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Snow Joe SJ625E 21-Inch 15-Amp Electric Snow Thrower, 180° Adjustable Directional Chute, 3-Watt LED Light, Move 800-Pounds of Snow Per Minute, Blue
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Brand | Snow Joe |
Power source | Corded Electric |
Product Dimensions | 58.4D x 8W x 67.3H Centimetres |
Item weight | 16.19 Kilograms |
Colour | Blue |
About this item
- Versatile: ideal for quick snow pickups on mid-sized driveways and walkways; CSA certified
- Powerful: 15-amp motor moves up to 800 lbs. Of snow per minute
- Maintenance-free: no gas, oil or tune-ups make it effortless to start and maintain
- Led light: 3 W LED light for safe nighttime clearing.Tires: 8 inch (2.5 inch width)
- We’ve got you covered!: your new snow blower is backed by the Snow Joe + sun Joe customer promise. We will warrant new powered products for two years from the date of purchase. No questions asked. Contact Snow Joe + sun Joe customer support at 1-866-766-9563 for further assistance.
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Easy to assemble | 4.4 | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Light weight | 4.4 | — | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Manoeuverability | 4.1 | — | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Easy to use | — | — | — | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
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power source | Corded Electric | AC | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
max. throw distance | — | 30 feet | 20 feet | — | 20 feet | 20 feet |
voltage | 120 volts | — | 40 volts | 80 volts | — | 121 volts |
weight | 35.7 pounds | — | 47.2 pounds | 30 pounds | 30 pounds | 13.8 pounds |
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Snow Joe + Sun Joe
Snow Joe + Sun Joe specialize in developing innovative outdoor tools to keep your home looking beautiful throughout the year, whether the snow is falling or the sun is shining. Our expansive line of outdoor power equipment, which includes manual, cordless, and electric tools such as lawn mowers, trimmers, tillers, and snow blowers, aims to simplify your yard routine to make it quick and easy to get your outdoor chores done.
When It Comes To Snow – Go With Joe!
The SJ625E Can Clear Up To 800 lbs. Per Minute
Responding to the need for an easy-to-use machine that could tackle heavier snowfall on mid-sized driveways and walkways, Snow Joe developed the Snow Joe Ultra SJ625E, a larger electric snow thrower that delivers the power of a gas machine with the convenience of an electric unit.
Driven by a powerful 15-amp motor, the Snow Joe Ultra moves up to 800 lbs of snow per minute. Its durable steel auger with 2 rubber blades cuts a path 21 inches wide by 12 inches deep with each pass.
- Ideal for quick snow pickups on mid-sized driveways and walkways
- No gas, oil or tune-ups make it effortless to start and maintain
- Steel auger with 2 rubber blades cuts 21" wide and 12" deep in one pass
Key Features
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Durable Steel AugerSteel auger with 2 rubber blades cuts 21" wide and 12" deep in one pass. |
LED Light3 W LED light for safe nighttime clearing. |
Adjustable Directional Chute180° adjustable directional chute throws snow up to 20 ft. |
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- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 67.31 x 58.42 x 107.95 cm; 16.19 Kilograms
- Date First Available : April 21 2015
- Manufacturer : Snow Joe
- Place of Business : Snow Joe, LLC
- ASIN : B00W8YAVRS
- Item model number : SJ625E
- Country of origin : China
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,125 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
- #2 in Snow Blowers
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WHEN IT COMES TO SNOW – GO WITH JOE! Responding to the need for an easy-to-use machine that could tackle heavier snowfall on mid-sized driveways and walkways, Snow Joe developed the Snow Joe Ultra SJ625E, a larger electric snow thrower that delivers the power of a gas machine with the convenience of an electric unit. Driven by a powerful 15-amp motor, the Snow Joe Ultra moves up to 800 lbs of snow per minute. Its durable steel auger with 2 rubber blades cuts a path 21 inches wide by 12 inches deep with each pass. In addition to its exceptional plowing capacity, the Snow Joe Ultra features an adjustable discharge chute that rotates a complete 180º to provide full control over the direction of the snow stream. The chute deflector can also be adjusted to control the height of the snow stream. Easy-glide all-terrain wheels make the Snow Joe Ultra easy to turn and maneuver with each pass. The scraper blade at the base of the unit efficiently scrapes the snow clear to the ground without damaging your deck or pavement. Powered electrically, the Snow Joe Ultra SJ625E is effortless to start and maintain. No gas, oil, or tune-ups are necessary. The unit is ETL-approved and carries a full two year warranty. For heavier snowfall on mid-sized driveways and walkways, the Snow Joe Ultra SJ625E is your snow solution this winter.
