I grew up south of Buffalo, NY, an area euphemistically called the “persistent snow band.” That’s weather-speak for “snow dump central.” Back in the day, we never owned a snow blower; hell, there were six of us kids, and a couple of snow shovels. Why would you need a snow blower?! Now I’m all grown up (opinions may differ) and living in Pittsburgh, and while we don’t get nearly the amount of snow they do in Buffalo, we still have to deal with it from time to time. Since our kids thoughtlessly moved out, and refuse to come back to shovel, I am once again the designated snow removal technician. That job just got a whole lot easier, when the folks at EGO sent along their EGO SNT2102 Snow Blower for us to evaluate. Read More
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Snow Joe Ion 18SB Cordless Snow Blower: Blow Away Your Lake-Effect Blues!
Winter is nature’s way of saying, “Up yours.” Anyone living in the snow belt (aka the “persistent snow band”) can probably relate to that quote from author Robert Byrne. We have a small farm south of Erie, PA, where the average annual snowfall, compliments of the lake-effect, is 120.5”. Mother Nature talks to us a LOT. Actually, I think the snow is beautiful, especially when I can hang out by the woodstove and enjoy it. Every so often, though, life intervenes, and we actually have to leave the house, which necessitates relocating some of that beautiful snow. Although shoveling 120.5” of snow is really good exercise, at some point it just isn’t that much fun any more. Recently, the folks at Snow Joe provided us with an alternative, in the form of one of their Snow Joe Ion snow blowers. Since Marc lives in San Diego (average snowfall 0”), I was elected to test it out for the review. Read More