Recently bought a 80v Greenworks electric shovel and also chainsaw.
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https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-12-brushless-snow-shovel-with-battery-and-charger
https://greenworkstools.ca/collections/80v/products/80v-18-chainsaw-2ah-battery
Electric stuff has come a long way in the past few years. There's even a few companies selling full size electric snow blowers now. Greenworks has snow throwers which are kind of a between, so I kind of hope they do come up with a full size snow blower too at some point so I can use the same batteries.
How do you like the "snow shovel"? We got what looks like the identical unit - except the 120 volt corded model.. and so far I am
not at all impressed. We've only had one tiny snowfall this year that justified bringing it out and bluntly, it seemed anemic. There was maybe five inches of snow and it could not be pushed forward into that little snow without stalling on it. Around the width of my hand, almost no snow, depth wise. Just enough to completely cover the grass.. and look pretty, and show what a piece of crap the electric "snow shovel" was..
I videoed it struggling, if you want to see it. Maybe there will be more snow, I hope not. Sometimes we get clobbered with snow and for times like that it would be nice to have a real snowblower. One that could hurl the snow off of our driveway with some force. But that was not to be with "Greenworks"
We had previously gotten one of their electric lawn mowers and we like it. Its quick and seems to have the power thats called for.. which isnt much here in our grass-farming subdivision. So, great.
My wife had gotten it, for around $85 as a refurb and after its humiliation by the smallest storm of the year I wanted her to send it back. It really deserved to be sent back.
But I think the time to send it back had expired, so I think we're stuck with it. Ouch! Maybe there is some aspect of it I'm missing. But I kind of doubt it. Let me know if you like it. Being well north of me, you'll probably get more snow than I to try it out on.
I have had a black and decker electric chainsaw for years and it works great. The most important thing with it is to keep it well lubricated wit the recommended oil. It needs to constantly be lubricating itself. Using the electric chainsaw, I have cut down and chopped into manageable pieces several small and medium sized trees, and saved us many times its price by buying it. So, definitely happy with it. I like the idea of electric tools, far less trouble than the typical two cycle engines used in lawn and yard power tools. But sometimes, you just need that power.. like with the snow shovel? Maybe. I guess we'll see nexttime.
Let me know how you experience with the battery shovel goes. I think we have one almost exactly like yours, except ours plugs into the mains power. (It has a fused plug)