We got 21.8 inches of snow from snow storm izzy and my snow joe took care of it all including what the plow left at foot of driveway, it was heavy snow too but it got through it all no problem, the snow was higher then my snow joe but nothing stopped it, my snow joe performed better then some of the gas powered snow blowers I've had and there is no maintenance, just plug it in and go, I highly recommend it!
I’m impressed. We usually get done by a Snow clearing company and last year they charged me $285. This year they went up to $410. I live in the Montreal suburbs and I have a 15x60 foot driveway. I think this will be good for us. Thanks for the video ❤❤
I have the same model and for 2 years it was great. After that it kept clogging with snow more and more. I found out the SnoJo uses a plastic drive wheel and a rubber belt to drive the auger. Over time the belt loosens and the plastic gear wears and slips more and more. Then you find out that SnoJo never has replacement parts available. So every 3 years you have to buy a new one.
4:09 - ugh i remember those days lol. I see the appeal esp with space usage but there's just no match for a 2 stage gas blower. The plow ridge alone at the end of the driveway would take me over an hour churning thru it. And good luck if there's ice chunks. The entire 6 car driveway now takes me about 20 min - regardless if there's 2 inches of 18 inches. And maintenance is nothing - just turn the gas valve off when you're done and it'll run the carb dry. Put seafoam in there at the end of the season and run it dry. Starts on one pull beginning of next season.
Thanks for the review, you did a great job. And also thanks to the commenters below for sharing great info. Much appreciated. And yes I will be getting one.
I got 2 of them still using second one, I like how you tested on real deep snow, real test. one thing people need to know. constant use going thru heavy wet snow and it will melt itself, I did it tiring to cut thru 20 inch deep snow, I took it apart and I saw heat form belt melted plastic holding it all together, this last one I am using I only go nuts on 10 inch powered snow, throws it a good ways, oh for electric cord, I hold by the start button , and go across handle and hold there with other hand so cord drags to one side
Solid review. I just added a plug-in electric shovel to my arsenal. I use a two-stage for the heavy and wet and plan on using a small electric for everything else.
I just ordered one after two 10" snowfalls in like, 2 weeks. Ug! Been using my same regular shovel for nearly 23 years (old as my hip replacement) and I'm older and aching now, lol. I only need to use it on my walk which is pretty short, some sidewalk and I only do my driveway apron since I park just off the sidewalk when I know a storm is coming. Hopefully it will last!
I bought the electric cordless shovel!!! Haven’t been able to use it yet, but I absolutely love SunJoe and SnowJoe!!! It’s the cool orange one!!!! #GoBears #GoCubs !!!! I love the name Dave!!! It’s so refreshing, instead of the typical Bob name!!
Just for your viewers; a heavier than normal extension cord is recommended for a 15 amps snowblower? For a 50 ft cord 14 gauge should be about right. I just bought the 21 inch 15 amp Snow Joe. And, for a 100 ft; I bought a 12 gauge extinction cord.
Bought it this year. Good investment, 5 to 10 mins, i was done with a single car driveway. Huge snow in the coming morning, cant wait to take it out for a spin. Global warming, pls slow down. Let me have more fun with Joe first!
I was looking to buy this but after doing some research and watching videos about snow Joe I realized it would be a waste of money and time Thanks for the honesty in the videos and reviews.
I can tell you right now shoving it will take a chance on braking the scraper blade which is replaceable but you will also end up damaging the the belly on which the scraper blade attaches to which is not replaceable, I know this off hand (need a whole new snow blower). It will depend on hard snow/ice you shove against. for the life of me I don't know why it couldn't be made of aluminum bottom along with scraper blade
This a great no BS review. Thanks for the great shots of seeing what it can do at different depths of snow. Do you still have it and do you still like it ?
Wow I'm actually impressed...I'm sold now I have a lot less space to blow Soo why not? Is there a bigger model than the 23-25's but the same similar design?
I live on a farm here in Pennsylvania and I am wondering if there is a kit to modify this unit for manure. This will save me a lot of money on pitchforks.
Poor thing wasn't designed for over 10" inches of snow. This demo shows it's push over its limit. But still success. Not sure how long many times (not years) of this little thing can do on the big ones.
I guess it depends on how many big storms you get. Where I am we usually get 4 inches. Maybe once or twice a year we get 10 to 12 inch storms. Every decade of so we get a 2-3 foot snow. With this the idea would be to get out during the storm and keep up with the snowfall.
