Greenworks Tools has
Greenworks 80V 24" Cordless Brushless Two-Stage Snow Blower w/ 2x 5.0 Ah Batteries & Dual-Port Rapid Charger (SN80L620) for
$999.99. Shipping is $149.99.
Thanks to community member
agthang for finding this deal.
Features: - Powerful: 24-in clearing path and handles snowfalls up to 20-in; Clears up to an 18-car driveway
- Performance: Thrower chute rotates 200° for directional control and up to 50-ft in throwing distance
- Charge Time: 75 Minutes; Quickly clears snow pathways, sidewalks, patios and more
- Intelligent Brushless Motor Technology: 2x more torque, more power, longer runtimes, quiet operation, and extended motor life
- Convenient: Cordless, battery-powered operation; eliminates gas and energy consumption expenses associated with gas-powered snow blowers and corded electric snow blowers
- Tri-port Powerhead: Holds up to (3) 80V batteries for longer runtime capacity
- Fully Loaded: LED headlights to illuminate clearing path; Self-propel function with power steering; Variable speed controls for auger and drive speed selection; Zero turn hub motor wheels for stronger output power and control
- Includes: (2) 80V 5.0Ah batteries and (1) dual-port rapid charger
- Warranty: 4-year limited warranty
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I missed the $100 coupon (reached its limit). But you can find it at Walmart or Lowe's if they price match they typically deliver for Free.
I just ordered mine at $999.99 + tax + free delivery = cheaper than Greenworks website (even after the $100 off). Also the item doesn't qualify for the 10% sign up coupon you get.
A good deal never arrived by BF, so I just pulled the trigger on a meh deal for the Greenworks (from Costco, so not this deal but it's the same snowblower with a different bundled battery configuration and heated handles) primarily for the Costco return convenience in case it craps out in the first year or so. That's clearly not a factor here - you're stuck with the warranty prices (which I understand is ridiculous for both brands).
Since I paid $1500 at Costco, I'd consider this a quite good deal. Not "buy now, think later" good, but if you're looking for this tier (the high end consumer grade tier) of electric snow blower, I bet this is as good as we're going to get until after winter is over. As long as we don't have an unusually snow-free winter, they won't have much motivation to provide major discounts on these. I'd immediately have bought this deal over the Costco deal. That said, we're getting ~10" of snow this weekend, so I'm still happy with my Costco purchase.
Power (Watts) is what you'd look at to determine how much work the battery can drive. You can calculate that by multiplying Amps by Volts. So the power provided by an 80v battery is much higher than that of a 20v or 40v battery with the same number of Amp-Hours. My battery packs for my phone are 20Ah battery packs but it's a ton smaller than this 5Ah battery because my phone's battery pack is only a 3.3v battery. Likewise, it's not going to drive a snowblower, either.
EGO 24" starts at $1400 on sale - $1600 retail. (Disclaimer: No idea if EGO ever runs deeper sales on these units. $1400 is the cheapest I've seen.) Including 6% sales tax as an example, that comes to $1484 - $1696. This GW deal is $1060 after tax, excluding shipping. I also was able to price match it at Lowes through their online price match chat tool, and got free shipping, so $1060 is what I paid shipped to my house.
While the Amp hours of the EGO may seem a lot higher at 7.5 Ah (GW is 5.0 Ah), they're also only 56V (GW is 80V). Watt hours (or battery capacity) is Wh = Ah * V. So the EGO packs are each 420 Wh, whereas the GW packs are each 400 Wh. The EGO are 5% more capacity. However, since GW is running at higher voltage, the system may be slightly more efficient overall, so in terms of run time, they may be pretty close to on par.
Comparing performance and build quality, I haven't seen an EGO vs GW comparison video, but there is one for EGO vs Toro. I think machine build quality, the GW is either on par with the EGO or slightly better. The Toro looks to be the best, and the price shows it. The EGO throws snow harder than the Toro, and it's lighter weight, but because of the lighter weight and balance of the machine, traction is more of an issue with the EGO than the Toro. No idea where the GW falls on that scale, but I imagine it's more similar to the EGO than the Toro. The EGO seems to operate the loudest with a noisy high pitched motor noise, whereas the GW is a bit quieter and runs at a lower overall pitch. That may only be the case when the EGO is running in turbo mode though, which comes with the benefit of throwing snow harder. Not sure how loud it is at lower auger speeds. The Toro doesn't have much motor whine at all, it almost sounds like a much quieter gas snow blower.
