Well, it's done, switched the position of the lawnmower and snow blower in the garage for easy access. Sigh...

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2. I have an EGO snow blower that is about 10 years old.

My EGO batteries are just as old.

Only one of the batteries have crapped over the past 10 years (a 2.5 amp hour battery).

I miss the 2.5 amp hour one because it is lighter, and I used it on my weed whacker and leaf blower.

So I run the snow blower on two 5 amp hour batteries, which can do my driveway, plus a portion of my neighbor's driveway before I have to switch out the batteries.

The snow blower is still running well after 10 years, but I'm going to have to do a little maintenance on it because the directional adjustment for the chute is getting a little sticky.

Also, I'm craving a self-propelled model that has larger wheels, since it is still sometimes difficult to push mine through heavy snow, and it gets harder every year as I age.

I just priced out the two stage self-propelled blowers, and they are way out of my price range, so I'll make do with my current one. It gets the job done.

Make sure you are well-hydrated before you tackle the snow. I've read that a major contributor to shoveling/snow blowing heart attacks is dehydration. Especially if you are working out there a long time. And I've been guilty of this...sometimes your mind plays tricks on you by making you think you do not need a lot of hydration because you are not out there in the summer heat...but the opposite is true.

Good luck and try not to over do it!