Yard Tools
Best snow blowers for a small driveway
On a long drive the constraint is watt-hours. On a short one it is where the machine lives for the other ten months, and whether a cord matters at all.
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We have not tested these units. Every spec on this page comes from the manufacturer's own documentation and is linked to it. Every computed figure is arithmetic you can redo. Prices are checked daily — last verified November 13, 2026. Here is exactly how we pick.
Quick picks
Ranked on the published specs and the arithmetic below. Tap any row to jump to the full write-up. We have not tested these units -- here is exactly how we pick.
| # | Product | Best for | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse WSnow22 Corded Snow Blower, 22 in The same published numbers as the Snow Joe with one real difference -- a rubber-tipped STEEL auger -- and it is the only maker here that tells you what extension cord to buy. | Best for packed snow | 7.7 | |
| 2 |  Snow Joe SJ627E Electric Snow Blower, 22 in The all-plastic auger is the point: same 22 in x 13 in bite and 840 lb/min as the steel-auger machines, with nothing hard touching your surface. | Best plastic auger | 7.8 | |
| 3 |  Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 Cordless Snow Blower, 18 in The one machine here whose maker explicitly rates it for decks as well as driveways, and the only one that does the job without a cord. | Best cordless for a short drive | 7.6 | |
| 4 |  Snow Joe 24V-SS13 IONMAX 13" Cordless Snow Shovel Thirteen pounds and a 400W motor that throws 20 ft, for the paths a snow blower cannot reach. | Best for steps and decks | 8.0 | |
| 5 |  Greenworks 40V 12" Cordless LED Snow Shovel (SS40L410) Eight inches of clearing depth and a 25 ft throw, the best pair of figures of the two shovels here -- from a page that no longer publishes the area-per-charge table its predecessor did. | Best clearing depth and throw | 8.0 | |
| 6 |  EGO Power+ 21" Single-Stage Snow Blower SNT2134 A 21 inch single-stage on a steel auger that publishes both an IPX4 rating and a driveway coverage claim -- and takes the packs you already own. | Best single-stage | 8.5 |
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Buy the Westinghouse WSnow22. On a long driveway a cord is a dealbreaker and we say so on that page. On a one or two-car drive it is not a dealbreaker at all — you are inside a single 50 ft run from the garage outlet — and giving up the battery buys you unlimited runtime, nothing to degrade, and a 22 in by 13 in bite for roughly a quarter of what the cordless machine costs. Westinghouse is also the only maker in this entire registry that publishes the extension cord gauge its own machine needs.
The short answer
Why a small drive inverts the usual ranking
Our cordless snow blower page ranks on installed watt-hours, because on a long drive the question is whether you finish. On a 20 ft by 20 ft drive nobody runs out of anything. So the ranking changes to three different questions:
- How many passes? Clearing width divided into the drive width. The spread here is 12 in to 22 in, which is 19 passes against 11.
- Where does it live in July? A short-drive buyer usually has a small garage. Published dimensions matter, and one maker here publishes none.
- Is the cord actually a problem? Inside 50 ft of an outlet, no — and treating it as a non-problem roughly quarters the price.
The two 22 in machines are the same machine, except for one spec
| Clearing width x depth | Power | Throw | Weight | Auger material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westinghouse WSnow22 | 22 x 13 in | 120V 15 A, 1800 W | 25 ft | Not published | Steel, rubber-tipped |
| Snow Joe SJ627E | 22 x 13 in | 120V 15 A | 25 ft | 34.6 lb | All plastic |
| Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 | 18 x 10 in | 48V, 1200 W brushless | 20 ft | 29.5 lb | Auger with scraper bar |
| Snow Joe 24V-SS13 | 13 x 6 in | 24V, 400 W | Up to 20 ft | 13 lb | 2-blade paddle |
| Greenworks 40V shovel | 12 x 8 in | 40V brushless | 25 ft | 19.1 lb | Plastic |
| EGO SNT2134 | 21 x 13 in | 56V, 2 x 6.0Ah | Up to 45 ft | Not published | Steel |
Read the first two rows together. Clearing width, clearing depth, plowing capacity (840 lb/min), throw distance, amperage, voltage and chute rotation are IDENTICAL between the Westinghouse and the Snow Joe. The auger material is the one published difference, and it is the one that decides which you should buy. Both also publish “Type of Snow: Light, Fluffy” in their own spec tables.
