Hey Northerners

[ontwo]

Any good recommendations for snow shovels? After the snow and ice last week, I want one to keep at the office just in case. I shoveled my entire sidewalks and parking lot with a 12" scoop shovel. Not doin that shit again. I've looked at them online, but I have no idea about materials, brands, ergonomics, etc.

[Krabill]

Are you a Sam's Club member? This is the best damn shovel I've ever used . . . http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=166504

[ontwo]

I like the looks of that one. Thanks

[wildchild]

this is the shovel I use, LOL

although this week of course it snowed and the "shoevel broke. therefore I was left actually shoveling. I use a big push type shovel.

[OneSickPsycho]

I got a 12" one that looks just like the one in the picture... telescoping handle... not sure if that one has it... I kept it in the trunk of my car or behind the seat in the truck in case I got stuck... wouldn't think about doing the driveway with it...

[goof2]

Look for one like this but made out of all aluminum. They last forever and work well for moving mulch too.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_77879-302-1604300_4294857409_4294937087_?productId=1100959&Ns=p_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr|0||p_product_quantity _sold|1&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl_Winter%2BTools%2B_4294857409_4294 937087_%3FNs%3Dp_product_prd_lis_ord_nbr%7C0%7C%7C p_product_quantity_sold%7C1

[Trip]

just go get like 20 bags of salt and dump it everywhere, problem solved.

[LeeNetworX]

just go get like 20 bags of salt and dump it everywhere, problem solved.

Yeah...who needs grass anyway?

[Bluestreak]

I have one like this and it moves snow. That's usually all I ask of it.

http://www.traderscity.com/board/userpix/1848-bigfoot-snow-shovel-last-1.jpg

If we have more than a few inches, I use this.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff29/cgarber1/Random/AC-BigTen_Blower.jpg

If we have a February like we did in 2010, I use this.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff29/cgarber1/Random/T4030-snow2.jpg

[Trip]

Yeah...who needs grass anyway?

it's alabama, grass doesn't matter, it turns brown by june anyway

[Mudpuppy]

i have had the same shovel for probably 20 years.. it's plastic, wide and has a metal scraper affixed to the front.. works well.. mainly i snowblow though and just shovel the hard to get places and left over snow.. fuck shoveling..

[Rider]

I pay a service for the driveway. $230 for the entire season no matter how much snow we get. I have a 9HP craftsman that I use for the sidewalks. It'll throw snow across the street. When cars drive down the road they get hit with what seems to them like an avalanche. :lol

[ontwo]

Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower :lol: As for the shovel, I think I've found one I like. It's nice and wide - 30". IF (big IF) I ever need it again, I'll be clearing 4 ft wide sidewalks and a parking lot. So a regular scoop-type just won't work.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tzoh37rQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Oh and BTW, the best thing for mulch is a good wide pitchfork like this

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21F2TiJ%2B1PL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[goof2]

Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower :lol: As for the shovel, I think I've found one I like. It's nice and wide - 30". IF (big IF) I ever need it again, I'll be clearing 4 ft wide sidewalks and a parking lot. So a regular scoop-type just won't work.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tzoh37rQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Oh and BTW, the best thing for mulch is a good wide pitchfork like this

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21F2TiJ%2B1PL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I've tried a pitchfork and still prefer a shovel. I can move more per scoop with a shovel, it doesn't fall all over the place, and it doesn't get stuck on the tines like it does with the pitchfork.:shrug:

[wildchild]

Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower :lol: As for the shovel, I think I've found one I like. It's nice and wide - 30". IF (big IF) I ever need it again, I'll be clearing 4 ft wide sidewalks and a parking lot. So a regular scoop-type just won't work.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tzoh37rQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Oh and BTW, the best thing for mulch is a good wide pitchfork like this

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21F2TiJ%2B1PL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

That is essentially the push shovel I use. only problem with that style is if there are cracks or ruts it will catch them, but it does move lots of snow fast. also at the end of your "run" it is best to just push and leave the snow as trying to scoop and throw with that style is difficult.

[ontwo]

I've tried a pitchfork and still prefer a shovel. I can move more per scoop with a shovel, it doesn't fall all over the place, and it doesn't get stuck on the tines like it does with the pitchfork.:shrug:

Ahh, and it could be the type of mulch, too.

That is essentially the push shovel I use. only problem with that style is if there are cracks or ruts it will catch them, but it does move lots of snow fast. also at the end of your "run" it is best to just push and leave the snow as trying to scoop and throw with that style is difficult.

Yeah, I'm just interested in pushing it around

['73 H1 Triple]

We have this style snow shovel
http://www.drivall.com/images/fencingtools/snowshovel.jpg

The push type you like is fine until you get more than few inches. It's a real PITA to throw snow with that style.

