Greenworks 20-Inch 40V Cordless Snow Thrower, 4.0 AH Battery Included 26272
- Powered by G-MAX 40V li-ion technology to make your job easier
- Digipro brushless motor delivers greater torque with higher performance and efficiency
- 20-Inch clearing path with 8-Inch clearing depth
- LED lights allow for better visibility during early morning and late evening shoveling
- 180 degree rotating chute provides better control and up to 20 foot discharge distance
Bhoii Jhonz
Lools like they added metal at the wear spots!
Just got the snowblower (no battery or charger option) and it looks like they listened to the customers. They added a metal bracket on both sides of the auger that rides on the pavement. Now the plastic won't get chewed up. Only the replaceable scrapper blade gets chewed up
Nadine Dauphin-Simmons
Since then it has worked great. I was skeptical at its power because of ...
I'm very pleasantly surprised with this snowblower! It looked smaller in person than I envisioned and on its first time out I had the same problem with it abruptly shutting off that so many other people have complained about. It probably stopped 5 times in the first couple minutes of use. I decided to push on and if it kept acting up I would probably send it back to Amazon. Lo and behold, the rest of my driveway/sidewalk/front walkway never saw it stop once. Since then it has worked great. I was skeptical at its power because of the all-plastic parts but there is nothing to be worried about. It has plenty of power. It will expel snow as quickly as you can walk through it. The lights are also surprisingly vivid piercing through the winter air, so that's a nice safety measure. In my experience this has been able to handle any amount of snow I can walk into up to and including the size of the intake box. The only hang up is the thick combination of snow/ice made near the street by professional plows that drive by. Frankly I think any snow blower would struggle with that dense material and this one is no different. This one does automatically shut off, however, if it runs into that as to preserve itself. In conclusion I am very happy with this, would recommend it to others, and when the time comes to replace it I will happily buy another. Great job, Greenworks!
Carolyn Gillish
First snow was very wet and packed down but only 2-3 inches - this handled it just fine but didn't throw it very far
So this is my first snow blower. I live in the upper mid-west and since I have the batteries from other Greenworks products figured I'd try this as well. First snow was very wet and packed down but only 2-3 inches - this handled it just fine but didn't throw it very far, maybe 8 ft or so. Plenty of distance for me and I cleared my driveway way before my neighbors with their shovels... I found out later that they all had issues with their gas powered blowers (normal troubles from sitting all year). I was having enough fun I even decided to go through the water slush at the end of the driveway that the plow pushed up at the end - water flying everywhere was fun. Second snow more of the same but I also did my neighbor's driveways. The battery dies in 30-35 min but as long as you don't store it in the cold it did not shut down for me. Third snow was 8+ inches and very fluffy - this threw the snow 20 feet no problem at all. I even went through the packed stuff from the snow plow for good measure, though this required a couple of passes for that. It stopped twice through that but it was very deep. Again I did my neighbors' driveways (they are still waiting on parts for their gas blowers)... several of whom are now looking at electric snowblowers. If you aren't expecting a miracle this works very nicely and is WAY easier than shoveling. Just keep the battery in the house beforehand.
Lou Olmos
Way easier than shoveling!
I've used it twice since it arrived and so far, I'm completely satisfied. The first use was on about 8 or 9 inches of snow that had been piling up over several snows so it was well settled down and solid. The thrower did quit a few times but that was due to my learning curve in trying to go too fast. When I went slower, I had no problem. It took two passes to clear the sidewalks and I was very impressed that that was all it took. I was able to ease it down concrete steps without issue and it's light enough to pull back without great effort. I'm a 67 yr. old woman, 5'4 and a bit on the light side and I had no problems using it. So much easier than shoveling! I cleared from our garage to our back door and back, down another short sidewalk, down another set of sidewalk steps to the drive and still cleared the cement pad in front of our double garage on a single charge. In fact, if it hadn't quit literally at the end of my last pass, I would have quit anyway! Very, very satisfied. Also used it three days later after another 2-3 inches of wetter snow and I did all the same clearing and still had some charge left (in the battery, not so much in me). I highly recommend it.
Marisa Salas
May not be perfect, but has exceeded my expectations
Perhaps my words ultimately mean nothing, since I've never used another snow thrower before. That said, the 40V snow thrower from Greenworks has performed beyond my expectations and worked in just about all conditions I've thrown at it for the past two northern Rocky Mountain winters. I ultimately chose this particular snow thrower because I didn't want to deal with the hassle involved with the maintenance of a traditional gas-powered model, and I already owned the Greenworks 40V lawnmower. I also don't have a such a huge amount of snow removal responsibility beyond our corner lot sidewalk and a partial driveway. And while I'm almost positive it probably says somewhere in the manual to only use for certain amounts of snow, I've used it several times for snow that is higher than the mouth of the unit and while it is slow going, it still does the trick, and I prefer doing that than shoveling that much snow. The only conditions where it doesn't work all that great are 1) with really slushy, wet snow that tends to clog the chute where it expels the snow—which I imagine would tend to happen with just about any snow thrower—and 2) with really icy, clumpy accumulation that occurs after a snow plow deposits a pile of removed snow at the end of our street facing sidewalk and at the end of the driveway. That second instance I could see where a heavier-duty gas-powered snow thrower may be able to do the trick where this simply can't. And part of the reason it can't is due to its reduced weight, which makes storage—I can hang it from the garage ceiling in the summer—and moving it around by simply picking it up much easier, but it also means you do have to use a little manual effort to get it down to the pavement if there has been some compacting of the snow in areas. Finally—during my research—I encountered reviews of gas-powered throwers where people mentioned using them for ten years or more before buying a new one. I can't say that this battery-powered one will last that long—especially if I keep using it in nearly foot deep snow on occassion—I just don't think its largely plastic outer construction will last that long. But as long as I can replace the 'scraping' portion that comes in contact with the ground the most during use eventually I don't see any reason why it shouldn't last for several years to come.
