Ego Power+ Snow Blower 21" Auger-Propelled With Two 7.5Ah Batteries

Great machine, easy to set up. Broke my wrist this winter and decided to get a snow blower. It helped me thru a couple of heavy snow events. I cleaned my driveway even with a broken wrist. It also got thru the snow banks piled from the street snow plows and walkway plows. I am very happy with it.

Only used twice in 3-5 inch snows. Impressed with speed and power. Fun to use and easy to handle. You do have to get used to, that when you bump a crack on the surface, it jars your hands and the machine a bit. You watch for them. Much better experience than my previous gas snow blower.

I bought this auger propelled snow blower and when I used it, I was surprised that it didn't propel like my old Toro model did. I still had to push it through the snow just like my EGO paddle snow blower, it was not what I expected or saw advertised.

Overall, I am very happy with this snowblower. Not too heavy and super easy to start and operate. It states that it should clear an 18-car driveway with 8 inches of snow. No way. I ran out of battery power about 2/3 of the way into my job with about 5-6" of snow. I have sidewalk and driveway that holds about 5 cars.

Used the unit twice so far. During the first use, it seemed to push some snow in front of the blower leaving snow splatter where I just cleared. The snow was wet and heavy the second time, approximately 4". It cleaned the cement very good but at times did shoot snow/slush in front of the blower. The batteries died before I finished, however, this was an abnormal wet show and I didn't expect to finish without a recharge. So far, I am satisfied with the blower.

I live on the Colorado Front Range. Only two modest snows (about 2-inches each) since I purchased the snowblower. I bought the Ego snowblower to replace a smaller, corded snowblower. I have about 2,500 square fee of driveway and a 280-foot sidewalk along the side of my property. I'm pleased so far. No issues clearing the snow. Much faster than dealing with a cord. The charge indicators on the batteries only have four wedges, like a pie-chart. It's not possible to tell the difference between 49% and 26% or 74% vs 51%. After one clearing, I had one wedge left. After the other, two wedges. To see the charge indicators, you will have to wipe away the snow. As other reviewers have reported, there is snow that blows forward and some lands on areas just cleared--not particularly concerning. Blowing snow lands on top of the machine and later falls off in clumps. This is a litte more annoying. I tried the hand warmers once. Did not notice a significant warming of my hands. I wonder how much that reduces battery life. Recommendation: Replace wedges with digital values. If practical, a second pair of charge indicators visible from the operator position would be great.

I've used it once in about 2.5-3" medium density snow on a fairly large driveway. (14 cars). Cleared the driveway well. The torque is a bit different than an i.c.e. blower so it takes a bit to get the handling figured out. Of the 5 lights on the battery it used 3. We'll see how that works in a deeper denser snow. Weather people are getting smart, 1-6" this weekend. We'll see how it handles deeper denser snow. My only concern at this point is battery life.

I only used it once, but my critiques would be more with the assembly. I am a pretty handy person and have a lot of handy friends, but do you think any of us could get the auger shoot on top to lineup the bolt holes. It was a very long struggle as the bolt holes were at least half a bolt or more off and we could not shove the shoot back any further. Eventually, with slight modifications, we managed to fenagle it in one bolt at a time. The other critique was the dual battery charger, showing an overtemp when it was cold outside . If it wasn't for a video online saying if the temp was too low that the charger would not work. A light indicating over temp when it was actually an under temp situation was confusing and since it's a snowblower, I don't know if all people would have their battery chargers in a heated location and most likely in the garage as I did . Issue was resolved by bringing the battery charger inside. I will update you once I get some time on the machine in different weather conditions.

I suppose the unit works as billed but it continuously freezes up. After reading all owners manuals throughly there is no mention of this problem. The auger itself Freezes. The phone agent had no recommendation to the flashing code lights on handle bar. They only sent another survey ! It was just a last minute ditch effort that led us to the problem. Thawing out a snowblower in living room of our small house was not a pleasant experience. And now we have to bring unit into warm house after every use. Seems strange that a snowblower needs to be kept indoors - next to our living furniture.

I had two occasions to try out the Auger propelled snow blower. The first time 2 to 3 inches of wet snow, plus plowed in driveway apron. Did not throw snow well, and I experienced zero Auger assistance in propelling the blower. The second time a lighter powdery snow, 1 to 2 inches. Still poor snow throwing ability, and again zero auger assistance in moving the blower forward. All in all, a disappointing experience.