Me, I don't mess around. I have a 42" wide snow thrower for my Cub Cadet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/house/cub%20cadet/DCP_4700-1.jpg

[Particle Man]

what is this "shovel" thing? :lol:

[tallywacker]

I have an Arians pro 32

Made in America


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmmICPz2Jt4

http://www.ariens.com/products_snow/s_professional_group/s_professional_32/FeaturedImages/imgMain.jpg

[Papa_Complex]

Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower :lol: As for the shovel, I think I've found one I like. It's nice and wide - 30". IF (big IF) I ever need it again, I'll be clearing 4 ft wide sidewalks and a parking lot. So a regular scoop-type just won't work.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tzoh37rQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Yup, that's what you want. Don't lift with it; just push the snow out of the way.

[Gas Man]

Are you a Sam's Club member? This is the best damn shovel I've ever used . . . http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=166504

I have that one at work... it's ok.

I pay a service for the driveway. $230 for the entire season no matter how much snow we get. I have a 9HP craftsman that I use for the sidewalks. It'll throw snow across the street. When cars drive down the road they get hit with what seems to them like an avalanche. :lol

Now that's actually a decent idea.... I should get me, the nieghbor and caveman to all get the service and get a discount.

Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower :lol: As for the shovel, I think I've found one I like. It's nice and wide - 30". IF (big IF) I ever need it again, I'll be clearing 4 ft wide sidewalks and a parking lot. So a regular scoop-type just won't work.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Tzoh37rQL._SL500_AA300_.jpg


That's what I have. Great for pushing, but yes it will catch a crack easily.

this is the shovel I use, LOL

although this week of course it snowed and the "shoevel broke. therefore I was left actually shoveling. I use a big push type shovel.

I have a big 2 stage blower like that at work. They work great on the gravel yards we have at work. They do a great job for the end of the driveway where the snow plow pushes in on you. However they don't clean the driveways perfectly... got to have rubber paddle jobber for that.

[Papa_Complex]

That's what I have. Great for pushing, but yes it will catch a crack easily.

Not if it's the steel one, like I have, and not the cheap shitty plastic one ;)

[Gas Man]

My steel catches all the big cracks... I paid $30 for that SOB. The only thing it's missing is that top T-handle.

[Cutty72]

Now that's actually a decent idea.... I should get me, the nieghbor and caveman to all get the service and get a discount.

I have a big 2 stage blower like that at work. They work great on the gravel yards we have at work. They do a great job for the end of the driveway where the snow plow pushes in on you. However they don't clean the driveways perfectly... got to have rubber paddle jobber for that.

I thought about this, but seeing as how I AM this service for a few ppl in town, I don't think it would fair too well. :lol:
And for the 2 stage not cleaning the driveway perfectly, either you have it set wrong, or the stuff is packed down. If it's packed down, the single stage wouldn't do shit either. Mine cuts all the way to the concrete unless it's been driven over. Then just scrape it with a shovel.

My steel catches all the big cracks... I paid $30 for that SOB. The only thing it's missing is that top T-handle.

Key here is angle the shovel. If you push at an angle, it will glide right over the cracks.

[defector]

Sounds like a lot of hard work for you guys.
It doesn't take any time for me to shovel the sunshine out of my driveway all winter.

[Cutty72]

Sounds like a lot of hard work for you guys.
It doesn't take any time for me to shovel the sunshine out of my driveway all winter.

Saves me the cost of a gym membership. :lol

[Gas Man]

Cutty. The difference being if you are good with a rubber single you won't have to do the shovel follow up.

Either way for most people a single stage is good enough.

As far as shovel operation. Well it will glide over some and catch other that are sticking up more.

[ontwo]

Luckily, I have two year old sidewalks. The cracks are uniform and easy to glide over. The rest is asphalt. So no cracks to worry with. I'm gonna go with the 30" pusher

[wildchild]

only here could we have a 3 page discussion about a shovel for snow.

probably get a couple more pages if we bring price into the discussion. LOL

[Mudpuppy]

if you spent less time bitching about shoveling and just shovel the motherfucking snow it would be done already even if you used a fucking teaspoon.. jesus..

[ontwo]

if you spent less time bitching about shoveling and just shovel the motherfucking snow it would be done already even if you used a fucking teaspoon.. jesus..

My 12" shovel felt like a fucking teaspoon last week :lol:

[wildchild]

if you spent less time bitching about shoveling and just shovel the motherfucking snow it would be done already even if you used a fucking teaspoon.. jesus..

who's bitchin? I mean you have to give the guy from Alabama a break. I doubt it's a regular occurance there. LOL probably spent the first two hours saying "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS"? then went back to bed and hoped the nightmare would be gone when he woke back up. LOL

[Particle Man]

We just drive through it here :lol

[racedoll]

what is this "shovel" thing? :lol:

We just drive through it here :lol

Exactly what I was thinking!

