only used on one storm so far but it worked very nicely with about 4 inches of snow.the cord was a bit of a pain to handle but for price a great buy.easy to put together and use.clogged once but cleared easily with the included tool.went fairly smooth for a first time use.

I could not decide whether I wanted a gas-powered unit or battery-powered blower. Last year (2020), I resorted to shoveling only in New England's winter, which was not fun at all. So, I needed a blower immediately before the next snowfall, even though my mind was still not set.So, I did a research and battery-powered unit was out of the window because they are ridiculously expensive (you could buy an entry-level gas-powered blower) and you'd need at least 2 batteries no matter what. I was afraid of going over the wire with this unit, but for the price (was about $170 when I bought it) I clicked "PLACE ORDER" right away. Upon opening the box, I was shocked of the "height", which was roughly half as tall as average gas-powered blowers. It was also missing a washer that goes on the shoot, but I have assortments of hardware so I just installed a stainless steel washer. However, quality control in China still has a long way to go.OK, the performance. I measured the depth of snow, and it was 12-14", slightly wet/heavy snow. I was surprised that this small unit actually works, and if the snow is not wet or deep it can throw snow about 5~7 meters away (about 20ft). However, if the snow is deep or wet, the number drops to mere 2 meters or less. I knew this, so I was not unhappy. For 12-14" accumulation, I had to make 2 passes to clear my driveway. The biggest challenge was the heap left by the town plow. It was not easy, but as I repeatedly "hit" the heap gently but firmly, I could eventually clear it. There were some small tree branches under the snow, but this unit chewed them up & threw them away with the snow. It can also break thin sheet of ice under the snow. Mind you, I sprayed silicone spray inside the shoot (I wouldn't recommend WD40 as it could erode the resin; silicone is the best for resin/rubber).Long story short, I was pleased with the performance. I used under-rated extension (I know I shouldn't have), but bought a 100ft 12-AWG extension immediately. The handle bar could be more robust, so do not force it and like I mentioned above, "be gentle but firm". It took me about an hour to clear my driveway as I had make 2 passes. Was I tired? Of course, but NOT nearly as tired as shoveling. It does make noise, but for me it is a sign that the motor is strong and is not annoyingly loud. The LED lights are weak as they do not come with focus lens. I believe this unit would most benefit those who cannot decide whether to go with gas-powered unit (which is a LOT more expensive than this) or electric, or just need any blower NOW. For mere $170, you can't go wrong with it and you would be happy saving your muscles & bones. Gas-powered unit requires extensive care & preservation, which I wanted to skip. Even if you do want a gas-powered unit but cannot afford one now, I would get this unit anyway just to buy time to do more research & save money.In the next few years, I believe there would be larger electric blowers. If the time comes, I might consider getting a larger unit and keep this one as a spare.Pros:-Lightweight-Has enough power to take care of moderate accumulation-Reasonably priced-Durable for the material (resin) usedCons:-Struggles on wet/heavy snow-Have to deal with extension cable-Becomes a decorative object during power outage-Quality control in China is still questionableUPDATE 2/26/22This is the 2nd winter and Mass has had 2 snow storms so far. During the 1st storm, the drive belt has snapped but luckily I had a spare belt (thanks to one reviewer) so I could get it back on service in a half hour. The spare belt, if Snow Joe is out of stock, is AC Delco 3L245. To change the belt, UNPLUG the unit, remove the left plastic cover (there are 2 hidden screws on the aft edge) and install the belt on the drive pulley (the smaller metal) first, then onto the driven pulley (the larger plastic).Once a while, the circuit breaker trips due to higher load, and I'm not sure how long the motor can last (the motor is not listed as a replacement parts), but so far I'm very pleased with the performance for the price.

I purchased this Snow Joe on August 4th, 2021, to prepare for the tough New England winters, and after 3 years and 5 months of use, I’m very happy with my decision. It’s been incredibly reliable—I still haven’t had to change the oil (seriously, never), and I’ve only needed to replace the belt once.It’s easy to handle and store in my basement, which is a big plus. While you do need to take it a bit easy in deeper snow and not push it too hard, it still keeps up and gets the job done well. Compared to my old gas snowblower, this is a major upgrade—no more dealing with the hassle of gas, and I’m thankful not to have to worry about a battery either.Highly recommend for anyone looking for a dependable snowblower!

I cannot stress enough, the unimaginable amount of rage that was induced from using this utterly worthless, horribly designed product. I resorted to shoveling snow because it was physically less demanding and drastically less stressful. Let's start at the beginning.Package arrived. Open instructions, and begin assembly. The handles and chute crank are really all that needed to be assembled. Easy enough! After all, it's just a children's toy, designed for people 3ft tall and below! But I didn't know that yet.After assembly I go outside with my correctly rated outdoor extension cord, per the user manual. All is well, and snow will be thrown. I get the extension cord plugged into an outdoor outlet, and plug in the snow joe snow thrower. It has lights, and they worked. If there's ANY praise whatsoever to come from this review, it's that the lights worked. Not well. But they worked. I start up the snow thrower and I'm immediately underwhelmed. 20"+ of powder in Michigan in the span of 48 hours, and this brand new snow thrower is struggling with moving literal powder? The lightest, fluffiest, easiest to move snow? Keep in mind, I had already shoveled the driveway ahead of time, so it was not a cumulative 20", rather 2-3". This snow thrower was struggling, just as I was struggling to maintain my sanity trying to maneuver the handlebars that are approximately 3ft lower than they should've been. Then the handlebars start to bend and bow, so I reassess my handlebar assembly job. Turns out, I assembled them exactly as directed in the instruction booklet. The root cause is just a devastatingly tragic design. Like, christ man, how hard is it to design handlebars at adult arm level? If only there were a dozen other brands and shapes and models and designs to go off of? How do you fail this fantastically?Finally, after this failure and utter abomination of machinery pushed me past my limit of patience, I put the snow thrower exactly where it belongs. In the trash. It fit quite nicely in a half full dumpster. The handlebars bent perfectly, by design, to accommodate the shape of my dumpster. Trash day is tomorrow, so it worked out magically! I am horrendously disappointed in myself for giving money to a dogwater dumpster fire of a company, so I won't allow them the satisfaction of returning it to them so they can turn around to resell it on Amazon as "used - like new".Go buy a shovel. Or a real snow thrower, like an adult.

