| | |  | Snow Shovels | Home » » » » » Shovel Snow Poly Promo | | | | | | | Description: | | Shoveling snow or other light bulky material | | | Features: | |
• good quality winter tools at affordable prices
• Steel handle for strength and reliability
• Wide, ribbed poly D-grip for added comfort with gloved hands
• Added strength with deep handle socket
• Blade size: 14 by 18 inches; Overall length: 50-1/2 inches
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 2.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 49.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 18.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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THIS is the shovel to getJan 04, 2009
If you want a snow shovel and are trying to decide which to get--GET THIS ONE.
We live in Puget Sound, outside of Seattle. It doesn't snow often here, but when it does a good snow shovel is a priceless thing to have. After a moderate snowfall two years ago we bought 2 snow shovels--this Ames True Temper Klondike and an Ames True Temper Arctic Blast with an ergonomic (bent) handle and a metal edge. We thought the other one would be the better one. Although the other one is a decent shovel--THIS is the one we grab first.
We like it for many reasons. The main one is that it can act like a snow pusher. You set the blade against the pavement and push and it shoves through the snow like a snowplow, gathering snow in its blade and pushing the snow in front of it. If the snowfall is light enough (say a few inches, you can push 10 to 20 feet before you have to stop and shovel it). I suspect that the way the grooves in the shovel are set is what helps it to push snow so easily. The grooves run straight front to back. Our other shovel has a blade that is about the same size and shape, but it doesn't plow through the snow the same way--and I think that's because the grooves in the blade are in more of a fan shape instead of straight.
Another reason we like it is that it is a good shovel. The shape makes it very easy to scoop up snow and fling it. Snow slides off easily. The shovel is very lightweight, but sturdy enough to pick up a lot of snow. The handle has a steel core, so it's strong, and the D-shaped loop at the end is comfortable to grip. The straight handle is not a problem (makes it easier to use as a plow/pusher), we don't need it to be ergonomic. The plastic blade is strong. It curves up at the end and has a little plastic along the sides, enabling it to scoop up snow without it spilling off the sides (until you want it to).
Our neighbors have some flimsy snow pushers. These are great for pushing a few inches of snow, but awkward to dig with and not good for heaving a lot of snow around or trying to scrape off ice.
We recently had the heaviest snowfall anyone here has seen in more than 30 years (comparable to a light winter day in Buffalo). Snow fell frequently. Every day for a week we were out shovelling our driveway once or twice a day. We share our driveway and our neighbor kept driving over the snow on our driveway, packing it down into ice that needed to be hacked and scraped away. Even though it has a plastic blade without a reinforced edge, this shovel was up to the task--and the abuse. When my husband would get frustrated and turn the shovel over and use it like a pick, whacking at the ice, the shovel did not break.
Some advice: if snow sticks to the blade (making it hard to shovel as much), rub or spray the blade with vegetable oil. Snow slides right off. You might have to reapply it a few times.
And if you share a driveway, be considerate enough not to drive over the snow if you know someone else is going to be shovelling the driveway.
Poly Snow Shovel works great for leaves too!Aug 07, 2008
I was looking for something to scoop up huge piles of dead leaves, and I was having a lot of trouble finding anything big enough! I usually use two dust pans as a scooper set, but I was tired of so much bending!
I knew a snow shovel would work, but living in the San Francisco Bay Area made it very had to find one. I tried all my local hardware stores and nobody had anything even close. This is a 'seasonal item' where I live, even unavailable until late fall at certain online stores.
I wanted something lightweight that had a large volume capacity so I wouldn't have to do so much bending as with some other leaf scooping devices. This really did the trick! My neighbors saw the package get delivered and were so curious about what could be in that huge box! Yes, the box is ridiculously huge.
Weighing in at only 2.3 pounds, this shovel is a marvel! It saved me hours of back breaking yard work!
Steel handle for strength and reliability
Wide, ribbed poly D-grip for added comfort with gloved hands
Added strength with deep handle socket
Blade size: 14 by 18 inches; Overall length: 50-1/2 inches
Ames True Temper 18-Inch Promotional Poly Snow Shovel #1574600
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