Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 48-Volt IONMAX Cordless Snow Blower Kit | 18-Inch | W/ 2 x 4.0-Ah Batteries and Charger

I actually bought this to get into some of the smaller areas between vehicles of my rather large driveway to supplement my 28 inch gas powered blower. I have about a 10 car driveway and 150' of sidewalk that gets the bulk of the mess from the street plowed onto it. First storm, about 3" of medium weight snow, I was able to do my driveway completely. I could have used the bigger gas blower but I wanted to see how this would perform. No problem at all. I was able to do one pass up and down on my 150 foot stretch of sidewalk as well, it was down to a single bar but I still had some juice left. It's very easy to maneuver and is impressively powerful. My only complaint is you have to manually adjust the angle of the height of the discharge on the chute itself, as there is no console control for that. You can only control the left and right direction from the console. But this is forgivable given the low price of the unit. I'm guessing this was about 25-30 minutes of usage. I was able to walk pretty quickly because it wasn't a heavy load for the machine to handle. A couple weeks later we got about 6" of pretty wet snow. My daughter who is 14 and very athletic, wanted to help so she used the snow Joe while I used my big 28 in gas blower. With the two batteries she was able to do probably about half the driveway while I was doing the sidewalk and end of the driveway where the plow built up a bank a foot and a half or so of very heavy icy slush. But the kicker was I lost my auger drive belt on my gas machine doing this, so I took a couple of batteries I had from my other sun Joe products and popped them in this 18" unit, and while it did struggle a little bit, it was able to finish the rest of the driveway I couldn't get with the bigger blower, and also get through a bit of the heavy wet slush at the end of the driveway that that killed my 28" blower. At this point it's throwing the wet slushy stuff about 8', but that was enough to clear the driveway. My gas blower was probably only getting about double that distance. There were two or three times where the blower couldn't handle the load and it stopped. But it started up immediately again and when I took a narrower path of snow it was able to take care of things. I estimate we got about 20 minutes of runtime on the sets of four amp hour batteries I used at this point in this heavy snow. Again more than sufficient given the weight of the snow and the price point of the unit. So I came Away Very impressed with this thing, And that it could do the work of my larger snowblower although with a little bit more effort because it only clears 18 inches, and it doesn't have huge batteries. But it's very light and maneuverable. If you regularly get 6-8" of snow per storm I would probably get something more heavy duty. But for even a typical Southern New England winter, especially if you have a four car driveway or smaller, I think this would take care of pretty much all of your needs.

I like the machine, but when the batteries stopped working, I contacted Snowjoe for replacement under warranty and the only sent me one correct battery and not two. I tied purchasihg a second and now that one doesn't work. This situation would not have happened if they would have sent me two batteries that were under warranty. I have over 100 emails to SJ regarding this issue beginning March 2023 up until the summer, then they send me only one battery.

My son purchased this snow blower for me since I am in my late 70s and shoveling snow is hard on my body. I had to tell my son that this machine was not worth the money he spent on it. The front acts like a snowplow pushing snow in front of the machine. It will not even work on wet, heavy snow. It is cheaply made. On the plus side the batteries charge quickly and last a long time and it is lightweight.. However, except for safety concerns, this would make a good child's toy. I am very disappointed with this product. It does not work for northern Utah snows.

This is my second one. The first one worked great clearing my small driveway (3 cars single file) and walkways (about 150') and never ran out of juice. It did struggle with wet snow but so did my previous more powerful plug-in blower. Having no cord, it was far more maneuverable than the corded one. It was very easy to assemble and to use. Now we come to Customer Service. Snow blower #1 was stored in the basement, the basement flooded with 2.5 feet of water while I was away. Water drained from the unit for 2 days. While the batteries and charger were clearly not useable, I contacted Customer Service to see if the snow blower would survive. They said, you registered it, it is under warranty, we'll send you a shipping label. Once it is on its way, we will ship you a new one!! And that is what happened. I am still amazed!

This is terrible! It was a replacement for an in warranty machine that stopped working. It is extremely difficult to hold the ON handle for more than a few minutes. It has trouble with just a couple of inches of wet/heavy snow. More of it ended up packed down than blown. I don't mind blowing my driveway a couple of times a day when the snow is heavy, but to have to shovel after just blowing it once to avoid ice and ruts, that's not ok with me. I went from an easy hold handle and toggle switch for the blower nozzle to a difficult to hold handle and a crank (that seems quite flimsy)

This unit is light weight, easy to use. I couldn't get the machine to run more than ten feet in -11 degree temps this morning. It just quit, and shut off after a few seconds of use. The batteries were fully charged, and showed green. I brought the batteries inside and let warm them warm to room temperature. Then they worked fine after that. I used it previously on 2 occasions without any issues, but the weather was in the low to mid thirties. I keep the charger in the garage and store the batteries nearby after charging, so maybe it was just too cold this morning. The only other issue was that a screw holding the crank to the snow discharge chute fell out, and got lost in the snow the 2nd time I used it. I replaced the screw with a cotter pin, and works fine.

