Real World Test of a Ryobi 40V Electric Snow Blower in a Canadian Blizzard

[@AdventuresonTour]

3rd Season update video here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKCZeGehpZd5n9k

[@geoffheezen2379]

Great demonstration and thank you for the great review especially with feedback on the batteries

[@athenanimbuss6826]

Great review on the Ryobi 2 stage snow blower! We are thinking about buying this for our sister and parents. 👍❤🙏

[@rickdacosta9727]

It will be interesting to see how long it lasts vs a gas version. My ancient mastercraft is 40 yrs old and still functions.

[@AdventuresonTour]

They definitely don't built them like your old Mastercraft anymore.. craftsman I had before lasted 10 years and rusted all to crap.. The plows going by throwing salt and sand in to the driveway are a killer on that high quality steel used in the new units 😳

[@akivaweil5066]

Survivorship bias or you spent way more.

[@jbountalas]

I just took delivery of mine today and I'm getting ready to unpack it. So I can pretty much guarantee now that we won't see any more snow here in southern New Brunswick until next November.

[@AdventuresonTour]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hachiro]

They also make pretty nice tools for the DIY mechanic :D I've got their P262 impact wrench, and it zips off lug nuts fast! Even made changing my lower control arm easier than the first time. (122ft-lbs. First time needed a 18in breaker bar, and the fear of snapping it. Second time just 1-2 seconds with the P262.)

[@mdlouie]

Enjoyed the detailed demo, thank you. We probably don't get enough snow in southern Alberta to justify it, but still fun to think about.

[@loggerjohn01]

I like that machine, really impressive! Great review ( Plus no gas!) Thanks for sharing

[@jeffmutter2286]

My Ego came with 2 x 56V 7.5A/Hr batteries. I live near Lake Huron and 3 mornings in a row this week I had to blow 14- 18 inches. We have about a meter of snow down now. Ego worked great. Mind you it’s all it could handle. Batteries fully ran down each time, as I had to run the auger on turbo each time. I do have 2 sets of batteries though from other Ego tools I own, so I was good. Oh yea, I have the 24” wide 2 stage Ego blower.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Great to hear, people under estimate the power of electric tools... I most likely would have gotten the Ego at the time had they been in stock anywhere. As I didn't have any 40v (or higher) at the time driving me towards any one manufacture.

[@erikbonini]

Excellent work with your video review of this snowblower. I just bought one as well (live in Pennsylvania) and look forward to getting a good snow storm soon.

[@PaulDo22]

Now that you had a chance to use it, what's your verdict?

[@briangrishaber2543]

Nice review. I use 2 batteries at a time, keeping 2 always charged. No problem doing my drive (2x wide, 2x long) and my neighbour’s as well on just over the first pair.

[@Jeo-What]

Thank you for making this Ryobl 24' 2-Stage battery snow blower with great content. I think putting a strip of door weather seal foam strip may prevent the snow discharging out of the bottom of the discharging chute. Based on many battery snow blower user's suggestion as well as my personal experience, the best way to maximize the battery run time on battery snow blower is to run the auger and drive speed as low as possible which will increase the runtime up to 40%. Sure it is fun and impressive to blow the snow as far as possible; however, the slowest speed with electric torque is more than enough for heavy snow blowing even with snowplow piles for me. I typically get over an hour + run time on my unit. I was debating to pre-order this unit through Home Depot few months ago especially it was including a free leaf blower (great for blowing light snow off cars and driveway), heated handles and two speed reverse ; however, changed to EGO with two 10.0Ah batteries rated for 24 car space with 8' snow (56Vx 10Ah x2 = 1120Wh vs 40Vx 6.0Ah x4 = 960Wn = 1 x40V 4.0Ah battery) as it has independent freewheel for turning 360 degree ability in same spot with or without motor engagement, 200° chute rotation vs 180°, faster charging time (included two 550W chargers that takes 70 minutes for a full 10.0 Ah charge), ease of assembly (5 hand tighten nuts and bolts), ability to take larger capacity batteries in the future (le, 56Vx 12.0Ah x2 = 1344Wh) which the Ryobi unit's battery bay does not appear will be able to house the current larger 7.5Ah batteries in the and most important of all it comes with 5 year warranty on both the snow blower and the batteries. Thanks again for this well thought out video an I look forward to future video.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@AdventuresonTour]

Good idea about the weather stripping, I'll give that a try. And yes the lower auger speed does help greatly. I've used it 3 times since to move about 8-10cms each time at the lowest speed and the batteries still have about 25% charge left after 3 usages.