I'm thinking about getting one of these for the back deck. My concern is that using it on such high drifts, higher than the blower, would burn out the motor.
Just take it slower. Had a nasty snow storm in Ontario Canada about a month ago where we got 16-20" and my Snow Joe worked really well. I've had it overheat in the past so this time I helped ease pressure on the motor by first using a spade to chop up and loosen the snow before each pass. It didn't require much effort at all but made the snow easier to handle. We had another snow storm last week (8") and I did my driveway as well my neighbours without any problems. Beats the heck out of shoveling, and it's light enough to carry to the basement when winter is finally over.
Your red extension cord looks like the one I'm returning because they told me it wasn't heavy duty, 16/3. They told me to get a 14/3 or a 12/3. Is this true?
Take your time and put car wax on it. Took me 10 minutes. If you do the outside, it will be lighter to push but not necessary. I used all kinds of lubes but nothing stays like wax. Thank me later. These don't really work well on gravel, grass or uneven surfaces. They push badly. Have the Joe power shovel for that. And my 12'x12' deck.This 18" is fine for paved driveways if you don't want to spend big bucks. Have a small gas for the gravel driveway here however.
Dude,you have to tilt the machine up if you're going to try to use that machine with deeper snow.And again it looks like you're abusing the extension cord by not being mindful of the extension cord and keeping the extension cord out of the machine's path.Thanks for the video and may God always bless you and your family.
It does, but I've never used it on hard snow deeper than a couple inches. If you wind up with a layer of ice on top of your driveway it's not much good against that. I've always tried to stay ahead of that by going out and dealing with the snow right after it falls.
Considering this for my sidewalk. It is close to the house and as I get older I think using the shovel less would be good to do. The auger was what got my attn on this model. The video makes me think this would do fine and might be more than I need for the small area.
I bought the small cordless one 13” it doesn’t have wheels I thought wouldn’t be good with wheels and then someone told me that you just glided along on the snow and it is supposed to be 14 pounds, but it feels kind of heavy to hold for a woman with a battery and it seems kind of backbreaking if you can’t put it down on the ground and push it Haven’t used it yet - we shall see In the ad on TV they had a plastic bag underneath for the ground, so I’m not sure why they did that but I’m kind of thinking the bottom of your machine make it all scratched up
I've never actually used it after dark so I had to do some searching, but there is a switch on the very back of the body of the blower. It has a big waterproof cover over it that makes it hard to spot.
@@adventuresindaveland6204 Kind of ironic how my cordless lawnmower LED light stays on all the time since there is no semwitch and this wastes a bit of electricity during day, but our electric snow joes like this one in the video has unlimited power yet it has the switch my cordless lawnmower could use to save a bit of electricity.
I ordered mine 1/09/2022 from Amazon, hoping I get it before spring. Snow for Cleveland, Ohio for the rest of the week. I hope the driver can make it up my driveway by then!!!
And this is why I want nothing to do with cord run snow throwers, or lawn mowers. I've seen my neighbor chew up a cord with her lawnmower two times. I know a breaker should shut off, but it just makes me nervous. As I watched the video that little machine could move some snow. How about a video on heavy snow next time.
Be careful pushing its limits in really deep snowdrifts! The pulley that is attached to the auger is made of plastic with a nut embedded in it. This nut rounds out of the plastic making the auger not spin anymore. The pulley is not in stock for sale. Sno-jo had it available back in August of 2023 but has been out of stock since. Shame on sno- jo for not keeping this part in stock! A lot of these single stage throwers have the same weak design!
These units work very good. Not perfect, very good I just used it today to take out a foot of snow, on a big driveway..Do NOT get any model bigger than 18 inches. 18 is the perfect size
My wife bought me an electric snowblower for my birthday just like this I was disappointed because she got me the plugging one and not the rechargeable battery 1 but now after I've used it for a few storms Here in Maine it's a complete waste of money that I'm so glad she did not waste her money on the better more expensive one I'm gonna throw this fucking piece of shit right in the garbage where it belongs yet to write belongs it is only good if the snow is light and fluffy 6 to 8" Max with pretty much no wind other than that it sucks I've used it 1 time when I thought it worked OK the other 4 times
All fun and games until you hit the real snow & your battery powered Motor where’s out cause you pushed it threw the max, go buy a gas powered if your dealing with that kind of snow fall, you wasted your money on that thing that probably already broke 😂
We got 21.8 inches of snow from snow storm izzy and my snow joe took care of it all including what the plow left at foot of driveway, it was heavy snow too but it got through it all no problem, the snow was higher then my snow joe but nothing stopped it, my snow joe performed better then some of the gas powered snow blowers I've had and there is no maintenance, just plug it in and go, I highly recommend it!
