I bought this hoping to replace my gas blowers. It was great that I didn't have to get gas/ replace spark plugs, change oil, etc. But the blower only threw the snow about 3 feet to the side. So I had to rethrow the snow further to clear off the driveway Also there is an odd design decision- to the sides of the auger, there is a flat vertical peice about 1" wide. This means as I was pushing into heavy snow, that area was just getting pushed forward instead of going into the auger. If they had angled the plastic there inward, it would have been easier to use. I would up using the 12" wide snow thrower more- it was able to launch even the heavy snow two stories high and 40 feet away with no problems. It would be good to see maybe a two stage using two of the 80v batteries, and a better intake.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy GreenWorks Tools, GreenWorks Customer Care, February 8, 2021
Hello reckert,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate when our customers take the time to share your opinion with us as we strive to provide dependable and reliable option for homeowners who want a battery-powered solution to lawn and yard care. We will take your comments and pass them along to our product design team for future consideration and we hope others will find your review helpful! In the meantime, please feel welcome to call our agents with any further questions or concerns. Please submit an email using the customer contact page on our website or give us a call at 1-888-909-6757 (1-888-90WORKS) we always happy to provide help.
This blower is awesome! The battery life is even better than they say. And the turbo setting works very well, even on wet leaves. I recommend this product to everyone. No more fuel and oil mixing. No more pulling the starter rope and throwing my 70 year old shoulder out.
My battery did not work with this replacement and I could not get help resolving the issue.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from greenworkstools.comBy GreenWorks Tools, GreenWorks Customer Care, February 2, 2021
Hello Hieronymous,
We are sorry to hear that the warranty replacement battery is not working out for you. According to our records the battery sent is the correct battery for your tool. Please know, all the 80v batteries can work with the 80v units. We would be interested in hearing more about this experience to see how we can further help. Please contact us directly by submitting an email on infor@greenworkstools.com. All we ask is that you provide your reference/customer id# in the subject line so we can pull up all the information you have given us so far, so we can help you best.
It is not self propelled, that’s why 4 stars. But really that is my fault for not researching more thoroughly. So you will get a workout in deeper snow. But when the snow is light it is a dream to operate.
The only reason that I did not give 5 stars is because my blower came with several scratches on it. They do not affect the usage of the blower but it appears that the machine had been used. I am a 72 year old woman and I am able to do my driveway which is about 45 feet long by about 15 feet wide on usually one battery charge depending on how deep and heavy the snow is. Other than the scratches I am very happy with my blower.