I bought this a couple months ago when it was a couple hundred less, hoping I could jinx and put off the snows of WNY for awhile. Indeed. It worked. Took until the middle of January to get snow here where we don't measure it in inches, we measure it in feet.
Charged up two batteries, an Ego original we use for our lawnmower (which is excellent) and a third-party battery because we're not rolling in money in advance of this latest storm, one to dump enough feet to postpone a Bills home game, ready to see how this snowblower works.
In a word: This snow blower is excellent. Some caveats.
Coming from a full-sized gas-powered snowblower of the same size, the electric has more torque. Throttle, once pushed down for forward or reverse, is instant. The auger and blower, again, almost immediate. Most gas snowblowers, of which I've owned several in the past, do not have this level of everything is an on-off switch that kill you if you're not paying attention.
This said, I do not see this as a negative but rather, a positive. Want to get going? It's going to get going, and do without a futz. I did not miss a gas-powered mower going to an Ego model to tackle over an acre on a single charge, also instantaneous, and I do not miss gas-powered snowblowers.
I've heard of people with cold battery issues but, having a two car garage where we keep our equipment and cars, and of course the Ego charger, I've zero issues with cold batteries.
Speaking of batteries. Could battery life be better? Probably. Does it affect me? No. I'm able to do a two-car width driveway, a walkway, our sidewalk, and both neighbors' sidewalks, and I still had a single green bar left on each battery, the Ego, and the third party. If I wanted to only do my driveway, walkway, and sidewalk in front of my house I still had two bars on each battery. My lawnmower ran for 10-15 minutes before even giving me a warning it was on low on a single battery bar (there are five, BTW); this was plenty of juice.
Granted, this was my first outing. Over time batteries, do degrade but my lawnmower battery I've used for over a year prior to the snowblower to mow a lawn every week for 26(ish) weeks has not shown any sign of losing how long it would last.
BTW, I will say the third-party battery is NOT as good as the EGO one, but, again, is the EGO $300+ battery really three times better than a $100 third-party battery? Short answer is no. If you're rolling in money, by all means, buy EGO batteries, if you're not rich, the third-party batteries will do.
Another thing I've read is extending the battery while snowplowing by not putting it on "turbo" or whatever the highest throwing setting is and the fastest walking setting. I had my blower set to the second-to-highest setting, and that 50' seems like no joke, depending on the type of snow, of course.
HOWEVER, anyone expecting 50' while trying to move slush from ANY snowblower is delusional. Not on turbo, so take what people say in reviews here with a grain of salt. In the light flurries we get in Buffalo it can probably get the snow flying 40' easily, the length of my house, almost into my neighbor's driveway.
When we get what is pretty much just Lake Erie's surface water picked up and dropped into our front yard as snow, it'll throw the stuff maybe 7-15 or more which, if you don't know, lake effect snow is far more wet and far heavier, sometimes 2-4X heavier than snow the rest of the world sees.
I've probably snowblown hundreds of feet of lake effect snow in my lifetime, and even when I had a high-end John Deere snowblower that had 12 HP and cost five-times the EGO with a claimed 60' throw, in reality, with heavy lake effect, the John Deer could throw, at best, 10'.
The short of it, you're simply not going to be throwing heavy, wet snow far regardless of what you buy... period. Don't get caught up in length of throw because there's a reason Eskimos have eight different words for snow, there are different types of snow you can get, each having different density, weight, and qualities and how far ANY snow blower regardless of gas, electric, propane, etc., is going to be able to throw the snow. I'm not sure what are those eight different words for types of snow Eskimo use, just know I've probably seen at least four of them.
As far as what you buy it for, we had almost a foot, 18-24 inches at the end of the driveway of packed snow from the plows. Zero problem getting through it. Do be mindful to set the throttle back to a slower speed. It will push into the very heavy wet stuff like a tank but it can only move so much heavy, packed snow at a time, which is exactly the same as any gas snowblower.
Which is the point, this is just as good as a gas snowblower without the getting gasoline, storing gasoline, gasoline fumes, all that, which I do not miss in my garage one bit.
As far as operation, once you recalibrate for the instant torque and tank-like it will go better hold on.
Truth be told I used to own a farm with over 250' of driveways, walkways, etc. The only way this would have worked would have been buying $300+ or more to keep 2-3 extra third-party batteries or $600+ of Ego batteries, even then it'd be close.