The arithmetic
A two-car drive is about 20 ft wide = 240 in
At 22 in per pass: 240 / 22 = 11 passes
At 18 in per pass: 240 / 18 = 13 passes
At 13 in per pass: 240 / 13 = 19 passes
At 12 in per pass: 240 / 12 = 20 passes
On a 20 ft deep drive each pass is 20 ft of walking, so the 22 in machine walks 220 ft and the 12 in shovel walks 400 ft. That 180 ft difference is the entire practical case for a blower over a powered shovel on a two-car drive — and it is also why going wider than 22 in buys you very little here.
Westinghouse WSnow22, 22 in corded: $249.00 live
Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18, 18 in cordless with two 4.0 Ah packs: $329.99 live
EGO SNT2134, 21 in cordless single stage: $999.00 live
So on this page the cord is worth $81 against the 18 in cordless, and $750 against the 21 in cordless — while delivering MORE clearing width than either. If your drive is inside one cord run, that is the cheapest four inches of clearing width in the category. If it is not, none of this applies and you want the cordless page.
Both corded machines draw a published 15 A at 120 V.
Westinghouse publishes: 14 gauge at 25 ft, 12 gauge at 50 ft.
That is the whole reason to care: at 15 A a 50 ft run on 14 gauge instead of 12 drops more voltage, and a snow blower losing voltage loses auger speed in exactly the conditions you bought it for. Snow Joe publishes no cord guidance for the SJ627E at all, so the Westinghouse figures are the ones to apply to both. Our outdoor extension cord page ranks cords on published cold figures.
The picks, and who each one is for
1. Westinghouse WSnow22 — best overall
Who it is for: a one or two-car concrete or asphalt drive within a cord run of an outlet. Twenty-two inches by thirteen, 840 lb per minute, 1800 W, a rubber-tipped steel auger with more authority in dense snow than plastic, and the published cord gauges nobody else gives you. Two-year limited warranty plus lifetime technical support.
Who should skip it: anyone with a deck, soft pavers or natural stone in the path — Westinghouse markets this machine for porches and decks while publishing a steel auger, and we would not do that. Also anyone who needs to know what it weighs or how big it is before buying: Westinghouse publishes neither a weight nor a dimension for it.
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2. Snow Joe SJ627E — same numbers, plastic auger
Who it is for: the same drive, where the machine will also cross a deck, a soft paver path or a stone landing. Snow Joe publishes an all-plastic auger and a 34.6 lb net weight, plus full dimensions (22.8 x 23.4 x 22 in) so you can check the garage corner, and a 2,700 rpm no-load speed that no competitor prints.
Who should skip it: anyone facing a packed plow ridge. Snow Joe's own spec table says “Type of Snow: Light, Fluffy”, and a plastic auger in dense slush is a stalled auger. Its table also publishes “Best Use: Large Clearing” for a corded tool and leaves Tire Height blank.
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3. Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 — best cordless under $400
Who it is for: a short drive where the cord really is unacceptable — a detached garage, no exterior outlet, or a surface the cord would be dragged over. Eighteen inches by ten, 1200 W brushless, two 4.0 Ah packs and a dual-port charger in the box, and the smallest storage footprint here.
Who should skip it: anyone whose drive needs more than one battery pair. Our arithmetic puts 192Wh in the box, and Snow Joe states the bigger XR8 and XR12 packs are explicitly incompatible, so the obvious upgrade is closed. Note too that Snow Joe publishes three different weights for it on one page: 29.45, 29.5 and 29.54 lb.
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4. Snow Joe 24V-SS13 — if a blower is too much machine
Who it is for: a single-car drive, a long walk, or anyone who would rather store a 13 lb tool than a 35 lb one. You walk it like a vacuum cleaner. As our electric snow shovel page records, Snow Joe is the last maker in this class publishing a work-rate figure at all.
Who should skip it: anyone with a two-car drive who minds walking 400 ft instead of 220. The arithmetic above is the honest version of that trade.
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5. Greenworks 40V shovel — best if you own 40V
Who it is for: a household already on Greenworks 40V, where the marginal cost is a tool rather than a platform. Twelve inches wide by a published 8 in deep at 19.1 lb keeps it firmly in the walk-it class, with a 25 ft throw and a 3-year tool and battery warranty.
