fuck that, my electric snow blower is light weight and throws the snow across the street. I can clear our standard driveway in 4-5 minutes from a 20cm dump.
Light enough that I can use a single hand.
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Thank you both of you
@benyl
How often do you have to adjust your valves on the Stihl? Some of the reviews say you should get a annual valve adjustment on those. Seems like that's the only brand that has that problem
I bought a electric corded Snow Joe one 3 years ago. Still haven't opened the box to set it up as haven't had any HUGE dumps that required it and lazy. Will finally unbox one day LOL hope no broken parts inside cause then fubar I am
Only battery maintenance/best practices to prolong its life:
- Never drain it below 25%
- Never store it below 0c
- Never store it with 100% charge
I have 5 40v batts with various amperage to run my mower/weed wacker/snow blower/leaf blower. I rotate with use and only keep them out in garage before it gets too cold. They come back in during winter.
The nice thing about electric is there is nothing to worry about. Either it starts or it's dead. But if I start collecting/buying them today, I will definitely starts with 80V systems. 40V is a tad on the weak side about 10% of the time (grass too long or snow too high).
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/sto...aptop-battery/
It will always degrade, it just degrade slower.
I usually keep it around 75% so when I need to use it I have some juice left. I put my 2nd/3rd battery into charger while I work the 1st battery down to 25%.
Li-Ion are stressed at 100%. That's why most EV/Tesla owners only charged to 80-90% for daily usage.
I bought a used gas-powered snowblower a few years back. I found the electric ones I used before to be weak and were not doing much, and the cord was annoying. I totally don't need it, but, I also like to help out my neighbors, so I fill the tank at the first snowfall and don't fill it again till the next winter. I think it has something like 6hp and is 29" wide, self-propelled and pretty powerful. It chucks snow so far...
The only gripe I have with it is if I try to use it in snow that is super wet, almost slush like, it can clog the chute up a bit and makes it a bit difficult to clear out.
buy a used one. Lots of options. I picked up a snoteck (ariens brand). Awesome machine.
Only had it for a winter but easy to maintain.
Worth it.
(cul-de sac corner lot). I do pretty much the entire cul-de-sac sidewalk so it helps.
It's actually pretty 'fun'. And a good way to spend some time outdoors when the weather sucks.