Snow Blower for Gravel Driveway: 5 EGO Battery Picks

The SNT2405 is the pick I'd start with for a gravel driveway, because its page takes on the surface directly. Adjustable skid shoes are on the feature list, and the FAQ covers gravel by name. On the SNT2416 and SNT2807 pages, gravel comes up only in the text for a skid shoes accessory.

Here's the catch. EGO recommends extra caution on uneven surfaces such as a gravel driveway, because the scraper bar can catch on large cracks or other debris.

It's a self-propelled two-stage machine with a 24 in clearing width and a 20 in intake height, the same figures as the SNT2416 and SNT2425. The drive is variable speed with forward and reverse, and auger speed is variable too, which adjusts the throwing distance, up to 50 ft. The kit has two 7.5 Ah batteries and a Dual-Port charger.

The SNT2416 is the 24 in pick with the biggest batteries in its kit: two 10.0 Ah, against two 7.5 Ah in the SNT2405 and SNT2425 kits. Clearing width, intake height and throw match those two models: 24 in, 20 in and up to 50 ft.

At the handles, you get trigger-controlled steering that assists with turning, heated handle grips, and a handle-mounted 2-in-1 remote lever for 200-degree chute rotation and deflection control.

Gravel is where this page gives you less than the SNT2405's. It has no FAQ block and nothing on surface limits for the machine itself. EGO lists a pair of two-stage skid shoes as an accessory and says they're designed to help lift a two-stage snow blower over cracks and bumps in uneven sidewalks and gravel driveways.

The battery warranty is longer than on the SNT2405 and SNT2425: 5 years with registration, against 3 years.

The SNT2807 is the widest machine of the five, with a 28 in clearing width and a 21 in intake height, against 24 in and 20 in on the three 24-inch models. Its throw is the longest listed here too: up to 60 ft, against up to 50 ft on the other two-stage picks.

The kit is the biggest of the five: two 12.0 Ah batteries and a Dual Port charger.

At the handles it follows the SNT2416, with trigger-controlled steering that assists with turning and heated handle grips. The chute control differs: a 2-in-1 electronic joystick with 200-degree chute rotation and deflection, where the SNT2416 uses a lever.

For gravel, this page goes no further than the SNT2416's. Gravel comes up only in the skid shoes accessory text, and no surface limits are given for the machine itself.

The SNT2425 is the 24 in pick for anyone who wants to aim the chute with a joystick. Its remote joystick gives 200 degrees of rotation and 65 degrees of deflection control. The SNT2416 uses a handle-mounted lever, and the SNT2807 has an electronic joystick too, on a 28 in machine.

On size it matches the SNT2405 and SNT2416: a 24 in clearing width, a 20 in intake height and a throw of up to 50 ft. It's a two-stage, self-propelled machine with variable-speed forward and reverse controls, like the SNT2405. Two-stage is the type I'd want on gravel; the reasons are in How to choose below.

The kit matches the SNT2405's as well: two 7.5 Ah batteries and a dual-port charger. The battery warranty is 3 years, against 5 years with registration on the SNT2416 and SNT2807.

The SNT2134 is the single-stage machine on this list, and I'd treat it as the exception, not the starting point. EGO says its skid shoes are adjustable for improved performance on gravel and irregular surfaces. But single-stage is the type that's a poor fit for gravel: it works close to the ground and can pick up and throw stones.

If your whole driveway is gravel, stop here and go back to the two-stage picks.

Against those four, it's the narrowest at 21 in, and its throw is the shortest listed, up to 45 ft against up to 50 ft and up to 60 ft.

Like the SNT2416 and SNT2807, it has heated handle grips. The kit has two 6.0 Ah batteries, the smallest pair of the five, and a dual-port charger.