I've never had a snow thrower and the first opportunity I had to use this one was a few inches of heavy wet snow. At first I thought I'd just shovel as usual, thinking the Snow Joe would just choke on it. But after a few passes with the shovel I thought I'd give the thrower a try. Boy, am I glad I did. Took care of it in no time, even the salty slush at the end of the driveway. It's light enough that I can just carry it up the stairs and store it on the front porch. I'm sold.
I have a 100 ft. downhill driveway. Snow Joe SJ627E worked like a champ. Since the snow was so deep; I had to go very slowly. No more shoveling for me! Thanks Snow Joe!
Waiting for the next snowfall can't give a review on operation of unit until then. Based on ease of assembly and looks K give it a 5 star rating. I will follow up on review after actual use.
Used it twice..... worked better than expected, sounded strained when blowing greater than 6 inches but never died. Easy to push but the tires are pathetic, cheap plastic, no grip, no rubber, I would get rubber tires, add $20 to the selling price and you'll have a possible game changer. Still beats shoveling and at 50% less cost than a gas version. Go SnowJoe!