I picked up the Electric blower last winter. Im in Mn, so you know the dumpings we receive. Have a full 3 car driveway. Im able to clear the entire driveway and sidewalk to door with one light left in the charge. My only issue is if I dont have good traction on my feet, its damn near impossible to keep tjat thing moving in hardened or icy conditions. That and the lack of chute control at the handles are the only two things I miss from my old gas powered Ariens two stage. That one was heavy and had auto turn and driven wheels. But I dont miss fighting to get it started every season. The shear volume of snow we get up here has me looking at Toro’s e24 or e26. Just need to come up with the $$$. If I get, will def post a video putting it through paces up here. So far been happy with Toro’s 60v. Came from the Ryobi 40v lines, but mostly likely moving to Toro’s mower this summer as well.
I bought this 60v toro single stage this year as a senior woman in Ohio. We got 5-6 inches of crusty snow the very next day and it powered through it with very little effort. My drive is 120 feet long by 18 wide with a turnaround and I had one bar left on the 7.5 battery running at full speed. I love this thing. It’s light and easy for me to maneuver around. I am definitely looking at adding the two stage toro 60v and the power shovel to my arsenal for next year. I will win winter lake effect snow with that line up. I also have the recycler mower with a 6 amp hour battery. I didn’t need it but it’s nice to know it’s there. Good video. One question how was the weight on the shovel?
We had an ice storm the night before last, and I thought my 60v Toro was not going to be of any use. However, I gave it a try, and it did a great job of clearing my 100 foot driveway and sidewalk. It is even able to clear through the snow pile-up that the snowplow makes on the street. It only used half the battery to do the job. It sure meets my needs and doesn’t require the maintenance and fuel that a gas blower does.
The test was apples and oranges as far as the comparison goes. The Flex Force 60 single stage blower ended up being the star that opened my eyes. Thanks for doing that. The problem being Toro changes models all the time. Now it's the Power Clear 60 so who knows if that is the same thing or not. Moreover it's $750 and up so it's price point is very limiting unless you're absolutely sure it will meet all you snow clearing needs which in New England it would not unless you have a very small driveway.
I purchased the Toro 60v a couple weeks ago after our old gas 2 stage gas blower died half way though clearing the driveway. Since then I've gotten to use it three times (live in Milwaukee), including one storm that was over 8 inches, and have been very impressed. It's much easier to maneuver than the old gas 2 stage and, like you noted, gets down to the concrete, leaving the driveway fully clean without having to go through manually with a shovel after the fact.
Nice compare video bro. Those battery powered blowers really do well. We are expecting another 6 - 12 inches tomorrow so I am limbering up to take it on tomorrow with my manual shovel lol. It keeps me young :)
I think I made the decision to get the 60v snow blower and 60v toro lawn mower. I have an old 2 stage gas toro like yours and a 2014 gas power toro lawn mower.
I love Toro’s battery products - I have their 1st generation Toro eCycler lawn mower from 2011. I’ve always wanted a battery snow blower. I will check the 60v out.
@@TurfCulture Sorry, I just saw your comment! I upgraded to the 60v Toro Recycler this summer and love it! I still have the old eCycler and it still runs well but it’s not self propelled so pushing 75 lbs of mower was just too hard for me.
Great video. Great voice. Great presentation. Got my subscription. Keep us posted with the life of the batteries. I never had a snowblower. Now I got a really old one that I actually had to try it today and pull cord came apart and carb had to be cleaned. Still runs kinda weak. On deeper snow just turns of. So probably its time to go and get the Toro 60v or maybe the new single stage model. ( 724qrx) if I remember right. Still debating. Need some feedback on the battery life. Thank you
Thanks for watching! The battery life is adequate for the amount of snow that I get in Missouri. 45 min to an hour depending on how much snow and it I am running the auger on full speed.
I don't question the electric for snow, BUT..how does it handle the wind rows that the plow leaves behind? I have never seen any one take on one of them. My gas blower does it, will the electric handle that ice....I don not think it will!!!
Electric handles the end of the drive better than gas, Motors maintain torque at lower speeds. Gas will throw more snow at an ideal feed rate. Battery will move more snow in very heavy conditions without stalling.
