Ego Peak Power Snow Blower vs Toro 518 Snowblower | Electric Snow Blower vs Gas Comparison

Today, we have some fun with the Ego Peak power snow blower vs the Toro 518 snowblower, in this electric snow blower vs gas comparison. I’ve been wanting to see what would happen if I put my Ego Peak power electric snowblower up against the Toro 518 gas snowblower. The snow was super heavy and wet on this day, so you’ll see that the 40-degree weather did not work in our favor!
While a cordless or electric snow blower is environmentally-friendly, it may not have enough power to remove snow accumulated by heavy storms. Gas-fueled and electric snow blowers are costlier than manual methods such as rakes. You can compare the cost of buying any given type of snow blower with the relative price of making the investment in a driveway and walking to get your kids to school in winter.
The Ego Power snow blower is the only cordless snow blower that can compete with gas-powered snow blowers. It can clear thick, wet snow by combining the power of any two ARC Lithium batteries. This snow blower can handle all types of snow thanks to its high-efficiency brushless motor and 21-inch broad intake. You can easily control how far the snow is flung by adjusting the variable-speed auger. It's the industry's first cordless snow blower, with a 35-foot throwing distance, remote chute adjustment, and rugged steel construction. It has the power and performance of a gas snow blower without the noise, fuss, or fumes. Two (2) 5.0Ah batteries and a rapid charger are included in the Ego snow blower set. With the Ego Power Snow Blower, you'll have power beyond belief.
The Toro Power Clear 518 ZE is a single-stage snowblower with a compact design that can handle mild to moderate snowfall. The Toro Power Clear 518 ZE is a modern snowblower that combines the ease of electric starting with the power of a gas engine. It is a flexible equipment with both electrical and pull-cord start technology, giving you the best of both worlds while delivering tremendous snow clearing capability. The Toro Power Clear 518 ZE is worth considering if you're searching for a snowblower that makes clearing snow as simple as possible.
One of the ways that they differ is the proficiency - electric being significantly less powerful and capable when it comes to bigger items, while gas blowers are capable of throwing snow straight up 20-30 ft away, not just at themselves or under snow piles. Gas snow blowers use gas in the intake, providing much more power than electric for their big jobs. This doesn’t make them any more difficult to handle, however!
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[@rodericksaunders5887]

I just got my ego... this was a very fair comparison. You both pushed these blowers to their limits! Either way both are better then shoveling

[@stealthmowed5042]

Thank you for watching and for the comment. Both blowers have their pros and cons.

[@rodericksaunders5887]

@@stealthmowed5042 I thinking I'm going to upgrade to stage 2. Hasn't snowed yet... but you don't know how bad they get til the get here

[@eloimumford5247]

Nice fight against general winter ...2 winners with a more energetic punchr .: gas . Bought the 518 today...yeah !

[@cdarwin2024]

My gas Toro does the same thing of throwing snow backwards at times. New paddles same thing. I just have to make a few more passes to clear it properly.

[@jsnyara]

Awesome comparison video! You threw those little guys a beating! If money was no option, an electric on the back of the Utv or tractor with a few extra batteries in the heated can would be the best. Those 4 stroke little toro snowblowers are great but heavy.

[@robertknight4672]

I have one of these gas powered single stage Toros. It's still lighter than the smallest two-stage machine. Smallest two-stage gas snow blower I own is an old Toro 521. What's 5 horsepower engine and a 21 inch clearing path.

[@michaelholly88]

Difference is, the toro could do the next 10 driveways on very little gas. How many batteries would the ego need?

[@Brian-Outdoors]

So Ego’s Peak Power is dead even with the baby 99cc Toro gas blower. Thank you for saving me from making the mistake of buying a Ego single stage blower as I was looking to replace my 15 year old HS520 Honda that would easily handle that snow. I only needed to replace that because I gas it to my Dad but it still works perfectly. I bought a Honda HS720 instead.

[@sgtbam1306]

I own both of these. The gas power Toro does a lot better job than the Ego.

[@davehenderson6896]

It looks to me like the John Deer was the clear winner.

[@lxy0709]

I think the EGO one can only feed snow up to 5 inches, although they claimed to have 8 inches...

[@snowfighter62]

Don't operate a snow blower while wearing sneakers. The advantage of a gas single stage snow blower is that its rubber paddles help you to pull the snow blower forward. For this you need a proper stand and if you lift the wheels a little from the ground this effect is even better.

[@4x4gear33]

Nope. When snow gets like this, out comes the two stage snow blower.

[@NoName-gv6nm]

Hey, this still beats shoveling by a long shot.

[@robertknight4672]

Something else very few modern single stage snow blowers do not have engine power going to the wheels I believe the Toro snowmaster series is the only turn single stage snow blower with engine power at the wheels on the market today. Prior to the 1980s that was a very common setup for single-stage snowblowers. Also in a single stage is very useful when there's not as thick enough layer of snow for two-stage machine.

[@Tundra_Guy]

I'll take gas any day over this overpriced plastic toy.

[@ecoboostrules9795]

Neither one was clearing the driveway at first. I don't see this as a fair comparison at all. I have never seen anyone run snowblowers the way this was done. Who does that stuff while cleaning a driveway. It was clearly a race not a demonstration as to which does the better job. Sorry not a good video for anything.

[@norge696]

They didn't put a continuous load on the machines. You should be continuously spitting snow out that chute. Gotta let the machines do the work. This is how your back is messed up by 40.