At some point, the price point of an electric vs. gas would have a break over of pricing, whereas a gas snowblower would be the way until this tech gets better (and it will). Note, my farm had six acres to mow, I used an ACTUAL FarmAll tractor, no battery-powered anything would have helped there, and the tractor had a plow to move snow, which, again, see above, sometimes I was moving lake effect snow which even a full-sized tractor with enough torque to spin the world backward if you could find a big enough stump, would still struggle with lake effect snow vs light snow from a blizzard with my plow on the tractor it was move like dust.
It took only around 45 minutes for each battery to recharge in a heated garage. So, in 1.5 hours, I could snowplow the entire driveway, walkway, and sidewalks of both neighbors again. That beats a trip to a gas station with a canister.
As much as Buffalo can get slammed with as much as 4-6" in as little as an hour, it's never more than the time it takes to charge the batteries, and this snowblower can handle over a foot of snow.
So, if you own a house with an 80' (give or take) two-care driveway, around 80' sidewalk, and around 40' front walkway, this battery-powered Ego will more than meet your needs with two batteries, Ego or otherwise.
Great purchase. Highly recommended.
EGO SNT2800 28 inch Self-Propelled 2-Stage Snow Blower with Peak Power™, Battery and Charger not Included
4.4 | 283 ratings
Price: 1499
Last update: 11-10-2024
About this item
2-in-1 electronic chute adjustment joystick delivers effortless control of 200-degree chute rotation and deflection
Throws snow up to 60 feet
Clears a 32-car driveway with 8 inches of snow on a single charge when used with two recommended 12.0Ah ARC Lithium batteries (available separately)
Trigger-controlled steering assists with turning the electric snow blower for more control
Heated handle grips keep your hands warm in the coldest, snowiest conditions
28-inch clearing width and 21-inch intake height to churn through the worst that winter can unleash
Large 16- by 5-inch snow tires deliver added traction in slippery conditions
IPX4-rated weather resistance for working in challenging weather conditions
5-year tool warranty
Throws snow up to 60 feet
Clears a 32-car driveway with 8 inches of snow on a single charge when used with two recommended 12.0Ah ARC Lithium batteries (available separately)
Trigger-controlled steering assists with turning the electric snow blower for more control
Heated handle grips keep your hands warm in the coldest, snowiest conditions
28-inch clearing width and 21-inch intake height to churn through the worst that winter can unleash
Large 16- by 5-inch snow tires deliver added traction in slippery conditions
IPX4-rated weather resistance for working in challenging weather conditions
5-year tool warranty
Product information
| Brand | EGO Power+ |
|---|---|
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Color | Black |
| Maximum Throw Distance | 60 Feet |
| Voltage | 56 Volts |
| UPC | 195532101063 |
| Clearing Width | 28 Inches |
| Product Dimensions | 60 x 31 x 46 inches |
| Item Weight | 180.6 pounds |
| Manufacturer | EGO |
| ASIN | B0CF5G7XP4 |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Item model number | SNT2800 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars
283 ratings
4.5 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,373 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden) #14 in Snow Blowers |
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C. Nekritz
Fantastic machine, cuts Buffalo lake effect snow like butter
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
C. Nekritz
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
Charged up two batteries, an Ego original we use for our lawnmower (which is excellent) and a third-party battery because we're not rolling in money in advance of this latest storm, one to dump enough feet to postpone a Bills home game, ready to see how this snowblower works.
In a word: This snow blower is excellent. Some caveats.
Coming from a full-sized gas-powered snowblower of the same size, the electric has more torque. Throttle, once pushed down for forward or reverse, is instant. The auger and blower, again, almost immediate. Most gas snowblowers, of which I've owned several in the past, do not have this level of everything is an on-off switch that kill you if you're not paying attention.
This said, I do not see this as a negative but rather, a positive. Want to get going? It's going to get going, and do without a futz. I did not miss a gas-powered mower going to an Ego model to tackle over an acre on a single charge, also instantaneous, and I do not miss gas-powered snowblowers.
I've heard of people with cold battery issues but, having a two car garage where we keep our equipment and cars, and of course the Ego charger, I've zero issues with cold batteries.