Marion Proudley
Recommend it
I was hesitant in buying an electric snow Thrower but I decided to finally take the plunge. I just used it on a 12 inch all day snowfall in Northern Colorado and it operated magnificently. It was"t perfect, mind you however it did a great job. I have a double car driveway with a good down slope and about 50 feet of sidewalk. I used about 1 and 1/2 batteries of power and was done in about an hour. No gasoline and no loud noise to deal with. i get the trick is to use quickly after a snowfall. If you wait a day or two and it freezes up, I do not think an electric is for you. It is also lightweight. I do recommend it.
Cma Pariyar
Incredible product vs similar 2 stroke models!
So far I have used this product through 4 storms, recent one was Jan 24, 2016, and this has worked wonders through them all. Easy to operate, easy to start, lightweight, and compact. Operation time on one battery is just enough for my two car driveway, two walkways, and parking pad that leads to the back gate. Any more square footage would require another battery. Charging from completely dead takes close to two hours. Wet snow taller than 5-6 inches would require half swathes but so would a similar priced two stroke snow blower (get a $600 two stroke for that much snow and mobility). The conversation that made me finally post this review was this morning when a friend asked how it worked on the heavy and wet snow yesterday and his quote was "I watched 3 people, I kid you not, try to start their snow blowers yesterday and then just ended up shoveling." This made me appreciate the ease of the unit compared to a gas powered unit. And the tune-up and maintenance of a gas unit will cost you 25% of the price of a new one every few years. Simply put, this product exceeded my expectations. Notes related to some other negative reviews: This starts up every time for me. Instructions say hold down the button, pull the lever, then release the button. If you hit a snow bank or deep enough snow that the blade stops spinning, RELEASE THE CLUTCH. This is the fastest way to burn out an electric motor. This is also why your standing fan in your house makes you start on the high setting and then go to low.
Kenny Brown
Good performance with parts question
Our Christmas present to each other. Weather conveniently dropped 5" of snow overnight. We already had GreenWorks lawn mover. Plugged in the 4.0AH battery and off we went. 1st time used it all OK. 2nd time not so good. It would start and suddenly stop. It did this 10-12 times and then ran OK. When we cleaned it out after use a dime sized grey plastic piece fell out? 3rd time all was well. Ran through the 4.0 and a 2.0AH batteries. Very happy with its performance. One question though. The owners manual talks about part replacements but there are none listed on their website. Couldn't post to their website because it doesn't like ad blockers.
Richie Cameron Gomez
I've had this since December and I'm very pleased so far
I've had this since December and I'm very pleased so far. I have managed to keep the driveway, walkways, and sidewalks clear around my 1/4 acre lot in Massachusetts this winter. We just had back to back storms of 15"+ and 10"+ this weekend, and I think I've pushed it to its limits. It struggles a bit through the wet heavy stuff and it requires a little more finesse than a gas blower, but it gets the job done and I'm comfortable with the trade-offs. If big storms are more frequent in your area or you need to clear a larger area, this probably isn't for you. Definitely make sure you've got more than one battery. I have some of the other tools in this lineup and the spare batteries come in handy when there's more than a couple inches on the ground.
Serenity Nicole
If you already are invested in the 40V G-Max tools, this is a great addition
If you already have G-Max tools like the lawn mower or blower then this is a great tool to have. I'm in this situation and bought the batteryless tool. It works great for my needs. HOWEVER! If you're new to electric outdoor equipment then I'd recommend getting the 80V Greenworks snow thrower with battery or if you're on a budget get the plug in thrower. I live in Michigan. I'm well versed in snow removal and I've used everything from the old absurd plug in electric 16" craftsman electric broom to a large Toro 620. Last year I didn't get much snow. Just one snowfall that was 2 inches deep and very wet. This year I'm sitting inside warming up after clearing my drive way of 4 inches of what I'd qualify as 'snowman snow'. Not super powdery, but also not slush. In both cases the thrower did the job and cleared the drive well. It does stop if you overwhelm it. Something that happened MANY times with the slush last year and a few times with today's snowfall. Just back off, restart the unit, allow it to spin up to speed, and then go slowly. You'll get through. Now compared to the Toro I have it throws snow further (surprise!). I got a good 10ft throw today. My toro is a decade old but has been maintained well. It's never thrown snow with quite that much energy. The bonus of this over my toro is I don't come in smelling like gasoline and oil from the exhaust. Another benefit is that the battery unit works as long as your batteries are working. As I use mine all year long in my mower, hedge trimmer, edger, and blower mine are in great shape. Where as my Toro always sucks trying to start it each season. I have the 20" Greenworks plug in thrower as well. That was the one I've used for 4 years and convinced me to go with the battery model. The electric unit doesn't estop as easily as the 40V unit. I've never hit snowfall that causes it to pause. The only problem with it is needing to be plugged in. Being mindful of the cord slows you down. Now I've used the 80V thrower that a friend of mine purchased. She started with the thrower and moved onto the mower. As such she started with the 80V line. Her thrower has not estopped like mine and I've found it to be as powerful as gas or plug in in that respect. As such I can only recommend this tool if like me you're already invested in the G-Max line of tools (If you own the mower, then get this!). If so you'll appreciate this unit. If you're just starting out and need a tool with the battery and charger get the 80V Greenworks Thrower with the battery and charger. If you're on a budget and don't have a lot of sidewalk / Driveway (a 2 car driveway that can fit 4 cars total and walk in front of your house) and have an outdoor plug get the plug in greenworks thrower. Either way you'll spend less than a gas thrower and you won't have the yearly maintenance issues.