Earthwise SN70016 Electric Corded 12Amp Snow Shovel, 16" Width, 430lbs/Minute

So I'm from Jersey and if you're looking at the date of this review, we just had around 8 inches land in my area. What better time to test this bad boy out? Granted, I ordered it about a month ago and assembled it. We just haven't had any snow since. I'll say, shipping/box presentation was rough. The product came with a corner smashed in pretty bad, but I hoped everything inside was packed well enough and everything seemed to be in place properly. Instructions to put it together are OKAY. The one thing and maybe my fault, is that I rushed ahead on using 4 screws to put the bottom base together where you join two green plastic covers together. You don't want to do that step until you're ready to screw in the base of the wheels to the unit. The screws will join the wheel assembly to the base of the unit, linking the two green covers together. Just a piece of advise for you there. Aside from that little detail, I think the rest of the assembly was quite straight forward and easy enough. So now, onto performance and ease of use. Some people may complain because it's corded, but I knew that going in. I have 100ft extension cord. As long as you have it loose behind you so you can walk without it pulling you back because you ran out of cord, you'll be fine. I wrap the cord over my shoulder to prevent it from dropping down anywhere near the machine. To engage the machine you have a safety switch you press in and then the trigger held down to activate. Fires up immediately and I just went right at it. The wheels definitely give it nice stability at the bottom so that you can push it with 1 hand rather than having to use two hands to hold it. Though you can, and there is a handle midway up the shaft to give you that extra leverage. I did use that when the snow got tougher to push through. Frequently you're going to hit a snag where it appears to not want to spit, but you simply need to raise or lower it until it bites the snow. It's a lot easier than saying it and all happens in seconds while using it. Put it simply, it won't just do everything for you on its own and will require you to get in with it to make sure it's constantly biting the snow and spitting it forward, but it does it very well and for the most part effortlessly. Another key note worth mentioning is that you can adjust the angle to spit the snow. Not all of these tools have that. It works really well because I required to make it spit left towards my yard and avoid shooting straight onto the street or the neighbors yard on my right. This helps tremendously to guide the snow towards where you want to pile it up. Now for the CONS or things to keep in mind. First obviously, this is my first usage of the machine and cannot give you reliability results yet. I will come back to update this review however if it does go bad on me and any leading factors for that. Keep in mind, you want a relatively flat surface when using this. I mean it can be a driveway that inclines/declines, just make sure that there are no rocks/stones/broken portions that can result in the auger whacking into. Either you're going to be spitting rocks/stones, or you're going to break the plastic auger. Granted it's hard plastic, so it won't go down without a fight. I just wouldn't test it. I bought the 16 inch wide housing over the 12 to get a little more width which would equal completing the job sooner. I HIGHLY recommend that. I know it doesn't seem like much, but those extra inches do help in the grand scheme. More being chomped and spit at a time means less overall passes needed to clear your driveway/walkway. Lastly, you can tackle a wall that the snow plow makes in front of your driveway with it. Because it can be lifted up with a little more effort, you can just basically put it on top of the wall and start grinding your way down. I did this and it worked great. You just need to get yourself an entry point angle to then get it on comfortably and push it along the top until you shave the wall down. So yeah, for now, without a doubt, if you don't mind a corded blower, I highly recommend this. My driveway is the exact length of average sized car left to right and two more right behind them. If you can picture those measurements covered with 8 inches of snow (cars were not in driveway so it was completely covered), it took me 35 minutes to complete the job including the snow wall.

First attempt at using this device was on week old slightly crusty snow. It didn’t work very well and went into thermal shutdown three times after a few minutes of use. However on four to five inches of fresh snow it worked great and cleared my driveway without issue. So as long as you understand this is a relatively light duty machine and use it for what it is built for it’s great. If you have heavier crusty snow, I would look at other options.

Putting the shovel together was not all that difficult. The only tricky part I ran into was paying attention and making sure the posts were aligned correctly when connecting them, especially the section with the wiring you have to click together. The shovel arrived just before a larger than normal snowfall in our area and it worked great to clear the first 4" of snow. The next day, another 6" or so inches fell and I went back at it. This portion was a bit heavier, and after about 10 to 15 minutes, the shovel just stopped. I gave it some time to cool down, but it happened again after just a few minutes of operation. After the 3rd time, I just put it back in the garage and shoveled by hand. After letting it sit for 2 days, I plugged it back in to see if it was working, and after about 30 seconds there was a flash, a lot of smoke, another flash, a LOT more smoke and then it died for good. Needless to say, I returned it and did not replace it. This may be a great tool, but the one I received did not fare well at all.