[@campkayakadventures]

Thanks for the foam strip idea I will try that as I have the same issue

[@jbuttmcse]

I dont have the measurements yet (probably in the spring) but I'll be 3d printing a replacement "washer" that sits upon the impeller exit hole. If I can get something that works fairly well, I'll be repacing the factory installed one. (Unless someone already has the 3d plans for a replacement)

[@AlainHubert]

Finally, someone who's not afraid to push these things! Most of the video reviews of electric snowblowers are showing them in a couple of inches of snow... How does it do in packed snow and ice (like the embankment made by the snowplows)? Because even some gas snowblowers can struggle with that! Anyway thanks for sharing this !

[@AdventuresonTour]

It works very well with the snowplow embankment. The electric drive gives it more torque than a gas version of the same size.

[@robertknight4672]

Toro has an electric two stage snow blower that appears that it might be belt driven. Videos I've seen Toro seems to use the an existing chassis they use for their gas snow blowers.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Yup I looked at that one before getting the Ryobi.. it does just seem like they did a retrofit of a gas one. So not sure how well it performs. I have a follow up video coming out next month on the Ryobi and what I've learnt after 2 winters of use.

[@peterpowers4851]

It would be cool to see a head to head against the Ego 2 stage.

[@boydtucker9786]

And Ryobi is available from Home Depot which is just about everywhere (in major Canadian centres) as opposed to EGO, which you can't buy from a retailer east of Ont./Que. Also note, GreenWorks doesn't have a 2-Stage or self propelled snowblower. And the Ryobi lawnmower is pretty decent with the same batteries (2), giving you 6 for snowblowing. Go Electric!

[@jamesvuk9761]

Thanks a lot for the review I am definitely getting one or the other Ryobi or Ego, I still haven't made up my mind but your video definitely helps !!!

[@PaulDo22]

The EGO battery is superior in warranty, run time, and charge time.

[@mikibihon8826]

I had a single stage Ryobi 21" snowthrower. I used it twice one in Nov.2021, then Jan 2022. then the motor quit on me, before I have finished the work. A fusible fuse must have opened from excessive current draw, w/c is a safety feature. I wish they can use a reset ckt breaker instead of fusible switch. Just a suggestion with Ryobi engineers. The motor is strong except maybe the inverter is susceptible to overheat or drawing more current that can handle when there is a heavy load on the motor. Otherwise, Ryobi 40V snothrower is awesome!

[@AdventuresonTour]

Seems the aguer motor likes to freeze up, if you let it sit with snow in it.. Several other people saying the same thing. But works fine again few hours later if you can warm it up..

[@campkayakadventures]

So I've had mine for over a month now and used it about 4 times. I have a driveway that can do about 10 cars plus RV parking on the side which is about 3 cars and I do all this with the 4 batteries provided.

[@allancabato1093]

So interesting and thank you very much for uploading your video I’ve seen that at Home Deput the other day it’s too expensive but I like it and confusing because I have no idea if it is works well in a very cold time like here in Manitoba but so far I’ve seen in your video looks good the snow blowing away like the gas snow blower. I like your video so interesting and God bless you always. Greetings from Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Ya, I've see the price this year as well and kind of disappointed. It's up almost $1000🇨🇦 from last year. I'd have a hard time buying it at that price. Thanks for the watch..

[@jdunlap007]

My snow removal technique is to go to Tampa or Atlanta in February and return in mid March.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Sounds like you've got the best system if all 🤣🤣

[@jdunlap007]

@@AdventuresonTour 🌴🌴🌴

[@TheSaw410]

Correct method 100%! And I only live in Maryland, where it's not so bad...

[@swingbag12]

I bought the toro unit...its great 👍. The ryobi looks like it's a nice machine too. I agree, my snowblower greatly exceeded my expectations

[@Monza62000]

the battery is the bad thing

[@swingbag12]

@@Monza62000 its only bad if you have more driveway than battery

[@AxlAX]

Good for you for buying the Toro. They're much more reliable than the Ryobi, trust me.

