I have the Toro E-Lawn Mower 60 Volt w/6 amp battery. I’m going to buy a Toro E-Snowblower as well! I would suggest when you buy anything battery powered get the strongest battery they have. Note:Toro doesn’t recommend storing your 60 Volt batteries fully charged. Being a contractor using Milwaukee tools we do have battery issues from time to time. It’s the cost of doing business. A battery verses buying gas and the cost of maintaining a carburetor and engine is a no brainer trade off. Also no oily/gas exhaust smell on your clothes,hair and skin!
Thanks for the review. After watching it, I got it today during the snow fall, used it, and was thrilled with its performance. It cleared a six car driveway with 6 inches of snow and still ,left with 50 percent charge in the battery.
I bought this snow blower and on Dec 1st 2020 I got 14.4 inch of snow. That was after 4 to 5 hours of straight rain. This snow was extremely wet. I have a single drive, 3 car deep and about 60 feet of sidewalk. I did use all the 7.5 ah battery. The snow on sidewalk was at least 20 inch deep. If it had been 6 to 8 in of powder I'd have probably used 1/2 battery. This storm was way more than intended for Toro use but it did a great job. I plan to get lawn mower so I have 7.5 and 6.0 battery year round. No regrets buying this snow blower.
Great review! I wasn't sure about the battery powered snow blowers, and was considering the 100v SnoJoe.....based on everything ive seen, I am in-line for the Toro!
They now have a new E21 that's somewhat self propelled. Has a rubber auger that supposed to hug the ground and pull it a little. I'm not sure it's worth another $550 over this E21. It also comes with an additional 2.5 watt battery. That's probably $100 of the extra cost. Those are the two models I'm thinking of buying. If anyone has owned both please comment and let me know what you think of the difference.
just a quick observation, looks like a great machine. But based on that, the control for turning the chute is way to low IMO. But honestly, that would be a minor gripe as long as the machine throws snow well, which it seems to be the case here
@@jc1111 I believe Beezer is referring to the height of the "swivel rod and knob" for the side to side rotation, not the handle used for up and down elevation height for throwing snow.
These little snow blowers are not designed for city snowplowed thick, icy and hard packed snowbanks. That is how owners break these ( gas and corded or cordless electric) single stage machines and blames the manufacturers. But you can chip down the huge snowbanks to bits by hand tools and use these for cleaning up the mess. But the bigger chuncks of debris still require manual labor of hand shoveling.
@@darrellgrant7615 LMAO ya know! Not rocket science to just buy more batteries. By the time you done doing couple places the battery they have charging would be fully charged and ready to go again. Rince and repeat
My neighbor has a battery machine and has had real bad luck with batteries season to season, could be because they are not used for 6-7 months is the issue and/or he is not taking care of them right. He said the first thing that happens is that they lose over 25% of their life the next season even with a fresh full charge. Almost all of the reviews are from guys that use the batteries a lot and swap them to other tools in the warmer months. I am wondering how the average Joe is doing with batteries.
@@nevillewhite1966 Im in construction in Canada and thats the biggest issue i have with all my cordless tools . Even with large capacity batteries 9amp. They loose a lot of run time. When you get into very cold temps they are a problem. In a snow thrower or lawn mower..my belief is if "It ain't gas its a pain in the ass"
Good video...Simple, honest, general review, and an actual at length video showing it doing, what it does... Yes I'd suggest additional battery. You should have more subs here... Time get paid from your customer too 😊
Thanks for the video, great demonstration. I just finished assembling my e21. The only initial concern I have is the handle height. I wish it could be raised, as I'm 6' and it feels low. It's been 5 weeks since your review, any additional thoughts?
Yeah Rebecca, being 5'10" I have not had issue with that but can see it being a problem. I guess I don't use it enough to really see any issue since I pretty much only use it on decks.
I think you should go with gas ( no offence).I have a ego single stage similar to the toro in this video and it is great, much better than gas. Plus it can do my driveway and two neighbors on a single charge with the smaller batteries.(driveways are very large)
I don’t like how you have to bend to change the funnel direction. I have a bad back, so why would I bend that much? Toro should have updated this design.
Smaller model so its manual to direct the chute. Larger more expensive models you'll have the triggerless controller right at your ready so you won't have to bend but for this model it beats shovelling.
Side note: I also love the Ego products! I have the ego 650 CFM blower. It’s the most powerful battery leaf blower on the market. It comes with a 56 Volt 5 amp battery. It’s more powerful than a lot of gas powered leaf blowers, but not all. Unbelievably quiet for a leaf blower!!!
Any idea how many years the battery should last, and how much does a new battery cost? I think I read the battery cost $350, but if the battery only lasts 5 to even 10 years it would cost more for the battery than gas would cost during that same time, is that correct?
