Earthwise SN74016 40-Volt Cordless Electric Snow Shovel, Brushless Motor, 16-Inch width, 300lbs/Minute (Battery and Charger Included)

This little unit works great. We ordered it much earlier in 2025, really after the snow season, as it was on sale. There were undescribed delays in receiving it, but it finally arrived in August. I ordered it as we had one heavy snow last year, of about a foot, that for the first time in my life, I felt overwhelmed even though I grew up in Michigan’s U.P. shoveling through much deeper snows. I’m in my 70s now, but I’m a fit and strong 70s, keeping in shape for snow skiing. I decided, though, it’s probably time for some kind of snow removal machine. We don’t have room in our garage for a true snow thrower. I also didn’t want to deal with the annual maintenance of a gas fueled machine. The price on this unit was such that I was willing to take a flyer on it. Even if it lasts just one year, I’ll be happy. It also had good reviews. I considered the EGO electric shovel, which had higher ratings, but there was one review of it that hit home. One of the reviewer’s description of himself fit me to a tee, 70s, in shape, strong, same height & weight. He said that the knock on the EGO was the lack of wheels. With its weight, and even with his strength, he had trouble maneuvering the EGO. So, I opted for the Earthwise model with its wheels, not just for me, but in case my wife ever has to use it. As I write this, it is Dec 1 and we are getting our first snow. We have about 3 inches or so, and it’s slightly on the wet side. So, I fired up this thing for a shake down cruise. It was well worth the wait! I like to have perfectly clean concrete after shoveling. This thing goes down to the concrete, although some overspray might dust the newly cleaned areas. After playing with the adjustable chute, though, I was able to avoid that. There are some nuances to using it, like don’t push hard on the front edge of the machine. Just use the hand grip and gently guide the machine through the snow, letting the machine do the work. Don’t force it. In my case, the snow was getting thrown about 15-20 feet in a fine spray. Make sure there isn’t tree debris lurking beneath the snow. I had some leaves and twigs. The leaves didn’t do much, but the twigs are a little tough on the unit, although it didn’t break. I just don’t recommend using this as a wood chipper, too. I have about a 40 foot long, two lane, driveway. The battery charge was sufficient to get me through that, although I’m contemplating buying a backup battery. I’ll see how the season goes with the one. The unit easily stores out of the way on hooks on my Gladiator Garage Works Geartracks on my garage wall. So, based on my one use so far, the ease of use, sufficient battery power, and the easy storage, I highly recommend this electric snow shovel.

I purchased this because i have a 75 ft long steep driveway. We first used it at the beginning of December after a 5 inch snowfall and it worked really well. Today we are faced with 10 plus inches and we just did our first pass at 4 inches to try and stay ahead of the accumulation. This little guy did a really great job and the battery held up well. Having wheels is also a huge plus. It is pretty powerful and blows the snow about 10-12 feet with the ability to direct which way to blow it. One downside - you have to push a button in on the side to engage the gripper handle to turn on sort of like a weed whacker - It would be better if there were a way to position it to stay on rather than having to continue to grip the handle. I am 62 and my hands are done and i have to go out again soon to do another pass - thinking about trying to find a way to keep both the button and handle engaged. Duct tape???? I attached 2 photos please overlook the finger..LOL....Overall I am not upset about the purchase.

Top quality battery operated snow thrower, easy to use, not too heavy, claims to go through 8 inches of snow; and you could possibly pick it up and shave higher amounts of snow; good power.

This looked like an effective tool in the videos. And it is - but I hit 2 problems right away. The fit of the 2 shaft sections was way too loose and so the powerhead was wobbly. I made a shim of sheet metal to fill the gap (see photo) - better, still not totally solid. The square holes on the upper section, for the bolt head, are punched too low, preventing the upper section from sliding down all the way onto the lower section. I opened them up with a Dremel grinding bit (see photo). NOW I have a solid shaft. Assembly complete, I tried rolling it on the garage floor - immediately that useless battery door flopped down, my knee hit it, and it broke off at the hinges - that cool green plastic snapped like dry twigs (see photo). I went to American Lawn Mower's web site, checked available parts for this model, guess what, the battery door is not among them. I created a support ticket, American Lawn Mowers responded quickly and sent a new door. I've rigged a strap to hold it shut (photo). In actual use, I was impressed . It easily cut into a few inches of somewhat heavy snow and threw it a good distance. It doesn't sound like it has much power, but it does. And its light weight makes it great for clearing entryways and steps. The limitation is that it basically throws snow straight ahead - turning the adjustment knob only alters it a few degrees. That means you pretty much have to work with the wind, and if there's no wind it gets more difficult. Another minor problem is that with the battery installed the tool won't stand in its own, it falls over. Other, similar tools seem to share these issues and they might be tough to avoid in design. It's also too short for a lot of adults (I'm 5' 10"). Pushing down a sidewalk while hunched over is tiring, and looks ridiculous. I'm trying to think of a way to extend the shaft but that will take some doing. It's a useful tool and if ALM can fix a couple of quality issues and shortcomings it would be a five star product. UPDATE: I eventually got some steel tubing and managed to replace the upper shaft section, adding 3" (see photo). It was a lot of work, but now it's useable by someone over 5' 6". It would have been SO easy for Earthwise to have included an optional bolt hole for another couple of inches in the shaft.

Does a reasonable job...in deep 8 inches plus, you need to bite at in small bits...jab,pull back, jab,pull back. It does ok like that. In less than that, does fairly well. A nit I have is you have to keep a grip on the lever to keep it on, you can't lock it on. It gets tiring on you grip to keep going. Overall I like it, good power and battery life.

購入して2年経ちました。 北海道の降雪量で毎日フル稼働しても壊れることなく毎年大助かりです。 お値段が高かったけど良い買い物をしました。 難点をあげるなら、 ①重い。 安いやつだと約4kgだけど、これは約2倍。 ②予備の充電池が欲しくて販売元にお願いしたけど購入できなかった。 充電が切れたら除雪は強制休憩タイム。 ③作動中はずっとレバー？を握ってなければならないけど、私が握力が低いせいか握ってるのが辛いけど頑張って除雪してたらバネ指になりました。 私にとってこの3点は辛い要因ですが、これがない生活は考えられないほど大事だからマイナス点があっても☆5です。

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Surprisingly that's a real snow blower... a kick ass.if you have double driveway and living in the countryside that's not for you It's not for breaking ice either just snow or wet snow if wet snow just spray some dw-40 or anything similar on the blades and it will make wet snow fly. in just 15 minutes the job is done done

I have a snow thrower of the same brand, Earthwise, which has a snow chute and is very effective for dry snow up to 25 cm depth as tested. For wet snow ( partially melted snow ) the snow thrower becomes very difficult to handle because the wet snow is stuck inside the chute. The Earthwise battery driven snow shovel is of no chute and just like a machine shovel. It exclusively has two wheels to make you easy to maneuver. This one is very good for shovelling wet snow. The battery is originally on the bottom side of snow thrower, the position for snow shovel is on the hand side. When the battery is putting on, the hand side drips down, this is a pity. I think the battery had better to be designed on the bottom side.

Well, I am starting small with this electric snow shovel. It took me a day or two to get used to it but I really like it now. It throws the snow over the tall snow banks. Why did it take so long for me to get this tool?? It's amazing and helps me a lot. The shovel is a little heavy however but it comes with wheels which makes it easy to move. There are 3 angles to move the snow: 30 degrees to the left, directly in front of you and 30 degrees to the right.