Great Info! At the end, you say that the Toro electric batteries are interchangeable. If I buy the Toro 60 v single stage snow blower and it comes with an electric battery and charger, and then I want to buy a backup battery, could the backup battery be a different size and still work in the blower and be recharged in the charger that came with the blower on purchase? I'm guessing this would necessitate getting a Toro backup battery. Is that correct? I've heard some people do buy a backup battery as the batteries don't recharge until they first warm up inside for a few hours and then there's the few hours to recharge the battery so there can be quite a lag if you have to recharge before able to complete the driveway snow removal. What do you think?
I too have a 25+ year old 521 that’s still doing its thing just fine. My worry with the electric is whether I’ll still be able to get parts for it 25 years from now like I can for the 521. On the other hand, I’m 80 years old, so maybe it doesn’t matter!
The problem with single stage snow blowers is that you have to push them And it's like doing a push-up or tricep exercises. They're only good for snow like you're showing here Maybe 6 in 8 in of heavy snow you're constantly pushing and getting stuck. I know this because I've been using electric single stage and snow blowers but 13 years. Switching to a dual stage I'm nearing 50 years old and the blizzard I just had around Boston was 20 in of snow and the pushing I had to do was ridiculous. My heart rate averaged 150 beats a minute for 5 hours spread out over 2 days. Single stages I just too much work and put way more strain on your body. You could even test this too if you had a watch that showed your pulse or a heart strap. Look at your heart rate when you're using a single stage, and then to the same thing for your dual stage it's a big difference
Toro does have that snowmaster single stage which is propelled by the wheels. It's kind of an old idea they brought back and put their personal pace system on it. I think they would have been better off just giving you a standard speed selector. And another problem with some stage snow blowers is the MTD had a 21-inch model that I had liked to fall backwards a lot.
@@robertknight4672 Yes the snowmaster is good.. It's the only one that propels you for a single stage. It's a good snow blower But it has a plastic transmission casing which means it could be plastic transmissions inside. Have they been out for a while and I guess they're okay. Easy machine to maneuver.. I was talking single stages in general. You know like the ones that don't propel you. Use them for years now that I've used a two-stage snowblower that propels you I'll never go back.. It's so much easier. But I always try to get the smallest dual stage you can get That has automatic steering like the gas 826, or the power max battery powered E26 two-stage snowblower. When that snow gets packed without being able to be propelled you're literally doing a heart attack workout 🤣
@@muzikmon2267 I've had a few single stages that don't Propel themselves. I've had both an MTD and Toro. Big problem I had with the MTD is it like to fall backwards and snow would build-up between the left wheel and the belt cover. I've since acquired a 2 stage. The single stage Toro is just a backup machine now.
@@robertknight4672 yep same here. After 13 years with single stages THAT DON'T SELF-PROPEL. The snowmaster from Toro is another story.. That single stage works fantastic because of the self-propelled.. I got my snow Joe corded electric single stage 21 in. Weighs 35 lb.. I only use that in an emergency if I can't use my PowerMax Toro two stage E26 snowblower.. My Toro power curve 1800 corded model 3881 that I had and used for about 11 years I just replaced The plastic pulley that started to warp and The motor belt That I used before I bought the snow Joe single stage because the Snow Joe had a rubber impeller and was made for wet heavy snow I'm selling.. But using the two stage in heavy snow is like NIGHT AND DAY COMPARED TO THE SINGLE STAGE.. I did not know what I was missing.. I will never go back if I could help it 🤣
I don't question the electric for snow, BUT..how does it handle the wind rows that the plow leaves behind? I have never seen any one take on one of them. My gas blower does it, will the electric handle that ice....I don not think it will!!!
Just got mine, you can purchase a kit that includes two 6Ah batteries if you live in an area where you get a lot of snow. Never always have juice on hand, your neighbors will love you!
Today oct 2022 with super high gas prices I think baterry tool are better option and very little noise and power small showel is a great tool for small areas
Yea I'm done with this snow stuff 😂. Great video 👊. I'm definitely excited to see the future of the electric. As I'm definitely a gas kind of guy, the electric is starting to catch my eye
Toro does it again. I'm looking at electric blowers for my place and the mountain house. I've seen some of the other brands being pushed on TV and the comments aren't very good. I think this blower being 60 amps has a lot to do with its performance. the other blowers are 24 or a little bigger.. I like the idea of the larger battery myself. This could be what I'm looking for. Question. What about replacement batteries on that thing? Are they easy to get?
Very good comparison video! That old Toro 521 started right up! You must take really good care of it. Luckily it isn't the one that might cause amputation. lol That battery lasted longer than I thought it would. Surprising! That shovel is sweet too! Toro hooking you up. :)
That's barely 4 inches of snow and single stage blower perform better than 2 stages with this small amount of light stuff but in any case Toro seems to make one of the best cordless blower in this category.. if u had 8 to 10 inch heavy snow than that 2 stage would shine..
