ECHO PAS Pro Paddle VS Pro Sweep For Clearing Snow | Which One Is Better?
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- Опубліковано 18 лют 2021
- ECHO PAS Pro Paddle VS Pro Sweep For Clearing Snow | Which One Is Better?
In this video I demonstrate the ECHO PAS Pro Paddle attachment and the Pro Sweep attachment to see if they can be used for clearing snow, and to see which one is better suited for the job. In the video I use both the Pro Paddle and Pro Sweep attached to my ECHO PAS SRM-2620 power head. Watch as I try both attachments in this scenario clearing snow for the very first time, and work my way through the best technique for effectively clearing snow.
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Let me know in the comments below if you use a paddle broom or bristle broom type attachments on your PAS or Kombi type system for clearing snow in your home or business.
Those attachments work great and I have the Echo 2620 and the pro paddle to clear stump grinding chips. You have to run them at lower rpm to prevent debris rollover. Rollover also depends on how deep the debris is. You can hold the machine upside down and pull it which is much easier in certain situations.
Was curious as to which was better. Planning on a Kombi system this year (Edger, pole saw and hedge trimmer) and I think this will work really well on porches, sidewalks and places where the snowblower can’t reach, and not be hard on this old man’s back like a shovel is.
Thank You for the great video!!
Yeah it seemed to work pretty good. It’s not a snowblower by any means but for small narrow or tight spots or things like decks etc it would work good. It’s actually not as easy as it would seem though. It is quite a workout. Thanks for watching.
I didn't know you were in Cloverdale, I lived in Langley back in 1999-2000. Beautiful area. Keep up the good work!
Small world. Yes it’s a nice area. Still close enough to all the amenities of a big city but with that suburban and farmland mix of properties. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this great comparison video of sweep vs paddle. I have both on the cordless EGO multi-head tool and found that at the end of day, the EGO cordless single stage snow blower is still way faster and effortless than both tools. The brush is excellent to clean up down to the pavement at the end of the driveway after clearing the snow plow pile with either single or 2 stage snow blower.
Yeah i had a similar experience. I found it was just easier to use a shovel. I can actually clear the driveway faster and with less effort, noise and pollution just using a shovel. Thanks for watching.
Yup. I'd say these would be for light dustings. We run Ego year around for snow removal and lawn care in our area and I'd say the sweepers would be for if you really forgot your shovel and you happen to have the multihead and a battery in your vehicle.
Thank you for uploading this I was about to get one of these for cleaning up from the deck but I think I'll pass on the broom
Pretty cool man, thanks for the video
Thanks for watching
They need to make a snow shovel power head for these units.
Yeah that would be a good attachment. Thanks for watching.
The broom is great along stationary things. Doesn't hurt them. Also great in slush and narrow walkways. My paddle tool hangs in the shed.
Thanks for watching.
I have the EGO bristle, but these are all essentially the same. The one and only purpose I find it useful for is to scrape down to bare surface when there is little material on top. This works especially good when you have uneven surfaces like cracks or cobble type surface. For anything not deep and powdery, use a good CFM leaf blower, they are amazing. Anything more, use a plow, push shovel, or snowblower. Are these worth it? Absolutely, simply to get a nice clean surface without using any/or excessive quantities of salt. I like to use my ATV plow on my uneven driveway and sidewalk and then finish pass with bristle brush. They are very heavy though, be advised. Thanks for the video, it helps people make a decision on where they work and where they don't.
Yes I agree. I find it just easier and quieter to just use a shovel. Thanks for watching.
Gotta say, if I hired a guy to shovel my driveway, and I came out and saw him using this. I’d tell him to get the hell off my driveway. Lmao
Yeah definitely not recommended for snow. Easier to shovel.
1st I wanted to say thank you for your Podcast I listened to it on spotify When I am working I believe I am at about a 106 episode Though I believe You have the paddle installed correctly if you do rotate it a 180ﾟ The pin will slide back in I use this technique for dragging gravel away from the house if I'm cleaning out a bed But it would be throwing the majority of the snow at you if you had it installed that way Only telling you this because sometimes it is handy to be able to pull material towards you Thank you for all the good information through Podcast
Glad you enjoy the podcast. Thanks for the tip and for watching.
Great vid! Do you think the paddle could get under your GMC? Does the handle articulate flat to reach near the differential and behind the tires for, lets say, clearing a path some distance behind or in front of the tires. I was in a similar situation and was wondering what product I could use to get out of it.
