I bought this for our lot in a mobile home community. We have a 4 car driveway and about 15 feet or so of sidewalk, so we didn't need some beast. Initially I was looking at the power shovel but I figured for the $20-$30 more lets make life a little easier. Storage was also a concern as we have a 10x10 shed with which we have to store our other yard equipment, seasonal decorations, etc. I was very impressed with this little workhorse. It just handled 3” of snow with ease. It wasn't the light fluffy snow but rather medium weight. It did manage to handle some of the slushy snow by the street pretty well too all be it with a little patience. Would have preferred a cordless unit but the price you cannot beat it.

First time I used it I could see it worked well. Snow got into the motor and I got some electric shocks from it though. Thought about returning it.. but likely it is a design flaw. I decided to tape up the handle with electric tape and keep it. One week later we got nailed with a storm and this little guy reduced hours of shovelling down to 20 mins! I recommend taping up the handle and treat it like a vacuum cleaner instead ofna snow blower. Deep heavy snow will bog it down but little swipes solve that problem. Before you know it... your done!

Discharge Chute Issue: The lower and upper discharge chute popped out of front of the ring the control crank turns. So, remove the single screw (#2 phillips, use the correct tool correctly please) and re-assemble it. This part (the chute, not the ring which stays with the machine) is currently out of stock, from which one might infer others have this issue. The screw takes the trust of snow material as it discharges and for it to breakaway on being bumped (my pant leg, dungarees, walking by in the hall by the exterior door) is a good thing or at least acceptable. This thing is so light to carry but do not lift by the chute, Unplug it first. Feed it from a GFI. Showjoe offers a cord which looks like what you want and that is what you must most watch when operating. SJ618E is kind of a good medium size for my situation (decks, northern Sierra) and depending on snow that JUST FELL and whether light (in the 20's Fahrenheit) or 30's ("cement") this easy-to-start squealer machine (motor noise) lofts the snow so you don't have to. If wet snow freezes ("cement") freezes no blower would be able to have its mouth (auger housing) pushed into the snowbank. Metal shovel to make digestible chunks and immediately before it refreezes use the snowthrower on the chunks you broke off the bank because everything snow-like and snow-worthy rehardens. Work slow, be safe. The motor noise tells you if you are working it too hard (don't, motor belt sheave pulley auger and scraper will last longer) and others possibly in the area to not move toward an activity involving throwing snow.

I am surprised with the effectiveness and power of this machine. Well worth the price. For me, it was very helpful to watch the YouTube video instructions for assembly, as it was more simple and easier to understand. I also like how it has a soothing blender sound, instead of a loud powered machine that wakes up the neighborhood.

I love my little snow thrower. I use it carefully and take really good care of it. Super inexpensive, and super light, it makes my life so much better with less time in the cold, and a much easier task for my body to contend with. The drive is 125' so I go the last 25 with a shovel! That's ok.

Top snow shoot wouldn't stay on when snow would hit it added 3 more screws took care of problem doesn't shoot snow very well but what do you expect for 120$ better than shoveling works well when there alot of snow but not very good with 5 inches or less

I used the snowblower four times in two years. I bought it to use when my regular snow removal people weren't able to clear my driveway in time for me to get to work the time. On the four trip out of the garden shed, it started smoking and then after about five minutes it stopped. The unit was properly stored, properly used, and in my opinion not worth buying. Unless the snow is very dry. It performs poorly and the electric cord is another challenge I don't ever wish to repeat.

This Snow Joe is just the right size for me, a senior citizen. Some assembly of the handle was required, so my son helped me. There was a problem connecting the extension cord. I had purchased a heavy duty 15amp cord. But the end of the cord was sort of rectangular and the place to insert it into the Snow Joe was round. It would not fit. So we got a hair dryer and softened the edges of the round hole until we could get the extension cord into it. Now they are permanently attached. That's not a problem for me, but others might want to be aware. I'm very pleased with my Snow Joe. I'm glad that it is electric so I don't have to deal with gas cans. It will handle a few inches of snow, and that's all I want to tackle.

For my purpose this appears to be a great fit. My only small improvement suggestions is to have an easier way to control the up and down throwing of the shoot. I've seen other models that allow you to move the shoot up or down with one hand control instead of having to possibly shut off power in order to loosen the two side bolts. For my purpose I can get by without changing the trajectory to often. All and all — for the price this is a good machine .

We bought the Snow Joe October 2017, now, Decemeber 2019, for our winter home in Garden Valley, Idaho and used it maybe 10x's. When in use, we smelled the aroma of burnt electrical aviance, then it quit, just quit... right in the middle of singing, "I was born a wondering star"... It gave up the ghost when we were using it in about 3 inches of snow. NUTS! We will attempt to return it, back to WAL-MART tomorrow.