EGO Snow Blower round 2
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- After getting feedback on my last video. I decided to make another as some of the questions raised I had myself. This video has also been minimally edited or sped up so you can see in Realtime how the Ego functions. This was a light fluffy snow. About 7 inches and then at the end of the driveway it was around 11-12 inches. More so towards my mailbox.
I have to say being a Honda owner for many years now as well as having a now blower over 25 years old. I still love Honda. They just work! You can’t kill the motors in them. However after 25 years the maintenance on it became extensive. Every year we were spending 5-800 dollars on replacing something. This year the Auger went and it was 1200 just for parts. I do plan on keeping and fixing it.
But the fact an electric can hold up to its performance. The EGO SNT 2400 ran way better than expected. While a battery overheat was disappointing at first. The fact someone was able to advise me that there was a better way to run the machine. Only to find that not only were they right. But I was able to do an 8 car driveway on one charge and then some.
EGO has been a batch of products that I now hope to make part of a regular line up. The fact that I have a Tesla battery back up to power them. In a storm I won’t have to weight whether I will use the gas I have to clear the snow in case of emergency or run a generator. Which I barely even need now.
It looks like the future is electric and I no longer think that’s a bad thing. I hope the electric battery’s as well as electronic components hold up to the test of time.
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FINALLY! Someone who knows how to use the chute! All the other videos I have watched, kept it shooting straight up in the air. Not only do you get a face full of blowing snow, you blow into the neighbor's. You'd get more battery time if you leave your lights off. You had them on.
Everyone has their own way of doing their driveway but, I prefer to go straight down the middle, chute pointed to my right, turn blower left to come back, keeping the chute as is, working from the center out on each side without having to turn the chute each time. Just making a circle from the middle starting point, wider and wider till done.
Plus people throwing the snow back onto the street. That drives me crazy.
Thanks for the tip..first snowblower and I was trying to figure out the best way to do it.
I'm going to start doing this. Makes the most sense just thinking about it
@@georgeleong1572It's actually illegal to put snow from your driveway into the street (the gutter is fine of course) but this is in Colorado.
Totally agree with you. the first storm i used it we had 10" of snow with a layer of slush at the bottom. I had it on Turbo the entire time and the batteries died very quickly (15-20 min). I was disappointed. The second storm, just a couple of days later, i realized i could simply run the auger at Eco or medium speed and it was just as good, but with 3x the run-time. Now i'm much happier with it! I will reserve Turbo mode for especially difficult areas, but that's it. That seems to be what really depletes the batteries.
Same. Keeping it in turbo will also cause the machine to shut down after awhile even with charge left in the batteries just to keep them from overheating, so I rarely use turbo now.
Also, turning on the lights prior to turning on the machine is what causes the batteries to flash red -- they still have their charge and the machine will still work. Just make sure to start the machine before turning on the lights and you'll see the familiar reassuring green glow :)
@@heidiwilks5316 ahhh -- yes that happened to me as well! i wasn't sure what happened. thanks for clarifying!
Agreed! I didn’t notice much of a difference at the lower levels. But the turbo really helps in the thick areas the snow plow leaves behind.
@@dissectingdiy This is such an important point that i would have thought Ego would have mentioned it in the manual, to be honest. I think a lot of people are going to run it on Turbo and then return it immediately for "batteries don't last long enough" not realizing how powerful Eco mode is for the auger.
Keep extra batteries They will be coming (or already have) out with 10a batteries and they will keep growing. Who cares. People keep a tank of extra gas now anyway.
I still remember when you convinced me this was the way to go and I thought: Electric snowblower? We’re going to be repairing the Honda anyways. Pleasantly surprised. Here’s to another year with the Ego!
Yes dear!
Just watched 12/22/20. I can see some advantages, personally I'll keep my gas snowblower. I found that not taking full bites depending on how much and if its wet or dry snow, you won't leave stripes. But glad you like the EGO. God Bless.
I would just take a wide shovel to push to the end of each strip opposed to the snow blower.
I am really glad that you use a tripod, wide angle lens and download in HD for this video. Nice to see how far the blower is able to throw the snow clearly in the frame.
nice to see it run in real time and not fast forward , thankyou
No problem and thank you for the feedback!
you guys on the east coast are lucky to get snow for Christmas here in the heart land no snow yet. Might get some on wednesday but not holding my breathe for it.
