Electric Snowblower

[MikeF2316]

Is there an electric (either battery or corded) snow blower that's worth taking home? Something light enough for my 81 year old mother to handle? Don't suggest any gas ones, she's stubborn and doesn't want any gas around, period.

 

[newchris]

my father loves the snow joe

 

[MikeF2316]

my father loves the snow joe

Is it a corded one, and which width? Here's the selection at Lowes in Canada.

https://www.lowes.ca/outdoor/outdoor-power-equipment/snow-blowers/brand/snow-joe/

 

[ken w.]

I'm not sure how much snow you get up in the great white north , but down here near Buffalo , I see them at the curb quite often. I can't say how well they would work for driveways , but maybe for side walks or patios. I would have to see one work in person before could get one.

 

[MikeF2316]

I'm not sure how much snow you get up in the great white north , but down here near Buffalo , I see them at the curb quite often. I can't say how well they would work for driveways , but maybe for side walks or patios. I would have to see one work in person before could get one.

We get less snow than you do, snow seems to pass to the south of us (you) and 60 miles to the north as well. But we do get storms that can overwhelm an 81 year old!

Last single stage snowblower I saw work was 20 years ago. And it wasn't very good, but I hear they're better now, at least the gas powered ones. Whether the electric ones are any good, I don't know, hence my research.

 

[CJ7VFR]

Is it a corded one, and which width? Here's the selection at Lowes in Canada.

https://www.lowes.ca/outdoor/outdoor-power-equipment/snow-blowers/brand/snow-joe/

A lot of the corded snow blowers can weigh close to 30 pounds unless you buy the really small ones.

Where will your mom be keeping the snow blower? Will she have to lift it up any stairs? Will she have to use it to clear steps or any landings around doors?

The Snow Joe stuff has a relatively good reputation for being able to move light snow that is not too deep and not too heavy.

Jim

 

[Mustang1167]

We just got 5 inches of light fluffy snow. The neighbor has a brand new snow joe 21” model that did a great job. I watched from my window while drinking a coffee.

 

[Michael_in_DE]

snow joe review:

Lots of Power
I used this for the first time yesterday. I am a senior female but found the electrical cord was getting in the way and this was a nuisance for me. The problem with this I found was the rod for the chute was not high enough and I struggled to bend over to turn it, closing the machine off entirely many times. I am 5'3", not that short. It does have lots of power but will be returning this machine. I found the 18" battery operated with the directional for the chute I preferred a lot more.

 

[MikeF2316]

Thanks for the replies. The blower will sit in a double car garage that is mostly empty. She'd use it on the driveway, so no lifting. Her front porch is mostly covered, and it's easy to push the snow onto the driveway from it.

She's used to a corded lawnmower, I remember her mowing the lawn sometimes when I was too little to do it. I was worried about a cord on a snowblower, your pattern is not so regular, it would be easy to get all tangled up.

Fortunately she's got a good pension so price is not an issue. (And if she didn't, my brother and I would still make price not an issue.) So we're leaning toward the battery model now.

 

[kctyphoon]

Probably a good choice to go with an electric snow SHOVEL..

 

[Jazz1]

Interesting to see what folks come up with as I see plenty of them in stores but I have no experience with electric snow shovels.