I'm guessing you live somewhere in the far far south and have never had to shovel before. I'm in my mid-20's and in pretty good shape and if there is more than an inch or two of powder on the ground, there is no comparison. The video is a little deceiving because I am ramming through old snowpack and ice just to demonstrate. The electric motor easily outperforms and <$300 gas snowblower I have ever tried (and I got it for a song and already had the batteries).
I would love to see that electrical conversion to battery on the snow Joe 6221 cord machine. However, I know somebody out there has a simple conversion to bypass that safety button you have to push before pulling back on the throttle. Please help me out. I'm afraid to screw it up for fear that it wouldn't work when I got done altering the button.
Somebody please show me a good way to get around that safety button on the side that you have to push before pulling the trigger. What a pain. This is on the snow joe SJ621.
Like to see how you converted that as I have a snow joe 13 amp, 18 inch, which I assume this is. It looks just like it. Please put out a video to change this to battery plus there must be some conversion to get around that safety button on the side. That is a real pain in the butt.
Works better than my 2 cycle ariens snowblower.......Darn shame too, only used that snowblower 2 seasons and it let me down every time. The main blower was down this winter, its a old 70's gilson 4 cycle single phase.....That thing throws some serious snow.
Thats awesome, it'd be great to see a how to video on the battery and its applications. Must applaud you on your efforts, looking forward to some DIY's.
@itlldoktm Yeah, I didn't even realize I was sending it over the fence until watching the video back. I guess they can't be too pissed because I just finished clearing their sidewalk though!
You figured out a way to make this electric snowblower a cordless unit? I just ordered a Toro the other day and would love a how-to video of how to put together an energy efficient battery for it.
@elysiumabovo - It is not too hard to put the battery together, I will put up a tutorial video in the near future. I'm not familiar with the toro model and the motor it uses - it might not be as easy as with this one. The batteries are coming down in price but still pretty expensive. If you use them for lots of things though, you maximize their potential and minimize costs!
snow shovel be about the same time and easyer to store and dosent need to be recharged
vivitar45 4 weeks ago
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I'm guessing you live somewhere in the far far south and have never had to shovel before. I'm in my mid-20's and in pretty good shape and if there is more than an inch or two of powder on the ground, there is no comparison. The video is a little deceiving because I am ramming through old snowpack and ice just to demonstrate. The electric motor easily outperforms and <$300 gas snowblower I have ever tried (and I got it for a song and already had the batteries).
rocketgsx 4 weeks ago
we dont have a Snow Blower but last year we got 4 ft of snow some areas in my yard had up to 7 ft... it was ridiculous! lol
andr3wj0n3s99 2 months ago
I would love to see that electrical conversion to battery on the snow Joe 6221 cord machine. However, I know somebody out there has a simple conversion to bypass that safety button you have to push before pulling back on the throttle. Please help me out. I'm afraid to screw it up for fear that it wouldn't work when I got done altering the button.
1denece 3 months ago
Somebody please show me a good way to get around that safety button on the side that you have to push before pulling the trigger. What a pain. This is on the snow joe SJ621.
1denece 3 months ago
Like to see how you converted that as I have a snow joe 13 amp, 18 inch, which I assume this is. It looks just like it. Please put out a video to change this to battery plus there must be some conversion to get around that safety button on the side. That is a real pain in the butt.
1denece 3 months ago
Works better than my 2 cycle ariens snowblower.......Darn shame too, only used that snowblower 2 seasons and it let me down every time. The main blower was down this winter, its a old 70's gilson 4 cycle single phase.....That thing throws some serious snow.
sirmasterpimp 11 months ago
Thats awesome, it'd be great to see a how to video on the battery and its applications. Must applaud you on your efforts, looking forward to some DIY's.
sambar 1 year ago
Yeah, give it to the neighbours!
itlldoktm 1 year ago
@itlldoktm Yeah, I didn't even realize I was sending it over the fence until watching the video back. I guess they can't be too pissed because I just finished clearing their sidewalk though!
rocketgsx 1 year ago
You figured out a way to make this electric snowblower a cordless unit? I just ordered a Toro the other day and would love a how-to video of how to put together an energy efficient battery for it.
elysiumabovo 1 year ago
@elysiumabovo - It is not too hard to put the battery together, I will put up a tutorial video in the near future. I'm not familiar with the toro model and the motor it uses - it might not be as easy as with this one. The batteries are coming down in price but still pretty expensive. If you use them for lots of things though, you maximize their potential and minimize costs!
rocketgsx 1 year ago
@rocketgsx Hi, I'm interested in how you built this battery snowblower. Did you ever get round to putting up a tutorial video?
uncychris 2 months ago