Thanks for the review. I just tried my unit for the first time and was ready to return it. We were running it on turbo and the batteries started flashing red and it wouldn't run. Makes sense now that I understand the batteries were overheated. I will run it on medium next time and see how it goes. It seems like medium should throw the snow plenty far. One problem I still have is my chute does not stay where I put it. its very very loose and the snow flying through it will instantly swing it all the way to the right if I let it go. I read a response from the manufacturer that there is a self install kit available to fix it. I would return it due to the chute issue if no fix since that is unacceptable. The only thing missing compared to a gas model is hand warmers.
Someone just made a video on a temp fix for the swinging chute here on UA-cam. Very simple and it works. ua-cam.com/video/hGBeInDmTLE/v-deo.html
Great vid. My only concern are the longevity of the expensive batteries. Replacing the 7.5A batteries at about $350 each is a huge bite on the wallet.
Thats the same reason I havent gone to battery yard equipment. The batteries are to expensive. I figured out for what I spend on gas mowing my yard that one of the Toro mower batteries would need to last me 13 years or more. And for a snow blower theyd have to last even longer. And as far as I know these batteries are good for maybe 5 years if your lucky.
The EGO line isnt really that cost effective. Some are buying tool only units since the batteries work across the platform. The biggest draw to EGO for some is convenience and not having to maintain small engines. It's not for everyone.
Should be really improved with the new 10amph batteries. Nearly 30% more runtime
I think i will wait till the batteries are perfected to run longer ! Buy glad you like it and great video by the way !
They last pretty long already. You just have extra batteries and swap. No difference from keeping a gas can of gas. I have lots of m18 and m12 tools and have many batteries. Rapid charger station charges 3 batteries at a time quickly. If milwaukee comes out with a 2 stage snowblower on their mx battery platform, it will last a long time. My older Core 20v (18v) cordless lawn tools last as long as a tank of gas anyway already and using with my m18 with an adapter on them they last even longer.
batteries are never going to beat out gas for run time. you can simply store a LOT more energy in a fuel that consumes itself when giving back the energy than a battery. Not sure what your expectations of a "perfected" battery are.
We got 12 inches in Iowa last week, this things a beast, the only bottleneck is the battery. Maybe the 10ah battery will fix that
Excellent battery review ! That's the most important thing about this. besides the bad design of the chute control. They need to copy Toro's single arm that cam locks in position. Share with us the total cost ? extra batteries ?
Ugh I want SNOW!! I hate the putsy little 2-4" we're getting. I ended up removing some plow piles today out of boredom with the SNT2400 and it's an absolute BEAST. The only thing that would make it better would be a track drive and possibly using 4-6 batteries or a corded adapter.
A corded version of a 2 stage electric like this would be perfect (for me), and also much cheaper to purchase than this.
This cordless one will give me range/endurance anxiety every time. I don't think this here can last my 12 car driveway on single charge dealing with a foot of snow.
Blow snow for a while. Get tired - remove batteries - place on charger - go inside and have a coffee - reinstall batteries - resume.
Thanks for the video!! Had 13 inches had to recharge 2 times. It threw the snow well though and I don't forsee us getting that much snow on the regular.
I think thats an important insight, it should handle an average snowfall in one go. For large dumps a recharge or two seems reasonable. More time for safety meeting / coffee. Cheers.
@@lpdirv Right! Give me a reason to come in for a minute! 🤣
Looks fun!
That is a great way to blast out the window in your truck if you were to pick up a rock
No
Up here in canada you never see people using battery power snowblowers they never last and the batteries get weak overtime
I be using the Honda next to it
Looks like you need to speed up the auger on your snowblower. Your making lines cause it's not going fast enough.
Now you have no excuse for not getting the Tesla cybertruck. Most people don't have a legitimate one. We have a model 3 lr awd, and the cybertruck will be our next "car". Which will still cost much less than a car to operate and own than a regular car.
😄 Good point!
How much do extra batteries cost and how long does it take to charge them?
Thanks for doing another video. Did you notice any moisture in the battery compartment? Also, how much harder was it pushing through the higher snow compared to your gas blower? I'm curious as to the wheel traction with the self-drive on the lighter EGO.