Who should skip it: anyone not already on the platform — see which platform for winter before adding a second battery system for one seasonal tool.
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6. EGO SNT2134 — if money is not the constraint
Who it is for: someone on the EGO 56V platform who wants a 21 in cordless single stage and does not want a cord or a compromise. It publishes 21 in by 13 in, a 45 ft throw, two 56V 6.0Ah packs, an IPX4 weather rating and a 5-year tool warranty — the machine we rank on our cordless page, here for completeness because a small drive does not require you to buy cheaply.
Who should skip it: almost everyone shopping this situation. At $999 it is four times the corded machines for one inch less clearing width, and on a 20 ft drive the coverage headroom you are paying for — EGO publishes up to a 14-car driveway with 8 in of snow on a charge — is never used. It has a steel auger, so it is also not the deck machine. What it does buy is reach: a published 45 ft throw against 25 ft.
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Which machine, by what your drive is
| Your drive | Buy | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Two-car, concrete, outlet in the garage | Westinghouse WSnow22 | 22 in for $249, with the cord gauge published |
| Two-car, but it crosses a deck or pavers | Snow Joe SJ627E | Identical numbers, all-plastic auger |
| Short drive, no outlet near it | Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 | 18 x 10 in cordless, smallest footprint here |
| Single-car drive or a long walk | Snow Joe 24V-SS13 | 13 lb and a 6 in cut depth, walked rather than steered |
| Already on Greenworks 40V | Greenworks 40V shovel | Avoids a second battery platform |
| Already on EGO 56V, budget no object | EGO SNT2134 | 21 in cordless single stage |
| Long or detached drive | See our large-driveway page | Past one cord run the ranking inverts |
| Deep snow and a plow ridge | See single stage vs two stage | Both 22 in machines publish "Light, Fluffy" |
Verdict
The Westinghouse WSnow22 wins because on a small drive the cord costs you nothing and saves you between $81 and $750, while delivering the widest clearing path on this page — and because it is the only maker here that publishes the extension cord gauge its own 15 A motor needs. Take the Snow Joe SJ627E instead, at the same price and the same published numbers, if anything in the path is softer than concrete. The finding to carry away: these two 22 in machines publish identical figures on every headline spec and differ on exactly one, the auger material, and both of their spec tables quietly say they are for light, fluffy snow.
The picks in full
Specs are the manufacturer's own and linked to the page they came from. Prices come from a live daily check; where we have no verified price we say so rather than print a stale one.
Westinghouse WSnow22 Corded Snow Blower, 22 in
Westinghouse · Corded 120V · Our score 7.7/10
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The same published numbers as the Snow Joe with one real difference -- a rubber-tipped STEEL auger -- and it is the only maker here that tells you what extension cord to buy.
Published specs
| Clearing width | 22 in |
|---|---|
| Clearing depth | 13 in |
| Intake height | 13 in |
| Auger material | Steel, rubber-tipped |
| Chute material | Plastic |
| Motor | 15 A, 120V, 1800 W |
| Plowing capacity | 840 lb/min |
| Throw distance | 25 ft |
| Chute radius | 180 deg |
| Wheels | 7 in |
| Extension cord gauge | 14 at 25 ft, 12 at 50 ft (published) |
| Weight | Not published |
| Warranty | 2-year limited, plus lifetime technical support |
Source: WSnow22 22" Corded Snow Blower, westinghouse.com
What the numbers favor
- The only snow blower in this registry whose maker publishes the extension cord gauge you need -- 14 AWG at 25 ft, 12 AWG at 50 ft
- Publishes a wattage (1800 W) as well as amps, so you can check the circuit yourself
- Rubber-tipped steel auger: more authority in dense snow than all-plastic, with a rubber edge at the contact point
- Publishes a 7 in wheel size, where Snow Joe leaves the field empty
- Lifetime technical support alongside the 2-year warranty
What they don't
- Westinghouse publishes NO weight for it anywhere on the page -- on a machine you push and store, that is the figure we would most want
- Its own spec table also says "Type of Snow: Light, Fluffy", exactly like the Snow Joe, despite the steel auger
- Steel under a rubber tip is still steel: wear the tip and you are running metal over your surface, so this is not the deck machine
- Westinghouse's own copy calls it "perfect" for porches and decks while the auger is steel -- we would not use it on either
- Corded, with the same cord-management problem as the Snow Joe
Skip it if the surface you clear is wood, composite or a soft paver. A rubber tip is a wear item, and when it wears you have a steel auger on your deck boards -- the all-plastic Snow Joe is the honest choice there.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Snow Joe SJ627E Electric Snow Blower, 22 in
Snow Joe · Corded 120V · Our score 7.8/10
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The all-plastic auger is the point: same 22 in x 13 in bite and 840 lb/min as the steel-auger machines, with nothing hard touching your surface.
