I have customers with them, and similar to battery mowers they are good for small driveways or for people who don't want to mess with gas engines. If you need to move a lot of snow or think you will buy one to save money, they aren't for you.
Good to know. So far the only people I know with them keep them in a heated garage and the battery is likely always on a charger.My EGO blower just failed to work in 22 degree NY weather.
I use the blower (not a snow blower, regular 650cfm blower) to clean the hangar out. We had some snow and it tends to pile up at the edge of the hangar door. I went out to our non heated hangar in MGJ, Orange County, NY, to clean up. I fully charged the battery last month and left it in the hangar shelf, not on the charger or tool. It had 3 bars out of 5, despite being fully charged when I left it. It failed to work at all. No signs of life, blower was not going to work.
I put the 56V, 5AH battery on the charger to see if that would help. It displayed a solid red light, which indicates "over temp" according to the legend by the light. It would not charge and I was unable to clean the hangar.
I took the battery and charger and blower to the office, and let it warm up overnight. It finally accepted a charge in the AM, and the blower worked again. Unfortunately, by then I had no time to drive back out to the hangar, as we were departing at 11AM.
My point is this, EGO has some form of protection circuitry. You MUST keep the battery warm for it to function at all. If you plan on blowing snow, charge and store the batteries inside somewhere warm. Only take them out to use them.
I found that out the hard way. These things are more than a little fickle.Manual also states the battery must be between 37 and 135F in order to charge in the troubleshooting section...
Having a toro 60 V lawnmower that can’t mow a normal city lawn without having to stop and recharge the battery. I passed on any battery snowblower. Sorry but gas is king.You've got no clue about what's available for the consumer who is looking for 2 stage battery snow blower. Your so stuck on the idea that gas is the only way there's no convincing you otherwise so I'm done. Look at YouTube and realize that battery is an viable option for many people. Multiple hours of charging,nope again showing your lack of knowledge.