Only thing I don't like is the plastic wheels get all gummed up and refuse to turn. I feel like I am pushing a sled half the time because the wheels are worthless. Other than that the snow blower has all the power I need for up to 8 inches of snow at a time.
I had an MTD gas-powered single-stage that would do that. Toro has a single stage line called 518 that is gas-powered but it doesn't seem to have that problem with the wheels getting caked with snow.
What is the average run time on one battery? Does the machine take a 2nd battery for extended run time? I'm interested, but I'd feel better knowing I could drop two 7.5 amp-hour batteries in it to make sure I have enough juice to get through everything.
Run time all depends on how much snow you are trying to remove and whether you are running the auger on full speed. Maybe 45 min to and an hour on average I’d say. It will accept two batteries.
@@TurfCulture okay, I appreciate the feedback, I live on the east side of Michigan, so most the snow we get is between 2 and 4 in. at a time, every once in a great while we might get 8 to 12 where I'm at. Would I be safe to assume with two batteries, I would have at a minimum a solid 60 to 75 minutes of continuous run time?
@@nathannagy1499 Depends greatly on how hard the motors have to work. I just took toros new 2 stage e24 out for a spin and it chewed through 8-10 inches of lake effect snow, its a beast. my 3 6AH batteries died by the time I was finished and just cleaning up the road.
@@TurfCulture i think how many times i stood infront with the auger running, it would have ripped my leg off it slept. Good thing they come with stress pins, it would chew up rocks & bricks.
This video was over before it Began. The Toro 521 was built in the 80’a and still ticking. TALK ABOUT A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. Something that can’t be achieved with a battery powered machine.
@@TurfCulture I bought the Toro battery powered snowblower in part because of your video. You helped me out a lot, and I really appreciate you uploading this video. But I stand by my original comment. You've got eight inches of snow in the same sense that I've got an eight inch pianist.
@@TurfCulture I didn't really want to replace the Tecumsah on my 521 but that engine wasn't great shape. I read that the drum style auger minimize is clogging. Home so the Toro's impeller blades appear to be much closer to the housing than they are on other brands like on MTDs. Those five horse Tecumseh's really impress me when they're paired with a well-designed snowblower.
Lake Michigan lake effect ski country here. Gas-powered? Pffft! I remember those gas-powered lawn mowers which each and EVERY spring were gunked up. Took a week of tinkering to get those things even half workable no matter what preventative you did. Gas powered is like, so Fred Flintstone. I couldn't care less about the 'virement, but battery for a snow blower is just fine with me. Heck, for way less than the cost of the blower or the cost of hiring somebody - just get a second charger and extra batteries if you have a big stretch to plow. That outlet handles two plugs, eh? I'm in my 70's and have the strength of a 90 lb chick - not gonna manipulate a 2 ton Tussy no how. I've read dozens of reviews - just stick to Toro brand! Any comments? I'm in the market.
I bought the battery powered one with the 3rd battery. North Dakota, light snow, heavy wind, warm then dropped pretty cold. Made the snow hard. Got 1/3rd of my driveway cleared before it died and i had to charge the batteries for 10 more hours before i returned it and got gas. What a waste of money. It's not heavy enough to push itself through anything at all hard. Won't touch what the plow left at the end of my driveway. Got a gas 2 state cub cadet and that finished everything the 60 volt toro couldn't. If you only get fluffy snow, don't worry about it, but if you have storms, you'll have regretful times following purchasing the battery powered snow blower.
Yo karma, you should not play music when the viewers are trying to listen to how loud or at least get an idea of what the machines sound like. That's also part of the selling point with the electric ones. And when you have music in there for no other reason, it's kind of defeats the purpose.
Big big big down side with the cordless machine. This machine was NOT designed for the padels to help propel the machine forward. A single stage gas unit does by design. If you are looking for a great work out, buy it! The paddles can not help due to fast battery drain. By design. If you like the single stage design, consider a gas unit. Your back, legs, and rear end will thank you, and you will look forward to using it!
