Hi All! I Just bought my ego snow blower and I have used it three times. The first two times it worked like a champ as I saw in the many youtube reviews. But, last night it was not shooting my snow as far and some of the snow was coming out of the front. I know it is frigid up here in Chicago, do you think it is clogged? Has anyone run into this issue? When I set it to the highest power level it sounds like it matches my first two uses, but like I said it is only shooting about 3' away from the blower. Has anyone ever had this issue or know how to fix it? Think it may be defective?
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Ken, Champion
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How deep was the snow? Some people have said it doesn't throw far if the snow is less than a couple of inches deep.
Blue Angel, Champion
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I’m curious about this as well. With mine I have to have 3-4 inches of snow to get good throwing performance, any less and the distance drops off considerably.
A trick I use if there’s only a light snowfall: push the snow to one side with your shovel and then use the snowblower to blow the pile. Still quick and easy, and the snowblower does all the throwing. ;-)
A trick I use if there’s only a light snowfall: push the snow to one side with your shovel and then use the snowblower to blow the pile. Still quick and easy, and the snowblower does all the throwing. ;-)
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Blue Angel is right. In light snow push to one side with a shovel (X-Y) and let the EGO handle the lifting (Z). All my gas powered machines have done poorly in shallow snow especially if it is super dry and fluffy. The best throwing distances are achieved when the snow is deep enough (2"+) and a little damp. For a millisecond the snow is compacted in the chute and becomes like a railroad train (or sausage) exiting from the top. Sounds corny but "Learn to think like the snow". The augers or paddles and the housing behind them are all fashioned after the same reliable geometry that has worked with gas machines for decades. In other words, in light snows the throwing performance of a good gas machine and the EGO are fundamentally identical.
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Hi All got a chance to run it this morning. Worked much better! I think you all are right with a few inches not much happens. It's gotta be the right mix. I hit some big piles just for fun and it threw it 10' and bogged down the motor. Just testing it. Totally happy with it still!
szwoopp, Champion
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Yup - small amounts just not enough snow to generate the push to throw it all out a a good rate. Thus is spits a few feet. Like Blue said it still works great in smaller snow falls if you do some initial pushing of the snow with a shovel to create a deeper area and then use the blower and it works great.
And with really big piles - larger that the mouth of the blower - it is too much snow to take in and expel properly. So either tip the blower up to cut of the top off the pile or take off slices from the side only filling half of the mouth. Either of these methods allows the blower to process the amount of snow coming in and throw it 20' + efficiently. Also moving thru the snow slower can help with big piles.
And with really big piles - larger that the mouth of the blower - it is too much snow to take in and expel properly. So either tip the blower up to cut of the top off the pile or take off slices from the side only filling half of the mouth. Either of these methods allows the blower to process the amount of snow coming in and throw it 20' + efficiently. Also moving thru the snow slower can help with big piles.
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My rule is that if it is 2" snow or less..ferget it.
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Thanks all for the comments! Glad to see an active community here. Annnnnnd I know we are all pumped that we're not mixing gas and oil anymore! ;)
szwoopp, Champion
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Amen and Amen
David HD, Champion
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Ken, Champion
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I have to make sure I don't break out my snowblower when my next-door neighbor is blowing his snow because I can't stand the smell of gas and oil that wafts over to my driveway!
szwoopp, Champion
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that is true. I really noticed my neighbors smell earlier this year. An he is across the street and one door down.Not pleasant.
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That's really bad. I think we should ban any vehicle that runs on gas...lol. You guys should complain to your neighbors and sell them an Ego snow blower. See if Ego will give you guys a commission.
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Hey all can you check this video out above. (Side note LED lights rock) But, it may be hard to tell but the snow throws about 5 feet, and a bunch is coming out of the front. I'm jealous of all the posts talking about throwing it 35'. I haven't had that since my first use. When you watch the video it looks like the snow blower chutes. What do you all think?
Blue Angel, Champion
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Hey Steven, it looks like there's only an inch or two of snow there? If that's the case, yes, the machine will only throw a few feet. Once you get into 3-4" of snow or more it will throw much better.
szwoopp, Champion
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Blue is right on - need enough material to really launch the snow.
Also the angle and direction of the chute affect the throwing. Straight ahead and tilted up the chute will throw the farthest. Throwing to the side and angled down, decrease the throwing distance to various degrees.
Also the angle and direction of the chute affect the throwing. Straight ahead and tilted up the chute will throw the farthest. Throwing to the side and angled down, decrease the throwing distance to various degrees.
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I have a bit that throws out the front too (I've learned to keep my garage door closed so it doesn't throw anything forward into the garage). Overalll, I believe it's a common problem for single stage snow blowers and not necessarily specific to this EGO. I think about the only way to get around this would be to add an impeller to the machine (which would make it a two-stage).
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