Now I know so of you got a good dumping of snow from winter storm Argos. While some of us are still waiting...not really. I want to know how your new Ego 21" Snow Blower performed. Still waiting to use mine.
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Ok when I arrived home and I shoveled snow into a pile giving me a good 12'' height of snow.
Tried the ego again and WOW it just blew the snow at 36'. Snow was less slushy than this morning but was still pretty heavy (no where near fluffy snow). I had to lower the Auger speed cause I was scare to reach the neighboors car!!
Now I am impressed!!
One more thing that I saw was the the power seems to be taken only from 1 battery at a time. When I got back in my garage I took the left battery and this one had to be charge and the right battery didnt have to be charged at all....
I thought that peak power was using both batteries at the same time....Am I right?
Tried the ego again and WOW it just blew the snow at 36'. Snow was less slushy than this morning but was still pretty heavy (no where near fluffy snow). I had to lower the Auger speed cause I was scare to reach the neighboors car!!
Now I am impressed!!
One more thing that I saw was the the power seems to be taken only from 1 battery at a time. When I got back in my garage I took the left battery and this one had to be charge and the right battery didnt have to be charged at all....
I thought that peak power was using both batteries at the same time....Am I right?
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I believe that's how it works, but maybe it's different under light loads or maybe one battery was just ever so slightly discharged more than the other?
Give it a longer test and report back see what happens after you blow your whole driveway.
Give it a longer test and report back see what happens after you blow your whole driveway.
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Yeah I wish I could continue but no more snow...:(
Nah both batteries were fully charged.
I noticed the same thing this morning when I plugged in my batteries on there chargers. Only one of the 2 batteries had the be charged....
Nah both batteries were fully charged.
I noticed the same thing this morning when I plugged in my batteries on there chargers. Only one of the 2 batteries had the be charged....
Blue Angel, Champion
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I know I can use a battery for a short while and the charger won't bother charging it. There must be a minimum amount of discharge before charging, or something like that.
Jennifer VandeWater, Community Manager
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Snow expected tonight. Home Depot had one in stock....
Blue Angel, Champion
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Nice! Maybe you can gang a bunch together like your reel mower project and do your driveway in a single pass! :-)
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Ha. No need. Its only 30' x 50'. Luckily
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So i used it tonight. Went through 2" of peanut butter type snow. Didnt bog down at all. Hit slush and it didnt seem to care. I made a video but it was too dark out to see anything. I'll try again in the morning. Overall i am pretty impressed. It does pull itself through the snow enough to make it easy to push.
David HD, Champion
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Jacob, congrats on your new purchase - I am "jealous" because I can't afford one yet. That said; please do send an updated video on your next snow project - love to see this new machine in action!!!!
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https://youtu.be/aBccvmKs21Q
Here ya go. It was 34 deg f out. Really nasty stuff. Like peanut butter.
I left the Headlights on for 9 hours. Oops. Could have done the whole driveway probably if i didn't.
Its really powerful guys. But it could have easily been a 2 stage. Too bad but it does polish off the driveway nicely
Here ya go. It was 34 deg f out. Really nasty stuff. Like peanut butter.
I left the Headlights on for 9 hours. Oops. Could have done the whole driveway probably if i didn't.
Its really powerful guys. But it could have easily been a 2 stage. Too bad but it does polish off the driveway nicely
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What a major difference it makes in throwing distance when you place the chute in its full vertical position!!
Blue Angel, Champion
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Jacob, it's a good thing your driveway is smaller than your yard!!!
Nice video! Yeah, that looks like the same nasty snow we had here in Ottawa... ground not quite frozen when the snow started falling, and turned into an icy slushy mess.
Mcklain, absolutely! I noticed the same thing with my POS SnoJoe single stage, only with that one if the chute isn't straight up the snow will barely make it out, and if it's slushy at all it just plugs solid. Since it only has a throwing distance of about 10-15 feet on a good day, the chute stays poised for "maximum distance"! Lol.
Nice video! Yeah, that looks like the same nasty snow we had here in Ottawa... ground not quite frozen when the snow started falling, and turned into an icy slushy mess.
Mcklain, absolutely! I noticed the same thing with my POS SnoJoe single stage, only with that one if the chute isn't straight up the snow will barely make it out, and if it's slushy at all it just plugs solid. Since it only has a throwing distance of about 10-15 feet on a good day, the chute stays poised for "maximum distance"! Lol.
I wonder how it does when it comes time to break the berm at the end of your driveway (left over by street snow plows)...
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I live on a highway so ill be sure to let ya all know.. it had no trouble today with it, but this was not a good example of a Minnesota winter. Those plows give me a nice hill sometimes.
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https://youtu.be/VXdKdDLOdJg
Lol enjoy
Lol enjoy
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Hard to tell for sure since its dark, but it looks to be launching that snow pretty good! You were plowing a decent distance and blowing straight ahead and it didn't look like much, if any, snow was falling on the driveway ahead of you?
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It was blowing water basically. Some got in the driveway but it just ateit again. Ill be honest. If this was 1' of fluffy snow, it would blow it way farther and wouldn't care. I did notice a sound which is, what i believe, switching power from each battery. Almost like a gas engine purring
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Freaking fantastic! That's AWESOME how you can set it to the lowest speed and it just chugs through the snow without slowing down, allowing you to limit the throw AND keep the chute pointed high. GREAT video!
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6-8 inches of snow video.
https://youtu.be/vD9H1IAv5GM
https://youtu.be/vD9H1IAv5GM
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Nice Eric!!! That kinda answers my question about the size of driveway you can do. We just bought a lot to build on, and we're looking at about a 150ft driveway and 3-car garage. Methinks the 15Ah snowblower kit might just do the trick! :-)
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I just posted a new video with some heavy wet snow.
Let me know what you guys think!
https://youtu.be/degQ9uECYxw
Let me know what you guys think!
https://youtu.be/degQ9uECYxw
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I would call that a WIN! It chews through that stuff pretty good!
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We got ours yesterday. Used it once and now it won't start. It's not the batteries- they are fully charged. Think it's going back to Home Depot. Disappointed
Blue Angel, Champion
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Stephanie, give Ego Customer Service a call, describe your issue and they'll have a replacement unit shipped to your door asap.
A few early units had an issue where they would not start up. They have the issue sorted out and can send you a good unit.
A few early units had an issue where they would not start up. They have the issue sorted out and can send you a good unit.
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It sounds pretty cool, kinda like a turbine. How loud do you feel it is? It's always hard to tell in a video.
Mcklain
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