This unit is light weight and works well in powder and light wet snow. It worked great the first two times I used it, on 2 inch snowfall. I keep the batteries and charger in my garage. I recharged the batteries after use, then remove them from the charger and store them nearby in the garage. The temp hit -10 this morning. It was pretty cold in the garage. I took out the Snow Joe and it didn't make it 10 feet down the driveway, before it quit. I couldn't get it to run more that a few feet at a time and it stopped. The batteries showed a full charge, but they were freezing cold. I brought the batteries inside and let them warm up for about 30-45 minutes. I tried again, and it ran great (with the room temperature batteries). The only other complaint is that one of the screws holding the crank for the discharge chute fell out while in use, and got lost in the snow. I replaced it with a cotter pin, and it works fine.

Just bought this unit refurbished, but already have concerns. The 4 rubber-tips that are attached to the steel auger are worn out. Have been trying to locate where i can buy replacement tips, no luck.

As long as the snow was fairly dry and less than 4" the unit did okay. I never expected it would compete with my much larger, two-fisted orange rig. But, like this thing could read, as soon as it was out of warranty it just stopped. I charge the batteries and hit the switch and the headlight flashes for a fraction of a second and...nothing. Very disappointing.

I purchased this snowblower to clear our driveway while my husband used the tractor blade to clear the lane. It came with a defective battery that would not hold a charge. Four months later I still have no replacement and I am still shoveling. Don't waste your money

This is the second year for my 18 inch Snow Joe with a 40 volt 5.0 ah battery. I can clean all my walks and still have 2 lights of power still available. Today I also cleared my neighbours 2 car driveway. My gas powered John Deere blower just sits in the shed for really severe storms. Love Snow Joe! Great for seniors. Thanks. All I need now is Sun Joe.

After using this snow blower for a few months through several snow storms i feel i can write a fair review The snow blower itself is light weight and does a fantastic job, it will eat through snow just as fast and throw snow just as far as my small gas blower. The problem is the battery life. I get maybe 15-20 minutes of battery life before the machine shuts down. 15-20 minutes isnt enough to clear my small driveway when there is more than a few inches of snow. If the batteries lasted longer this would get 5 stars, as is i will need to order another set of batteries to be able to clear my whole driveway without waiting two hours for the batteries to charge.

Just got this a week ago. Michigan then had a 9 inch snow fall. The first few inches were heavy and wet- the snowblower did well. Then next 2 inches or so were light and no issues. The last 5 inches were deeper and had some ice chunks from the road being plowed. That was for sure more of a strain, but it still got the job done. I have a corner home ad the driveway is just big enough for 2 cars. I can do the driveway, sidewalks all the way around and up to the front entrance on one charge in the conditions described above. I have an allergy to vibration and can't use gas blowers, but this was not a problem for me! I also have a heart condition and needed a lighter unit- it was a bit much to push for me on the heavy wet snow, but the more typical snow fall was no problem. We LOVE not having to keep gas on hand. The batteries took about 3 hours to charge. Overall we are very happy with the purchase!

I order this the SnowJoe Snow Blower as an alternative to using my gas powered blower for small snow storms. With a recent storm in which my area received over 2 feet in one day I would have usually used my Gas powered blower. Unfortunately, I could not get it started and moved to the SnowJoe Blower. I was amazed how well it handled this storm. I did have to cut the snow piles down some to be able to remove the snow but the machine kept up with the remove and helped me to keep ahead of to storm. I am so thankful I made the decision to purchase this machine and have recommended it to my friends and neighbors.

Product worked well but the battery time was so short and disrupted and prolonged my work time due to recharge time over and over!!

Does not clear the snow all the way down--I have to go back and shovel after words (we're talking trying to clear only three inches of snow). Battery life is like 30 minutes--not long enough to do my very small driveway

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I live in New York State where we get a lot of snow. Our family has been happy with this snow blower - it has really made our lives' easier. One thing is I was concerned about using a snow blower that required batteries I was worried about the performance. We were pleasantly surprised when we found out that the charge from the batteries last a good amount of time. We were able to get our sidewalk and driveway done and it did very well! Another thing we loved is how quiet this machine is ! We loved this about it ! Have already recommended this to family members!

First time using it today. 4 inches of somewhat heavy snow. Hard to push through this snow, forget about the end of the driveway.. I bought the kit with the cover and ice scraper and 2 extra batteries. Not cheap. It will be useful for small areas with lighter snow but it does not and will not replace a gas self propelled snow blower. My mistake.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I live in Western New York and we always get a ton of snow in the winter. One of the worst things is running out of gas halfway through snowblowing. That's where this awesome machine comes in handy. It's battery operated so you can just charge up the batteries the night before you know you're going to get snow. It's wide enough to get the sidewalks done in two passes. Great for people with smaller walkways and driveways. It holds a charge long enough for me to do my driveway and sidewalks then some.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For a battery powered snow blower, the Snow Joe 24V is an amazing tool. We live in Maine and this snow blower works wonderfully for the Maine snow. It's easy to use, and my teenagers can work it (with supervision, of course). I highly recommend this snow blower. The extra battery is very helpful as well.