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The noise the battery garbage make is far more annoying than gas and my gasser will be finished 6 times faster than battery junk

Nice comparison. The new Toro does not use shear pins. Does anybody have negative experiences it breaking? BTW. Often when the machine rides up, the user is pushing it faster than it can throw snow.

Sorry, here in Manitoba I’ll stick to my gas blower I’ve had for 20+ years. So much plastic on those in sub zero temps will break and the price of replacement batteries😂😂😂 The gassers will last way longer than any electronics is extreme cold.

I have a steep driveway. I wonder if these self-propelled snowblowers can climb a steep driveway, especially the heavier Toro unit?

I'll stick with my old $250 8hp murray.

i would go toro all day, i bought the ego trimmer and it worked three times and lost half the power, tried everything and customer service wanted me to pay someone to look at it and they felt it was defective they would replace or repair it. spent 3 hours sending them videos. bought a toro battery mower and it works perfect. ill stick with the company thats been around a while and not a fly by night company.

Thanks for the video. The problem is that an EGO 56V ARC 7.5 Ah lithium battery costs $530. Like everything else in life, there are pros and cons, so it will likely be a personal choice rather than A is better than B. Cheers.

I see a lot of replies in the comments that a 2-stage is better (I think you sold these for a 2-stage). Well...yeah, of course! My question is, how do these two electric single-stage blowers compare to a gas single-stage blower? Like a regular Toro?

Is the toro self driving for easier pushing?

Speed on EGO was faster. Reason you are gliding over the snow.

The only thing worse than a loud gas machine is the incessant whine of the Ego.

I have that ego but am giving it to my daughter. I got the new 28" ego with 2 - 12 amp hour batteries. It's a beast! Controls are much better. They're all electric. Don't have to push the on switch every time you stop it. Haven't tried it yet though. It's much heavier and substantial that the 24" one.

You can't beat Toro whether it's gas or electric. I was on the fence about getting an Ego but i went with a Toro Power Clear 821 QZE and i couldn't be happier with it. It goes above and beyond what it's meant to do. Especially, the end of the driveway dreaded crap the plows leave behind.

My Dad seems to like his electric snowblower. I still have gas as I blow snow in a commercial setting. The machine I want though gas wise is a Honda.

4:54 new version out now with 2 *12* Ah 56V batteries and even bigger and more powerful, so would definitely look at that.

Toro 7.5 Ah battery $350 USD and EGO 7.5 Ah battery $400 USD EGO 10 Ah battery $499 USD For replacement batteries… or “extra” batteries…. Ouch

I'll keep my gas driven

I've used ~25 lb $250 18" 40v Snow Joe blower for a few years; it's OK but a little underpowered. I'm going to buy either a Toro or Ego single stage this fall when the Black Friday/Cyber Week type sales hit. I'd buy a 2-stage but with a small garage I don't have room for one and the driveway is just a "3 car". Here's one thing that's pushing me to Toro - the closest Ego service center is 40 miles away, whereas there are four Toro service centers within 10 miles, the closest being 1-1/2 miles away. That's significant. Warranty service and parts.

If they came out with a tracked machine I’d consider it as a companion to my Yamaha. I have their mower and leaf blower. It’s good gear.

I'm buying the 2 stage EGO Wyeth the 7.5ah, but will buy 2 more batteries just in case

I will take my ariens any day, for the amount of times I use it i'll take the gas. much more powerful. The price tag for the toro is nuts!!!!

all that plastic is gonna snap

So they both suck, thanks.

Merci pour la comparaison! Super utile

Comparing to a single stage, it must be light snow… Maybe stay with a Two Stage gas powered Snowblower which will out do your electric toy, and will take half the time. No long time charging necessary…

You must have an Electric Car… to have an electric Snowblower.. Do you know that it takes fossil fuels to make electricity, so you can play with your electric toys….

Gas way cheaper. Wait til you have to buy new batteries..... No financially reasonable.

Sorry old lady neighbor i can't help you I still have to finish my driveway but waiting for my batteries to charge.

Internal Combustion Engine seems to be the way to go unless you just get light snow.

The Ego is an overpriced fad...GO TORO!

Good video. If you were to rate each snowblower, how many points -- 100 points being the best -- would you give the Toro and how may points for the EGO?

Tks for the review! My son is shopping for an electric 2 stage. I will keep my ariens 28 deluxe with modified impeller kit and weight kit. Last week we had 12 inches of wet snow , no 2 stages electric snowblower would have done a better job 😂

Dogs are fond of plowing powder snow with their head. I think it's because the whole world smells different when it's newly covered in snow.