Published specs
| Clearing width | 22 in |
|---|---|
| Depth of snow cut | 13 in |
| Auger | All plastic |
| Motor | 15 A, 120V ~ 60 Hz |
| Plowing capacity | Up to 840 lb/min |
| Throw distance | 25 ft |
| Chute rotation | 180 deg |
| No-load speed | 2,700 rpm |
| Net weight | 34.6 lb |
| Headlight | 2 x 1.5 W LED |
| Type of snow (maker's own field) | Light, Fluffy |
| Warranty | 2 years, ETL approved |
Source: Snow Joe SJ627E Electric Snow Blower, 22-Inch, 15-Amp, shopjoe.com
22 in clearing width / 34.6 lb net = 0.64 in of path per pound you push around. The 18 in cordless SB18 is 18 / 29.5 = 0.61 in/lb, so the corded machine is marginally more width per pound -- and it is the cord, not the weight, that decides between them.
What the numbers favor
- All-plastic auger: the only auger material here that cannot gouge a composite deck board or a soft paver
- Same published 22 in x 13 in bite and 840 lb/min as the steel-auger machine at the same price
- Published 2,700 rpm no-load speed, which neither competitor prints
- 15 A corded means unlimited runtime -- there is no battery to run down halfway up the drive
- Chute clean-out tool included, which is the part people improvise dangerously without
What they don't
- Snow Joe's own spec table says "Type of Snow: Light, Fluffy" -- for a 13 in deep cut that is a significant admission, and it is the end-of-driveway plow ridge that defeats these machines
- "Best Use: Large Clearing" in the spec table against a corded tool -- a long drive is exactly where a cord is worst
- Tire Height is published as an EMPTY field, so wheel size is unknown
- A plastic auger is a wear part, and Snow Joe publishes no service life for it
- You are managing 100 ft of cold extension cord every time you clear
Skip it if your drive is longer than two cord lengths from an outlet, or if you regularly face the wet, dense ridge a plow leaves. Snow Joe's own spec sheet says light and fluffy, and a plastic auger in packed slush is a stalled auger.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 Cordless Snow Blower, 18 in
Snow Joe · Snow Joe 24V IONMAX · Our score 7.6/10
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The one machine here whose maker explicitly rates it for decks as well as driveways, and the only one that does the job without a cord.
Published specs
| Clearing width | 18 in |
|---|---|
| Clearing depth | 10 in |
| Motor | 1200 W brushless |
| Battery | 48V (2 x 24V), 2 x 4.0 Ah included |
| Recharge | Just under 2 hours, dual-port charger |
| Throw distance | 20 ft |
| Chute rotation | 180 deg, crank-adjusted |
| Net weight | 29.5 lb (see cons -- three figures published) |
| Headlight | 2 W LED |
| Maker's stated usage | Small to Large Decks or Driveways |
| Warranty | 2 years |
Source: Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 48-Volt 18-Inch Cordless Snow Blower, shopjoe.com
Two 4.0 Ah packs at Snow Joe's advertised 24V each: 24 x 4.0 x 2 = 192Wh. Against the 1200 W motor that is 192 / 1200 = 0.16 hours, about 9.6 minutes at continuous full draw. Real clearing is nowhere near continuous full draw, but that figure is why this is a short-driveway machine and not a long one.