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The only problem i the handle should not have hinges in the middle
Also ... Don't expect this to work like a gas power snow blower
EDIT: The replacement snow blower they sent me, the handle broke on the 2nd snowfall using it. Their website shows replacements, but they are out of stock and by the comments it has always been out of stock and tbey all break at the same spot mine broke. If I could give this product -10 stars, I would. I contacted support 48h ago and no reply yet. If at least the parts I need were available, I would buy 2 right now since the other side has noticeable cracks and will break anytime. The part is listed at $9.99... so for a 10 dollar part I can't use my snowblower.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Before i begin, this snowjoe is kept on my front porch, cleaned after every use, and covered with a designated cover. After using it for 4 snow falls, it wouldn't turn, i stopped immediately. I was going to return it then, but decided to open the covers and have a look. The included pictures are from that event .. snow got inside where the belt turns the auger. Snow also got into the other side where electronics are kept... I found abolutely no way the snow got in. I cleaned it out, and it seemed to work again, I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO AMAZON WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE...
3 snow falls later, it jammed again, I opened it up again, cleared out the ice and snow again. This time, half way through the driveway, i got smells of burning electronics. The motor got weaker and stopped all together. I assume the motor controller died.
I contacted customer support, they said since the issue was internal, i would have to return it and they would ship me another unit 5 to 10 days after the label they sent me was scanned. This sounded like excellent customer service so i held back any reviews. I received an email stating i would get a replacement march 9th. Perfect. The tracking never worked.
On the 16th, the label was printed. What? 7 days after i was supposed to receive it, they printed a label? Still waiting. I contacted them again... Asked what was going on, why this glitch happened. Nothing certain. They would ship another unit. As if they had shipped the first, it had never gone past the shipping label.
Today i received a unit, they deliberately cut the box on the side with a utility knife before putting inside another box, to make sure i can not use it to ship my unit again.
I still have 2 years of warranty on unit that did not survive 7 snow falls.
I have included pictures, I have had enough of this terrible product and if at least the customer service was able to rectify the situation, I would respect the product. Intentionally destroying the box to avoid a further return... Terrible company and product.
I have no words... Aside from DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
EDIT: The replacement snow blower they sent me, the handle broke on the 2nd snowfall using it. Their website shows replacements, but they are out of stock and by the comments it has always been out of stock and tbey all break at the same spot mine broke. If I could give this product -10 stars, I would. I contacted support 48h ago and no reply yet. If at least the parts I need were available, I would buy 2 right now since the other side has noticeable cracks and will break anytime. The part is listed at $9.99... so for a 10 dollar part I can't use my snowblower.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Before i begin, this snowjoe is kept on my front porch, cleaned after every use, and covered with a designated cover. After using it for 4 snow falls, it wouldn't turn, i stopped immediately. I was going to return it then, but decided to open the covers and have a look. The included pictures are from that event .. snow got inside where the belt turns the auger. Snow also got into the other side where electronics are kept... I found abolutely no way the snow got in. I cleaned it out, and it seemed to work again, I SHOULD HAVE RETURNED IT TO AMAZON WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE...
3 snow falls later, it jammed again, I opened it up again, cleared out the ice and snow again. This time, half way through the driveway, i got smells of burning electronics. The motor got weaker and stopped all together. I assume the motor controller died.