[@codycouch]

It would be great if they were a available for purchase.

[@Lboogie23]

Also, missing two M-8 1.25 nuts on chute handle down by the wheels. I had to get them from home depot. They are also in the instruction manual, but not in the box.

[@71jdonn]

What most people don’t know is that Ryobi and Milwaukee are under the same company. So Ryobi is basically the homeowners version of a great commercial brand.

[@mellowfellow9]

I have a gas blower with the same 'floating' chute issue. irritating - snow deflection is enough to make the chute turn. I fixed it by making some shims for the chute to rest on that lay on the flanges underneath. solved 85% of the problem.

[@jbuttmcse]

What was the thickness of the "shims" (preferrably in mm) If you dont mind sharing?

[@mellowfellow9]

@@jbuttmcse It's hard to say as these were 'cut to fit' pieces of uhmw polyethylene. I used this because it had to be weatherproof. I'd say no more than 3mm. Trust me, they were a pain to cut and fit. I saw the ryobi 2 stage today and I think that chute would drive me nuts.

[@delorafurzehill4228]

I purchased this the same Snowblower in 2022 From Home Depot and it worked great, I was very happy with it clearing my 100ft driveway, path and deck on a single charge. Way better than the old gas alternative. However in 2023 there was an issue with with the auger motor control. it would click, but not turn. I contacted Ryobi and was directed to take it to the local service centre. Almost a year later and dozens of phone calls to Ryobi and the service centre I have not got my machine back. So great machine, but terrible customer service.

[@AdventuresonTour]

That really sucks.. I've had the same issue once before. My garage is semi heated. So few minutes near the heater got it working again. Hasn't been an issue since. But it is kind of a drawback to have a snowblower that freezes in the cold..

[@cspiegs1]

Great video. Looking to get one soon. But I'm trying to decide between the Ryobi, Ego, Snow Joe and Toro 2- stage snow blowers. All are similarly priced except the Toro being a few hundred dollars more. I do like that 4 batteries are included with the Ryobi. I would probably just run 2 batteries until they die then pop in the second pair and charge the first pair. I live in SNJ (closer to Philly). We haven't had a real good snow storm in a while. Usually just get a few storms with about 3-4 inches and 1 with around 6-8". Also thinking about getting a new Ryobi cordless lawn mower (think they use the same batteries). If so, that would give me 6 batteries to use. With that being said, it probably makes the most sense to buy the Ryobi snowblower. If it's similar to the other three, then it's a done deal.

[@AdventuresonTour]

I liked the fact the Toro's discharge shoot control is a joystick that does postion and angle all on the same control. I most likely would have gotten the Toro had I not already had a garage full of Ryobi 40v tools.

[@MaitreBart]

I would like to know how does this model perform in a mix of 50% iced snow (the kind of mix the city plower leaves on the border of the driveway a couple of days after a storm)

[@redsquirrelftw]

I always heard Ryobi being known as the lower end brand but i have a lot of Ryobi 18v tools and seeing their 40v stuff too it seems to me that they have stepped up their game. I can't say I've personally had any issues with them. I'm personally looking into the 80v greenworks snowblower though as I already have lot of 80v tools but if the 40v Ryobi faired well I think the 80v will do well too.

[@AdventuresonTour]

I've got a 40v Greenworks trolling motor for the dingy on our boat, love it no messing with fuel trying to store the motor when not in use. That 80v one should be a beast. 😎

[@_P0tat07_]

Pretty impressive and seems to be a good value with all those batteries. I’m surprised at how floppy the chute is. And it would be nice if it had electric chute controls.

[@andrewslejska4205]

as someone with an electric chute. the manual ones seem to be more reliable and faster. after slush my electrics froze twice. never had that issue with manual levers.

