Can you recommend a snow blower for my needs?
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2 weeks ago
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I’m responsible for the sidewalk surrounding our home. It’s a large corner lot, about 150 ft of city sidewalk that gets a lot of foot traffic.
We do not have a garage or outdoor storage so we’ll need to have something small and light enough that I can lift up a few steps of stairs into our entry where we’ll store it. Locks get cut in our neighborhood so we can’t lock it up outdoors.
Our budget is up to $300 and we’re leaning towards a cordless.
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For that price range and cordless (battery) I feel like you will end up in the Power Shovel end of the spectrum.
If I recall, you are in the upper Midwest, so that might get tough during heavy wet snows. 150 feet is a fairly large area for this end of the product set, especially if cordless.
Here is one from a reputable firm with good battery performance. https://www.toro.com/en/product/39909
I don’t know if you have any other EGO products and therefore have batteries/chargers that could work? If so, I think their snow blowers without batteries may fall into your price range. I went all-in on their stuff for my yard tools and have been consistently impressed with their quality and durability. They don’t make the cheapest stuff on the market, but I have one of their first-gen lawnmowers and leaf blowers that still work great.
My two-stage snow blower weighs almost 240 pounds, so not easy to carry up the stairs.
I also have a power brush with a cord for North Carolina snow. . . but not good for over 3 inches of snow.
^Can I aim it at your house? (Jk) :)
Thanks everyone!
^ I don’t think it has the power to hit me in SE NC. But you can try! Lord knows I’ve had neighbors before that loved to blow their driveway onto mine.
I live in a very snowy region and have a lot of area to clear. My expertise is only in large, heavy, powerful machines. I have a Troy Bilt Storm 3090 XP. It’s a monster. It will throw snow 50 ft so I can clear my driveway without doing multiple passes. (Also so I can toss snow up over the road and into my neighbor’s driveway across the street. Relax. Of course I clean it up.)
It is about 300 pounds, 14 hp, and over $1000 – not what you need.
@jonsblond Did you get a snow blower? If so, which one?
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