The pulley is defective on this model. under use the nut embedded in the plastic pulley spins will not allow the auger to spin. A replacement pulley has not been available for over two years. I ended up drilling and pinning the plastic to the pulley

The hood to direct the snow *blows off* with heavy snow. The clicking "lock" mechanism doesn't actually LOCK it securely. The engine is fine, which I tested when I bought it at season-end, but THIS problem one wouldn't discover until using it in snow. I had to do only small slivers of snow, making my job take 2- or even 3xs as long! And I had to run to chase the hood (in heavy snow) 20+ times. I will have to use DUCT TAPE to make it stay put, and hope that doesn't affect the swivel option, but fear it will. YES, I read all the directions to assemble, and YES, I put it together correctly. It's just poorly designed and needs to add bolts to make the hood actually stay ON. It also doesn't really handle the amount it says it well. It struggled with 4" of heavy snow. It would be better for light snow. DO NOT BUY. I will be looking for a new machine (NOT a Snow Joe) at the end of winter season. I hope I can make this machine last well enough to get me there.

Product easy to assemble - even in cold. SJ618E works wonderfully. Light, but powerful. I can't pull ignition string on gas engine. I have electric lawnmower, electric chainsaw. So this is wonderful. I can get snow out of my entire driveway - what a huge help. It helps to have experience with electric cord handling, from summertime tools - and this little snowthrower works great. 13 Amp power is enough for my use, and doesn't cause electrical problems of too much electric power draw from my house. I am so pleased - I can remove snow from my driveway (concrete) and live my life!!!

It was such a good price that I thought it might not be strong enough for the 100” or so we are getting this month. I'm a 70 year old female. This electric blower tackled 4' of heavy snow on a big deck. I did it in layers. Some of the snow was heavy/crispy but this little guy blew it out into my yard. I then did another smaller deck. In 2 hours I was done. It would have taken me 2 full days to clear without this Snow Joe. I'm glad that I got the small one that I can pick up with one hand to maneuver. Best news no sore back!

This Snow Joe is only good for clearing lite/drier snow not heavier wet snow that we often have in Michigan. Also I had to put three additional self-tapping screws in the chute assembly, one screw on the side of the tube-shaped assembly was not doing the job. There is a design engineer at Snow Joe that must have been last in his/her class. I would recommend a coat of cooking spray to prevent a snow and ice buildup in the chute. I realize it would increase the cost a bit but the proper gauge 50 ft. electrical cord could be included. All in all the blower performed well for the price in drier snow conditions.

The SnowJoe is light to handle and plug-and-play to operate. It moves 4" to 6" of new snow from my suburban driveway (45ft by 22ft) easily and efficiently. It also moved the snowplow dump from the end of my driveway, which really surprised me. It is a lot easier than shovelling, light to handle, and inexpensive to buy. Overall I am very pleased with it - its a good product and does what i wanted.

Overall, I am satisfied with this product. This snow blower works fairly well except for three items: 1. It doesn't throw the snow as far as I expected (my driveway is about 15 feet wide and the first few passes do not throw the snow beyond the opposite edge); 2. although most of the snow does cleanly eject from the chute, a significant amount scatters on top of the blower casing at the adjustable chute deflector hinge; 3. the crank to turn the chute does not operate easily (I have double-checked the assembly and believe it has been done correctly).

My sister bought this Snow Joe for me as an early Christmas Gift on black Friday and with it being so cheap we were skeptic on how well it would work. Well, this Snow Joe was the little engine that could. I have used it twice so far at about 1-2 hour intervals and cleared my drive way of about 15*30 feet with about a foot - foot 1/2 of heavy snow.

This is absolutely amazing! We just used it in 8-10" of wet snow with complete ease. I am beyond impressed with this product! The only thing that can get annoying is getting the electric cord out of the way but it's worth it if you are looking for a more affordable option than a gas blower.

My Nephew is using this for the first time in the snow, here is PA, in early February 2021. The snow is heavy and high. He has gotten through this with this smaller snowblower. He is the one who told me to write a review. He said that he pushed it through the heavy snow and it never overheated and it picked up the snow and blew it where he wanted it. He had to push hard, but it did a great job.