I contacted customer support, they said since the issue was internal, i would have to return it and they would ship me another unit 5 to 10 days after the label they sent me was scanned. This sounded like excellent customer service so i held back any reviews. I received an email stating i would get a replacement march 9th. Perfect. The tracking never worked.
On the 16th, the label was printed. What? 7 days after i was supposed to receive it, they printed a label? Still waiting. I contacted them again... Asked what was going on, why this glitch happened. Nothing certain. They would ship another unit. As if they had shipped the first, it had never gone past the shipping label.
Today i received a unit, they deliberately cut the box on the side with a utility knife before putting inside another box, to make sure i can not use it to ship my unit again.
I still have 2 years of warranty on unit that did not survive 7 snow falls.
I have included pictures, I have had enough of this terrible product and if at least the customer service was able to rectify the situation, I would respect the product. Intentionally destroying the box to avoid a further return... Terrible company and product.
I have no words... Aside from DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.
My driveway is about 13m X 4,5m, so it's a considerable extension to shovel; my back was asking for a break. After reading so many good reviews I decided to give a try to this blower, mainly because of its really low price comparing to the traditional gas ones. Just for the note I have never had nor used a blower before, not even a regular gas one.
Got nearly 30 cm of snow twice and the blower did a really good job as I expected. It's not too heavy so it's easy to push and manoeuvre. It dealt with about 30 cm of snow in no time; more than 30 minutes of manual shoveling were shortened to about 15 (including setting up the extension cord before and arranging it after).
This model might be less powerful than a gas one, but I really like its performance and think its great for a small to medium size area.
Pros:
-Way cheaper than a gas blower and still solid built. And electricity is also cheaper than gas.
-Requires no real maintenance as oil, motor or wheels.
-Lightwheigt (less than 15kgs), easy to operate/push.
-Blows about 30cm deep of snow without problem. Might work with even deeper snow going back and forth.
Cons:
-Requires an extension cord, which may be messy to deal with during operation and to store after (bought a cord reel to help).
-A little noisy (although a gas one might be as noisy - I cannot really compare this).
-Single phase only. It throws snow at about 5m at 45º. At 90º its about 3m, 4m at most.
-The deflector is tricky to operate. You have to unscrew the lock, use the crank hadle to turn it and then screw again the lock. Not so hard but a bit annoying to reset at every turn.
I'm really happy with this product. It might not be as powerful as a gas one but it works really well for my needs. If it lasts at least 3 winters it will have payed itself.
I recommend it to anyone looking for a not expensive yet good performance blower.
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INTRO-2: When choosing a snow blower, you have to think about the job at hand. How much snow do you get? Are you within 100-feet of an electrical outlet? Perhaps you want to skip corded electric and gas all together and go with a cordless electric? I watched video's online of cordless blowers, and to be honest, I am not really impressed. For one thing, they cost as much as a single stage gas blower, and they perform worse then a corded electric. So for me the choice was simple. I chose the 21" 15-AMP electric snow blower form Snow Joe.
ASSEMBLY: Assembling this blower is very easy, all you have to do is attach the handles, wheels, chute control arm, and chute top, everything else comes already assembled. If your not sure, just follow the directions in the manual. Assembly can be completed within 30-minutes if you are slow at assembling things, or within 10-minutes if your quick.
CORD: Because not everybody knows this, I feel the need to quickly mention that you must match the cord to the draw of the machine. This machine requires a minimum of a 12 gauge 3 conductor electrical cord. I highly recommend you purchase a US & WIRE Extreme cable sold on Amazon, as they remain flexible and easy to manage in freezing and sub freezing temperatures. Also make sure to get the proper length you need. Tiny driveways you can probably get away with a 50 footer. For average size driveways, you want a 100 footer. And don't get anything over 100 feet unless you step up to a 10 gauge 3 conductor cord.
