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hi Dave, sorry to see this, is this machine intended for collecting leaves? Thought they were a floor sweeper and have been around a long time in the Stihl range, though that was maybe a previous model. Looks to me like it's choking on those big ones. Might be ok on birch type little leaves. I've been using a greenworks 40v cordless sucker for the areas where a blower is inappropriate. That also will choke if too many large wet leaves go into it at once. But been very useful for certain applications
There's a Stihl Youtube video of it working but it was only brushing up small leaves and bits of leaves. Reckon you might be a bit optimistic trying to pick up whole damp sycamore leaves................... if you actually got them into the box, they'd fill it up so quickly too as they're not being cut up. I used to have a vacuum attachment for my BG86 and that was pretty hopeless with wet sycamore leaves too. .
a lightweight cordless lawnmower might be best to vaccum and shred those up, around the swimming pool, to paraphrase the old railway excuse, those are "the wrong kind of leaves"
just looked at the utube vidio of the kga770 it seems a differant machine to your photo as it has circular brushes on the front but in the vidios it was all on hard surfaces and dry material
i always found dealing with exsess leaves was quickest done with a blower and plastic leaf rake and round such as outdoor swimming pools a rotery mower set high
Customers got one, but I've not used it. He calls it his Zimmer frame. He said to me you have to go over a couple of times, my reply was I'd rather use a blower. Then he told me the price...
Not fit for purpose. It's not up to the job can you just return it? For for £600 I'd expect better and it's Stihl?🙄
I have given it the benefit of doubt and tried it again this week on much drier stuff but it still clogs up. I'm taking it back next week as it's no good for it's intended job.
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You need a Billy goat vacuum got 1 this year and it's amazing
Someone has to post a link, it might as well be me
https://youtu.be/56yN2zHtofM