What the numbers favor
- Snow Joe's own spec field says "Small to Large Decks or Driveways" and the copy says it clears to the ground "without damaging your deck, driveway or pavement" -- the only machine here the maker rates for a deck
- No cord at all, which on a short drive removes the single most annoying part of corded clearing
- 1200 W brushless motor with a published figure
- Two 4.0 Ah packs and a dual-port charger in the box, recharging in just under 2 hours
- 29.5 lb is the lightest machine on this page
What they don't
- Snow Joe publishes THREE different weights for it on one page: "29.45 lbs (with batteries installed)" in the bullets, "Net Weight (lbs) 29.5" and "Net Weight (lb.) 29.54" in the table
- 192Wh in the box against a 1200 W motor -- our arithmetic, and the reason this is a short-driveway tool
- 10 in clearing depth, three inches less than the corded 22 in machines
- 20 ft throw, five feet shorter than the corded pair, so on a wide drive you re-throw the same snow
- Snow Joe states it is NOT compatible with the 24VBAT-XR8 or XR12 packs, so the obvious runtime upgrade is closed off
Skip it if your driveway takes more than one battery pair. The published 192Wh is the constraint, the bigger XR packs are explicitly incompatible, and a corded 22 in machine costs less and never stops.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Snow Joe 24V-SS13 IONMAX 13" Cordless Snow Shovel
Snow Joe · Snow Joe 24V · Our score 8.0/10
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Thirteen pounds and a 400W motor that throws 20 ft, for the paths a snow blower cannot reach.
Published specs
| Clearing width | 13 in |
|---|---|
| Cut depth | 6 in per pass |
| Throw distance | Up to 20 ft |
| Clearing rate | Up to 300 lb of snow per minute |
| Auger | 2-blade paddle |
| Motor | 400 W |
| Battery | 24V 4.0Ah (96Wh) |
| Weight | 13 lb |
| Warranty | 2 years |
Source: Snow Joe 24V-SS13 24-Volt IONMAX Cordless Snow Shovel Kit, shopjoe.com
24V x 4.0Ah = 96 watt-hours of stored energy. A 400 W motor drawing its full rating empties that in 96 / 400 = 0.24 hours, or about 14 minutes. Real clearing is intermittent and lighter than full load, so treat 14 minutes as the floor rather than the expectation -- Snow Joe publishes no runtime at all, which is why the arithmetic is worth doing.
What the numbers favor
- 13 lb, light enough to carry down a flight of steps
- Publishes a clearing rate in pounds per minute, which almost nobody does
- 20 ft throw from a shovel-format tool
- 6 in cut depth handles an ordinary overnight fall
What they don't
- 96Wh is a small tank -- roughly 14 minutes at full draw
- No published runtime
- 13 in wide means a two-car driveway is a long job
you are clearing a driveway rather than a path. This is a shovel replacement, and a 13 in bite proves it.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
Greenworks 40V 12" Cordless LED Snow Shovel (SS40L410)
Greenworks · Greenworks 40V · Our score 8.0/10
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Eight inches of clearing depth and a 25 ft throw, the best pair of figures of the two shovels here -- from a page that no longer publishes the area-per-charge table its predecessor did.
Published specs
| Model / SKU | 2617102 / SS40L410 |
|---|---|
| Clearing width | 12 in |
| Clearing depth | 8 in |
| Max throw distance | 25 ft |
| Motor | Brushless |
| Chute | None -- direction set by turning the shovel |
| LED light | Yes |
| Handle | Adjustable auxiliary handle |
| Start | Push button |
| Battery | 40V 4.0Ah, charger included |
| Weight | 19.1 lb |
| Warranty | 3-year tool and battery |
| Impeller speed, clearing rate, area per charge, charge time, noise | Not published |
Source: 40V 12" Cordless Battery LED Snow Shovel w/ 4.0Ah Battery & Charger, greenworkstools.com
40V x 4.0Ah = 160Wh at the advertised pack voltage. That is where the arithmetic stops: Greenworks publishes no area cleared per charge for this model, so energy per square foot cannot be derived. The 2600702 this replaces did publish it -- 871.87 sq ft at 4 in of snow and 344.44 sq ft at 10 in -- and that table is gone from the current page, along with the clearing rate, the impeller speed, the charge time and the decibel figure.