Speaking of batteries. Could battery life be better? Probably. Does it affect me? No. I'm able to do a two-car width driveway, a walkway, our sidewalk, and both neighbors' sidewalks, and I still had a single green bar left on each battery, the Ego, and the third party. If I wanted to only do my driveway, walkway, and sidewalk in front of my house I still had two bars on each battery. My lawnmower ran for 10-15 minutes before even giving me a warning it was on low on a single battery bar (there are five, BTW); this was plenty of juice.
Granted, this was my first outing. Over time batteries, do degrade but my lawnmower battery I've used for over a year prior to the snowblower to mow a lawn every week for 26(ish) weeks has not shown any sign of losing how long it would last.
BTW, I will say the third-party battery is NOT as good as the EGO one, but, again, is the EGO $300+ battery really three times better than a $100 third-party battery? Short answer is no. If you're rolling in money, by all means, buy EGO batteries, if you're not rich, the third-party batteries will do.
Another thing I've read is extending the battery while snowplowing by not putting it on "turbo" or whatever the highest throwing setting is and the fastest walking setting. I had my blower set to the second-to-highest setting, and that 50' seems like no joke, depending on the type of snow, of course.
HOWEVER, anyone expecting 50' while trying to move slush from ANY snowblower is delusional. Not on turbo, so take what people say in reviews here with a grain of salt. In the light flurries we get in Buffalo it can probably get the snow flying 40' easily, the length of my house, almost into my neighbor's driveway.
When we get what is pretty much just Lake Erie's surface water picked up and dropped into our front yard as snow, it'll throw the stuff maybe 7-15 or more which, if you don't know, lake effect snow is far more wet and far heavier, sometimes 2-4X heavier than snow the rest of the world sees.
I've probably snowblown hundreds of feet of lake effect snow in my lifetime, and even when I had a high-end John Deere snowblower that had 12 HP and cost five-times the EGO with a claimed 60' throw, in reality, with heavy lake effect, the John Deer could throw, at best, 10'.
The short of it, you're simply not going to be throwing heavy, wet snow far regardless of what you buy... period. Don't get caught up in length of throw because there's a reason Eskimos have eight different words for snow, there are different types of snow you can get, each having different density, weight, and qualities and how far ANY snow blower regardless of gas, electric, propane, etc., is going to be able to throw the snow. I'm not sure what are those eight different words for types of snow Eskimo use, just know I've probably seen at least four of them.
As far as what you buy it for, we had almost a foot, 18-24 inches at the end of the driveway of packed snow from the plows. Zero problem getting through it. Do be mindful to set the throttle back to a slower speed. It will push into the very heavy wet stuff like a tank but it can only move so much heavy, packed snow at a time, which is exactly the same as any gas snowblower.
Which is the point, this is just as good as a gas snowblower without the getting gasoline, storing gasoline, gasoline fumes, all that, which I do not miss in my garage one bit.
As far as operation, once you recalibrate for the instant torque and tank-like it will go better hold on.
Truth be told I used to own a farm with over 250' of driveways, walkways, etc. The only way this would have worked would have been buying $300+ or more to keep 2-3 extra third-party batteries or $600+ of Ego batteries, even then it'd be close.
At some point, the price point of an electric vs. gas would have a break over of pricing, whereas a gas snowblower would be the way until this tech gets better (and it will). Note, my farm had six acres to mow, I used an ACTUAL FarmAll tractor, no battery-powered anything would have helped there, and the tractor had a plow to move snow, which, again, see above, sometimes I was moving lake effect snow which even a full-sized tractor with enough torque to spin the world backward if you could find a big enough stump, would still struggle with lake effect snow vs light snow from a blizzard with my plow on the tractor it was move like dust.
It took only around 45 minutes for each battery to recharge in a heated garage. So, in 1.5 hours, I could snowplow the entire driveway, walkway, and sidewalks of both neighbors again. That beats a trip to a gas station with a canister.
As much as Buffalo can get slammed with as much as 4-6" in as little as an hour, it's never more than the time it takes to charge the batteries, and this snowblower can handle over a foot of snow.
So, if you own a house with an 80' (give or take) two-care driveway, around 80' sidewalk, and around 40' front walkway, this battery-powered Ego will more than meet your needs with two batteries, Ego or otherwise.
Great purchase. Highly recommended.
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Richard
I really like this snow blower
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024Chuck L.
A good machine, easy to use.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022