MOTOR: This snow blower uses a 15-AMP motor, which averages around 1500-watts of draw. A standard garage circuit or household circuit, has a 20-AMP max breaker capacity. This motor will draw 1800-watts peak power during motor startup only. Because of this, please make sure there is nothing else running on the circuit, otherwise you might risk tripping your breaker. This motor has lots of power for what it was designed to do, and it sure didn't disappoint me!
BLOWER: The blower has a 12-inches tall opening by 21-inches wide. It is designed to take on no more then 1 foot at a time, however its pretty slow doing that even with fluffy snow. The blower seems to excel at tackling 6-inches to 8-inches at a respectful pace. Like I said, it will handle a foot of snow at a time, but it will be slow going. If the snow is over a foot tall, you will have to tilt the blower up to take off the top layer first, then come back again to take off the bottom layer.
If your drifts are between 2-feet to 3-feet you can forget it, you will never tilt it high enough, and be able to push it through the drift. Your just going to have to grab a shovel if your in that situation and remove the top layer of the drift with a snow shovel first, then come back with the blower after that. I took a picture of the snow blower next to a drift that is too tall for the capacity of the machine. I just needed to shovel that top layer off there, then I could come back with the blower and finish it up.
DRIVE: I want to remind everyone, that this blower is not self propelled. Your not going to find self propelled at this price point. This is a blower that you have to push. If you are a senior citizen, or someone with a disability, you might find pushing this thing difficult. However, if you are healthy, you can push this blower no problem, as long as you are not pushing it beyond its recommended limits.
AUGER: This is a single stage snow blower, hence it has an auger, but no impeller. The auger spins at a blindingly fast rate, which grabs the snow via the rubber paddles, and throws it through the chute. The rubber paddles are replaceable, but I haven't seen any wear after a single use! On the left side of the blower is a panel that you can remove, to give you access to the sealed belt and pulley's, that link the motor to the auger. This was a good design to help keep snow away from the belt! The belt and pully's are also replaceable if they should wear out on you.
CONTROLS: The controls at the operator position are very simple. You have the safety start button, the start bar, the LED headlight, and the chute direction control. In order to start the blower, you have to press and hold the safety button, and then pull back the start bar against the handle, easy! The direction of the chute can be operated remotely via the directional control arm, but the vertical up/down movement has to be done manually at the chute itself. The LED headlight has a on/off switch on top of it, so you can choose weather to run it or not, and the light position is adjustable.
WHEELS: The wheels on this blower are not the greatest in the world, however, they are not the worst either. While I would have preferred pneumatic wheels, you won't find those in this price range. At least this blower didn't come with those cheap noisy plastic wheels found on kids big wheels. The wheels move over the driveway pretty well, so I am not going to fault them too much. But the reason I would have preferred pneumatic wheels, is because they are superior at moving over terrain.
HANDLE: The handle itself provides a nice foam grip for your hands. It would have been nice if it were heated but again, not found in this price range. If you just wear a thick pair of winter gloves you will be fine. The handle doesn't seem to flex much at all, which really is a surprise considering the cost of the machine. I've actually been quite pleased with the handle, and I can even hang it up on the wall via the handle, so multi-purpose abilities are the way to go here.
CLEANING: Cleaning up the blower is very simple, all you need is a small broom, and you just sweep the snow off of it, thats really the only maintenance you need to do on it! If it were a gas machine, you would have to worry about draining the carburetor of gas, and changing the oil for the next season.
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, this is a very nice snow blower. It tackles everything I need it to do, except for the drifts. It has plenty of power for what it was designed to do, and it gets the job done. I'm actually happy that I didn't go with a lesser 13-AMP 18" model, as that would have been a pain to use in this situation. This 15-AMP 21" model was surprisingly easy to use. And if your concerned with the noise factor, well, this electric machine can be run without hearing protection on, so it won't annoy your neighbors early in the morning either. If your looking for an electric model, I recommend this one!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2019
INTRO-2: When choosing a snow blower, you have to think about the job at hand. How much snow do you get? Are you within 100-feet of an electrical outlet? Perhaps you want to skip corded electric and gas all together and go with a cordless electric? I watched video's online of cordless blowers, and to be honest, I am not really impressed. For one thing, they cost as much as a single stage gas blower, and they perform worse then a corded electric. So for me the choice was simple. I chose the 21" 15-AMP electric snow blower form Snow Joe.
