EGO boosts lineup with 2 new machines

Clearing driveways and sidewalks in the winter can be a dreadful chore.

EGO, a line of battery-powered OPE, has taken its game up a notch with the introduction of a 2-stage battery-powered snowblower and an improved version of the single stage.

The 2-stage model # SNT2400 is designed for people who want to move a lot of snow or who are plagued with snowplow piles at the end of the driveway. It’s 24-inch wide, thick gauge steel box, with its aggressive steel augurs and retractable drift cutters, chews through the frozen stuff, and delivers it to the steel impeller that flings the snow up to 50 feet. A difference of note between the EGO and all other gas-powered snowblowers is that the augur and impeller work off one high-efficiency brushless motor while the drive mechanism works off its own high-efficiency brushless motor. This means no belts to break, no oil or gas to spill, little noise and no fumes.

Traction is assured on all manner of surfaces with 15”x 3.5” wheels and a limited-slip differential that allows the machine to make turns effortlessly. EGO has also paid attention to the user interface. Dexterity with big winter gloves is not a given, so all the controls are designed to be easy to use while delivering maximum efficiency.

To engage the drive, operators squeeze the handle grips. Once in gear, users can let go of either the left

or the right handle which will then allow them to work the other controls with their free hand. In forward, operators can adjust the speed from .9-2.7mph. The reverse speed is .9 mph. Each increment is defined with a click of a detente.

Directing the snow is achieved with a sure-handed push of a joystick across a 200 degree

Arc, and operators can put the snow exactly where they want it with another lever that raises or lowers

the chute cowling. A bank of LED headlights, high and low on the machine, allows users to see

what they’re doing no matter the conditions or time of day.

With two 7.5 ah ARC Lithium batteries, users can clear an eight-car driveway with 14” of medium density snow. It’s also available with two 10ah batteries that will give you 25% more run time; ideal for very long driveways that hold 10 or more cars or for users who take care of multiple properties. Included in the kit is another EGO innovation, the first-ever Duo charger that charges two batteries. Because EGO

Snowblowers run off of two batteries simultaneously, they deliver Peak Power; allowing users to operate under high amp draw conditions, enabling the snowblower to gobble up and spit out the heaviest snow.

Additionally, the refinement of the original EGO single-stage snowblower; features the same brushless motor, same one-button start, same 21” clearing width and same easily directed chute. But, instead of

hard rubber paddles that fling the snow up and out of the chute 35 feet, the new blower, model

#SNT2110, has steel augurs that chew through the snow and end of driveway crud to send the snow flying up to 40 feet. Even more efficient than it’s predecessor, it will clear a 17-car driveway of up to 8” of medium density snow on a single charge.

All of EGO’s 50+ tools run off any one of EGO’s batteries. All tools come with a five-year warranty

and a three-year warranty of the battery.