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Greenworks - 60V 450 CFM at 125 Mph Cordless Leaf Blower, with 2.0Ah Battery and Charger 2414402 - Green
Average customer rating
4.6
(2,048 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 2,048 reviews
5 Stars
1,591
4 Stars
287
3 Stars
75
2 Stars
28
1 Star
67
93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Greenworks - 60V 450 CFM at 125 Mph Cordless Leaf Blower, with 2.0Ah Battery and Charger 2414402 - Green
Posted by: Den Wah
Verified Purchase:Yes
The snow blower is our 4th product from Greenworks, and it works as advertised. We recently had a blizzard, and the blower made the driveway cleanup a breeze. It made short work clearing the "slop" at the end of the driveway, left by the thoughtless snowplow drivers, along with clearing our long, wide driveway.
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Posted by: Nebraska Senior
Verified Purchase:Yes
The Snow Blower arrived nicely packaged & very easy to assemble! As a senior I am very tired of wrestling with a gas blower so made the jump to battery powered.
The only thing I’ve blown is air because we haven’t received any snow since it arrived! So, the only thing I can rate is the maneuverability (very easy to move & turn) and I love how quiet it is compared to my old gas powered blower.
Looking forward to trying it in snow but the forecast isn’t promising.
The only thing I’ve blown is air because we haven’t received any snow since it arrived! So, the only thing I can rate is the maneuverability (very easy to move & turn) and I love how quiet it is compared to my old gas powered blower.
Looking forward to trying it in snow but the forecast isn’t promising.
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Customer Rating
5
Kicks snow to the curb!
on February 10, 2022
Posted by: Kansas Kid
from Central KS
Gender:Male
Handles heavy wet snow like a champ! Even the icy stuff! Cleans the driveway as good as a shovel but with 1/10th the effort!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
I am a returning customer because I love the tools and batteries.
on February 10, 2022
Posted by: MikeFreem
from Cornwall, New York
Gender:Male
I started with a Ecoworks lawnmower, then added a weed trimmer and it totally revolutionized my yard work! So easy and they work! Now I have a leaf blower with an extra battery and looking at a pressure washer next. Thank you for the great customer service too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Flying through the snow
on February 9, 2022
Posted by: Princess Linda
from Yeadon, PA
Gender:Female
This snow blower is fantastic, easy to operate, nice handle to change direction on the snow clearing. Clears a nice path of snow.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Light & Powerful!
on February 9, 2022
Posted by: Aquarius
from Layton UT
Gender:Male
This 60v snowblower is light enough to clear my steep driveway & sidewalks & paths!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Easy To Handle
on February 9, 2022
Posted by: MyMadison
from Carrollton, VA
Gender:Female
I purchased this leaf blower about a month or so ago, and I must say it's GREAT!! I actually used it to blow snow off my walkway, and my car. Bye, bye broom and shovel. It's actually very light weight considering my hand held blower. This has to be one of the best investments for yard work.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Works well, could use some improvements
on February 5, 2022
Posted by: TomDibble
from North-Central PA
Gender:Male
Bought this a few weeks back and have so far used it for two snow storms here in PA. I got the package with 2x5Ah batteries and charger. Our situation is that we have a house set off the road with a 170-ft driveway that climbs 30 feet in the first 120 feet (ie, "25%" grade, so pretty steep) and widens out to 3+-cars across for the last 50 feet. Our snow removal arsenal is a Cub Cadet lawn tractor with plow attachment, this snow blower, and a bevy of shovels. Generally, the lawn tractor does the top flat area of the driveway, but the driveway down is too steep for it (getting some new higher-traction tires to hopefully fix that). So around the edges up top, and all the way down to the road are the responsibility of this snow blower and shovels to keep cleared.
THE GOOD:
Works well at clearing fluffy snow that has just fallen.
Light, easy to maneuver.
So far, clearing all the way down the driveway just barely finishes off the first 5Ah battery, so battery life is quite unexpectedly excellent.
Much quieter than neighbors' gas blowers, and maintenance is simple as can be (just pop the batteries out and clear away the snow at the end of the job).
The handles fold in well to take up about half the space when not in use in the garage.