The EGO can hold 2 battery packs, the GW and Toro can each hold 3 packs. An additional 5AH 80V pack is currently on sale on Amazon for $240, or the 8Ah pack for $360 (slightly cheaper per Wh than the 5Ah). On GW's site, they have 5Ah refurb packs for $180, when they're in stock. The refurb packs only have a 6 month warranty, whereas the new packs have 3 year warranties. I'd probably opt for Amazon with the brand new pack and 3 year warranty.
I haven't used any of these machines, but just looking at the specs, I'd be hard pressed to think the EGO's 40% higher price (when on sale) is justified versus the GW.
EGO 24" starts at $1400 on sale - $1600 retail. (Disclaimer: No idea if EGO ever runs deeper sales on these units. $1400 is the cheapest I've seen.) Including 6% sales tax as an example, that comes to $1484 - $1696. This GW deal is $1060 after tax, excluding shipping. I also was able to price match it at Lowes through their online price match chat tool, and got free shipping, so $1060 is what I paid shipped to my house.
While the Amp hours of the EGO may seem a lot higher at 7.5 Ah (GW is 5.0 Ah), they're also only 56V (GW is 80V). Watt hours (or battery capacity) is Wh = Ah * V. So the EGO packs are each 420 Wh, whereas the GW packs are each 400 Wh. The EGO are 5% more capacity. However, since GW is running at higher voltage, the system may be slightly more efficient overall, so in terms of run time, they may be pretty close to on par.
Comparing performance and build quality, I haven't seen an EGO vs GW comparison video, but there is one for EGO vs Toro. I think machine build quality, the GW is either on par with the EGO or slightly better. The Toro looks to be the best, and the price shows it. The EGO throws snow harder than the Toro, and it's lighter weight, but because of the lighter weight and balance of the machine, traction is more of an issue with the EGO than the Toro. No idea where the GW falls on that scale, but I imagine it's more similar to the EGO than the Toro. The EGO seems to operate the loudest with a noisy high pitched motor noise, whereas the GW is a bit quieter and runs at a lower overall pitch. That may only be the case when the EGO is running in turbo mode though, which comes with the benefit of throwing snow harder. Not sure how loud it is at lower auger speeds. The Toro doesn't have much motor whine at all, it almost sounds like a much quieter gas snow blower.
The EGO can hold 2 battery packs, the GW and Toro can each hold 3 packs. An additional 5AH 80V pack is currently on sale on Amazon for $240, or the 8Ah pack for $360 (slightly cheaper per Wh than the 5Ah). On GW's site, they have 5Ah refurb packs for $180, when they're in stock. The refurb packs only have a 6 month warranty, whereas the new packs have 3 year warranties. I'd probably opt for Amazon with the brand new pack and 3 year warranty.
I haven't used any of these machines, but just looking at the specs, I'd be hard pressed to think the EGO's 40% higher price (when on sale) is justified versus the GW.
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Previously I had a greenworks 80v single stage snowblower, which was surprisingly awful given how well all of their other 80v tools I have perform. Their single stage snowblower is really only good for a few inches of light snow, it will clog up immediately if the snow is wet or heavy, and the top part of the snow chute can literally fall off while in use. I will never buy a single stage snowblower again.
Anyway, this two stage snowblower has been fantastic and I highly recommend it, especially at this price. In the year I've used it, it has not clogged up one time or otherwise failed to perform. Batteries last longer than I expected; using three 5ah batteries it can easily clear at least 4" of snow from a ~40' single car driveway, a ~60' three car driveway, a ~60' section of sidewalk, and still have a tiny bit of battery leftover.
Also, to prolong the life of the batteries, do not leave the batteries outside in the cold; bring them inside to charge and store, and only bring them outside when using the snowblower.
I have this snowblower, and I just charge and store the batteries indoors and only bring the batteries outside when using the snowblower, and I have not had any issues with them, even when it's well below freezing outside.
However, I did have the batteries (presumably) overheat one time, while taking down a densely packed snowbank that was nearly as tall as the snowblower itself. In that case they worked fine after a ~30 minute rest.
Its not like the hand tools where the 12v has half or less the power of the 24v version. And most of that is "design marketing", the 12v could be just as powerful as the 24v, but you gotta get those market segments in.
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I missed the $100 coupon (reached its limit). But you can find it at Walmart or Lowe's if they price match they typically deliver for Free.
I just ordered mine at $999.99 + tax + free delivery = cheaper than Greenworks website (even after the $100 off). Also the item doesn't qualify for the 10% sign up coupon you get.
Great tip, thanks. Just matched to Lowes, with free delivery. The only downside is that while there wasn't any pushback, the online chat process was painfully slow. But worth it in the end