What the numbers favor
- 8 in clearing depth, the deeper of the two shovels here by 2 in
- 25 ft throw against the Snow Joe's 20 ft
- 160Wh on board, two thirds more energy than the 24V Snow Joe's 96Wh
- 3-year warranty covering the battery as well as the tool
- LED light and an adjustable auxiliary handle, both published
- 40V pack runs 75+ other Greenworks 40V tools
What they don't
- Greenworks publishes no area cleared per charge, no clearing rate, no impeller speed, no charge time and no decibel figure -- the 2600702 it replaces published all five
- 19.1 lb, 6 lb heavier than the Snow Joe
- 12 in clearing width, an inch narrower than the Snow Joe
- No chute: the throw direction changes only by turning the whole machine
you clear a long driveway. A 12 in shovel is for steps, paths and a car space, and Greenworks no longer publishes an area figure to size it against.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
EGO Power+ 21" Single-Stage Snow Blower SNT2134
EGO · EGO 56V ARC Lithium · Our score 8.5/10
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A 21 inch single-stage on a steel auger that publishes both an IPX4 rating and a driveway coverage claim -- and takes the packs you already own.
Published specs
| Model | SNT2134 |
|---|---|
| Clearing width | 21 in |
| Clearing height | 13 in |
| Stages | Single-stage |
| Throw distance | Up to 45 ft |
| Batteries included | 2 x 56V 6.0Ah |
| Coverage claim | Up to a 14-car driveway with 8 in of snow on a single charge |
| Auger | Steel |
| Chute | 200-degree directional control |
| Weather rating | IPX4 |
| Warranty | 5-yr tool / 3-yr battery |
Source: EGO POWER+ 21" Single-Stage Snow Blower with Peak Power (SNT2134), egopowerplus.com
56V x 6.0Ah = 336Wh per pack; two packs = 672Wh. Over the published 14-car driveway at 8 in of snow that is about 48Wh per car-space -- within a few watt-hours of the two-stage EGO and the Greenworks, which is a useful cross-check on all three claims.
What the numbers favor
- Publishes an IPX4 weather rating, which the two-stage EGO does not
- Steel auger, published, rather than an unstated material
- 45 ft throw and a 200-degree chute on a single-stage machine
- Ships with two 6.0Ah packs that also run every other EGO 56V tool
What they don't
- 13 in clearing height against 20 in on the two-stage machines -- this is the spec that decides deep snow
- Single-stage augers contact the ground, so this is not a gravel-driveway machine
- EGO publishes no weight
you get deep or drifted snow, or your driveway is gravel. A 13 in clearing height and a ground-contact auger are both hard limits.
How it scores
Scores are our editorial weighting of the published specs above, not a test result. They are deliberately kept out of this page's structured data.
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Best for packed snow
Westinghouse WSnow22 Corded Snow Blower, 22 in
Westinghouse · Corded 120V
Best plastic auger
Snow Joe SJ627E Electric Snow Blower, 22 in
Snow Joe · Corded 120V
Best cordless for a short drive
Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 Cordless Snow Blower, 18 in
Snow Joe · Snow Joe 24V IONMAX
Best for steps and decks
Snow Joe 24V-SS13 IONMAX 13" Cordless Snow Shovel
Snow Joe · Snow Joe 24V
Best clearing depth and throw
Greenworks 40V 12" Cordless LED Snow Shovel (SS40L410)
Greenworks · Greenworks 40V
Best single-stage
EGO Power+ 21" Single-Stage Snow Blower SNT2134
EGO · EGO 56V ARC Lithium
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Common questions
What is the best snow blower for a small driveway?
Is a corded snow blower worth it?
How wide should a snow blower be for a two-car driveway?
Do I need a two-stage snow blower for a small driveway?
What extension cord do I need for a corded snow blower?
Will a small snow blower damage my driveway or deck?
How much storage space does a small snow blower need?
Sources
- WSnow22 22" Corded Snow Blower, westinghouse.com
- Snow Joe SJ627E Electric Snow Blower, 22-Inch, 15-Amp, shopjoe.com
- Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18 48-Volt 18-Inch Cordless Snow Blower, shopjoe.com
- Snow Joe 24V-SS13 24-Volt IONMAX Cordless Snow Shovel Kit, shopjoe.com
- 40V 12" Cordless Battery LED Snow Shovel w/ 4.0Ah Battery & Charger, greenworkstools.com
- EGO POWER+ 21" Single-Stage Snow Blower with Peak Power (SNT2134), egopowerplus.com
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