THIS IS WHY I LOVE TORO SNOW BLOWERS!! First off the gas versions got rated the best out of any snowblower. Now they made in the past year THE TORO POWERMAX E26 MEANING ELECTRIC 26 TWO-STAGE ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED SNOWBLOWER!! It's the identical model to the PowerMax 826 gas version except the electric motor. Much better than this ego!! Better made, etc... And it has all the advantages of the gas version other than no gas!! They have NO SHEER PEIN TECHNOLOGY!! WITH A HARDENED GEARS IN THE GEARBOX IN A HARDENED GEARBOX.. What this means is that when you hit something hard the machine stops automatically!! You fix the obstruction turn it back on you're ready to go. No fumbling with shear pins in the issue that you had. People get confused thinking Toro has shear pins But those are actually regular bolts that don't shear!! The quick stick is revolutionary!! People by Toro just for that. Anti-clogging is unbelievable. It throws some snow back out in front of the impeller so it makes the snow lighter So it throws further, puts less stress on the system, the gears in the belts.. Not to mention they are auto steering or power steering differential works fantastic.. Reliability is unbelievable, parts for Toro have been around forever, The machine is easy to fix, The parts are easy available and cheap.. I don't trust Snow Joe, ego when it comes to two-stage electric snow blowers like I trust Toro.. those companies went crazy with all the electronics taking advantage of it. With the way it has the variable speeds for the auger and the drive..( which has not been tested in cold in moist climates ) I could tell you as an electronic engineer fixing electronics forever. When you add circuit boards and stuff like that like ego did in Snow Joe.. It does not do well with moisture and cold weather. You get cold solder joints and all types of issues.. And then when were their parts be available If something breaks? The parts will be very expensive, it'll be hard to fix, it'll be difficult to find and get these parts and how long will the parts be available in the future. Not the case with Toro their parts have been around forever because they're also using the identical same system without changing anything but the electric motor!! Absolutely brilliant.. sticking with something that is always worked forever!! Not to mention the E26 is much quieter than this model you have.. And like I said it's much better made.. And remember Toro is an american-based company they were the first company in history to make the stand behind snowblower For residential use in 1951. In other words Toro knows what matters and knows what doesn't!! Eagle was pretty cool but the PowerMax E26 is the best two-stage battery powered snowblower out there.. The only problem with these type of snow blowers is The batteries. 3 to $400 to replace, they only going to give you great performance for about 3 to 5 years before you need to replace them to keep that performance. With heavy snow or deep snow You're not going to get longer than 30 minutes run time with those two batteries or any two stage battery powered snowblower.. So you have to buy more batteries, more charger that could run you another $1,000 if you have big property.. with the current batteries it's good for only small property.. Gas is still King like the Toro 826 the best selling snowblower when it comes to clearing big property.. way more cheaper in the long run because of those batteries. You just keep pouring the gas in and keep going.. When you have big property who wants to run their snow globe for 30 minutes charge it for almost 2 hours keep going back and forth to finish the job.. Not fun not cool. Cheers!!

Put the toro into eco mode and take runs at half the width. Easier on you and the battery, doesn't bog down, goes longer on one battery.

There really needs to be a standard battery form factor / connector. I don't want to be locked into a particular brand for life for yard equipment.

How do you get the auger/impeller lever to stay engaged to free up your right hand? I just used my machine and had to squeeze the lever the whole time so I used my left hand to shift the speed. I must be doing something wrong.

Interesting machines, I’d be curious in the cost comparison vs gas powered. It’s nice to just be able to finish the driveway and not have to charge batteries and go back out later. I’m often doing when I get home from work it’s already dark and I don’t have time for that. I also wonder about the lifespan of the batteries. Either way I have a big driveway and decided snow blowing gas or electric is too much like work. I picked up an old John Deere 318 with a plow. It’s been nice just pushing the snow around. I’m also not getting covered in the snow while doing it like you are when snow blowing

I will buy and use the first time. Where is the cord if it is electric? Do we have the electric, the chargeable battery and electric with the cord to choose? Please explain for me and if you have a link. Thank you.

all of that garbage battery equipment is junk. my gas power honda 32 track blower will walk through three feet of wet snow 32' wide like its not there and the tracks push the machine for me . i don't have to charge it every half hour and it has three times the power that the battery machines have. they are just more yuppie soy boy lib climate change garbage being pushed down our throats . and yes after the batteries stop taking a charge they cost hundreds of dollars to replace .

Ill keep my Ariens Path Pro 21.

never in my life will a use an "electric" power tool. How ridiculous.

1:00-1:20. That's why il only buy a tracked honda. Tracks make for a totally different machine. No riding up on snow so no need to push the handles around.

In my building, we use the Toro with three batteries. This is our third winter with this snowblower. We use it a lot and on large surfaces. It's really a beautiful machine, we've had almost no maintenance to do and it still performs really well. Obviously, when it's no longer snow, but slush because it's so wet, it doesn't work. But, it was the same thing with gas snowblowers. The negative points for us: It looks like they took a gas model and simply replaced the gas engine with an electric motor. Even when you stop using the machine for a while, the motor continues to run. It doesn't seem to be very effective. If you go too hard, sometimes it chokes! You have to turn the key off and restart the machine, as if it were gasoline! There is no battery indicator when the device is operating. You have to stop it to see the status of the battery.

there both equally rubbish :) need a 2 stage see how easier it will be

Beautiful! I hate how much Canada's media (propaganda) does to discredit China. Can't wait to visit!

Electric just isn't there yet for me. Just got a new gas toro this season, waiting on the snow now! It is good to see more and more electric equipment though, gotta get the ball rolling to get started and make progress! These units are perfect for some situations as well so it's not like they're useless.

It’s all relative to climate and your skill set. I spend about $40/ year gas and $100 every 6 years for maintenance for my 25 year old mtd in ottawa. If you live Toronto with a two car driveway and don’t do mechanical stuff go electric. Just be sure to store batteries indoors, those batteries get hot and will not have many charges in it’s lifetime. $1000+ every 7 years sounds horrible to me.

Its always light fluffy snow with these electric trash blowers never shows end of driveway snow from the city plows

I love Canada.