ASSEMBLY: Assembling this blower is very easy, all you have to do is attach the handles, wheels, chute control arm, and chute top, everything else comes already assembled. If your not sure, just follow the directions in the manual. Assembly can be completed within 30-minutes if you are slow at assembling things, or within 10-minutes if your quick.
CORD: Because not everybody knows this, I feel the need to quickly mention that you must match the cord to the draw of the machine. This machine requires a minimum of a 12 gauge 3 conductor electrical cord. I highly recommend you purchase a US & WIRE Extreme cable sold on Amazon, as they remain flexible and easy to manage in freezing and sub freezing temperatures. Also make sure to get the proper length you need. Tiny driveways you can probably get away with a 50 footer. For average size driveways, you want a 100 footer. And don't get anything over 100 feet unless you step up to a 10 gauge 3 conductor cord.
MOTOR: This snow blower uses a 15-AMP motor, which averages around 1500-watts of draw. A standard garage circuit or household circuit, has a 20-AMP max breaker capacity. This motor will draw 1800-watts peak power during motor startup only. Because of this, please make sure there is nothing else running on the circuit, otherwise you might risk tripping your breaker. This motor has lots of power for what it was designed to do, and it sure didn't disappoint me!
BLOWER: The blower has a 12-inches tall opening by 21-inches wide. It is designed to take on no more then 1 foot at a time, however its pretty slow doing that even with fluffy snow. The blower seems to excel at tackling 6-inches to 8-inches at a respectful pace. Like I said, it will handle a foot of snow at a time, but it will be slow going. If the snow is over a foot tall, you will have to tilt the blower up to take off the top layer first, then come back again to take off the bottom layer.
If your drifts are between 2-feet to 3-feet you can forget it, you will never tilt it high enough, and be able to push it through the drift. Your just going to have to grab a shovel if your in that situation and remove the top layer of the drift with a snow shovel first, then come back with the blower after that. I took a picture of the snow blower next to a drift that is too tall for the capacity of the machine. I just needed to shovel that top layer off there, then I could come back with the blower and finish it up.
DRIVE: I want to remind everyone, that this blower is not self propelled. Your not going to find self propelled at this price point. This is a blower that you have to push. If you are a senior citizen, or someone with a disability, you might find pushing this thing difficult. However, if you are healthy, you can push this blower no problem, as long as you are not pushing it beyond its recommended limits.
AUGER: This is a single stage snow blower, hence it has an auger, but no impeller. The auger spins at a blindingly fast rate, which grabs the snow via the rubber paddles, and throws it through the chute. The rubber paddles are replaceable, but I haven't seen any wear after a single use! On the left side of the blower is a panel that you can remove, to give you access to the sealed belt and pulley's, that link the motor to the auger. This was a good design to help keep snow away from the belt! The belt and pully's are also replaceable if they should wear out on you.
CONTROLS: The controls at the operator position are very simple. You have the safety start button, the start bar, the LED headlight, and the chute direction control. In order to start the blower, you have to press and hold the safety button, and then pull back the start bar against the handle, easy! The direction of the chute can be operated remotely via the directional control arm, but the vertical up/down movement has to be done manually at the chute itself. The LED headlight has a on/off switch on top of it, so you can choose weather to run it or not, and the light position is adjustable.
WHEELS: The wheels on this blower are not the greatest in the world, however, they are not the worst either. While I would have preferred pneumatic wheels, you won't find those in this price range. At least this blower didn't come with those cheap noisy plastic wheels found on kids big wheels. The wheels move over the driveway pretty well, so I am not going to fault them too much. But the reason I would have preferred pneumatic wheels, is because they are superior at moving over terrain.
