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

Great for tiny jobs like a walkway.

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.

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.

love the power easy to use and manouver

This thing is pretty effective and definitely gets the job done. The instructions say don’t use it on anything more than 6 or 8 inches of snow (don’t remember exactly) but I’ve used it on a foot of light snow right after it’s fallen. You have to make a couple of passes but it works. Definitely easier than shoveling! I’ve used it several times since last October and even though they say to store it inside, I have absolutely nowhere to do that. My garage is on the other side of the house from the deck and I would have to carry or roll it through the house to get to where I need it. So I store it on the deck next to the house so it’s kind of under the eaves overhang and cover the motor and blades with a plastic bag. Doesn’t seem to hurt it at all. At least, so far so good. I gave it only four stars because of this: since it’s made to use one handed except for the front handle that you can put your other hand on, you’re essentially running it one handed like a vacuum cleaner. In the deeper snow I put the handle in front of me and push it with my body as much as I need to. And you’re also having to keep it on with the hand that you’re pushing it with. I have to stop after a while even though I’m not tired because my hand cramps up. Here’s what would make it even better: if they would redesign it to push it with two hands (like a like a lawnmower) and make it so it stays on until you decide to turn it off. I understand that’s probably a safety feature that they’re required to have or at least have decided to use. Although really, who’s not bright enough to not put their hands in front of a running blade, for Pete’s sake. But at 68 years old, my hands aren’t nearly as strong as they used to be and it really hurts after a while.