I'm curious about purchasing the blower mainly for blowing snow in the winter. Does anyone who's used it for blowing snow have feedback on it's effectiveness?
How much snow can it effectively move (depth of light snow and depth of wet snow)?
I would likely use it with the 4 amp hour battery from my Lawn mower. Does anyone have feedback on the weight/balance of using it with the larger battery?
Thanks in advance for the feedback
How much snow can it effectively move (depth of light snow and depth of wet snow)?
I would likely use it with the 4 amp hour battery from my Lawn mower. Does anyone have feedback on the weight/balance of using it with the larger battery?
Thanks in advance for the feedback
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Blue Angel, Champion
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Don't waste your money on this blower!!! It has a consistent problem with the trigger and will not work!
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It's a Consumer Reports best buy... highly reliable and excellent performance at a great price. Plus if it did have any issues, Ego's service is about the best in the industry (or in any industry!)
Still not sure how well it would work on snow, but probably about as well or better than any other blower, but still pretty lousy for the most part.
Still not sure how well it would work on snow, but probably about as well or better than any other blower, but still pretty lousy for the most part.
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Well I disagree completely. If your having issues, it's much easier to contact customer service to get a replacement than it is to complain about it on a forum. But that's just me.
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While I don't find the safety/trigger/turbo all at the same time very comfortable, it's a fantastic blower. It replaced my backpack blower, and my Makita was the "cats meow"! I loved making the neighbors frown when I wore it. Now they frown because I get my lawn work done so quickly and quietly. Talk about man tool envy. (For the women out there, women tool envy).
By the way, have you been keeping an eye on the long term temp/precip forecasts? Looks like an interesting pattern for the Northern folks. Torch like temps. But come January the whole eastern/southeast cools dramatically to below normal.
A little off topic, but here you go.
By the way, have you been keeping an eye on the long term temp/precip forecasts? Looks like an interesting pattern for the Northern folks. Torch like temps. But come January the whole eastern/southeast cools dramatically to below normal.
A little off topic, but here you go.
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Your kidding me as there seems to be a real problem here in Riverside where I went to a store that is selling them and they have over 25 blowers all not working as I took my fully charged battery with solid green light and none of them worked so is this just a little problem!!!
No it is a real problem. And do not make the announcement when you own only 1 when I have worked with over 25!!!
Get your facts stright!!!
No it is a real problem. And do not make the announcement when you own only 1 when I have worked with over 25!!!
Get your facts stright!!!
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James W., if you bought your blower from an authorized retailer and had problems with it I'm certain Ego's second-to-none Customer Service would have gotten you a replacement in short order.
If you bought it from someone other than an authorized retailer and had issues, well, you're on your own.
Either way, I disagree with you trying to spread fear about an excellent product which is covered by a five year warranty and has proven to be everything and more that one could reasonably hope for in a battery powered blower. The vast majority of owners are thrilled with it.
If you bought it from someone other than an authorized retailer and had issues, well, you're on your own.
Either way, I disagree with you trying to spread fear about an excellent product which is covered by a five year warranty and has proven to be everything and more that one could reasonably hope for in a battery powered blower. The vast majority of owners are thrilled with it.
Blue Angel, Champion
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25 blowers defective out of how many sold? Do you know what the ratio is? Who needs facts? You are staring non-factual information.
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Your kidding me and must be a Liberal and cover up artist!! Keep it going and the truth about the trigger issue will come to light!!!
Blue Angel, Champion
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James, everything ever made in mass production has a failure rate. It's a fact of life. Sure, a traumatic experience like yours (being in a room with 25 defective blowers) may taint your view of the product, but if you put it into perspective you'll realize it's not a big deal.
I have three defective Ego blowers in my garage, two from EBay and one donated by a forum member. I took all three apart and tested the trigger switches and guess what? NONE of the three have a defective trigger.
I'm willing to bet, based on my experience, that few if any of the 25 blowers you tried have defective triggers. And before you correct me, unless you disassembled each one and tested the trigger switches for continuity, you don't actually know what was wrong with them.
There are lots of parts that can malfunction. Ego had an issue with an early batch of blowers that had defective trigger switches. No big deal. My blower works GREAT and I have absolutely no regrets about buying it.
I have three defective Ego blowers in my garage, two from EBay and one donated by a forum member. I took all three apart and tested the trigger switches and guess what? NONE of the three have a defective trigger.