I love it when people don't let stuff warm up
Lol I know!!! I was thinking the same thing
My recommendation is work from the top down, had to move a bunch of rock on 2 rock jobs , trick was to move from the top of the rock to the ground to remove the best and faster could move.
Maybe if it had a shield on it to keep to keep it from bouncing back
Yeah maybe. Thanks for watching.
Thank you you just saved me so much money. I’m not buying neither one they suck i Been using my broom and it does way better than these two machines
No problem. Yeah I have to say I would not recommend these for snow removal. Faster and easier to use a shovel. In contrast check out the video I just did about the greenworks Pro 80 volt electric snow thrower. Now that thing is amazing for snow and highly recommended. Here’s a link and thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/NCZ40PPdalo/v-deo.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE
great comparison. From what I see online it looks like the Stihl bristles are a lot stiffer?
Thanks for watching
Since you are the only person that i found who responds to everyone,i would like to make a question for the brush sweeper
My father in law is doing the same job as you sir and want to buy the brush sweeper part.We already have 5 parts for the Echo pas 2620 and he wants it BUT he also wants to know if the brushes can be replaced cause its a little bit expensive...I wonder if you have a clue cause i cant find any answers about it.Thanks in advance and also greetings from Greece
I’m not sure if the brushes are replaceable. Your best bet would be to contact your echo dealer and see if the brushes are an available part to order. Thanks for watching.
This snow is very fresh, any tool can clean it up! How about the snow that is half melted or snow with a but rain? Would this work? If so this would be an amazing tool
If the snow is wet or slushy then the Pro Paddle will work but the Pro Sweep bristle broom will not. Thanks for watching.
I want to see some side by side shots of this vs a shovel vs a snow blower vs a leaf blower
Just to see how they all compare to each other
That would be fun and I do have a gas 2 stage snow blower and a snow shovel and the new ECHO PB9010. Problem is I don’t have snow. 😂 it’s all gone already and we don’t usually get snow very often, but if we do get more and it’s at least as much as in this video I’ll try and do that video. Thanks for watching.
@@LawnCareBusinessSuccess yeah we don't usually get snow very often either at all we usually get ice but no snow. This year was definitely an oddball year just why I'm not prepared for it lol
Yeah strange weather everywhere, and some people still deny climate change. 😂 For us on the west coast it hit or miss. Some years a bunch of snow all at once then years of no snow or 1 or 2 days for the year.
What a waste of my time watching this. A shovel would be twice as fast and cleaner
@Bill Beck I’m sorry did the title somehow imply that this was better than a shovel? Waste of time watching? I’d say the fact that you surmised that a shovel would do a better job after watching the video is proof that it wasn’t a waste of time because now you have that knowledge. Your welcome!
With this work with the battery trimmer? Thanks.
It will fit the current model but I believe it’s not powerful enough to use these attachments. The new ECHO eForce 56 volt battery powered models coming out this spring will have one model the DPAS-2600SB that is rated to handle all of the current attachments. Thanks for watching.
I have the kombi power sweep it’s better because it has a guard on it and it’s better to get rocks out of a lawn every year
Yes I agree that having the guard is better. You can see in this video how some of the snow comes back at me because of the lack of a guard, and if you look through the comments you’ll see people saying I have it on wrong because of the snow coming back when actually it’s because of the lack of a guard as the attachment can only go on one way. Thanks for watching.
Niether worked all that well. I think if you ran in rows across the driveway, they might work better, but snow much deeper than an inch or two would be too much for these attachments.
Yes I agree. Was not very effective and was a lot more work than it’s worth. It’s actually just easier to shovel then use those attachments. This video is a few years old now and In contrast I just released a video this past week where I was clearing snow on the same driveway using a Greenworks 80 volt battery powered snow blower and that thing is amazing and so easy to use compared to these. Here’s a link to that video if your interested. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/NCZ40PPdalo/v-deo.html
I like the pro paddle the best
Nice. Thanks for watching.
I have the bristle attachment but mine is the same diameter all the way across the broom, rather than the radius cuts on yours. I have similar results with moving snow as yours has, that's why I only use it for cleanup after using my Ego snow blower to clear the bulk of it. Neither of these attachments are good for bulk snow removal, as you have demonstrated. You would have made more efficient time with a shovel than you did using two different attachments, not to mention the $200-300 you paid for each of them.
I agree. Absolutely useless for moving large amounts of snow. Faster and easier to use a shovel or I now use a greenworks pro battery snow blower. Probably similar to your ego. Move mountains of snow effortlessly. Thanks for watching.
Pulling it backward should do the trick of having the snow not remain on the drive. I don't know for sure. Why don't you test that out?