Relatively simple to assemble, throws powdery snow like a champ in smooth areas. Works great if you get to the snow before it's impacted by tires/feet. Some areas of my driveway cleared in a few minutes, other areas couldn't be cleared because the machine was unable to deal with compacted snow, and the small plastic wheels struggle with a rough surface. Pushing the blower was was as hard as shoveling in some areas.Update: February 17/25After the recent storm, I put the Snow Joe to work to deal with a huge snow plow drift at the entrance of my driveway - about 20ft x 15ft of hard snow... roughly 18-24" deep. It took me a while, and it was a lot of work, however, the Snow Joe did it. I cursed the 100ft extension cord more than once, and struggled to get the snowblower to bite more than a few inches at times, but this little machine did the job, so I'm upgrading to 5 stars. I'm suitably impressed.

Bought in the late fall of 2021 so this is a full winter review. Bought this along with Coleman 12/ 3 extension cord based on other recommendations for a 15 amp motor. Not sure it it actually made a difference but did not have ANY electrically related problems at all so I am glad I did buy it. This review is on the snow joe only. Great little machine. It moves manually so you have to maneuver it by push it yourself but it is light. The scraper bar does a good job of getting down to the driveway but did not actually scrape it. Quiet enough to use at 2:00 am without waking neighbours. The auger work on heavy and light snow but not the best on snow plowed onto the driveway that turns to ice. It was still much better than using a shovel but not as good as gas. Still, threw the snow well out of the way. My driveway, with 5-8 cm of snow would take app 25 minutes to shovel. This little snow joe did it in 10. One night received almost 18 cm of snow. There were also drifts that were almost 30 cm right at the garage door. Used about 3/4 of the width of the intake (to prevent the chance of clogging, which it never did) and cut though the drift and the rest of the driveway without issue in about 20 minutes. By hand would easily be a tiring hour. It is not self propelled and does not have the full power of gas, but if you want a light weight, easy to use (no gas or maintenance) light to medium duty snow thrower, you cannot go wrong with the SJ627E

This is a great option if you have a smaller drive way and sidewalk area. I live in Saskatoon SK and it does a great job on the snow we have here. Plenty of power and easy to handle. My only criticism is the chute design, it's quite short and has cut out on the side. Might not be an issue with heavier snow but with the lighter snow we have here, there was a bit of blow back. I got a bit creative and made a sleeve that fits over the chute which took care of the issue.I also used a light duty extension cord in -30C weather and had no issue with tripping breakers or decreased performance.

Bought this for my elderly parents as it was light, 15A, and had decent reviews. I fully understood that I was dealing with a lightweight, electric machine that would never be able to match the performance of a gas unit. I even dug up video reviews of the machine working before I bought it.First snowfall arrives: approximately 4" of light, powdery snow on the ground. I get out my heavy duty cord (100' 12ga), grab the machine from their garage and get to work, stopping immediately; something is beating against the chassis when the auger turns and it sounds like the thing is going to tear itself apart.I unplug it, flip the unit upside down on the workbench, and turn the auger by hand to see if I can find what is hitting the machine but it's smooth as silk. So I flip it back upright and turn it again, discovering that the bottom of the chute flexes when the machine is upright and the flat rubber pieces are hitting. I unscrew those to see if they're adjustable (nope), and then file them both down until they are no longer hitting the chute. Rev the machine on the garage floor and it's not hitting anymore; score.Once the machine is back outside I start to push it and... the noise comes back, just as loud as before. The chute has so much flex to it that just pushing the machine over (light) snow causes it to bow enough to hit the auger again. Now that I know what is happening, I grab some hearing protection and get started.The machine throws the snow like a champ, easily moves it beyond the edges of the driveway. Except for the bottom inch or so; that stuff gets polished into a compacted layer of slick snow. Superb.By now the plough has gone by and there's a ridge of awful road snow at the end of the driveway, so I figure I'll see if this will at least help clear something like that. I ease the machine into it gently, and it starts to chip at it, but gave up almost immediately as I smelled the motor overheating.After that, I stashed it back in the garage and cleared the rest with a shovel, only slipping once on the polished snow left behind by this farce of a tool.Bottom line: yes, on a very technically-correct, syntactically-accurate, legal department-satisfying level, this machine throws snow. But so does a toddler when you play outside in the middle of winter.

Bought this in anticipation for winter storm in Ontario. We had 1 foot light snow dump. Blower was working well until it stopped working all together. Trouble shooting was not effective. This was the first usage. Immediately returned to Amazon. Was able to do 1 car length and width before it stopped working all together.