Ego vs Toro: Battery powered single stages versus a Canadian snow dump.

The battle of the single stages vs a massive Canadian winter snow dump.

Update winter 2023:
We have both sold these machines and purchased electric two-stage Ego and Toro. The single stage Ego kept chocking up when working on the rut at the road. This got frustrating. The Toro didn't have this issue, but was still effort when working in heavy wet snow.

Ego SNT2114:
Steel auger and two 7.5AH batteries

Toro e21:
Single 7AH battery (purchased separately)

[tomtalker]

You can't beat Toro whether it's gas or electric. I was on the fence about getting an Ego but i went with a Toro Power Clear 821 QZE and i couldn't be happier with it. It goes above and beyond what it's meant to do. Especially, the end of the driveway dreaded crap the plows leave behind.

[carlwellman]

Based on your video, I purchased a Toro 21” snowblower off eBay for about half the price, it was a damaged box but fully new. I have several Ego batteries and wanted to go that way, actually ordered one from Amazon and then cancelled it. The Toro seems to have more power and scrapes the snow off the ground. Also, the Toro I purchased is a power propel and pulls nicely while throwing the snow. Tnx for your comparison video, I went with Toro.

[TheOknidius]

Merci pour la comparaison! Super utile

[rickslife]

Canadians are so polite. So refreshing.

[RCInsiders]

Nice comparison. I ended up with the ego & love it. Very happy to be rid of my old stinky gas blower! I'm down in southern Michigan, so not quite as much snow as our friends in CA, but still a fair amount & usually do the drive, walks & 3 neighbors walks & always have a little battery left at the end.

[kevinhasakubota]

These are great little machines, for their size they move a very respectable amount of snow. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.

[meunsupervised]

I'd like to see it again with both deflectors at the same angle! Great video!

[CrazyMan]

Thanks for the comparison, seems like they both good machines. Not only seems that the Toro throws further, the stream seems finer and it doesn’t throw as much snow on top of it self unlike the ego, you can always have a 2nd battery on standby, not to mention you can get the power shovel to go with it.
By the way, lift your ego slightly and it will drive itself forward.

[WuFei]

To be fair, did you ever exchange each other snow blower for a few weeks or even a winter to get a better comparison on your neighbour's model before deciding which one you prefer overall? But there are other factors to take into account: customer service, time to charge the battery, the ease to get the replacement parts in your area (like the scraper bar) and the batteries, the lifespan of each battery, how easy is it to fold them for storage, the cost of the replacement parts, etc.

[FaisalMHD]

Good to see a head-to-head between two of the best battery-powered snowblowers.

After the Jan 17 storm, I used my Toro e21 with a 7.5 ah battery to clear the driveway. We got 34 cm of snow which was a couple of cm over the intake of the Toro. I got my two-car driveway cleared and ran out of battery on the sidewalk. Also, it was ~ -25 C outside, which impacts the battery life. By the time snowplows came around, the battery had charged for round two.

When I was shopping for a snowblower, I looked for an all-steel auger to help with the end of the driveway snow. At the time, EGO only had the rubber auger model. I saved $150 on the Toro compared to today's prices which means I can get another 7.5ah battery later, and the cost will be the same as the EGO.

[smr]

The problem is when you get wet, heavy snow. And ice or crusty snow. How would it handle then?

[WillLeingang]

This is the most Canadian video I’ve ever seen

[drright]

Wished Ego or Toro made a hybrid (like the Snow Joe) where can use a plug when battery dies

[chukcanuk]

Both machines work better when you do not take such a large cut. If you take 35% width the machine will go longer. I have the Toro and so far I am very pleased.

[reefgratos]

What about the huge snow bank pushed by the city that blocks your driveway? Can you use those snowblower? Im getting a 2-stage electric snowblower.. but they are very expensive, over $3000 cad in 2023-24 for a Toro. I don't have a big driveway and i have a snow shelter. But the city pushing the 4 feet of snow against the driveway entrance is really killing me,

[dashcammer]

I've used ~25 lb $250 18" 40v Snow Joe blower for a few years; it's OK but a little underpowered. I'm going to buy either a Toro or Ego single stage this fall when the Black Friday/Cyber Week type sales hit. I'd buy a 2-stage but with a small garage I don't have room for one and the driveway is just a "3 car". 

Here's one thing that's pushing me to Toro - the closest Ego service center is 40 miles away, whereas there are four Toro service centers within 10 miles, the closest being 1-1/2 miles away. That's significant. Warranty service and parts.

[bazin-c]

Thanks for the comparison! I am looking at both of these and I hope you could answer a question. I live in Winnipeg Manitoba on a pie-shaped lot so I don't have much room to throw the snow on either side of my driveway. What we found works best is throwing the snow onto the road and clearing the road. I just returned to Snow Joe iON8024 dual-stage (under warranty). I never found it to work well, the self-propelled wheels never seem to find grip and it struggles with anything more than 4 inches, cutting out regularly. It finally stopped working altogether this January after 2 and a half years. My driveway is about 50 feet long and 22 feet wide (plus the road). One of the big reasons I am considering either of these units is the steel construction (Ego even claims: " handles what the city snow plow leaves behind with ease; cutting through ice and snow"). The windrow the City leaves behind when they clear is full of ice and super densely packed chunks that a plastic auger can't handle. I would expect a rubber or plastic auger/construction to break on this. Do you think that either the EGO or Toro would be able to handle this? Which one do you think might be the better option? I like the idea of the longer runtime on the EGO, it folds up, it looks well built and has a longer warranty. However, Consumer Reports gives the Ego a score of 56 (3rd best) and the Toro a 70 (1st place). (If you do a Google image search for "windrow Winnipeg" to see what I'm talking about for what the plows leave behind). Thanks so much for your help!

[robertknight]

Ego does make a 24-inch two stage snowblower. Still slightly bigger. But I'd imagine it won't take up as much space as a 26in two stage snowblower in the garage. I don't don't want I've only seen reviews on them.

[davehenderson]

Got the EGO lawnmower, and it works great, but this EGO snow blower looks like it sucks.

[kevinc]

I was ready to pull the trigger on the Ego until I saw BBB rating of F for the company. It seems that customer service leaves a lot to be desired.