Dude, is your neighbour ok with you throwing snow that close to his foundation? Any neighbour that I’ve had would not be cool with that. Honestly, I’d throw it on my front lawn, then straight back into my rear yard before tossing toward my neighbours house, but that’s just me. Good demo, though
What folks watching this don’t know that the cordless blower is not selfpropelled. Not a big deal for a limited amount of time. The old 1989 Toro is self propelled. #2 the cordless will have trouble at the end of the driveway, the 521 does not. The 521 is 32 years old, how many 200-300$ batteries will you buy in 32 years, if the Electric motor still works! These are nice if your area gets 5” or less.
Me and my brother beat my dad with a push shovel and regular shovel against my dad gas snowblower when we were rounger. I was already inside the house when we finished cleaning the driveway and the sidewalk also salted the driveway. He finally got it running when me and my brother was done drinking hot coco inside the house looking at the window at my dad trying to get his toro running. All I learned gas snowblowers are unreliable and it can't beat a shovel. I nevered race a electric snowblower but I think it might be Worthy challenge against the push shovels highly reliable shovel vs electric snowblower.
Thank you very much for doing this comparison review - I am shopping for a decent battery operated one, and this hit all the features. Big help!
I picked up the Electric blower last winter. Im in Mn, so you know the dumpings we receive. Have a full 3 car driveway. Im able to clear the entire driveway and sidewalk to door with one light left in the charge. My only issue is if I dont have good traction on my feet, its damn near impossible to keep tjat thing moving in hardened or icy conditions. That and the lack of chute control at the handles are the only two things I miss from my old gas powered Ariens two stage. That one was heavy and had auto turn and driven wheels. But I dont miss fighting to get it started every season.
The shear volume of snow we get up here has me looking at Toro’s e24 or e26. Just need to come up with the $$$. If I get, will def post a video putting it through paces up here. So far been happy with Toro’s 60v. Came from the Ryobi 40v lines, but mostly likely moving to Toro’s mower this summer as well.
I have been shoveling for about 18 years,, that it,,, toro one single stage battery is a great machine, Great job thanks for sharing your review
I bought this 60v toro single stage this year as a senior woman in Ohio. We got 5-6 inches of crusty snow the very next day and it powered through it with very little effort. My drive is 120 feet long by 18 wide with a turnaround and I had one bar left on the 7.5 battery running at full speed. I love this thing. It’s light and easy for me to maneuver around. I am definitely looking at adding the two stage toro 60v and the power shovel to my arsenal for next year. I will win winter lake effect snow with that line up. I also have the recycler mower with a 6 amp hour battery. I didn’t need it but it’s nice to know it’s there.
Good video. One question how was the weight on the shovel?
We had an ice storm the night before last, and I thought my 60v Toro was not going to be of any use. However, I gave it a try, and it did a great job of clearing my 100 foot driveway and sidewalk. It is even able to clear through the snow pile-up that the snowplow makes on the street. It only used half the battery to do the job. It sure meets my needs and doesn’t require the maintenance and fuel that a gas blower does.
Batteries takin over!
Cool video bro 😎
I am definitely coming around on the battery equipment.
Great post! We just got 7.5 feet of snow and I was thinking of getting a two stage or maybe a three stage since my driveway is gravel.
This is probably not your piece of equipment for 7ft snow.
The test was apples and oranges as far as the comparison goes. The Flex Force 60 single stage blower ended up being the star that opened my eyes. Thanks for doing that.
The problem being Toro changes models all the time. Now it's the Power Clear 60 so who knows if that is the same thing or not. Moreover it's $750 and up so it's price point is very limiting unless you're absolutely sure it will meet all you snow clearing needs which in New England it would not unless you have a very small driveway.
In my part of the country it's more than enough for my needs, any further north and north east it may not be the best solution.
This is a great review! So many channels test snowblowers on like 1 inch of super fluffy snow. This is a good actual test
Thanks! I wanted at least 4 inches to test but the guys up in Wisconsin like to poke fun at the little amount of snow we get here.
I purchased the Toro 60v a couple weeks ago after our old gas 2 stage gas blower died half way though clearing the driveway. Since then I've gotten to use it three times (live in Milwaukee), including one storm that was over 8 inches, and have been very impressed. It's much easier to maneuver than the old gas 2 stage and, like you noted, gets down to the concrete, leaving the driveway fully clean without having to go through manually with a shovel after the fact.
Didn't get a whole lot of snow this year but it definitely came through when the big storm hit.
Imagine if you adjusted the scraper blade on the gas one to get down low also. Smh.
