Greenworks Snow Blowers, Sorted by Voltage

1. The Greenworks Snow Lineup at a Glance

Greenworks builds snow tools on three consumer battery platforms, 40V, 60V and 80V, plus an 82V commercial line and a handful of corded machines. The batteries are not interchangeable between voltages, so a 40V pack from your string trimmer will not run an 80V snow blower. That single fact should drive the whole decision, because a snow blower is the tool that eats the most battery, and buying into a second platform just for winter adds a second set of packs and chargers to the bill.

Within each platform the machines fall into the same three classes every brand sells. There are power shovels, roughly 12 inches wide, for steps, decks and walkways. There are single-stage blowers, 20 to 22 inches wide, where a rubber-edged auger both picks up snow and throws it, and which clear right down to the pavement. And there is a 24-inch two-stage machine, where an auger feeds a separate impeller, for deeper snow and the plow berm at the end of the driveway.

Greenworks changes kits and model numbers often. The same 80V 22-inch blower is sold with one battery, with two, with different amp-hour packs, and in retailer-exclusive versions with different listed throw distances. So this guide describes machines by platform and class rather than chasing every SKU, and quotes listed specs only where we found them on Greenworks or major retailer pages. Before buying, confirm the exact model number, the batteries in the box and the listed specs on the listing you are actually looking at.

The short version is that the 80V platform is where Greenworks is most competitive for snow. Its 20-inch single-stage machine is the Greenworks pick on our best electric snow blowers list, where we rank it as the best value battery option, and the 80V platform is the only consumer Greenworks line with the full range from shovel to two-stage. The 40V and 60V machines make sense mainly for people already invested in those batteries.

2. The 80V Single-Stage Machines: The Ones Most Driveways Need

Greenworks sells two 80V single-stage widths, a 20-inch and a 22-inch. Both are push machines, meaning the auger touching the pavement pulls them forward a little but there is no drive system, and both clear down to the surface rather than leaving the thin layer a two-stage machine skips. For a paved suburban driveway that usually gets 3 to 8 inches at a time, this is the class to start with.

The 20-inch is the one on our ranked list. It is lighter and cheaper, and on the 80V platform it has meaningfully more torque than the 40V single-stage machines it competes with. Its limits are the limits of every single-stage design: it cannot be used on gravel because the auger contacts the ground and throws stones, its practical ceiling is around eight inches of snow before it starts riding up instead of digging in, and the compacted ridge a plow leaves across the driveway entrance is where it stops.

The 22-inch is the step up. Lowe's lists the brushless SN80L4121CO version with a 22-inch clearing path, a 13-inch clearing depth, a 180-degree rotating chute and a dual battery port design, at a listed weight of about 72 pounds. The dual ports are the practical difference: two packs mean the machine can run one after the other, which turns a machine that might finish an average driveway into one that finishes it with charge to spare. The extra two inches of width also mean fewer passes.

Throw distance is where the listings disagree, and it is a good example of why to read the specific SKU. Lowe's lists the 22-inch at up to 35 feet, a Costco-exclusive version lists up to 25 feet, and a Canadian retailer lists 20 feet. Throw distance on any single-stage machine also depends heavily on the snow: light powder goes much further than wet slush, and every battery machine throws less as the snow gets heavier. Treat the biggest number as best-case, not typical.

The 82V commercial line is worth a sentence because it shows up in searches. It uses a different battery system aimed at landscaping crews, and its 22-inch single-stage has been listed with a clearing depth of about 12.5 inches and a throw of up to 30 feet. For a homeowner it is rarely the better buy unless you already run 82V commercial tools, because the batteries and chargers are priced for professional use.

3. The 24-Inch Two-Stage: When It Is Worth the Money

Greenworks' biggest snow machine is a 24-inch, self-propelled two-stage blower, sold in near-identical forms on its 60V, 80V and 82V platforms. On the 80V version, Lowe's and Tool Box Buzz list a 24-inch clearing path, a 200-degree chute rotation and a maximum throw of up to 50 feet. Retailers list it as self-propelled with power steering and LED headlights, and Tool Box Buzz describes zero-turn hub motor wheels and a brushless motor.

The listed snowfall rating varies by source. Lowe's lists it as handling up to 20 inches, while Tool Box Buzz and Pro Tool Reviews say 18 inches. Either way, this is the machine that does what single-stage machines cannot: it handles gravel, because the auger rides on skid shoes above the surface, it takes deeper snow without riding up, and it has a real chance against the packed, icy berm a plow leaves at the end of the driveway.