Maybe but not worth the time. Way too noisy and there are much better tools available to do the job effectively. Thanks for watching.
BRUSH IS BAD FOR SNOW. I didn't try the paddle but just bought the brush to try out with my two battery LXT power head. Was using it for Chicago snow storms. 3 storms and one light snow occurrence did not make it worth the effort. Its too heavy and takes you three times as long versus a push shovel with a long blade. I'm sure the Brush is great for cleaning pebbles off of driveways though. As I cleaned snow in my back alley which sits adjacent to a train station property, I accidentally was cleaning the pebbles off of my alley and back on the the Train stations property. After all the snow melted I noticed the areas I tried cleaning snow from left the drive area spic and span of rocks and gravel!
To each his own, I guess ?
But I wasn't impressed.
Looks like maybe they would be used on concrete, or asphalt drives ?
Not sure how they would react to a snow covered gravel drive ?
I suppose after using them, you may learn how to finesse them ?
To me, it looks like gearing them differently would increase the speed and cast the snow further out in front of you ?
But with the Weedwacker engine and the attachment, it just looks heavy .
For me shoveling is laborious enough without having to wrestle with that.
But just me !
As I have gotten older, a plastic snow shovel liberally sprayed with WD - 40 work's wonder's !
With the same amount of Snow you have in your video, I most time's never have to lift the shovel off the ground, but instead tip it to one side , as with the aid of the lubricant, it easily spills off !
Thank's for posting !
Not looking forward to Winter !
¯\_🥴_/¯
NOT A KID ANYMORE !
I absolutely agree. Although this worked it was way too much work. You were correct in that this setup is incredibly heavy, I prefer using a shovel myself. Thanks for watching.
Try and work it on a angle like a angle plow next time !!!!
Ok I’ll give it a shot the next time it snows. Thanks for the tip and for watching.
Sounds like he's trying to convince himself this was a good purchase, lol.
These were sent to me not purchased. It was just an experiment to see how they do for snow as I see others use them. They are better suited for dry dirt and debris. Personally I would not bother with them for snow. It’s easier and more effective to use a shovel.
Paddles and bristles are good to about 3 inches if you’re close to that you’re OK but anything over four or 5 inches is not worth it.
shovel is better. you don't have to inhale toxic smoke from the engine.
My favourite is an electric single stage snow blower. But I also agree that using the Echo paddle broom or bristle brush is useless and, noisy and as you say smelly breathing in 2 stroke fumes. Check out this video where I demonstrate the Greenworks PRO 80v single stage snow blower vs some extreme snow. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/F_d54jSuSw4/v-deo.htmlsi=etdcFharMnRzK2Sg
Why would you go down the length of the driveway? Should be going across the width of the driveway... I'd push half to one side, and the other half of the driveway length to the other side. A lot less work, and A lot faster...
Because I did not want to move the truck and trailer as the video was just for demonstration purposes. For my small driveway I find it faster to just use a shovel. Thanks for watching.
I THINK U HAVE IT ON BACKWARDS...SAW SUM1 ELSE DEMONSTRATE THEM...AND THERE WASNT ANY SPIT BACK...
The attachments can only go in one way for the pin on the side to lock in place. On the shaft of the attachment there is a hole on one side that the pin goes into. So if it were backwards the pin won’t go in. There is also a sticker on the attachment shaft showing how far it sticks into the machine. Also if it were on backwards the snow would be thrown at my legs. Thanks for watching.
Seems pointless unless using at a 45 on a thin space like a sidewalk
Walk backwards with it
Won’t that just throw snow on the areas you just cleared? Thanks for watching.
Nice video but wouldn’t purchase that machine
Thanks and for the record either would I. Much better off with a single stage snow blower. Thanks for watching.
Definitely on backwards 😂 it shouldn’t be spitting back
WRONG! It can only go on one way. There is a locking pin. So yeah it spits backwards.
WOW gas powered, am I back in 1999?
Verdict: Waste of Money and Time. Buy a shovel if you want to get down to asphalt and I must say who doesn't.
If my landscaper left a single snowflake on my asphalt; I wouldn't recommend him/her not coming back for your check. I don't pay for half-baked service.
Be sure to share this video with your landscaper then so they know what not to use on your property.
Looks like waste of time and money You can shovel a path twice as fast
Both item are useless when it comes to use for ❄️ 🏔 🌨 ☃️ removal... but nice try👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁
Nice try for what? I don’t care if you like the tools or not or buy them or not. Makes no difference to me. It’s not like I’m getting paid by echo to make the video or promote their products.