#minnesotatoy@kidwoo , blower update, this thing kicks ass for light residential use. We got about ten inches of upside down snow, it was basically raining at 4:00. My honda would have packed up and quit in this type of 'snow'...the Ego blasted right through it, down to the concrete and dirt. The batteries almost made it, but this thick snow is rough. I have spares on the way. Quite impressed.