This all doesn't sound like a lot compared to the next section, but it really excels where it excels, which is why overall I give it 4 stars instead of anything lower.
THE LESS GOOD:
It very quickly gets bogged down in wet or compacted snow. For instance, throwing off the plowed snow at the edges of the lot can only be done if I take about 2" max at a time. Any more and the motor slows then stalls. Keep in mind that this is fairly "wet" and heavy snow, so YMMV.
If you wait a few days then try to cut through the ice-encrusted snow bank: forget it. It is time for a metal shovel instead.
It leaves a good layer of snow on the ground no matter how many times we go over the driveway. That means we need to then take the shovels out to get the last bit. The instructions say if this is the case the scraper is broken and needs to be replaced; it is not broken as far as I can tell, just doesn't scrape the ground well enough, and the augers don't either. And there are no adjustments to make on it either, so it isn't a matter of the skids being too high etc; the scraper just doesn't scrape the ground.
It doesn't "throw" snow very well, at least not in the storms we have had to date. Unlike my neighbor's three-stage blower (of course), this blower barely clears itself when blowing about an inch of snow, and only really "throws" the snow if there is a large bank or pile I am going through (but not *too* large). Even then, it doesn't go nearly as far as the advertising materials claim. That said, this is a common complaint in blower reviews, and I think it just depends so much on getting the "right" amount of snow into the auger and having "light" fluffy snow instead of heavier / icier snow.
The framing around the auger chamber is all plastic, so it is hard to "cut" that ~2" of packed snow off to throw. I feel like I am stressing the edges of the blower too much in cutting through like that, and am not sure how long it will last without coming up with another technique.
THE UNAVOIDABLE / EXPECTED:
It *is* very light compared to a similar gas blower. Still, since it doesn't power the wheels at all, getting this "light" blower back up the hill is an exhausting chore.
As I mentioned above, I think the lack of really "throwing" the snow far is primarily a result of this being a single-stage blower. Were I to do it again, I'd definitely be looking at two-stage or more to really get the snow thrown off.
Trying to eat through ice is not a good idea with any snow blower, and with this it just isn't going to work at all. It will almost immediately stall if you hit a chunk of ice. So, you must be blowing as the snow falls, and before it has a chance to melt and refreeze. Here, that means you'll be out there at midnight blowing. At least the blower is super-quiet!
There are no "power" adjustments to determine how "far" it throws. Generally "under-throwing" has been my problem, but around one edge of the driveway it tends to throw too far down a hill to our neighbor's driveway, which is rude. You can adjust the angle of the chute, though, so either throw more "to the front" instead of to the side, or angle it down so it doesn't get launched, and that takes care of the problem. Still, would be nice to have control over this at the main controls instead of messing with the chute. I think it would need to be a 2-stage blower to really effectively control the distance of the throw.
Finally, if you are comparing this to a big, heavy gas-powered blower, remember that the gas blower gets hot. Which doesn't sound like a great thing, but does result in the driveway being essentially fully cleared after going over it, since the thin remainder beneath its scraper just melts away. It also makes "cutting into" a snow bank much easier, since the metal edges next to the auger also get hot and cut through the snow bank with no pressure needed. All that said, I knew this from the start, and if the choice is heat or the easy (and more environmental) maintenance of batteries, I'd choose this blower every time. Just be aware of the differences if you've used a gas blower before.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE:
Other brands have come out with multi-stage, self-powered blowers. I wanted to stay in the same battery "family" as the rest of our lawn tools, so went with the Greenworks blower. I just wish they had a "heavier duty" one. If there isn't one by next season, I am going to just switch brands for the snow blower, unfortunately (likely retire this one to maintaining the back patio area, which we have been leaving full of snow this year but woulr rather not, as it is flat and relatively easy to blow off using this blower).
There needs to be adjustments on the skid plates to get the auger closer to the asphalt surface. Having to blow *and then* still shovel is a pretty significant failure.
The auger housing really needs to be metal instead of relatively flimsy plastic. I suspect from other reviews the scraper really should have been metal as well, so it doesn't break frequently (again, I haven't had it break, but it also doesn't scrape the last bit of snow at all). I expected better from Greenworks; the metal mower decks were what started me buying Greenworks tools in the first place!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting greenworkstools.com