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Snow Joe 622U1
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Please note that I never owned a gas snow thrower, so I can’t really compare the snow joe to a gas-powered machine.
The Snow Joe works great on fresh snow not thicker that 5-6 inches and for that I am giving 4 stars. It really did the job well. On the two recent snow storms in NJ, it worked great and save me $$ on using a professional to remove the snow from my drive-way (150 feet!). Since it snowed like 12 inches each time I had to plow my snow twice (morning and late afternoon). Yes I said 5-6 inches without difficulties, after that, it does work, but you kind of put extra strain on the motor. Keep in mind that it will not work on frozen snow – it’s not an ice breaker! and it is harder to throw wet snow and I guess that’s the case for any snow thrower. Also, if you drove on your snow covered driveway and then try to remove the snow under your tire tracks with the snow Joe, it will be almost impossible as the snow is too compact! Other than these minor problems it’s a great machine.
After hearing the few belt problems some of the reviewers reported, I bought an extra one just in case, but didn’t need it.
I think the snow joe and the toro 1800 are very similar. I went with the SJ because it was much cheaper, paid $199 on amazon.com
I think it’s totally worth the money and a good quality item.