Mine works muvh better than old gas 24", handle 12" snow and up to 20" plow easy. So Happy with it.
Honestly I didn’t have to push much at all. Even in the last video with the heavier stuff. So long as I didn’t go to fast. I didn’t have to fight it much at all.
Someone on another video said that the machine might be a bit light, that's why the tires spin. Maybe add some weight would help.
I hope your happy… but I just can’t bring myself to buy a battery/electric anything like this (mower,snowblower,car,chainsaw,weedwacker)… the only things cordless I own are hand tools
I respect that. I was on the fence too, but the more I looked at the world. I started asking myself. What if things got so bad I couldn’t even get gas. What if I needed to clear the driveway quickly. I’ve been fortunate enough to have access to technologies that so long as the batteries hold out I can recharge from the sun and go a while and still maintain a lifestyle that is relatively the same. Thanks to products like ego which a still far from perfect. They still impress!! I also have to say there’s nothing like a new Honda Snow blower, Mower, and the smell and power of gas is something I sometimes miss.
@@dissectingdiy I respect your opinion and taking points … but just for arguments sake … do you own all electric vehicles?….. if not…then why are you bothering to clear the driveway if there is no more gas … where ya goin?…. And yes portable solar panels and recharging equipment is a huge blessing in survival situations… but in my opinion and personally speaking I got way bigger things to worry about then the driveway at that point … and then it’s back to hand tools and good ole manual labor for me anyways.. btw I’m new to your channel and I haven’t watched many videos so I really don’t know what you may or may not have covered.
@@tjlovesrachel i love hypotheticals so bear with me! I would imagine in such a scenario. I would be going nowhere. However, I am sure local emergency services, DPW, would through rationing have an ability to clear roads at a reduced interval,get me ambulance, and having a driveway cleared would be good. If not having a solar panel to recharge these batteries like with the nexus. Travel would still be needed and a snow blower making pathways for walking would be seen as a huge life saver. Also if rationing ever happened. Maybe many of us work from home and conserve. Lawn care could be frowned upon unless of course you have electric. Things I didn’t think much about until 2020. I run a lot of hypotheticals.
Watch out don't get snow into the battery compartment
Are there metal skids available?
it works better if you let it warm it up a bit LOL
Why are you turning on lights in the morning?
I've watched several different videos now of this same machine and I keep hearing the same thing. I know sound can sometimes come through a camera different than in real life. When the auger/impeller are engaged, it consistently has a higher pitched tone. Is it that pronounced in person? For me it sounds ear piercing and would become incredibly annoying real quick.
It was a litter louder than expected when I first started using and yes the sound is high pitched, but not ear piercing in my opinion. If you know any friends that have one I would go over in person and try it out.
Where is that? I live in southwestern Ontario and got a chance to use mine once so far. I’m looking forward to applying what I learned to my next time using it.
New Hampshire
How is it holding up with you ? Good video btw :-)
We had a storm 15 inches and it got through it. Lowering the auger definitely helps. Went through two sets of batteries and I had to make a pathway around my house.
I really like the snowblower, but I read so many reviews were people are saying the batteries only last 20 minutes. What has been your experience with your batteries?
@@dougp8890 if I go turbo the whole time. Yes. If I go middle of the road with the auger they last longer. 50 minutes and there were still two bars. At 15 inches of snow it did 3/4 of the driveway on one charge cleaned up the end and walkways after that with plenty to spare on the second set.
How long on a does it last on a charge
When I ran it on turbo the whole time in my first video. 20 minutes. When I ran it the second time on middle settings I ran up and down the driveway and had it done in about 50 minutes and it still had battery to spare.
I have a small loose bluestone topped driveway. Will the snowblower pick them up and shoot them into snow? From what I've read a two stage blower is less likely to disturb the bluestones perhaps because the height is adjustable?
I’ve never had experience with snow blowing a stone topped driveway. I would imagine if the height of the blower is high enough you could clear the driveway.
If going thru gravel you should adjust the skids to make the bottom higher so the bottom of the blower isn't digging into the gravel.
That's not close to a foot of snow. Maybe 6".......get a ruler PLEASE.
I had to stop watching the guy.
Do it right the first time and don't have to go back and do it a second time.
If you did it right the first time you wouldn't have to go back and clean it up.
Looking good 👍