[@blackvr4tt]

* Battery Life - to greatly extend the life of your batteries, store then at 50% charge in the offseson. All lithium Ion batteries will degrade much faster if they sit at 100% charge or 0%. They like being between 20-80%, with 50% being ideal. P.s. this also applies to your smartphone, laptop etc

[@AdventuresonTour]

Great advice... Other thing you can do is buy a 40v lawnmower and use the batteries all year round 😉.. Watch for that video in the spring.. 😎

[@blackvr4tt]

@Adventures on Tour I have the Ryobi lawnmower and it works great!

[@azbluefox]

GREAT video. What is the Model # of the snowblower and Price.? And, did you have to assemble it yourself?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Canadian Link and price, its up about $500 from what I paid last year.. Thanks for the view. 40V HP 24-inch Brushless 2-Stage Electric Snow Blower with (4) 6.0 Ah Batteries and Rapid Charger www.homedepot.ca/product/ryobi-40v-hp-24-inch-brushless-2-stage-electric-snow-blower-with-4-6-0-ah-batteries-and-rapid-charger/1001631456

[@azbluefox]

@@AdventuresonTour - WOW, it's now 2,198.00

[@MrRunner]

All my power tools are Ryobi, so I am not surprised that this is an impressive machine. Here are my problems with battery machines like this: It took a full 4 battery recharge to complete the job / In 4 years the batteries will have to be replaced (trust me) at a cost of $600 / The purchase price is $1700 My basic gas Briggs 24'' 208 cc two stage accomplished a similar removal in the same snowstorm in about the same time. The Briggs cost me $699 and will last 10 years minimum. That said, the maintenance of the Ryobi is almost nil. Whatever math works for the end user I suppose. Nice video, well done.

[@spacecowboy_1962]

Litium (Li-ion) batteries last approxiamately in real life 300 to 500 charge cycles. Being its a snowblower, those will last him until he dies. I mean even in the worst winter you wont need to use that blower more than 5-6 times. Hell this year we only had 2 major storms worth plowing and I live in NB, Canada. Winteres are getting shorter. The new batteries aint like the old Ni-cad batteries my dewalt takes. Last a lot longer now.

[@coast2coast00]

@@spacecowboy_1962 And when they "die" is just when they reach 80% of the starting capacity, they will still run for years at a lower capacity. I live on lake Superior and we've had about 15 heavy snows so far, even so I think electric would last longer than a gas blower. Gas+ oil change per year is about $125, so the batteries last 20 years it's paid for itself over the gas version. If they last 10 years it's break even with the gas version.

[@BronzeLincolns81]

Never saw a 2 stage Ego sold with one battery. must be a Canadian thing. Mine came with 4 batteries and 2 rapid chargers.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Must have been a regional thing at the time. This year I've seen the EGO with the 4 battery kit as well. However prices are up $1000 on both the Ryobi and the EGOs up here this year. Be a hard sell to even myself at the price this year. Thanks for the view..

[@WatsitTooyah]

Toro's 2 60v stage blower comes with 2 batteries and has room for 3.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Must be an up date to the kit.. When I was looking the Toro only came with one battery.

[@WatsitTooyah]

@@AdventuresonTour that's the single stage model you're thinking of I believe.

[@got2getit204]

Great job but one thing I found doing 50 accounts with that won’t cut it batteries do not like cold only for a short period of time!

[@charlesbartholomew2910]

Adventures on Tour, How would you evaluate the weight of the snow blower and its ease of use when maneuvering it around? Thanks for the video.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Spec says 150lbs.. maneuver good under power. Doesn’t freewheel however, when the drive isn't running.

[@bdjm8595]

Excellent review, thanks!!!

[@lawrencegolba2244]

Thanks for the video. Maybe I'll go electric sometime later down the road. Right now I still lean to my old (1994) lawn boy 5 horse 2 stage gas model that starts on the first pull and has run full throttle approx. 95% of the time since the beginning. Just like you I work it hard pushing it into snow and ice banks.

[@jean-mariepoirier5619]

Thanks, what about the snow bank made by the city snow plow?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Handles it the same as gas powered unit of the same size does. Maybe a little better since the electric has more torque than a gas one.

[@karlyorellana526]

Very informative. Thank you

[@WatsitTooyah]

Machines don't feel wind chill like living things do. Still that's dang cold.