I bought this after using my neighbor’s electric snow broom. His was more like a broom and this really is a snow shovel and not to be confused with the larger snow blowers. This winter we had a snowfall of at least 8 inches deep which is more than the recommended depth but the snow was not match for the Earthwise. With the depth of the snow I was taking half swaths with no issues of bogging down. Where it was deeper in spots I tilted the handle back to knock off a few inches off the top, back up and hit the lower portion of the snow. It was blowing snow 8-10 feet away. This was a heart and back saver. My only complaint is that I wish it had trigger lock to keep it turned on. If you adjusted your hand then you had to push in the safety button and then engage the trigger. I ended up using a zip tie and would unplug the the Snow Shovel to turn it off.

Product needs assembly but came missing the 4 screws that attach the handle to the motor assembly. Called product support but as it was a Saturday they were outside normal business hours. As I didnt want to wait who knows how long to get screws sent to me I went to menards and bought four stainless #8 x 1.25" flat head screws. They worked just fine and won't rust. I searched the bow multiple times thinking they were maybe outside of the plastic package with all the other screws and hardware. Quite upsetting to be sent a new product that lacked quality control and packaged it missing items. Fortunately grok gave details for the replacement size. It is not quite as light as I thought but considerably less then the corded 22" snow joe it replaced. It's quite as well and takes up less space. Have yet to use it.

It is the only one I could find with wheels so I can use on my gravel driveway (despite not being a recommended use). It even cut through crusty snow, once the snow was broken up. Not phased when occasionally picking up some gravel.

Bought this in early Dec 2024 as part of the "get ready for the winter" plan. December passed without much snow but then mid to late January 2025, we got a taste of winter. This little snow shovel did a fantastic job cleaning a double driveway, although I have to admit, it wasn't a thick, heavy snow. The real test was this past days just before Valentine Day when reportedly we got 20-25cm of snow !!! Now, I admit that the amount of snow is way more that this snow shower can handle so it took apoximately 1 hour to finish cleaning 20cm of snow (about 8 inches) from half the driveway. In conclusion, for the money, it doesn't hurt to have this snow shovel. Small, light and it can be easily stored in the garage. I chose to buy corded after seeing the cordless version some of my neighbours have which barely lasts 15 minutes. It is capable of throwing the snow up to 3-4 meters and it has an adjusting knob which helps somewhat redirect which way the snow can be thrown. Another good thing - this is the only one I found where you can buy spare parts, if needed. All in all, for under $200 this is a really nice tool. If you don't mind having a cord attached, give it a try.

Was happy and surprised by the power this small snow thrower generated. It really launched snow 30 feet away. Unfortunately, this was short lived! It stopped working after 5 uses and after the 30 day Warranty limit.

First thing I want you to do is get out your ruler, tape measure, whatever. Now, measure 8" from the floor. See how high that is? That's the MAX depth of snow you can get through. This is NOT a snowblower in the traditional sense. It's a shovel with wheels that will blow light snowfalls from your deck, driveway or wherever. If you have a heavy snowfall, unless you're outside clearing the snow every hour or two before it gets over let's say 5 inches max, you will not be able to use this without using an old fashioned shovel first. If you have wet snow or ice? Again, unless you're out there hourly, it's not going to do what you want. If you have gravel....come on. Use your head. It's plastic. You do not want to be scooping up stones with this and if you do, that' is on you my friend. It's relatively easy to assemble, but if you have an extra pair of hands to help, that would be good. First usage, you will probably smell the electric motor. Don't freak out unless you ignored everything I've said before this. It went away after a little while and didn't return. Things I didn't like: The trigger is hard to keep pressed down and with the safety button, you have to hold it for it to work. If you've got any issue with your hands like arthritis or like me, you're getting older and stuff don't work like it used to, it might be hard on your hand. But that's what kids are for, right? The other thing I wasn't keen on was the length of the handle AND the ungrounded plug. Seems to me, anything you use outdoors in snow, should be grounded. That led to another issue. The plug was hard to get into the extension cord at first. I, like most sane people, got a grounded three prong outdoor cord for this but so I was a bit annoyed making it fit together. You don't have to force it, but BEFORE you go out into the cold, plug it in when it's warm and the plastic will give enough to fit it snugly but not break. That's it. It's good at doing WHAT IT WAS MADE FOR. Can't stress that enough.

Quite working 4 days past the 30 day mark and the sellar refuses to refund or replace, this is after delivering a week later than posted as well. Used a handful of times and then just quits, $250 in the garbage. If the snow trying to be cleared was a couple feet I would understand, but it has all been light and a matter of a few inches. So disappointed in the product and the service.

This machine works well on light powder snow on a smooth surface - works great actually! Any heavier or wetter snow is another story. We recently had two consecutive 6" wet snowfalls. I used the machine as suggested and took little bites, back and forth, back and forth, etc. I cleared a single path of only 20 feet out of 100 feet before the thermal relay shut the machine down. It couldn't be restarted until the next day. By that time the wet snow was frozen and the machine was totally useless. My 77 year old body won't let me clear that stuff the old fashioned way. I hate the idea of having to get a gas-guzzling big machine!