There is an EGO model on sale now, and I actually went to the RENO DEPOT this morning. It is too big and too heavy. Mine is just a townhouse, I don't need a very powerful machine...
azntopia wrote: ↑ For what it's worth, I have a normal size driveway that can barely fit 4 cars in tandem + the boulevard. This past snow storm (I'm in Toronto) when I used the machine in the evening, I got to most of it before it died on me. In most cases, I am able to do my whole driveway + a most of my neighbours before I need to recharge. Recharge time is surprisingly quick, it feels like around 30 mins from empty.
Love my 80 v snow thrower It pushed almost 1.5 ft of snow plus the end of my driveway was so high! My gas blower is sitting to the side and collecting dust now lol
The augers are plastic so it might not last 5+ years, but for the past year of use, I recommend it. It's lightweight and gets the job done. I will say, if you're expecting it to take out the snow at the front of your driveway where the plows push the snow, this isn't the machine for you. But I don't know if there are any machines that can throw that snow.
Sahmwell wrote: ↑Just pay the extra 20 bucks for the 22 inch Kobalt one from Lowes
https://www.lowes.ca/product/cordless-e ... er-1076663
Comes with a 5 Ah battery and same manufacturer
Did not, unfortunate that the deal's dead through Lowe's, though Rona carries it at the same price and is showing it in stock in my city:theastroboy wrote: ↑ Have you checked inventory before you posted? This is almost out of stock everywhere and therefore unavailable for purchase.
+1, the secret sauce in Toro single stage gas blowers was the rubber “power curve” auger which was patented by Toro. To get around the Toro patent, competitors came up with other designs, but most don’t work as well as Toro’s. The Toro patent has since expired, so now competitors can copy it.
didn't know there was patent about power curve auger, can you please take a look at this one, see if the auger is Toro style? TIA! https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/ ... -tool-onlyl69norm wrote: ↑ +1, the secret sauce in Toro single stage gas blowers was the rubber “power curve” auger which was patented by Toro. To get around the Toro patent, competitors came up with other designs, but most don’t work as well as Toro’s. The Toro patent has since expired, so now competitors can copy it.
The 22” machine with the Toro style rubber auger is a big step up in performance over the plastic auger in the smaller machines