[@AnAceism]

the auger speed would be more on how far it will throw it

[@AdventuresonTour]

Actually so far I have seem much different playing with the auger speed. Other than the battiers last a lot longer at low speed

[@davidtate7699]

great video , question is it ok to keep those type of battery's in the garage i mean with the cold ? and do u keep ur charger plugged in all the times? i hear some say keep the battery in a room temp setting does it matter ? thanks

[@AdventuresonTour]

I keep mine in the house. The cold will effect their performance. So I charge then and take them off the charger.

[@davidtate7699]

@@AdventuresonTour great thanks man

[@AdventuresonTour]

When I started looking back in October.. The other brands where only advertising 1 battery kits with thier 2 stage units. Maybe just a typo at the time, but I ensure everyone, thats what was being advertised. And yes it's EGO not ergo 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulbendel986]

What about long term durability, other online reviews talk about the death click when they try to start up after a non usage period and it only clicks. Please let us know about your experience, thanks!

[@AdventuresonTour]

@@paulbendel986 yup had the death click happen to me as well. Seems something is freezing up with the aguer motor. Ryobi tech support solution was place the unit somewhere it could warm up above freezing. And to ensure the aguer is clear of all snow when finished using it. Left it outside in the sun for a few hours and that seemed to fix it for me. Not a viable solution from Ryobi however in my opinion. The way this video is trending, it should hit 50k views in a few more days. When it does I'll call Ryobi back and press them more, and explain maybe this video needs a follow up if they don't come up with a more realistic fix for the issue.

[@SilentShadovv]

It sounds like it struggles a bit compared to the e-go. But then the ego is 56V and this only 40V. But the fact you have to put it somewhere warm for it to function, is ridicolously a totally no go!

[@stevenpellegrino997]

If you run all 4 batteries. The unit will switch between sets of one set runs down. And if needed. The unit can switch itself. To run on all 4 batteries. Making it a 80v blower.

[@debunkanddebate]

So how many driveways like normal driveways you think you could do just driveways either straight up and down probably 20-30 ft long

[@AdventuresonTour]

Typically 1 car wide 20-30 feet long? In a 3 or so inch snow storm. You could maybe do 3 on a charge.. I’ve got a follow up video ready to go, as a post 2 winter update. I've picked up a few tricks the last 2 winters with it. And I've worked it even harder in the next video than I did in this one 🤣

[@Surferjo]

have to tried #snowjoe ? love the video ty we are about the same height ..................

[@TJW68]

Not sure I could ever get used to that high-pitched whine.

[@ezio8591]

impressive but give me a good ole fashioned polluting oil and gas machine any day. I know it's bad for the environment but they just have more power and reliability. I don't think the tech is quite there yet with battery powered power equipment, in a few years maybe. Besides, I also enjoy the maintenance aspect of a combustion engine, it's what I grew up with and brings me joy, I even like the smell of gas and oil lol.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Nothing beats the smell of a gas and oil.. use to love walking in to the local small engine repair shop as a kid 😎.. But your right, the tech is new and there are some growing pains. But there is some serious potential behind it. Thanks for watching..

[@The201Ray]

I would need to see a branch some pebbles occasional big rock to convince me to go electric. Also how long does it last and charge because.... ⛽ go

[@stirv6462]

Every gas blower has variable speed on the auger/fan. It's a throttle.

[@val33270]

Nice material!

[@FlightRecorder1]

What are your thoughts on this unit a year later? Has it held up well? Have you noticed anything you don't like about it?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Funny you asked, I was working on making a follow up video on it. Overall I've very happy, I've got it down to being able to clean the whole driveway without having to wait for battiers to charge. Biggest hold back now is the price. They raised it by $500 over last year. So it would be a hard item to sell me this year simply based on price.

[@FlightRecorder1]

@@AdventuresonTour Awesome! I agree the price isn't appealing, but gas blower prices seem to have gone up as well. Any reputable brand gas snowblower is basically the same price ($2100) these days. I'll keep any eye out for your video and be waiting for Home Depot to put these on sale haha

[@Captfuntastic]

How did it do with the ice berg at the end of the driveway from the snowplows

[@AdventuresonTour]

It slowed a little. But the electric drive gives it a ton of torque so really wasn't much of an issue.