Nice compare video bro. Those battery powered blowers really do well. We are expecting another 6 - 12 inches tomorrow so I am limbering up to take it on tomorrow with my manual shovel lol. It keeps me young :)
Great video, Brandon!! Battery power is taking over! Well done, buddy!
I used to turn my nose up at battery equipment, not so much anymore.
how much are the batteries??
I think I made the decision to get the 60v snow blower and 60v toro lawn mower. I have an old 2 stage gas toro like yours and a 2014 gas power toro lawn mower.
Just ordered one and received it, can’t wait to use it at NIGHT 😱. This is a game changer, nice vid!
They move some serious snow! Thanks for watching.
I love Toro’s battery products - I have their 1st generation Toro eCycler lawn mower from 2011. I’ve always wanted a battery snow blower. I will check the 60v out.
Are you still using the eCycler?? How has it help up for you these last 10 years? I have the 60V Recycler as well and it's great too!
@@TurfCulture Sorry, I just saw your comment! I upgraded to the 60v Toro Recycler this summer and love it! I still have the old eCycler and it still runs well but it’s not self propelled so pushing 75 lbs of mower was just too hard for me.
I really think those power shovels are just awesome
You could have used one this year! I was impressed too, didn't expect the shovel to throw snow like that.
Great review. Thanks for doing this.
Not really a test until the snow is deep wet and temps are below 0, then see how long the battery lasts
Buying a smow blower in the middle of summer is the best deal!
Great video. Great voice. Great presentation. Got my subscription. Keep us posted with the life of the batteries. I never had a snowblower. Now I got a really old one that I actually had to try it today and pull cord came apart and carb had to be cleaned. Still runs kinda weak. On deeper snow just turns of. So probably its time to go and get the Toro 60v or maybe the new single stage model. ( 724qrx) if I remember right. Still debating. Need some feedback on the battery life. Thank you
Thanks for watching! The battery life is adequate for the amount of snow that I get in Missouri. 45 min to an hour depending on how much snow and it I am running the auger on full speed.
I don't question the electric for snow, BUT..how does it handle the wind rows that the plow leaves behind? I have never seen any one take on one of them. My gas blower does it, will the electric handle that ice....I don not think it will!!!
Electric handles the end of the drive better than gas, Motors maintain torque at lower speeds. Gas will throw more snow at an ideal feed rate. Battery will move more snow in very heavy conditions without stalling.
I like your snow blowing tennies!
Glad you like them!
Great Info! At the end, you say that the Toro electric batteries are interchangeable. If I buy the Toro 60 v single stage snow blower and it comes with an electric battery and charger, and then I want to buy a backup battery, could the backup battery be a different size and still work in the blower and be recharged in the charger that came with the blower on purchase? I'm guessing this would necessitate getting a Toro backup battery. Is that correct? I've heard some people do buy a backup battery as the batteries don't recharge until they first warm up inside for a few hours and then there's the few hours to recharge the battery so there can be quite a lag if you have to recharge before able to complete the driveway snow removal. What do you think?
Yep, you can use the 60V battery with all of their electric tools.
I too have a 25+ year old 521 that’s still doing its thing just fine. My worry with the electric is whether I’ll still be able to get parts for it 25 years from now like I can for the 521. On the other hand, I’m 80 years old, so maybe it doesn’t matter!
The 521’s are amazing machines!!
80? It won't matter. In 10 years you won't even know (or care) what planet you're on.
Excellent video! One question, how does the electric blower perform in heavier wet snow?
Get a lot of the wet sloppy snow here since I’m south and it does great 👍🏻
The problem with single stage snow blowers is that you have to push them And it's like doing a push-up or tricep exercises. They're only good for snow like you're showing here Maybe 6 in 8 in of heavy snow you're constantly pushing and getting stuck. I know this because I've been using electric single stage and snow blowers but 13 years.
Switching to a dual stage I'm nearing 50 years old and the blizzard I just had around Boston was 20 in of snow and the pushing I had to do was ridiculous. My heart rate averaged 150 beats a minute for 5 hours spread out over 2 days.
Single stages I just too much work and put way more strain on your body.
You could even test this too if you had a watch that showed your pulse or a heart strap.
Look at your heart rate when you're using a single stage, and then to the same thing for your dual stage it's a big difference
Toro does have that snowmaster single stage which is propelled by the wheels. It's kind of an old idea they brought back and put their personal pace system on it. I think they would have been better off just giving you a standard speed selector. And another problem with some stage snow blowers is the MTD had a 21-inch model that I had liked to fall backwards a lot.