HANDLE: The handle itself provides a nice foam grip for your hands. It would have been nice if it were heated but again, not found in this price range. If you just wear a thick pair of winter gloves you will be fine. The handle doesn't seem to flex much at all, which really is a surprise considering the cost of the machine. I've actually been quite pleased with the handle, and I can even hang it up on the wall via the handle, so multi-purpose abilities are the way to go here.
CLEANING: Cleaning up the blower is very simple, all you need is a small broom, and you just sweep the snow off of it, thats really the only maintenance you need to do on it! If it were a gas machine, you would have to worry about draining the carburetor of gas, and changing the oil for the next season.
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, this is a very nice snow blower. It tackles everything I need it to do, except for the drifts. It has plenty of power for what it was designed to do, and it gets the job done. I'm actually happy that I didn't go with a lesser 13-AMP 18" model, as that would have been a pain to use in this situation. This 15-AMP 21" model was surprisingly easy to use. And if your concerned with the noise factor, well, this electric machine can be run without hearing protection on, so it won't annoy your neighbors early in the morning either. If your looking for an electric model, I recommend this one!
History: Our first, the Toro Powercurve 1800, finally died this year after 14 years of service. The huge ice chunks plowed in from the town broke its blade. Side by side with the Snow Joe, the Toro looks puny.
But, the Toro gave us many years of trouble-free service. Because parts are still readily available, we'll repair it and use it to clear porches and steps. It's lightweight and small enough to replace a manual shovel. The Toro is a champ and we expect many more years of service out of the Toro after our repairs.
Our second electric snowblower was a Greenworks model. It was inexpensive and worked OK as a fill-in. BUT, it's cheaply made and poorly designed. Bolts flew off during service. The turning chute wasn't designed for snow because all it did was collect snow in the collar and ice up. In order to use it we had to use a hair dryer to de-ice it so that the chute would turn. It's completely zip-tied together at this point and we'll be glad so see the back of it. We're sending it to the dump and won't buy this manufacturer's products again. None of these problems occurred with either the Toro or the Snow Joe.
Now we come to this Snow Joe. We bought this older, soon to be no longer available model because we like several features not available on the new and 'improved' versions of this snowblower. The first is the handlebar across the top for the power and the second is the stability bar across the handles for the chute turning control.
For power control, all of the newer Snow Joe models have the flip out plastic lever on one side and they're a pain (same as the Greenworks) to use because they're only for one hand. If you have a lot of snow to blow, that hand gets tired fast. The top bar on this particular model means that it can be powered with either or both hands, it reduces fatigue and makes it easier to run. The removal of this bar in the newer designs isn't an improvement (Snow Joe, take note).
For stability, the removal of the stability crossbar for the chute control is also not an improvement. When the snow gets deep, this bar serves multiple functions. It makes the control of the chute direction easier, it stabilizes the chute control and stabilizes the machine's entire handle structure in heavy work. Snow Joe, please bring back both of these features in your next versions.
Lastly, it has POWER!. We love the big back wheels for movement and stability. Its 21 inch chute width makes the job about 2x faster than its predecessors (in our lives).
The machine's blade is hardened rubber attached to a steel auger. This is a huge improvement over all other manufacturers who still use plastic blades. This rubberized blade won't crack or chip in cold weather and the steel auger is strong. The rubber parts of the blades will be easy to replace once they get dog-eared by removing a couple of bolts.
The chute's turning mechanism is smooth and neither sticks nor has a mind of its own during operation. It stays where it's set until the operator moves it. In wet snow the chute doesn't direct the snow as well is it might. For some reason the snow sputters around the exit instead of shooting out. But, it still throws deeper snow about 15' - 20' and clears right down to the pavement. It's good in both powder and wet snow.
Lastly, it's good for snow depths that are deeper than its 12 inch; rating. To use the Snow Joe in deep snow means smaller bites (not the full 21 inch; width) and a slower walk. But, hey, for snow anything's better than manual shoveling. We've cleared snow as deep as 18 inches; in a single pass. We don't recommend this and normally will remove snow 2-3x over the course of a storm instead of trying to do it all at once. But, it does snow overnight...lol. In places like Tahoe where it's 3-5' feet of snow over a couple of days, the only thing that removes this amount of snow is a full-on plow. So, no, the Snow Joe won't tackle 2-3' of snow in a single pass.