[@breslaj4]

Was the snow lite and fluffy or a heavier, wetter snow? I'm in the northeast us and it's typically a wetter snow.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Bit of a mix.. Fresh and dry from the sky along with some wet packed in from the plow going by.

[@rexcarolus5874]

Ego 2 stage hade 2 batterys i Sweden. Got one for my Mother. But my Honda "snömonstret " HSS 1380i hybrid is the best.

[@BxgoldenB0Y36]

Was this the 24 inch model?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Yes its the 24inch version. Have a follow up video coming in few weeks with footage I shot near the end if this past winter. Going in to the 3rd season and still does exactly what I need it too.

[@hermitofthenorth_tarot]

How do you turn off this snow blower after using it?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Either remove the batteries or just let it sit. It auto powers off after about 90 seconds. Unless you're using the lights and grip heaters, those will stay on for about 5 minutes after you let go of both control leavers.

[@Lboogie23]

Hey, my chute is loose at the base, too and some snow comes through and goes back on the driveway. Normal?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Sadly that does seem to be normal... Few others have suggested using some foam weather stripping to fill the space. Might be something I try for next winter. Thanks for watching

[@Lboogie23]

@@AdventuresonTour OK. Thank you. I'll give that a try. Great video.

[@Plantdad780]

What about this vs an ariens? They are the same price.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Does Ariens still make an electric version? I didn't see anything on thier website, and Google brings up a Consumer Report article from 2010.

[@moronanticriss]

But did battery last long?

[@AdventuresonTour]

Depends on how much snow needs to be moved.. My driveway is big enough you easily park 6 Ford F150 pickup trucks in it, and still have room to walk around them. A typical storm for us is about 10cms. The unit will clear the driveway, front walkway and still have about 15% battery left (25% light starts to flash at 15%). More snow than that, I'd have to do a mid-storm clear. Or do half, put a set on charge well I clean out the cars than finish the rest after 45mins of charging. I'm working on a 2 winter update video with some footage I shot last March, look for it in a few weeks.

[@AltDavidMiscavige]

What are your thoughts on aftermarket batteries for this?

[@AdventuresonTour]

I would never use aftermarket batteries. For one, they do not have a BMS circuit in them to correctly balance the cells as they charge or discharged. making them a fire hazard. Its the reason you look in the news and see all the battery scooters catching on fire because of the knock off batteries. Second, go watch any video on YT where they compare OEM vs aftermarket. The originals outlast the knock off nearly twice as long. So spend half the money you get half the battery.

[@Funktimusprime1]

Are you able to use one hand mode by holding the drive? Mine won't work and I'm not sure if it's just missing a pin or if it's a bigger issue..

[@AdventuresonTour]

Yes, the aguer handle will stay down and locked as long as the drive handle is held down just like on gas versions.

[@Funktimusprime1]

@@AdventuresonTour Mine is definitely faulty. Also just had issues with my auger not starting this morning..

[@AdventuresonTour]

Yes, I just had that issue as well with tue auger this week. Looking at the Reddit group for Ryobi, seems thats a common issue thats popping up. Snow.must be getting in somewhere and freezing the motor. The fix has been to warm the unit up with a heater or bring it to a heated area so it can thaw out. I put mine in the sun for a few hours yesterday at it was above freezing, and it's working again. I've reached out to Ryobi customer service, but they haven't replied yet.

[@Funktimusprime1]

@@AdventuresonTour I figured it was a freezing issue but the auger turns freely. Very strange

[@darnice1125]

Why is the drive on the left? Every gas blower i have used, drive is on the right.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Really? Always had ones with the drive control on the left..

[@vulpecula7673]

These 4 40V 6AmpHr battery have less capacity @ .96 kWh then 2 56V AmpHr Ego batteries at 1.1 kWh. And they have a new unit that comes with 4 56V 10AmpHr batteries so 2.3 kWh capacity. Ego way more battery capacity.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Your theory is good. However that assumes both units have the same size motor. One would think using a higher voltage and larger capacity battery would result in the manufacturer using a larger motor to advertise motor power over the other brands. Large motor draws more power so might actually end up with less run time. Neither manufacturer list the actual motor size, so unless someone rips the 2 down we'll never know..

[@brucemacneil]

Why would you get that over the EGO??

