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Originally Posted by The Champ
Obviously, they purchased a totally inadequate unit. Sounds more like a toy to me. Hopefully they didn't pay much for it.
I don't know where you live, but if 6" isn't really a big snow fall around here.
My Ryobi is a 24" 2 stage unit that can cut through up to 21" of snow and has four 40V 6 amp batteries, which can all be powering the blower at the same time (but only requires 2). It throws snow up to 55'!
It came with a dual port rapid charger that will charge 4x faster than the chargers that came with my yard tools (weed wacker, etc). I can charge 2 6 amp batteries in less than 2 hours
I have an oversize (over 1000 sq ft) 3 stall garage with a 10' wide pad adjacent to the third stall, so effectively I clear out the equivalent of a 4 stall garage's worth of snow just for my driveway.
This unit is the equal of any gas blower I've ever had. For in town use, I am very pleased. Would it have worked at my old place - hell no! I had a 150' long Y shaped driveway with a 26' wide attached garage at one end of the Y and a 30' wide garage on the other.
But for a city lot in town, it kicks ass.
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I live in Southern OH, Dayton. Average snowfall per year is about 30". This year, we are at about 20". I guess my point was the EGO battery snow blower and my Snapper gas unit were the same size, single stage. When charged, performance was pretty equal although battery unit weighed more. Battery unit would throw heavy snow for 45 minutes, then needed an 8 hour charge on 2 40V batteries. Battery unit cost $649.00 including 2 batteries. Gas Snapper unit cost $459.00. Two more batteries cost $300.00 (149 each) 1 gallon of gasoline cost $3.50 and will last 1 snow blowing season. IMO, still a long way to go to make any economical sense. Same with cars and trucks. There isn't any battery powered car and certainly no electric truck I would ever consider buying at current prices.