Snow Joe iON 40-Volt Cordless & Electric Hybrid Snow Blower Review - iON18SB-HYB HD

Hi Guys, today I’m reviewing the Snow Joe iON 40-Volt Cordless & Electric Hybrid Snow Blower. It measures 28 inches tall, 20.5 inches wide and 50 inches deep. It has an 18 inch clearing width. The steel auger with 2 rubber blades move up to 495 lbs of snow per minute. It comes with a 40 volt lithium ion battery, battery charger and screws to put the unit together. An instruction manual is included. The Snow Joe without battery weighs 32 lbs. This unit is designed for use on up to 8 inches of snow. The chute throws snow up to 20 feet. Link to Snow Joe: http://amzn.to/1VhlLWO When you get the snow blower, first charge the battery. Plug the charger in, the battery slides into the charger. The red and green light on means the battery is charging. A full charge will take 2.5 to 3 hours and both lights will be green once it’s charged. While the battery is charging, let’s assemble the snow joe. To turn the machine on, press the switch and hold it, pull the lever towards the handle bar and hold it. Once the machine turns on, you can let go of the switch. Release the lever to turn the machine off. Now you know how to set up and operate the Snow Joe. I’ll just wait for snow to show you how it performs. This is the only time I’ve wished for snow. I didn’t want this much, but here it is, we had a blizzard. This snow is not very soft and fluffy on the bottom, it’s a bit compacted. I have measured the snow in these shots and they are just about 8 inches, some spots are a little above. We had wind gusts of 40 mph. There are some areas with snow much higher than others. We got about 18 inches for our first snow of the year. Let’s see how the Snow Joe handles this snow. Make sure the chute deflector is not pointed at your neighbor’s yard or your car. The blower is not loud. Of course if you have more than 8 inches of snow, you’ll have to use the blower more than once but most of us do that anyway. The Snow Joe has a rubber scraper bar at the base of the unit. If you’re using the blower on soft fluffy snow of just a few inches, you’ll get a nice, clean driveway with very little snow left on the surface. But with more compacted snow like this, there will be a thin layer of snow left on the surface in some areas. This is the giant mass of snow the street plow left. I can move some of it onto the pile. With my sidewalk, I will have to go back and forth since 18 inches won’t cover the entire sidewalk. This is my back patio where no one has touched the snow yet so it’s much easier to blow. The snow joe is going through it without any problems even though it’s a little above 8 inches and there’s a lot of it. I love that there is no gas, oil, power cord or real maintenance that I have to worry about. Just wipe any snow and ice off the unit and rotate the chute deflector a few times to remove excess snow. Remember to keep the battery charged so it doesn’t completely die. When you’re not using the Snow Joe, unplug the battery and remove the battery pack