I switched to the 60V FlexForce lawnmower, and will never go back to a gas engine. Its not just about the cost of the gas ... it's the lack of noise, and the fact I don't inhale fumes as I mow my lawn. No need to launder my clothes after mowing because of the gas smell either. I have a gas Toro single stage snowblower at my rental property ... definitely going with the battery one for my primary residence.
I find it funny how that single stage snow broom can throw snow further than the Craftsman dual stage blower I used to have, then I bought a Yamaha. Cool video. I always thought these units were laughable, that thing is a little beast ha ha.
@@RockyTop85 no it’s not, they have gone through many buyers and motor manufacturers etc. so it depends on the blower. What I had was a 24” with a Briggs and it was a pile of shit.
Thats heavy stuff he's bulling through. I covered extras by moving snow with blowers on the side. A big old rated by HP, 11 HP MTD and the newer 420 CC Simplicity can do it but the 252 area CC rating does not like wet heavy. From my experience with commercial equipment that Toro E tool gets an A from me. Just glad I don't have to do it anymore.
This one does NOT touch the surface. NO GOOD! If you live in a Northern Winter area. The gas powered rubber pad is far better. These sites are only showing how good they are if you blow immediately after snow fall. Who the hell does that?
After having bulky two stage Toro snow blowers I just bought one of these and it should be better to handle than the 2 stage especially in turning. For heavy snow I call a guy to do snow removal.
Great video! Have you had any issues with this model? I bought the Ryobi and it stopped working completely after two uses. So I'm hesitant to purchase another battery powered blower. Can you share what model number this one is? Thanks!
Very good demonstration of a nicely engineered machine that most people usually see as gasoline powered. It's great to see that the there are people and businesses out there that do not need a “Green New Deal” type of regulation rammed down there throats to be energy intelligent. In addition it's a good example of smart entrepreneurial business practices that exhibit thinking outside of the box. Thanks for the Great video!
Exactly, and bigger batteries have more cells which means a higher chance that they will go bad. Users don't read the manual so they don't care for them properly either. The way I get around the big battery problem is by converting these to run on several smaller batteries connected in series. I bought two 40V snow blowers this year that came with batts and chargers. I converted them to run on dual Ryobi batteries and sold the original batteries/chargers for more than I bought them for. In then end I got two snow blowers not for free, but I was basically paid $150 to take them. HA!
That's complete BS. My 18v Dewalt batteries lasted 13 years in extreme heat and cold. I have thousands wrapped up in 20v and expect the same or longer. Show me where the batteries need replaced after 1 year?
@@kirkdog4788 I didnt say 18 or 20v did I? I know from experience, I own/ed Ego and Ryobi OPE equipment and their batteries always hit the crapper. I always top them off and store them in 76 degree F indoors and they just give out randomly. I decided enough is enough and switched over to a Honda snowblower and lawn mower. I do however have a collection of 18v Milwaukee Fuel power tools that run great.
@@eliteexposure5594 The Toro 60v battery does have a 3 year warranty so based on your yearly replacement hypothesis the owner will have a lifetime supply of warrantied batteries. The 60v is expensive at $350 but I'd fully expect to get at least 5-10 years out of it before needing replaced.
@@kirkdog4788 Have you ever owned any 40v+ batteries? Even if theres a 3 yr warranty, they most likely wont last that long if youre using them quite often. The higher the voltage, the higher the percent of failure because it takes many more 18650 or 21700 lithium cells to get the voltage that high.
Do not fool yourself you have still have to work by pushing it and as this video shows it does not clean down to the surface. Total useless if in a heavy snow storm. This is a cheap mans blower. Maybe good for a 1inch snowfall butts thats it. He had to work hard in this 3 inch snow.
@@meljamison6563 Needs some good old American " hot roding " a little snip to the wiring and an after market switch add a little insulation to water proof the connection should solve it.
A 7.5 ah battery that comes with that unit is 400.00 not 200. A 6ah battery is 350.00 that come with the lawn mower. The 200 battery you are referring to a less than 4ah . Also you don't know about geometry. Never slice up the middle or your just going to have go over 15 to 20 percent of what you've already done. Slice on your longest diagnol cut first depending on which way the wind is blowing. Using a battery for large scale power tools is new technology but the efficient mind can gain about 22 percent more energy than someone who goes out calls himself a professional but in reality is not. A true testimony to how far battery technology has come.
That's a terrific demonstration. Better than Toro's. That's a lot of snow you removed easily, quickly, and it's quiet. I had one of those on a site's shopping cart not yet decided on which one to get. Thanks for the video.