I’m impressed. We usually get done by a Snow clearing company and last year they charged me $285. This year they went up to $410. I live in the Montreal suburbs and I have a 15x60 foot driveway. I think this will be good for us. Thanks for the video ❤❤
Treat it like tall grass, wheelie it first, 2nd time regular.
What a great machine. Just got one for the storm that hit NY last week.
I have the same model and for 2 years it was great. After that it kept clogging with snow more and more. I found out the SnoJo uses a plastic drive wheel and a rubber belt to drive the auger. Over time the belt loosens and the plastic gear wears and slips more and more. Then you find out that SnoJo never has replacement parts available. So every 3 years you have to buy a new one.
Yah exactly why you shouldn’t waste your money and go with a gas powered instead
150.00 every 3 years… I’ll take it!!!
I don’t know what your talking about I see all their replacement augers belts and other parts on their website available right now
@@jackkudla8423 They haven't been available for over a year. Guess they finally got some
@@Trifecta56 You must get a lot of snow for that price.
i seriously seriously appreciate such an honest review. ty
4:09 - ugh i remember those days lol. I see the appeal esp with space usage but there's just no match for a 2 stage gas blower. The plow ridge alone at the end of the driveway would take me over an hour churning thru it. And good luck if there's ice chunks. The entire 6 car driveway now takes me about 20 min - regardless if there's 2 inches of 18 inches. And maintenance is nothing - just turn the gas valve off when you're done and it'll run the carb dry. Put seafoam in there at the end of the season and run it dry. Starts on one pull beginning of next season.
Thanks for the review, you did a great job. And also thanks to the commenters below for sharing great info. Much appreciated. And yes I will be getting one.
Mine is coming next week, excited to try it out!
I got 2 of them still using second one, I like how you tested on real deep snow, real test. one thing people need to know. constant use going thru heavy wet snow and it will melt itself, I did it tiring to cut thru 20 inch deep snow, I took it apart and I saw heat form belt melted plastic holding it all together, this last one I am using I only go nuts on 10 inch powered snow, throws it a good ways, oh for electric cord, I hold by the start button , and go across handle and hold there with other hand so cord drags to one side
Solid review. I just added a plug-in electric shovel to my arsenal. I use a two-stage for the heavy and wet and plan on using a small electric for everything else.
Buying a smow blower in the middle of summer is the best deal!
Great video thanks for the demo
Thanks for sharing. Looks to be the.perfect size if you have to carry it down steps. 😊
I just ordered one after two 10" snowfalls in like, 2 weeks. Ug! Been using my same regular shovel for nearly 23 years (old as my hip replacement) and I'm older and aching now, lol. I only need to use it on my walk which is pretty short, some sidewalk and I only do my driveway apron since I park just off the sidewalk when I know a storm is coming. Hopefully it will last!
Shoot! This is fantastic showcase.
I bought the electric cordless shovel!!! Haven’t been able to use it yet, but I absolutely love SunJoe and SnowJoe!!! It’s the cool orange one!!!! #GoBears #GoCubs !!!! I love the name Dave!!! It’s so refreshing, instead of the typical Bob name!!
Excellent review. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
thank you i just bought it i will tag your video in the review
Impressionnant!
Just for your viewers; a heavier than normal extension cord is recommended for a 15 amps snowblower? For a 50 ft cord 14 gauge should be about right. I just bought the 21 inch 15 amp Snow Joe. And, for a 100 ft; I bought a 12 gauge extinction cord.
12 gauge should be required over 50 feet due to voltage drop with distance. 100 feet with 14 gauge can burn out the motor.
@@matsudakodo Thanks, I just ordered a SnowJoe and was wondering which extension cord to get for 100'
The Snow Joe manual tells you what size to use.
Thank you this was vary helpfull.