@@robertknight4672 Yes the snowmaster is good.. It's the only one that propels you for a single stage. It's a good snow blower But it has a plastic transmission casing which means it could be plastic transmissions inside. Have they been out for a while and I guess they're okay. Easy machine to maneuver..
I was talking single stages in general. You know like the ones that don't propel you.
Use them for years now that I've used a two-stage snowblower that propels you I'll never go back.. It's so much easier. But I always try to get the smallest dual stage you can get That has automatic steering like the gas 826, or the power max battery powered E26 two-stage snowblower.
When that snow gets packed without being able to be propelled you're literally doing a heart attack workout 🤣
@@muzikmon2267 I've had a few single stages that don't Propel themselves. I've had both an MTD and Toro. Big problem I had with the MTD is it like to fall backwards and snow would build-up between the left wheel and the belt cover. I've since acquired a 2 stage. The single stage Toro is just a backup machine now.
@@robertknight4672 yep same here. After 13 years with single stages THAT DON'T SELF-PROPEL. The snowmaster from Toro is another story.. That single stage works fantastic because of the self-propelled..
I got my snow Joe corded electric single stage 21 in. Weighs 35 lb..
I only use that in an emergency if I can't use my PowerMax Toro two stage E26 snowblower..
My Toro power curve 1800 corded model 3881 that I had and used for about 11 years I just replaced The plastic pulley that started to warp and The motor belt That I used before I bought the snow Joe single stage because the Snow Joe had a rubber impeller and was made for wet heavy snow I'm selling..
But using the two stage in heavy snow is like NIGHT AND DAY COMPARED TO THE SINGLE STAGE.. I did not know what I was missing..
I will never go back if I could help it 🤣
I just bought one and Works great but it’s not quiet. I’m not sure if I have a defective one as it has a knocking sound when it’s on.
You may want to reach out to Toro about that, they are usually very good about warranty claims.
🚫 SNOW 🚫.. ok, back to the video.. lol. Love the rooster tail that little snow shovel throws.
Agreed, enough of the snow lets move on to spring!!
Powerful little snowblower. It’s a good one.
The 60V flies under the radar in my opinion.
If you lower the bucket on the 521, it would bring the scraper bar down thus you'll get down to the concrete.
Toro has the 2 stage 60V now. Love both of them
I second this. I tested the E24 on lake effect snow, keeps up with gas 2 stage blowers no problem.
Nice blowing all those snow to the neighbor next door. Lmao
You got that right!
Thanks for this video. For how long do you think it could last with that battery? How fast does it charge?
It’ll last around 60 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to charge.
Good stuff. Really impressed with the battery life and power!
Same here!
I had the opposite impression. 20 hours of charge time for one driveway? No thanks.
The more I see those power shovels the more I want one
They are pretty sweet, the power caught me off guard.
Hang on to 521 looks like take good care of it…
Toro Products hard to beat..
Battery 60v would like see video on heavy snow fall..
Good review
Great job!
I don't question the electric for snow, BUT..how does it handle the wind rows that the plow leaves behind? I have never seen any one take on one of them. My gas blower does it, will the electric handle that ice....I don not think it will!!!
Just got mine, you can purchase a kit that includes two 6Ah batteries if you live in an area where you get a lot of snow. Never always have juice on hand, your neighbors will love you!
Fa sho! Yes my neighbors love that I have 2 snow blowers and a power shovel 👍🏻
Nicely done. Both seem like impressive machines. Go Cards!
Wow! Fancy brick masonry on that big box. Beauty. Haven't seen that in like 50 years. Are you an orthopedic or neurosurgeon? (or, who died?)
Today oct 2022 with super high gas prices I think baterry tool are better option and very little noise and power small showel is a great tool for small areas
Yea I'm done with this snow stuff 😂. Great video 👊. I'm definitely excited to see the future of the electric. As I'm definitely a gas kind of guy, the electric is starting to catch my eye
I know what you mean, I was down on battery equipment in the past but I am coming around. Still love my gas equipment though!
@@TurfCulture same, I'm still a hard core gas guy but I do believe electric will be the future
That’s for the review. Question on the 60v blower. What max depth of snow do you think it could handle? Thanks again
Anymore that a foot of snow and it will probably struggle a little bit.
@@TurfCulture thanks for the reply
Take a look at toros 2 stage 60v. I have the e24. Its a nice machine, quiet and powerful.
How long does it take to charge that battery from zero to full
It’s roughly an hour.
