl fan blade is replaceable for a top of the range product anyway. Thanks again. PS I like your comment on “If you have something nice to say, leave it in the comment section” 👍🏼

[@Ex-Pear-Rocker]

Is it possible to vacuum builders sand/gravel from grass? The builders are here and they have spilt a load on the grass!

[@JimmyTheMower]

No, it's designed to leave sand and gravel on the floor and pick up the grass I'm afraid

[@DeanElcome]

Thanks for this. Did the kit have a part number? Stihl UK don’t seem to mention the kit they advertise being compatible with the SH86-C

[@JimmyTheMower]

I can't actually remember. You can get the parts online from L and S engineers. Or even better, phone them up and they will sort you out over the phone 👍

[@DeanElcome]

@@JimmyTheMower Looking at it the BG56 & BG86 is mentioned, I’ll grab one in the morning. Thanks again Jimmy! 👍🏻

[@alicias9928]

Is there a bigger bag for this? I have a 50 foot maple tree and I want to shred the leaves so they compost faster. I'm concerned that I will have to stop and empty this bag 200 times. I'm not a lawn obsessed person who wants to get rid of every leaf I see, I want to shred a LOT of leaves.

[@JimmyTheMower]

Unfortunately there isn't a bigger bag. To be honest with you, when this size bag is half full of shredded leaves it is very heavy.

[@fm8601]

After making this conversion is the blower similar to the shredder/vacs that Stihl sells, like the SH 86 C-E? That is, does it shred the leaves or just vacuum them?

[@JimmyTheMower]

Yes they are shredder vacs if they have the metal impeller blade fitted. Jimmy 👍

[@randy2023]

I need this but the other way around, I'm having trouble getting it off

[@JimmyTheMower]

I will get one of those done as soon as I can.

[@euelaeomig8260]

The best tutorial

[@JimmyTheMower]

Thank you very much 👍

[@rigbyambrose9059]

put some spray silicone on the tubes ,makes it a lot easier to take on and off

[@JimmyTheMower]

Hey, thanks. That's a great tip 👍

[@chrisstinson-rr7lh]

Thanks for showing us how to set it up

[@JimmyTheMower]

My absolute pleasure, thanks for watching 👍

[@luannellingson4176]

Just what I needed, thanks.

[@JimmyTheMower]

Fantastic, I'm so glad it helped 👍

[@gorgan1811]

Simple to follow instructions...THANKS

[@JimmyTheMower]

My absolute pleasure 👍

[@Larry-ym8ws]

Thank you!

[@JimmyTheMower]

Glad it helped 👍

[@hectorgrowsveg]

Handy for a small garden but we have way too many leaves 🍂🍁🍀☘️🌿☘️🍀🍁🍂🍁🍀☘️🌿🍂🍁🍀☘️🍁🍂🍁🍀☘️🍁🍂🍂🍁🍀☘️🍀🍂🍂🍁🍀☘️🍁🍂🍂🍂🍂🍀🍁🍂🍀☘️🍁🍂🍂🍂🍁🍀☘️🍀🍁🍂☘️🍀🍁🍂🍀☘️🍁🍁🍂🍂🍁🍀☘️🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂😁😅

[@JimmyTheMower]

Yeah, great for domestic and small commercial operations but they do have a limit 👍

[@AntCooke]

Dr. Dre is the name I'm ahead of my game Stihl puffing my leafs Stihl **** with the beats, still not loving police Stihl rock my khakis with a cuff and a crease Stihl got love for the streets, reppin' 213

[@JimmyTheMower]

😂 😂 😂 👍

Stop smoking weed.

[@serjioleon5444]

Привет! Хочу такую воздуходувку.Стоит приобретать?

[@JimmyTheMower]

Yes it is very good 👍

[@OliverJozeljic]

There is 50 videos showing how to convert it from blower to the vacuum. But how do you convert it from the vacuum to the blower? Can someone please make a video of that or do you have to make same videos over and over how to turn it from vacuum to blower instead the other way around

[@JimmyTheMower]

I will make one soon 👍

[@baldemirolandino5479]

Thanks so much

[@JimmyTheMower]

My absolute pleasure 👍

[@turfcareblog]

This just popped up , 2 years ago this video you looks a ten years younger 🤣

[@JimmyTheMower]

That's living with Mrs Mower 🤣🤣🤣

[@turfcareblog]

@@JimmyTheMower 🤣🤣🤣🤣 only jesting, hope you are 🤪

[@andywest6250]

Thank you

[@JimmyTheMower]

👍

[@keithpovall9996]

ANother good one Jim.

[@JimmyTheMower]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching 👍

[@davebyerly4989]

Easy Peezy Lemon squeezy.

[@JimmyTheMower]

Easy when you know how 🤣🤣👍

[@stevehaire6324]

Sorry Jimmy - but this conversion sucks..

[@JimmyTheMower]

It certainly does 😂😂😂