There's the nifty LED light up on the handle. In the newer models the light is now in front of the discharge chute. In deep snow that light placement is useless, so we're glad to have the light high up on the handle. With big storms, we sometimes have to make a pass at night or face a wall of snow in the AM. The light helps a lot.
Out of the box, set-up was a breeze. All that was required was the connection of 4 super large, easy to handle knobs, install the chute control, snap the power lines into their clips and you're ready to go.
Our only nit is cord control. With an electric snowblower, one of our major gripes with all manufacturers is that it doesn't seem as if anyone in design & development has actually used one of these snowblowers. We need to be able to move the electric cord from one side to the other easily to keep it out of the snow and far from the blades. Once the first couple of paths are cleared, the electric cord is put in the cleared area so that we can see it, not slip on it and plow the rest of the snow quickly. Maybe a slider bar on the back of the handle to easily move the cord from side to side?
To address this cord management problem, we installed a second stabilizer bar across the handles that allows us to tie the cord around it and then connect it to the machine's plug. This also stops the cord from unexpectedly coming unplugged. This way, we can easily slide the the cord from one side of the snowblower to the other without wasting time fiddling with it or the need to have it in hand while operating the machine (take another note, Snow Joe).
All in all, we like this machine so much and Amazon's current amazing price that we ordered a 2nd one as a back-up until we decide that we want a small Kubota or Husqvarna tractor for all of our landscaping and maintenance needs.
Today was first use. - 7 inches of semi wet Minnesota snow. It handled it well. Works like a typical single stage where it doesn't throw the snow all that far, and sort of propels itself by scraping the ground when the snow is lighter.
Power: Adequate - for the most part was using the whole width and it was keeping up. When the snow is particularly packed it slows down and you have to push it more.
Noise: Sounds like a shop vac. I thought it would be quieter. The constant pitch change when not under load to under load was a bit annoying, but quieter than gas. Gas one had a more consistent sound though, so may still wake the neighbors.
Corded vs Cordless: Cord was a minor annoyance and not a show stopper. I already had a 100 foot cord and that gets to where I need it to. I built a little reel for the wall so winding it up is a cinch. You just need to plan your route so you aren't constantly running it over.
Weight/ergonomics: it's light, and the handle is low. I am tall and would have preferred it to be higher. The crank to turn the blow direction was super low to the ground, which was a little annoying, but not a show stopper either for this price.
Verdict:
Seems like a keeper. I'm not getting rid of the gas one for huge snowfalls, but this is a good in between tool.
First off, when it comes to clearing snow, this machine does its job admirably. The 21-inch clearing width is fantastic for handling moderate snowfall, and the motor's strength is impressive, blasting through snowbanks without much trouble.
Now, here's the thing: that cord. Snow blowing is a hands-on job, and having to constantly manage and maneuver around the cord can be a real pain. It limits your mobility and, honestly, it's easy to accidentally run over the cord while you're focused on clearing snow, which can disrupt your flow and even cause safety concerns.
I wish the Snow Joe SJ625E was cordless or had a better cord management system to make things smoother. It's not a deal-breaker, but it's definitely something to consider, especially if you have a larger area to clear or if you're easily frustrated by cords.
Putting the cord issue aside, this snow blower is relatively easy to handle and doesn't require much maintenance. It's also quieter than gas-powered alternatives, which is a plus if you're trying not to disturb your neighbors during early morning snow removal.
Overall, the Snow Joe SJ625E Electric Snow Blower gets the job done efficiently. However, the cord situation might be a bit of a nuisance for some users. If you can handle the cord or have a smaller area to clear, this snow blower is a solid choice. But if cord management is a significant concern for you, you might want to explore cordless or alternative options for a more hassle-free experience.