[@quiquealamo8320]

Do you have a link to order it ?? Thanks great review 👍

[@AdventuresonTour]

Check your local Home Depot, that's where I got mine. They are the primary Ryobi dealer I've found.

[@bukmdano39111]

How long to fully charge batteries? Thanks

[@AdventuresonTour]

Charger is a smart charger so it doesn't cook the batteries. So batteries need to be in prime state for max charge. So depending on how hard on them you are. Kill them dead to the point the unit won't even power up and let them sit in a cold garage for a few days. Can take up to 3 hours to charge a pair of them. Run the batteries down until the 25% lights are flashing, charge in a warm area. Takes about an hour per pair.

[@bukmdano39111]

@@AdventuresonTour thank you!

[@jpenna1976]

I wonder why these are 36V in Finland. Probably some stupid regulation.

[@jpenna1976]

Ok. Quick google solved that. It is EU regulation. Battery is apparently same, just with different sticker :D

[@AdventuresonTour]

@@jpenna1976 That's funny LOL... Thanks for the view

[@fmaz1952]

The one to beat is the EgoPower 2 stages snowblower

[@gregrodger8978]

So was that 2 charges of all 4 batteries?

[@AdventuresonTour]

It was.. But that was a once in 5 year storm. I used it the rest of winter and in 5 or 6 inches of snow it did the whole driveway and still had battery left.

[@gregrodger8978]

Was looking at Ego but after some other Ryobi buys and your review I think I'm sold.

[@marquezbrown70]

But can it handle heavy wet snow?

[@AdventuresonTour]

It handles wetsnow as well as its gas counter part in the same size does. But with no wet belt slippage. Thanks for the view..

[@pcplayssomething]

Lol you're incorrect about the "Ergo" ... The Ego comes with 2x 7.5ah 56v batteries. You don't have to go buy a second. I got a great video of it running through about the same amount of snow as your video.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Good video, the electric units are going to give the gas ones a real run for thier money. Was impossible to find any of them, when I bought this one. Had to drive over an hour to get it.. But the EGO was only a single battery kit at the time when I was looking. I see now on Lowes website it's more money with 2 batteries, than what I was looking at a few months back.

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

My state gets so little snow a gas isn’t a option. But this would be . And when we do get snow we’ve gotten some snow. And I’m a HUD contractor so I get W/Os for snow removal.

[@tommays56]

The 6 Ah battery’s cost 200 each USA

[@evtrekker1317]

Probably late with this comment but the EGO comes with 2 x 7.5ah batteries and a dual charger.

[@ronk9990]

maybe my gas blower just has a really good muffler but the whine of these electric blowers sounds ear piercing.

[@johnajax631]

I will keep my 14 hp sears which doesn't need 600 bucks worth of batteries.

[@GuuiYae]

This snow blower costs $2400 + tax. It's so expensive that I'm on the fence if I should hire snow removal company ($300/year) or should I invest $2400 + tx into this snow blower.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Ya the price increase this year is crazy.. It was only $1789+tax last year when I bought it. If I could get my driveway done for $300/year I know what I'd be doing 🤣🤣

[@GuuiYae]

@@AdventuresonTour yeah but the problem with Snow removal company, they do the job quick quick and I’m scare that their tractor might also scrap off my driveway asphalt along with the snow.

[@Hakuonu]

5:40 he actually starts using it. cant stand slow starting videos i almost fell asleep....

[@AnonyBass]

Looks like a rebranded EGO 2 stage with a lot less power

[@AnAceism]

my Ego came with both batteries not one

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

I just do not get why people do not work with the storm as we who plow snow do. Why sit and let it get this deep? Hard on you and your equipment. I think for what they cost I would want to use it for a number of years, and I think going out and blower two or three times would be the way to go.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Most of this storm came overnight. But it was the first big storm after buying the unit. So I wanted to really test it. But I completely agree with you... with the size of my size of my driveway. I can do the whole thing on 1 charge up to about 4 inches of snow. So normally now, I'll go out out after 3 or 4 inches have fallen. Clear it in about 30mins. Go back inside and put the batteries back on charge and wait for the next 3 or 4 inches to fall. No sense spending hours beating you're equipment up. When you can just get at it 2 or 3 times quickly and not work that hard. 😎.. Thanks for watching..

