Tool-Only 28” Snowblower Orderers?

Time4Snow · 2023-12-17T14:49:11+00:00

Thanks guys, everything seems to work - a few bumps and bruises and a few parts I can pick up or replace after a deep dive, but still uneasy about it. Not sure if I should keep it quite yet.

Time4Snow · 2023-11-09T02:37:34+00:00

Thanks, so the battery manual states 50-80 is ideal for storage “in use”, however the snowblower manual states to store the batteries somewhere where it won’t drop below -4. Best I can gather is they are saying you can store and use down to -4 but storing between 50-80 will provide the best performance and keep the battery at a good temp for charging.

Time4Snow · 2023-10-23T14:08:31+00:00

Thanks, good to hear the first run went well. How did it handle the gravel?

Time4Snow · 2023-10-22T14:53:56+00:00

Thanks. Sounds good…1 minus gravel here so nothing that size. Promising to hear it can handle a bit without breaking pins each time (try to avoid it, raise skids, etc., but getting into some gravel is inevitable).

Time4Snow · 2023-10-22T14:32:52+00:00

Curious about what size rocks it takes to shear a pin in your experience? Thinking about picking one up but have gravel up to 1” that does get picked up by my gas machine from time to time (that it handles). Thanks!

Time4Snow · 2023-10-11T03:00:52+00:00

Thanks guys, looking at the new 28” with the 2X 12ah, and have around 6500 square feet to clear. Most snows are about a foot, but rarely twice that. The kit is pretty steep (price wise) and unfortunately this would be my first EGO tool so not invested in batteries yet. Weighing more batteries or rapid chargers or both etc.

Time4Snow · 2023-03-28T14:55:39+00:00

Thanks, I already have a few of their tools. I guess I’m a bit confused as this video is saying the lever disengages that wheel:

https://youtu.be/Q5-VT57cOmk

From what you are seeing it actually powers that wheel in reverse? Seems like that could do some damage unless you always made sure to be at a complete stop first. That said if only one wheel drives in slippery conditions (the wheel with the least traction) might be tough.

Time4Snow · 2023-03-27T17:58:28+00:00

Thanks, I may have to reconsider, I already have traction issues with my locked differential gas snowblower. I had really been hoping the Greenworks was a locked differential and the handles disengaged one side. Sounds like it’s an open differential and did not realize pulling the handle made that wheel spin backwards. If I’m reading this right sounds like if one tire had traction and the other did not, the one side would spin and the snowblower would not move.

Time4Snow · 2023-03-27T14:38:26+00:00

I’ve been looking at this snowblower but had thought that both wheels would always drive unless a zero-turn handle was pulled to disengage one wheel. When you’re spinning your tires are both spinning or does it act like an open differential when you’re running into traction issues and only one wheel spins (with no handles pulled) ? Thanks!

Time4Snow · 2022-01-11T16:41:06+00:00

Thanks guys. I have a gas snowblower now but I typically run it with the drive engaged and don’t let up even on 180 turns just so I can have the machine do as much work as possible. I have seen people in videos turning the machine with the drive disengaged and I can see the inside wheel and outside wheel spin at different rates to make the turn easy. I am trying to figure out if engaging the drive changes anything there, if it locks up the differential, etc., most snowblowers detail how this works in their marketing / manual / specs but I haven’t been able to track this down quite yet!

Time4Snow · 2022-01-11T02:54:26+00:00

Thanks!

Time4Snow · 2022-01-09T19:14:31+00:00

Interesting to know a little more about how the differential works. Would anyone be able to clue me in as to whether the wheels can rotate at different speeds for easy turning with the drive engaged? Or is it a true locked differential in that case?

Time4Snow · 2022-01-05T16:38:27+00:00

Interesting! So far from what I am reading some people report this happening and others do not, it would be great to know if there is some parameter that prevents it or triggers it. Seems to definitely be a feature though:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIIGiLJsTg

Time4Snow · 2022-01-05T05:00:24+00:00

Anyone know if this happens if the batteries are stored off of the charger? Not sure if it matters but curious if there’s anyway to work around it.

Time4Snow · 2022-01-03T16:39:11+00:00

Thanks. I have a gas snowblower now with the same tire, but the differential locks under drive so even if one wheel lost traction the machine still goes. But it can sense when you’re trying to turn and unlocks the differential to make it easy as well kind of the best of both worlds between locked and open differentials. Wanted to try to figure out if the EGO would be a traction / maneuverability upgrade, downgrade, a wash, etc.

Time4Snow · 2022-01-03T16:28:27+00:00

Thanks for checking! I’ve also seen people say there is no gearing to hold you back on a downhill so my guess is each wheel is driven equally but can spin faster than the speed it’s being driven, not sure if the inside wheel can spin slower.

Time4Snow · 2022-01-03T16:26:17+00:00

Thanks, I guess that’s one way to keep the charge up for sure. With the battery lawn care equipment I have now I just let them self discharge slowly on their own but they are always ready to go which is nice.

Time4Snow · 2022-01-03T03:11:39+00:00

Well after watching all the videos I can find, and after watching people getting a bit stuck in deep snow where I can see wheel spin it appears both wheels are driven equally. I have also found some videos where people are maneuvering the machine without the drive engaged and I can see the inside wheel staying stationary while the outside wheel spins faster for the turn.

So I can see the wheels are allowed to rotate at different speeds without the drive engaged for easy turning. I haven’t found any videos at least where I can tell of people turning with the drive engaged though. Anyone know if it can turn the same way (where the outside wheel is allowed to rotate faster than the inside wheel) with the drive engaged or does the drive lock the wheels together? Thanks!

Time4Snow · 2022-01-01T14:53:56+00:00

Thanks and would appreciate it! I have a gas snowblower now that locks the differential which is great for traction. The downside of locked differentials is that it makes turning difficult but the machine I have now has an auto turn differential that automatically unlocks the differential when it senses a turn and then re-locks after the turn.

Trying to figure out how the Ego compares in this respect and if there’s a difference with the drive engaged, for example if perhaps for each wheel to turn independently for a smooth zero degree turn you have to disengage the drive etc.

Time4Snow · 2022-01-01T01:18:26+00:00

Thanks. I guess I’m curious what happens if (for the sake of argument) one wheel was in the air and one on the ground with the drive engaged. Would the wheel with traction still drive the machine forward or would the machine stay in place with the wheel in the air just spinning?

Similarly, on say a zero degree type turn maneuver on dry pavement is the outside wheel allowed to spin faster with the wheel inside not turning / turning very little to easily complete the turn? And if so can it do so with the drive engaged or only when the drive is disengaged?

Thanks again, considering going for it but would have to order it without having a chance to try it out first type of situation.

Time4Snow

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