The kit is where you need to read carefully. Best Buy lists one version with two 4.0Ah batteries, Tool Box Buzz reviewed one with two 5.0Ah batteries, and a Canadian listing includes three 4.0Ah batteries. Prices have ranged widely, from around $1,750 on sale at Best Buy to well over $2,000 for other kits. Battery capacity decides how much driveway you clear per charge, so compare kits on total amp-hours, not just the sticker price.

The honest question is whether you need two-stage at all. For many households the answer is no: a single-stage on a paved drive clears faster in normal storms because it is lighter and easier to steer, and costs less than half as much. The two-stage earns its price when snow regularly exceeds eight inches, when the driveway is gravel, when the drive is long enough that you need self-propulsion, or when the plow berm is a weekly event. If none of those apply, the money is better spent on a second battery for a single-stage.

If you are deciding between battery two-stage and gas, our electric vs gas snow blower comparison walks through the depth, berm, driveway size and five-year cost questions. And if you are comparing battery two-stage machines across brands, EGO and Toro both sell 24-inch two-stage battery machines; our EGO snow blower lineup guide and Toro electric snow blower guide cover those.

4. The 60V and 40V Machines: For People Already on Those Batteries

Greenworks' 40V platform is its most widespread, sold heavily at big-box stores alongside mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers. Its 20-inch single-stage snow blower is the entry point. Walmart lists the brushless 40V 20-inch with a 20-inch clearing path, a 10-inch clearing depth, a 180-degree chute and a throw of up to 20 feet, with up to 30 minutes of runtime on a 4.0Ah battery. Greenworks' own listing for the tool-only version gives a 12-inch depth, so check the listing you are buying from.

That runtime figure is the key limitation. Thirty minutes is a manufacturer-listed best case, and battery runtime shortens in cold weather and in heavy, wet snow. For a short driveway, a walkway and steps, a 40V machine can be enough, especially if you own two packs already. For an average two-car driveway with regular storms, it is the machine people most often outgrow, because a lower-voltage motor bogs down sooner when the snow is wet.

The 60V line sits in between. Greenworks has sold 60V single-stage machines in 20-inch and 22-inch widths. Canadian Tire lists a 20-inch 60V tool-only model with a 20-inch clearing width, a 10-inch intake height and a discharge of up to 20 feet, while a 22-inch 60V model with dual battery ports has been reviewed as rated for up to two-thirds of an acre with a throw of up to 30 feet. There is also a 60V version of the 24-inch two-stage, listed with a 24-inch width, 14-inch intake height and a maximum throw of 50 feet.

The case for either lower-voltage platform is the battery you already own. If you have three 40V packs sitting in the garage from a mower and trimmer, a 40V snow blower costs far less to get running than a new 80V kit, and for light snow it will do the job. If you are starting from nothing, the 80V platform gives you more snow capability for not much more money, and it runs Greenworks' larger mowers and blowers too.

What we would avoid is buying into the 40V or 60V platform from scratch specifically for snow. The per-machine savings are small once you add batteries and a charger, and you end up on a platform with less snow headroom than you might later want. If budget is the constraint, the corded thrower in the next section is usually the cheaper and more capable choice for a short driveway near an outlet.

5. The Snow Shovels and the Corded Thrower

Greenworks' 80V snow shovel is a 12-inch single-stage machine you carry and push, built for steps, decks, walkways and the area around cars where a full blower is clumsy. Greenworks lists the battery-and-charger kit, model 2600602, with a 12-inch clearing path, a 6-inch clearing depth and a throw of about 20 feet. Other versions, including tool-only and 4.0Ah kits, are listed with an 8-inch clearing depth and up to 25 feet of throw, and some carry LED lights and directional vanes.

That spec spread is typical of power shovels and does not change what one is for. A power shovel clears light to moderate snow, generally up to about six inches, fast and without the strain of lifting. It does poorly with wet, heavy snow, and it has no business on a plowed driveway berm. Our electric snow shovel guide covers what these machines clear well, what defeats them, and how they compare with a full blower and a hand shovel.

For owners already on the 80V platform, the shovel is an easy add as a tool-only purchase, and it pairs well with a single-stage blower: the blower does the driveway, the shovel does the steps and the deck. For someone with only a walkway and a couple of steps, the shovel alone may be all the machine they need, and it is far cheaper than any blower. Greenworks has also sold corded snow shovels, and a 12-inch corded model has been listed as an 8-amp machine.