I'm willing to bet, based on my experience, that few if any of the 25 blowers you tried have defective triggers. And before you correct me, unless you disassembled each one and tested the trigger switches for continuity, you don't actually know what was wrong with them.
There are lots of parts that can malfunction. Ego had an issue with an early batch of blowers that had defective trigger switches. No big deal. My blower works GREAT and I have absolutely no regrets about buying it.
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Thank you for your comments and I appreciate you admitting there is a problem with there blower's!
I pray they will fix the issues they have!
I pray they will fix the issues they have!
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You're welcome, James. Now go get an Ego blower from Home Depot and enjoy it worry-free like so many of us do. :-)
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James, so you tried 25 blowers at one store (I find it suspicious that a store would have that many blowers in stock, much less allow you to open them all and try them with your battery, therefore making it difficult to sell them as new). But let's say that happened. I would suspect the problem was your one battery, not the 25 blowers.
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Ken, I believe James was in some sort of warehouse that handles returned items for Home Depot and had blowers there that had been returned from multiple stores. I don't think he was in a Home Depot unboxing new product looking for one that worked.
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Yes you are right when I returned mine they asked me to go check the ones they had there opened to see if one worked!
They all looked brand new and from what I was advised came from just one Home Depot location not multiple location as someone suggested.
So this is why I am very concerned with this product! I have also read different online reviews that support what I have stated regarding the trigger!
They all looked brand new and from what I was advised came from just one Home Depot location not multiple location as someone suggested.
So this is why I am very concerned with this product! I have also read different online reviews that support what I have stated regarding the trigger!
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James, we understand your concern. As we stated on another thread, while we cannot promise a 100% success rate, we do stand behind our products. Neither the trigger on the blower nor the blower itself has been recalled. We encourage you to give us a shot, but we also understand if you choose to purchase another brand based on what you've read and your concerns. We'd like to get this thread back on track in terms of personal usage of the blower for snow applications.
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Hm. Now I think I'm going to stop by Home Depot and ask about it and see if I can't find out what the devil is going on...
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Hm. Now I think I'm going to stop by Home Depot and ask about it and see if I can't find out what the devil is going on...
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I have purchase a blower for the winter months, up here in Canada. I have a large driveway and about 1" to 1.5" of snow is good. Anything more then that is like what Blue Angel stated.. dense. I have used it many times for this option. Since having it I have used it to blow grass on my rocks and dirt on the street away. Very powerful and well built machine. Just give it a try and you'll be well amazed. I have the 2.0 and 4.0 battery and to me seems quite light. Easy to store anywhere
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Thanks for the feedback, Dan! Let's get this post back on track! :-)
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I love my Ego blower! Of my three Ego products (mower, trimmer & blower) I think it works the best. I tried it last year on snow with very mixed results. If the snow was light, fluffy and less than 2" it worked fine. Anything deeper, wetter and heavier and I had limited success. I used it with both my 2 ah and 4 ah batteries, and while it does work, as Blue Angel mentioned in one of the first posts above, it is really not the right tool for blowing snow. For blowing leaves and grass clippings it is awesome!
I did notice one thing last year when blowing snow with my Ego blower. While using it I would occasionally get a mild electric shock. Not a static electric shock, but a mild shock that would last several seconds. I attributed it to snow "spray" while using the blower and the damp conditions. I never experience the shock under dry normal conditions. Again, I think it is because I was using it for an application it was never intended for.
For snow, I recommend a shovel or snow blower, not my Ego leaf blower. I hope this helps!
I did notice one thing last year when blowing snow with my Ego blower. While using it I would occasionally get a mild electric shock. Not a static electric shock, but a mild shock that would last several seconds. I attributed it to snow "spray" while using the blower and the damp conditions. I never experience the shock under dry normal conditions. Again, I think it is because I was using it for an application it was never intended for.
For snow, I recommend a shovel or snow blower, not my Ego leaf blower. I hope this helps!
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I also had the electric shock when blowing snow the other day. Happened twice and I had no idea why. I see in your post you mention snow "spray" and I believe I had the same issue...Other wise, no issues and just love this product line up...Ego all the way...
I ALSO GET AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE BLOWING LIGHT SNOW IS ----- IS THIS NORMAL?
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YES IT IS FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY. THE ICE CRYSTALS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER ARE GENERATING ENERGY, YOU THEN BECOME A GROUNDING ROD. ITS A COMMON THING EVEN FOR SNOW BLOWERS.
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