Bought it this year. Good investment, 5 to 10 mins, i was done with a single car driveway. Huge snow in the coming morning, cant wait to take it out for a spin. Global warming, pls slow down. Let me have more fun with Joe first!
*snow is higher than the blower* Snow blower: I got this.
I have a similar one. 21 inch and it does and amazing job
I was looking to buy this but after doing some research and watching videos about snow Joe I realized it would be a waste of money and time Thanks for the honesty in the videos and reviews.
It's not a waste of money at all if you use it for the correct job. I got one just to do my deck which is 12 x25.
New review! Nice to see it can tackle really deep snow.
Thanks for sharing. But does snow joe has some corded snow blower with more power?
I can tell you right now shoving it will take a chance on braking the scraper blade which is replaceable but you will also end up damaging the the belly on which the scraper blade attaches to which is not replaceable, I know this off hand (need a whole new snow blower). It will depend on hard snow/ice you shove against. for the life of me I don't know why it couldn't be made of aluminum bottom along with scraper blade
This a great no BS review. Thanks for the great shots of seeing what it can do at different depths of snow. Do you still have it and do you still like it ?
Yes and yes
Wow I'm actually impressed...I'm sold now I have a lot less space to blow Soo why not? Is there a bigger model than the 23-25's but the same similar design?
I live on a farm here in Pennsylvania and I am wondering if there is a kit to modify this unit for manure. This will save me a lot of money on pitchforks.
Poor thing wasn't designed for over 10" inches of snow.
This demo shows it's push over its limit. But still success.
Not sure how long many times (not years) of this little thing can do on the big ones.
I guess it depends on how many big storms you get. Where I am we usually get 4 inches. Maybe once or twice a year we get 10 to 12 inch storms. Every decade of so we get a 2-3 foot snow. With this the idea would be to get out during the storm and keep up with the snowfall.
What extension cord you recommend?
DO NOT USE AN EXTENSION CORD WITH DAMAGED INSULATION.....
At 4:18, I can almost smell the burning coils.
@GardeningZ....actually, if you look closely....you can see his pant leg is on fire from the stripped cord.
your suppose to loop the extension cord through the bottom hole then put the loop over the plastic hook type thing so it dont pull out
I'm thinking about getting one of these for the back deck. My concern is that using it on such high drifts, higher than the blower, would burn out the motor.
Just take it slower. Had a nasty snow storm in Ontario Canada about a month ago where we got 16-20" and my Snow Joe worked really well. I've had it overheat in the past so this time I helped ease pressure on the motor by first using a spade to chop up and loosen the snow before each pass. It didn't require much effort at all but made the snow easier to handle. We had another snow storm last week (8") and I did my driveway as well my neighbours without any problems. Beats the heck out of shoveling, and it's light enough to carry to the basement when winter is finally over.
It should shut off automatically if it gets over worked to save the motor.
Your red extension cord looks like the one I'm returning because they told me it wasn't heavy duty, 16/3. They told me to get a 14/3 or a 12/3. Is this true?
You could take half sized bites of that deep snow and it would work a little better.
got to use the right chord for the right Amp 15.
Wonder if a retractable extension cord would work better ?
Take your time and put car wax on it. Took me 10 minutes. If you do the outside, it will be lighter to push but not necessary. I used all kinds of lubes but nothing stays like wax. Thank me later. These don't really work well on gravel, grass or uneven surfaces. They push badly. Have the Joe power shovel for that. And my 12'x12' deck.This 18" is fine for paved driveways if you don't want to spend big bucks. Have a small gas for the gravel driveway here however.
Dude,you have to tilt the machine up if you're going to try to use that machine with deeper snow.And again it looks like you're abusing the extension cord by not being mindful of the extension cord and keeping the extension cord out of the machine's path.Thanks for the video and may God always bless you and your family.
Nice.
My only concern with a corded snow blower is it's useless it the power is out.
@John....just get a generator with wheels....then you can use a really short cord!
@@sluggonotnancy6178 Why didn't I think of that 🤪!?!?
Where in Wiscansin?
Madison
Lol wiscaansin
I would be careful bogging it, the brush motors are prone to overheating and arcing afterwards like my sunjoe did.
Lets abuse a snow thrower!😆
Does it work on hardened snow the day after?
It does, but I've never used it on hard snow deeper than a couple inches. If you wind up with a layer of ice on top of your driveway it's not much good against that. I've always tried to stay ahead of that by going out and dealing with the snow right after it falls.
