Greenworks Snow Blowers Canada

The Greenworks snow blower range is the deepest battery range available in Canada, spanning 40V, 48V, 60V and 80V platforms and running from a 16 inch single stage machine to a 24 inch dual stage that genuinely replaces a gas machine. We stock 20 of them, plus the parts to keep them running.

Why a Greenworks snow blower, and who it suits

Greenworks built its business on cordless outdoor power equipment rather than adapting a gas catalogue, and the snow range shows it. Where some brands offer one or two battery machines alongside a gas lineup, a Greenworks snow blower is available at almost every size and voltage, which means you can match the machine to the driveway rather than accepting the only cordless option a manufacturer happens to make.

The practical appeal is the platform. Batteries and chargers are shared across mowers, trimmers, chainsaws and blowers on the same voltage, so a household already running Greenworks tools gets a Greenworks snow blower at the bare tool price. That single fact changes the real cost more than any spec on the box.

It suits you if you want no fuel, no oil and no pull cord, your driveway is within the range a charge covers, and you value a quiet machine at six in the morning. It suits you less if you clear a long rural laneway in a heavy snowfall belt, where a gas machine still has no runtime ceiling.

Greenworks snow blower voltage platforms explained

The Greenworks snow blower lineup uses four battery platforms and the numbering is not a straight quality ladder, so it pays to understand what each is for.

• 24V and 48V. The 48V machines run two 24V packs together. Light, compact 16 to 20 inch single stage machines for walkways, decks and small paved driveways. The entry point.
• 40V. A step up in torque on a 20 inch single stage machine, and the platform many households already own for a mower or trimmer.
• 60V. The middle of the range and the best balance in the lineup. Covers 20 and 22 inch single stage machines and a 24 inch dual stage.
• 80V. The top platform. Highest torque, best throwing distance, and the one to choose for wet heavy snow or a dual stage machine.

A higher voltage platform pushes harder through dense snow and throws further. It also costs more, and the packs are not interchangeable between platforms, which is the single most important thing to understand before buying.

Which Greenworks snow blower platform to buy into

If you own no Greenworks tools yet, 60V is the platform to buy into. It carries both single and dual stage machines, so you can add a bigger machine later without stranding your packs. If your snow is consistently wet and dense, or you need to clear gravel, start at 80V instead.

The Greenworks snow blower range we stock

Twenty Greenworks snow blower models, from a 16 inch cordless single stage up to an 80V 24 inch dual stage, alongside corded models for anyone who would rather never think about charging at all.

• 16 inch, 48V. The lightest machine here. Steps, decks, paths and a single car pad.
• 20 inch single stage, in 40V, 48V, 60V and 80V. The core of the range and the right size for a typical two car driveway.
• 22 inch single stage, in 60V and 80V. A wider bite for the same driveway in fewer passes.
• 24 inch dual stage, in 60V and 80V. Genuine two stage performance, gravel capable, and the machines that replace gas.
• Corded electric, 10 amp 16 inch and 13 amp 20 inch. No batteries to manage, unlimited runtime within reach of an outlet.

The corded models sit in electric snow blowers, and everything cordless appears in battery snow blowers.

The 60V and 80V dual stage machines

These are the machines that change the conversation. A Greenworks snow blower in 24 inch dual stage form uses a separate auger and impeller exactly like a gas two stage machine, which means the auger rides clear of the ground on skid shoes and the machine can be used on gravel.

That last point matters more than the marketing usually says. Every single stage machine, cordless or corded, is unsafe on an unpaved surface because the auger contacts the ground and throws stones. The dual stage models remove that restriction, which is why they are the only cordless option for a rural or gravel driveway.

The kits ship with three 5.0Ah packs and a dual port charger, which is the configuration that makes them practical. Read the full comparison in two stage snow blowers.

Buying a Greenworks snow blower tool only or as a kit

Many machines in this range are sold twice, once as a bare tool and once as a kit with batteries and a charger. The bare tool price looks dramatically cheaper, and comparing it against a rival kit price is the most common costly mistake buyers make in this category.

Buy the bare tool only if you already own packs on the same platform, and check the amp hour rating you own rather than assuming. A 2.0Ah pack that came with a trimmer will run a snow thrower, but not for long, and not well in wet snow. Buy the kit if this is your first Greenworks snow blower, because a matched pack and charger sized for the machine is the difference between a good experience and a frustrating one.

Every listing here shows both versions separately with the real total cost, so the comparison is honest.

Greenworks snow blower runtime and the second battery question

Voltage sets how hard the machine pushes. Amp hours set how long it runs. Both matter, and people routinely confuse them.

A 60V machine with a 4.0Ah pack clears a typical two car driveway on one charge in ordinary snow. The same machine in wet March snow, or through 25 centimetres rather than 12, will use noticeably more. Expect 30 to 60 minutes of real clearing depending on conditions.

Whether to buy a second pack comes down to geography. In Vancouver or Victoria, one is fine. In Montreal, Quebec City, or the lake effect belts east of Georgian Bay, buy the second pack with the machine. The storms that justify owning a snow blower are exactly the storms that exhaust a single battery, and discovering that halfway down the driveway at six in the morning is how people end up disliking a perfectly good machine.

A rapid or dual port charger changes the arithmetic too, since a pack charging while you clear with the other effectively removes the runtime limit on a normal driveway.

Greenworks against EGO, Toro and Snow Joe

Being straight about the competition is more useful than pretending it does not exist.

Against EGO. EGO leads on outright throwing distance at the top of its range and has a strong reputation for build. Greenworks generally undercuts it on price and offers a wider spread of sizes and voltages, which matters if you want a specific width rather than whatever the flagship happens to be.

Against Toro. Toro comes from gas and its battery range is narrower, though its single stage machines are well regarded. If you want a cordless dual stage machine specifically, Greenworks has more choice.

Against Snow Joe. Snow Joe competes hard at the budget end and is strong on light corded and cordless machines. Greenworks reaches higher, with dual stage machines Snow Joe does not match. We stock both ranges, so compare directly rather than taking either brand’s word.

We do not stock EGO or Toro, and we would rather say so plainly than write a page pretending otherwise.

Greenworks snow blower parts, service and warranty in Canada

A cordless machine has fewer wear parts than a gas one, but it is not maintenance free. The auger paddles and scraper bar wear exactly as they do on any single stage machine, and a Greenworks snow blower that no longer clears to the pavement almost always needs paddles rather than repair.

We stock the Greenworks snow blower consumables, and the parts catalogue on this site is deliberately deep for this brand. Browse snow blower parts, and see our repair guide for the faults that actually occur.

On batteries, treat them as the component with a finite life. Packs lose capacity gradually over years of seasonal use, and they are replaceable, so the machine outlives its first set. Store packs indoors rather than leaving them on the machine in an unheated garage over winter, which is the single habit that most extends their life.

Lithium packs are regulated for shipping and should never go in household waste. Transport Canada sets the movement rules, and Call2Recycle Canada runs free battery drop off points nationwide. Chargers sold in Canada carry certification through CSA Group or another body accredited by the Standards Council of Canada, and clearing is best timed against Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts.

Common questions

Compare with the rest of the range in shop by type, or see every battery snow blower we carry.