[@curiosity2314]

If batteries were not OK in the cold you would never have been able to start normally aspirated engine in -30F over the last 50, 60 and more years. Batteries can handle the cold temperatures. It's one of those myths about batteries. Some loss but not much and once active they recover.

[@peterrhoads1847]

Whats an ergo??? U mean ego?

[@AdventuresonTour]

I did LOL... got a little tongue twisted.. I guess it's actually E GO.. like Electric Go..

[@angrygaragemechanic]

I had to laugh 🤣😂 I knew what he was saying..

[@michaelpekarcik1591]

10 centimeters is 1/4 of an inch.

[@shawnhaggerty3572]

And 4 inches is a foot

[@drrockf4d]

1/2 driveway, then wait 3 hours to charge then do the other 1/2. That is not that big of a driveway and no sidewalk. I will stick with my gas blower for now.

[@2379030]

[@rca1070]

And what happens if you have a power outage and still need to clear your driveway and the batteries weren't charged? I've been there with a monster snow storm and no electricity. Filled the tank of my Petro snow thrower and did what I had to do. Big driveway too, ran out of Petro, filled tank back up and finished the job. No 3+ hour wait for batteries to recharge or in my case, not charge due to power outage. I would refuse to fire up a generator to then charge batteries. Defeats the purpose. Good luck.

[@AdventuresonTour]

Easy answer, dont leave them dead, charge them so they are ready for the next use. You don't use your gas blower and leave your gas can empty. You fill it so you're ready to go for the next use. If the power happens to go out you do the same thing you do with your gas blower, prioritize clearing only what you need. Because sure you need power to charge the batteries, you also need power at the gas station to fill that gas can. And in a big outage, would you waste fuel for your snow blower that you might need in your generator?

[@mikef3655]

Ryobi gave you nothing you payed for the batters.

[@virus56777]

Devide by two. - 20%. +. Four new bats. A year.

[@99SVTBolt]

Ryobi is incorrect. It’s Ree o Bee.

[@ajgreen868]

Toro is a 60 volt and ego is a 56 volt.

[@milenstoimenov9532]

So SAD that an electric unit can't do what Hydrostatic does where the cost to do is 10 fold higher price vs electric everything. Having the seemless back and forward and being able to creep in the snow at turtle pace made Honda great. Now at a fraction of the price to manufacture, those electric ones, simply got blind!

[@AdventuresonTour]

Honda makes excellent products. I have a Honda motorcycle and a Honda 20HP outboard. I priced the Hydrostatic Honda when I was shopping. It was more than double the cost of the Ryobi.. So really not in the same class.

[@milenstoimenov9532]

@@AdventuresonTour I know, but with an electric motor and variable drive module you can achieve same effect at fraction of the cost and complexity. That was my point.

[@AdventuresonTour]

@@milenstoimenov9532 oh, apologies.... Yes your right, the e-drive does have the ability to do far more than what is being utilized. It is Ryobi's first attempt at a larger multistage blower. So maybe they didn't want to go too crazy on thier first unit. They have taken some of those ideas in to thier electric zero turn mowers. So maybe we'll see some of these in the next models.

[@robertsimpson7113]

Get a tape measure! 4 cars is not a measurement!

[@RT-tn4ry]

15 inches of wet snow , forget about it.

[@Monza62000]

staying with my 11.5 28 inch ariens ,,i hate batteries gas is cheaper

[@eskimo2k]

Couple things I noticed from the review. 1: Awful lot of cheap plastic on that machine. They might get away with that on electric mowers that never see a day below 50 degrees F, but I have serious doubts it will last long getting beaten up by snow and ice in well below freezing temps, especially based how how many Ryobi plastic mowers are failing after a year or less (go read up on all the handle and deck failures). 2: When I go out to clear my driveway after a big storm I need to clear my driveway, not clear what the batteries allow then wait 2.5 hours for them to charge so I can finish. I’ve ever used a full tank of gas in a single clearing, even on days I help out and do mine and a couple neighbors, but even if I did it’s a 2 minute break to fill it back up with gas and I’d be right back at it.