The corded option for a driveway is the 13-amp, 20-inch snow thrower. Greenworks Canada lists model 2600502 with a 20-inch clearing path, a 10-inch clearing depth, an adjustable 180-degree chute and a throw of about 25 feet, with a 3-year warranty, while another listing says up to 20 feet. Greenworks recommends no more than 25 feet of 14-gauge or 50 feet of 12-gauge extension cord, which in practice sets how far from an outlet the machine is useful.

Corded machines never run out of battery and cost much less, which makes them a sensible choice for a short paved driveway near the house. The trade-offs are the cord itself, which stiffens in the cold and has to be managed across cleared ground, and a motor that owners commonly report bogs down in heavy, wet snow. If you want the cheapest workable machine and the drive is short, corded is the honest answer. If you want to clear the drive without thinking about a cord, budget for a battery machine.

6. Batteries and Platforms: The Part of the Price That Matters Most

With any battery snow blower, the batteries are a large share of the price and the main thing that decides how much you can clear. Greenworks sells the same machines in several kits, from one small pack to two or three large ones, so two listings for what looks like the same blower can differ by hundreds of dollars and by twice the runtime. Compare total amp-hours in the box, and check whether the machine has dual battery ports that let it use two packs in sequence.

Cold is the other variable. Lithium-ion packs deliver less energy when they are cold, so a pack stored in an unheated garage at 10 degrees will run noticeably shorter than one stored indoors. The practical habit is simple: keep batteries inside at room temperature, charge them indoors, and put them in the machine just before you go out. That one change makes more difference to winter runtime than any spec on the box.

Platform lock-in cuts both ways. Greenworks says its 80V batteries power more than 75 tools, and the 40V platform covers a similar spread of lawn and garden tools, so a snow blower can share packs with the mower and trimmer you already own. Those packs do not work in EGO, Toro, Ryobi or Snow Joe machines, and they do not cross between Greenworks voltages. If you already own a different brand's batteries, compare the cost of a snow machine on that platform first; our Ryobi snow blower guide and Snow Joe snow blower guide cover two of the common alternatives.

Warranty terms vary by model and kit, and battery warranties are often separate from the tool warranty. Tool Box Buzz lists four years on both the tool and battery for the 80V two-stage it reviewed. Treat that as one example rather than a rule for the whole lineup, and read the warranty on the exact listing, including whether it covers the battery for the same term and whether commercial use voids it.

End-of-season care matters for battery life too. Store packs indoors at a partial charge rather than fully charged or flat, run the machine briefly after the last storm to clear snow from the housing, and go through the same checks before the first storm next year. Our guide to preparing a snow blower for winter covers the battery-machine version of that routine.

7. Which Greenworks to Buy, by Driveway

For a short paved driveway near an outlet, with snow that rarely tops six inches, the 13-amp corded 20-inch thrower is the cheapest machine that will do the job, and it never runs out of charge. Add the 80V or corded snow shovel if you have steps and a deck to clear as well. If the cord is a deal-breaker, the 80V 20-inch single-stage is the battery equivalent.

For an average two-car paved driveway with typical 3 to 8 inch storms, buy an 80V single-stage. The 20-inch is the value pick and our ranked choice; the 22-inch is worth the extra money for its dual battery ports and wider path if the driveway is on the larger side or you regularly face wet snow. Either way, buy a kit with enough amp-hours to finish the job in one go.

For gravel, long drives, regular storms above eight inches, or a weekly plow berm, the 80V 24-inch two-stage is the Greenworks to buy. It is expensive, and it only makes sense if those conditions are real for you, but it is the only Greenworks consumer machine that handles them. Compare it against EGO and Toro two-stage machines on kit price and total battery capacity before deciding.

For owners already invested in 40V or 60V batteries, the matching single-stage machine is a reasonable buy for light snow and short drives. Just be honest about whether you will outgrow it. If you are starting from scratch, the 80V platform is the better foundation, and if you are not sure electric is right for your driveway at all, start with the comparison and rankings on our best electric snow blowers page.

And if what you really have is steps, a deck and a short walk rather than a driveway, skip the blowers entirely. A power shovel is lighter, cheaper and better suited to the job; our best cordless snow shovels guide compares the Greenworks shovel with the alternatives on other battery platforms.