Considering this for my sidewalk. It is close to the house and as I get older I think using the shovel less would be good to do.
The auger was what got my attn on this model. The video makes me think this would do fine and might be more than I need for the small area.
I bought the small cordless one 13”
it doesn’t have wheels I thought wouldn’t be good with wheels and then someone told me that you just glided along on the snow and it is supposed to be 14 pounds, but it feels kind of heavy to hold for a woman with a battery and it seems kind of backbreaking if you can’t put it down on the ground and push it
Haven’t used it yet - we shall see
In the ad on TV they had a plastic bag underneath for the ground, so I’m not sure why they did that but I’m kind of thinking the bottom of your machine make it all scratched up
Guess I got the wrong model I have the 21" one and it just has the stiff rubber flapper :( it doesn't handle anything beyond fresh powder very well
how to turn on/off the headlight? I can't see any button.
I've never actually used it after dark so I had to do some searching, but there is a switch on the very back of the body of the blower. It has a big waterproof cover over it that makes it hard to spot.
@@adventuresindaveland6204 Kind of ironic how my cordless lawnmower LED light stays on all the time since there is no semwitch and this wastes a bit of electricity during day, but our electric snow joes like this one in the video has unlimited power yet it has the switch my cordless lawnmower could use to save a bit of electricity.
Ok I’m sold now, might end up getting a larger version tho.
Keep in mind the larger one has the same watts so might actually bog down more.
I want to eat this snow 😍
Yeah, it is kind of pretty....just stay away from the yellow stuff.
I ordered mine 1/09/2022 from Amazon, hoping I get it before spring. Snow for Cleveland, Ohio for the rest of the week. I hope the driver can make it up my driveway by then!!!
1:55 wow @ humanity.... and then AGAIN @ 3:05 /face palm
Impressive but I'm scared youre gonna tangle your cord 😂
This video made me laugh. Edison had a field day.
and try to get replacement parts
Has no affect on car compacted snow
And this is why I want nothing to do with cord run snow throwers, or lawn mowers. I've seen my neighbor chew up a cord with her lawnmower two times. I know a breaker should shut off, but it just makes me nervous.
As I watched the video that little machine could move some snow. How about a video on heavy snow next time.
anyone replace the paddles yet
electric snow blowers are weak, I got a 420cc Toro snow blower and it can clear snow 32" wide and 21" high with complete ease
Me too....mine's from Russia, she's lots of fun and doesn't eat much....I call her Helga.
I want to see like that
Be careful pushing its limits in really deep snowdrifts! The pulley that is attached to the auger is made of plastic with a nut embedded in it. This nut rounds out of the plastic making the auger not spin anymore. The pulley is not in stock for sale. Sno-jo had it available back in August of 2023 but has been out of stock since. Shame on sno- jo for not keeping this part in stock! A lot of these single stage throwers have the same weak design!
Worst cord management I have ever seen - surprised you are not fried.
I ran over it again last week.
You better get a new cord. You're going to get electrecuted if you're not careful.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT IS WHAT ELECTRICAL TAPE IS FOR SO YOU DON'T GET FRIED.
Thank you for this valuable information.
Sold
These units work very good. Not perfect, very good I just used it today to take out a foot of snow, on a big driveway..Do NOT get any model bigger than 18 inches. 18 is the perfect size
Barely better than a shovel
look if it's not gas or Eletric it's not going to last and do the job ok battery suck they all run out no matter what do not be fooled.
My wife bought me an electric snowblower for my birthday just like this I was disappointed because she got me the plugging one and not the rechargeable battery 1 but now after I've used it for a few storms Here in Maine it's a complete waste of money that I'm so glad she did not waste her money on the better more expensive one I'm gonna throw this fucking piece of shit right in the garbage where it belongs yet to write belongs it is only good if the snow is light and fluffy 6 to 8" Max with pretty much no wind other than that it sucks I've used it 1 time when I thought it worked OK the other 4 times
Just don't runover the cord!
In halves
my snow joe sucks
All fun and games until you hit the real snow & your battery powered Motor where’s out cause you pushed it threw the max, go buy a gas powered if your dealing with that kind of snow fall, you wasted your money on that thing that probably already broke 😂
No battery? What are you talking about? Did you not watch it and just comment???
What battery? It has an electric cord.
@@robinlillian9471 🤣