I bought this someone last winter. I've only used it once. I believe my neighbors appreciated as much as I did because I was testing battery life by doing their snow. Just yesterday. My wife asked if I regret buying with the answer being mostly 'No', with a tiny bit of 'Yes'. Honestly, it's way more power than I need, but when I bought it, I got a great deal with it having (4)6ah batteries. I know for sure, I do not want to deal with gas and maintenance from other snowblowers.
I used my 24" Ryobi snowblower that i got 2 years ago, today in NY after the snowstorm we got. Cleared my 4 car driveway in about 20 mins. Before this it would take me probably 2 hours of backbreaking work to do it. Don't think about it, get this snowblower it's one of the best purchases I've gotten for my home.
I’m totally interested in this. I have a big gas powered one and a small Snow Joe Battery operated one. I’m hoping this is assembled (my Snow Joe was not) - I’ll definitely be looking into it-
This works much better than the 24" Snow Joe that they originally released. I haven't tested their most recent. The assembly on this is easy, pretty minimal to do.
Great video! Thanks for going through all those questions. I've got a 150' long driveway. Would I be able to remove 6'' of wet snow on a single set of batteries? Thanks
I'd like to see how this handles a compacted plow snowbank. Specifically, is it balanced and/or heavy enough to hold the auger down and work through heavy frozen snow?
It's balanced well, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised how well this works and the runtime. I haven't tried it on a compacted plow snowbank yet.
I'm 6'3" and the handles seem to be at a nice height for me. I'm pretty sure they can adjust up or down from where they're at now. I never looked since they're already where I want them.
@@MarkThomasBuilder I'm 6'9... Do the handles adjust up? Also how good is the self-propel? I'm also 320 lbs and a bit out of shape so not gonna be good at pushing too much.
Hi, your video convinced me to buy a Ryobi instead of buying another Ariens Deluxe 28. Quick question, do you know if I can "pull back" the machine while operating instead of using the reverse drive. Is there a risk of damaging the motor or however the drive is working? I saw in the manual you can move the pins for free wheels operation when you move the machine around but that's not what I need to do.
It seems like the wheels aren't totally locked up when it's in park. I can slowly move it around my garage, so I'm thinking you can move it, but it's going to have some resistance.
@@MarkThomasBuilder I notice the same thing but my question, will it damage the motor if while operating the machine, I back-up in my drive-way for each runs forward?
Would you choose battery powered or a gas snow blower? And why?
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I bought this someone last winter. I've only used it once. I believe my neighbors appreciated as much as I did because I was testing battery life by doing their snow. Just yesterday. My wife asked if I regret buying with the answer being mostly 'No', with a tiny bit of 'Yes'. Honestly, it's way more power than I need, but when I bought it, I got a great deal with it having (4)6ah batteries.
I know for sure, I do not want to deal with gas and maintenance from other snowblowers.
I would say I do not miss the noise, smells and maintenance of my old Ariens.
For my own personal use, I’d have one of these battery powered ones. Ryobi is really making a great entry into this space
Thanks
I used my 24" Ryobi snowblower that i got 2 years ago, today in NY after the snowstorm we got. Cleared my 4 car driveway in about 20 mins. Before this it would take me probably 2 hours of backbreaking work to do it. Don't think about it, get this snowblower it's one of the best purchases I've gotten for my home.
Glad to hear it worked well for you. I've been impressed with it's ability to clear the large amount of snow we had in January.
You should keep the batteries inside until your ready to blow snow. Cold decreases the power in the batteries.
Good point. I left them out 1 time and learned my lesson to bring them inside the house to charge and store.
I’m totally interested in this. I have a big gas powered one and a small Snow Joe Battery operated one. I’m hoping this is assembled (my Snow Joe was not) - I’ll definitely be looking into it-
This works much better than the 24" Snow Joe that they originally released. I haven't tested their most recent.
The assembly on this is easy, pretty minimal to do.
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essentially keep the battery's inside some how..... and you will have peak performance.
Yes, 100%!
Great video! Thanks for going through all those questions.
I've got a 150' long driveway. Would I be able to remove 6'' of wet snow on a single set of batteries?
Thanks
Yes, I would think so.
@@MarkThomasBuilder thanks for the info
Is there livestream this week mark thomas
Definitely Yes. Are you around Wednesday around 2-3pm?
@@MarkThomasBuilder I am
yes sir. i skip all of them doesn't matter who you are@@dougr3715
Is there livestream today mark Thomas
I'd like to see how this handles a compacted plow snowbank. Specifically, is it balanced and/or heavy enough to hold the auger down and work through heavy frozen snow?
It's balanced well, in my opinion. I was pleasantly surprised how well this works and the runtime. I haven't tried it on a compacted plow snowbank yet.
How tall are you? Asking because I’m 6’1” and I’m looking for something with taller handles
I'm 6'3" and the handles seem to be at a nice height for me. I'm pretty sure they can adjust up or down from where they're at now. I never looked since they're already where I want them.
@@MarkThomasBuilder I'm 6'9... Do the handles adjust up? Also how good is the self-propel? I'm also 320 lbs and a bit out of shape so not gonna be good at pushing too much.
Hi, your video convinced me to buy a Ryobi instead of buying another Ariens Deluxe 28. Quick question, do you know if I can "pull back" the machine while operating instead of using the reverse drive. Is there a risk of damaging the motor or however the drive is working? I saw in the manual you can move the pins for free wheels operation when you move the machine around but that's not what I need to do.
It seems like the wheels aren't totally locked up when it's in park. I can slowly move it around my garage, so I'm thinking you can move it, but it's going to have some resistance.
@@MarkThomasBuilder I notice the same thing but my question, will it damage the motor if while operating the machine, I back-up in my drive-way for each runs forward?
All I need to know is, was this field tested in the UP?
No, it was tested in Mid-Michigan. We sometimes get enough snow & drifting to cancel the mail & school for a 2-3 days.
What time livestream starts today
Hey Jeremy, I'm working on posting day 1 video. The livestream will be around 5:30pm today. The thumbnail will be up in a couple hours.
@@MarkThomasBuilder where’s the livestream at
@@MarkThomasBuilder where the livestream at
Don’t see thumbnail mark Thomas