What's the max this thing will handle as far as inches?
I would say a foot of snow if probably where it maxes out.
Toro does it again. I'm looking at electric blowers for my place and the mountain house. I've seen some of the other brands being pushed on TV and the comments aren't very good. I think this blower being 60 amps has a lot to do with its performance. the other blowers are 24 or a little bigger..
I like the idea of the larger battery myself. This could be what I'm looking for.
Question. What about replacement batteries on that thing? Are they easy to get?
Easy to get yes, but not cheap.
5:03
I wish they made a chute that can be angled down...
The Home Depot link said I was searching for something that is no longer available. Now what?
Have you considered using Google?
Much appreciated your video. Thank you
Very good comparison video! That old Toro 521 started right up! You must take really good care of it. Luckily it isn't the one that might cause amputation. lol That battery lasted longer than I thought it would. Surprising! That shovel is sweet too! Toro hooking you up. :)
Change the oil, fuel stabilizer, just. wont. die. LOL
Thanks for sharing
That's barely 4 inches of snow and single stage blower perform better than 2 stages with this small amount of light stuff but in any case Toro seems to make one of the best cordless blower in this category.. if u had 8 to 10 inch heavy snow than that 2 stage would shine..
Single stage blowers always get lower to the ground than 2 stage blowers.
Only thing I don't like is the plastic wheels get all gummed up and refuse to turn. I feel like I am pushing a sled half the time because the wheels are worthless. Other than that the snow blower has all the power I need for up to 8 inches of snow at a time.
I had an MTD gas-powered single-stage that would do that. Toro has a single stage line called 518 that is gas-powered but it doesn't seem to have that problem with the wheels getting caked with snow.
Maybe adjust or replace scraper blade on the gas one so it gets down to concrete as well. That IS actually a thing you know.
Yep and this one needed to be replaced
What is the average run time on one battery? Does the machine take a 2nd battery for extended run time? I'm interested, but I'd feel better knowing I could drop two 7.5 amp-hour batteries in it to make sure I have enough juice to get through everything.
Run time all depends on how much snow you are trying to remove and whether you are running the auger on full speed. Maybe 45 min to and an hour on average I’d say. It will accept two batteries.
@@TurfCulture okay, I appreciate the feedback, I live on the east side of Michigan, so most the snow we get is between 2 and 4 in. at a time, every once in a great while we might get 8 to 12 where I'm at. Would I be safe to assume with two batteries, I would have at a minimum a solid 60 to 75 minutes of continuous run time?
@@nathannagy1499 Depends greatly on how hard the motors have to work. I just took toros new 2 stage e24 out for a spin and it chewed through 8-10 inches of lake effect snow, its a beast. my 3 6AH batteries died by the time I was finished and just cleaning up the road.
You should adjust the 521 down a bunch. The 521 will outlast the electric.
What do you mean, adjust it how?
@@TurfCulture The skid shoes on each side. th-cam.com/video/N97n9xjFLGk/w-d-xo.html
My toro lasted over 30 years with very little maintenance
My Toro 521 is a BEAST and its 32 years old.
@@TurfCulture i think how many times i stood infront with the auger running, it would have ripped my leg off it slept. Good thing they come with stress pins, it would chew up rocks & bricks.
My 1974 SnowKing ST 726 built by Ford still working like a champ.,,never die.
I picked one up for $140 today ☺️
This video was over before it Began. The Toro 521 was built in the 80’a and still ticking. TALK ABOUT A GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT. Something that can’t be achieved with a battery powered machine.
It’s an absolute unit! Also a bit of an overkill for the one or two snows that I get annually.
You're killing me. Snowfall that I can easily shovel isn't my problem. It's the stuff that'll break my back that's the problem.
I have no interest in shoveling 100 linear ft of 8” wet snow.
@@TurfCulture I bought the Toro battery powered snowblower in part because of your video. You helped me out a lot, and I really appreciate you uploading this video.
But I stand by my original comment. You've got eight inches of snow in the same sense that I've got an eight inch pianist.
If you want to give the Toro 521 an increase in horsepower, you could always put a predator 212 engine on it.
This old Tecumseh still has plenty of juice.
@@TurfCulture I didn't really want to replace the Tecumsah on my 521 but that engine wasn't great shape. I read that the drum style auger minimize is clogging. Home so the Toro's impeller blades appear to be much closer to the housing than they are on other brands like on MTDs. Those five horse Tecumseh's really impress me when they're paired with a well-designed snowblower.
