Road Runner Posted January 5, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2017 one of these... We are supposed to get 5-9 inches tomorrow night and my old shovel is broked. This one is a big improvement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 5, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2017 That's a pretty good shovel, but one with a blue handle would be faster, you know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 5, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 5, 2017 Metal ain't worth a shit for cleaning the car off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 5, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 5, 2017 I bought one of these a couple of months ago. Used it once in a tiny storm, mostly to learn how. Now that I have a snow blower, it will never snow ago. Well worth the cost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted January 5, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 5, 2017 We do not get snow. We get ice and sleet. I have never owned a snow shovel. I want to try one of those snow shovels with the funny, bendy handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, Road Runner said: one of these... We are supposed to get 5-9 inches tomorrow night and my old shovel is broked. This one is a big improvement. Bring it over and try it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted January 5, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2017 39 minutes ago, Road Runner said: one of these... We are supposed to get 5-9 inches tomorrow night and my old shovel is broked. This one is a big improvement. If the snow is sticky, spray the aluminum with cooking spray or you'll bend the corners from banging it on the ground to get the snow off. That's why plastic shovels rock. I wish I could find this Bigfoot brand shovel. I've tried several different brands but I like this one the best. Unfortunately I've worn six inches off the bottom of the one I have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 5, 2017 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, jsharr said: We do not get snow. We get ice and sleet. I have never owned a snow shovel. I want to try one of those snow shovels with the funny, bendy handle. Bendy handled shovels are great in most cases. I got one for the first time about 3 years ago and wondered why I waited so long. Much better on the back. I one downside I have is when I have to lift snow over a fence or railing, which I have to do sometimes - very inconvenient for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 5, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 5, 2017 36 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Metal ain't worth a shit for cleaning the car off. I have one of these for the car. Much much much better than a brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, jsharr said: I want to try one of those snow shovels with the funny, bendy handle. They had the bendy kind at Home Depot where I bought the one in the pic. I tried to simulate how it would work for me and I didn't care for it. As opposed to what Kzoo said, it seemed like it would force me to bend over more than the straight handle one. Bending is definitely worse for my screwed up back and spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 5, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, Road Runner said: They had the bendy kind at Home Depot where I bought the one in the pic. I tried to simulate how it would work for me and I didn't care for it. As opposed to what Kzoo said, it seemed like it would force me to bend over more than the straight handle which would definitely be worse for my screwed up back and spine. Not true but since you are an amateur snow shoveler I can see how you would make that mistake. If you are going to lift snow, the bendy part buts the handle closer (higher) for your forward hand to grab, resulting in less back bend. Remember the first 2 rules of snow shoveling - 1) bend the knees not the back and 2) It's best not the have a heart attack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 5, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: one of these... We are supposed to get 5-9 inches tomorrow night and my old shovel is broked. This one is a big improvement. Why would you shovel a measly 5-9 inches of snow?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted January 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Kzoo said: Not true but since you are an amateur snow shoveler I can see how you would make that mistake. If you are going to lift snow, the bendy part buts the handle closer (higher) for your forward hand to grab, resulting in less back bend. You might be right. I probably wasn't holding it right. And I am an amateur. We usually only get one or two snows per year that are shovel worthy. Usually, I just wait and let it melt. The prediction for this weekend is different, though. From 6 to 12 inches followed by really cold weather, which means it's not going to melt for several days. So I'll probably have to shovel the driveway, at least. With my bad back, I am going to do my best to avoid shoveling altogether. I figured if I bought a new shovel, it might piss off the weather gods and discourage them from giving me a whole lot of snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder Posted January 5, 2017 Share #14 Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, jsharr said: We do not get snow. We get ice and sleet. I have never owned a snow shovel. I want to try one of those snow shovels with the funny, bendy handle. We like ours with the bendy handle. Beats the heck out of using a grain shovel and it fits my wife's hands very nicely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted January 5, 2017 8 minutes ago, Zackny said: Why would you shovel a measly 5-9 inches of snow?? I might not. It depends on whether or not I have to get out of my driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 5, 2017 Share #16 Posted January 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I figured if I bought a new shovel, it might piss off the weather gods and discourage them from giving me a whole lot of snow. This might be the smartest thing I've ever heard you say. Certainly smarter that anything Jsharr (or his moranic minions ) has ever said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philander Seabury Posted January 5, 2017 Share #17 Posted January 5, 2017 I can also whole-heartedly endorse the bendy shovels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share #18 Posted January 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Ralph T. Mooseknuckle said: I can also whole-heartedly endorse the bendy shovels. Maybe the bendy ones at Home Depot were bent wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philander Seabury Posted January 5, 2017 Share #19 Posted January 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Maybe the bendy ones at Home Depot were bent wrong. I think the gist of it is it keeps your hands closer to your body when scooping, instead of having to stretch down. Right now our driveway is covered in cars, so no shoveling needed! I am upset though, because I would love to stay home and not get my nice clean car filthy, but things are effed up at work. I also wanted to go see Chuck Prophet in a Free at Noon concert, dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted January 5, 2017 Share #20 Posted January 5, 2017 From experience, its better to go out while its still snowing and shovel five inches twice then to wait and shovel ten inches once. Unless you have an oversized super duty snow thrower like I do, arr arr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 6, 2017 Share #21 Posted January 6, 2017 Did it come with an operator ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 6, 2017 Share #22 Posted January 6, 2017 52 minutes ago, Ralph T. Mooseknuckle said: I can also whole-heartedly endorse the bendy shovels. I don't think I would like them. I push snow and then use my leg as a fulcrum to lift the snow just enough to get it on the bank. 40 minutes ago, team scooter said: Unless you have an oversized super duty snow thrower like I do, arr arr. I have one. I could also put a plow on my ATV. I'd rather shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted January 6, 2017 Share #23 Posted January 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Kzoo said: I have one of these for the car. Much much much better than a brush. I use the shovel to push most of it off, then a broom to get the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn Posted January 6, 2017 Share #24 Posted January 6, 2017 7 hours ago, jsharr said: We do not get snow. We get ice and sleet. I have never owned a snow shovel. I want to try one of those snow shovels with the funny, bendy handle. Come on over, my wife leaves the house at 3:45am. Have to at least shovel a path to her car. It's snowing pretty good right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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