Lake Michigan lake effect ski country here. Gas-powered? Pffft! I remember those gas-powered lawn mowers which each and EVERY spring were gunked up. Took a week of tinkering to get those things even half workable no matter what preventative you did. Gas powered is like, so Fred Flintstone. I couldn't care less about the 'virement, but battery for a snow blower is just fine with me. Heck, for way less than the cost of the blower or the cost of hiring somebody - just get a second charger and extra batteries if you have a big stretch to plow. That outlet handles two plugs, eh? I'm in my 70's and have the strength of a 90 lb chick - not gonna manipulate a 2 ton Tussy no how. I've read dozens of reviews - just stick to Toro brand! Any comments? I'm in the market.
I bought the battery powered one with the 3rd battery. North Dakota, light snow, heavy wind, warm then dropped pretty cold. Made the snow hard. Got 1/3rd of my driveway cleared before it died and i had to charge the batteries for 10 more hours before i returned it and got gas. What a waste of money. It's not heavy enough to push itself through anything at all hard. Won't touch what the plow left at the end of my driveway. Got a gas 2 state cub cadet and that finished everything the 60 volt toro couldn't. If you only get fluffy snow, don't worry about it, but if you have storms, you'll have regretful times following purchasing the battery powered snow blower.
Yeah, I agree that the battery blowers aren’t the best fit for every market.
You didn't leave the batteries or charge them in a cold garage did you?
Most battery owners do and then complain that their snowblower is junk.
@@BradKwfc nope. I charged them overnight to full in a heated garage.
Yo karma, you should not play music when the viewers are trying to listen to how loud or at least get an idea of what the machines sound like. That's also part of the selling point with the electric ones. And when you have music in there for no other reason, it's kind of defeats the purpose.
Yeah I’ll keep that in mind, thanks for watching.
Big big big down side with the cordless machine. This machine was NOT designed for the padels to help propel
the machine forward. A single stage gas unit does by design. If you are looking for a great work out, buy it! The paddles can not help
due to fast battery drain.
By design. If you like the single stage design, consider a gas unit. Your
back, legs, and rear end will thank you, and you will look forward to using it!
Toro 60 V💪🏾🫵🏾
Gas is better because if you loose power you can keep going.
I dont know about 8 inches. That single stage has 4 inch wheels and they are not buried.
did you just blow the snow on the neighbours property ? lol
Where’s the snow supposed to go? lol
Dude, is your neighbour ok with you throwing snow that close to his foundation? Any neighbour that I’ve had would not be cool with that. Honestly, I’d throw it on my front lawn, then straight back into my rear yard before tossing toward my neighbours house, but that’s just me.
Good demo, though
Yea we’re good, nowhere else to go with it on a rear entry garage layout.
I'm sure the neighbor thinks your awesome for banking against his house
Yes, they love it.
We’re u blowing it to the neighbors?😅
What folks watching this don’t know that the cordless blower is not selfpropelled. Not a big deal for a limited amount of time. The old 1989 Toro is self propelled. #2 the cordless will have trouble at the end of the driveway, the 521 does not. The 521 is 32 years old, how many 200-300$ batteries will you buy in 32 years, if the Electric motor still works! These are nice if your area gets 5” or less.
Spot on. The 521 was built to last a lifetime.
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Если хочешь до ушей улыбаться , и при этом по уши в снегу, купи снегоуборщик)). Бро, сколько амперчасов батарея, ?
Toro e 21 piece junk. Ice or surface causes the auger to bend. Not a Toro warranty problem; your problem. Don’t buy you will be sorry
Me and my brother beat my dad with a push shovel and regular shovel against my dad gas snowblower when we were rounger. I was already inside the house when we finished cleaning the driveway and the sidewalk also salted the driveway. He finally got it running when me and my brother was done drinking hot coco inside the house looking at the window at my dad trying to get his toro running. All I learned gas snowblowers are unreliable and it can't beat a shovel. I nevered race a electric snowblower but I think it might be Worthy challenge against the push shovels highly reliable shovel vs electric snowblower.
Beautiful story, thank you for that.
the snow shovel is more impressive
8"??? Snowfall in the Northeast must be measured differently.
Metric system? Enlighten me.
@@TurfCulture I think PB means it looks no more than 4" on the driveway...
@@User-qazws I know, I was being sarcastic.
gas wins, there is no expensive battery to buy year after year and can be run constantly without the need for a charge