[Gas Man]

if you spent less time bitching about shoveling and just shovel the motherfucking snow it would be done already even if you used a fucking teaspoon.. jesus..
And if I stopped chasing your woman around the bedroom I would get it down faster as well

[LeeNetworX]

:boobs:We just drive through it here :lol

Snow tires? Yeah, no one down here has those. :?:

[racedoll]

:boobs:

Snow tires? Yeah, no one down here has those. :?:

Neither do I but I still drive through it.

[LeeNetworX]

Neither do I but I still drive through it.

You're hardcore.

[Cutty72]

Cutty. The difference being if you are good with a rubber single you won't have to do the shovel follow up.

Either way for most people a single stage is good enough.

As far as shovel operation. Well it will glide over some and catch other that are sticking up more.

Like I said, unless someone has driven over it and packed it down, I don't have to follow up with a shovel either. Scrapes it right down to the concrete, and my 30" can move some snow!

Lets see a single stage do ANYTHING with this!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/Cutty72/Winter/DSC03197.jpg

[racedoll]

You're hardcore.

Not really. We don't really get that much and if we do the county is good about clearing the roads. AWD helps :)

[Cutty72]

And when you really need to move some snow, use this.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/Cutty72/Winter/DSC03212.jpg

I want one...

[tallywacker]

Like I said, unless someone has driven over it and packed it down, I don't have to follow up with a shovel either. Scrapes it right down to the concrete, and my 30" can move some snow!

Lets see a single stage do ANYTHING with this!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/Cutty72/Winter/DSC03197.jpg

I've done that and much more with a single stage small ass push toro for 15 years about. Shit was was hell. That's why I broke down and bought my big two stage self propelled Arians.

[Flexin]

Get a plastic push shovel without the metal edge. The metal edge sucks, gets caught and at some point will bend. The plastic does a nicer job.

James

[LeeNetworX]

Not really. We don't really get that much and if we do the county is good about clearing the roads. AWD helps :)

DOT here totally dropped the ball last week; lots of roads had serious ice for days. Sucked. No AWD on current vehicles - planning on getting a Pilot AWD later this year, though.

[ontwo]

DOT here totally dropped the ball last week; lots of roads had serious ice for days. Sucked. No AWD on current vehicles - planning on getting a Pilot AWD later this year, though.

Is it true that Atlanta on has 4 road graters? That is what I heard.

[LeeNetworX]

Is it true that Atlanta on has 4 road graters? That is what I heard.

The city has a total of 10 trucks (not sure how many are salters, gravelers, scrapers, etc.). Not sure how many the GA DOT has in the area for the surrounding areas. In any case, we're simply not equipped for the kind of event we had last week. There's no reason to - it doesn't happen enough to warrant buying all of the equipement and having it sit unused 99% of the time. Just have to deal with it when the time comes, is all.

[ontwo]

The city has a total of 10 trucks (not sure how many are salters, gravelers, scrapers, etc.). Not sure how many the GA DOT has in the area for the surrounding areas. In any case, we're simply not equipped for the kind of event we had last week. There's no reason to - it doesn't happen enough to warrant buying all of the equipement and having it sit unused 99% of the time. Just have to deal with it when the time comes, is all.

Same here. FYI.... Farmer's Almanac predicted the Christmas Day snow, last week's event, and predicts a larger one in February.

[Papa_Complex]

The city has a total of 10 trucks (not sure how many are salters, gravelers, scrapers, etc.). Not sure how many the GA DOT has in the area for the surrounding areas. In any case, we're simply not equipped for the kind of event we had last week. There's no reason to - it doesn't happen enough to warrant buying all of the equipement and having it sit unused 99% of the time. Just have to deal with it when the time comes, is all.

Hell, with the winter that we've had so far in Toronto, we could probably lend you more trucks than there are in your whole State and not even notice.

[Cutty72]

The city has a total of 10 trucks (not sure how many are salters, gravelers, scrapers, etc.). Not sure how many the GA DOT has in the area for the surrounding areas. In any case, we're simply not equipped for the kind of event we had last week. There's no reason to - it doesn't happen enough to warrant buying all of the equipement and having it sit unused 99% of the time. Just have to deal with it when the time comes, is all.

That means people need to stay the fuck home when it's crazy weather and roads arent' getting cleared.

Pisses me off having to go risk my ass to save some stupid idiot that decided they needed to go shopping cause they were feeling cooped up in their nice warm house while it's -10 zero visability no travel advised, and the plows have been pulled!

Ok... rant over.

[LeeNetworX]

That means people need to stay the fuck home when it's crazy weather and roads arent' getting cleared.

Pisses me off having to go risk my ass to save some stupid idiot that decided they needed to go shopping cause they were feeling cooped up in their nice warm house while it's -10 zero visability no travel advised, and the plows have been pulled!

Ok... rant over.

That's why the schools were closed, post office, most govt. administration, etc. They told everyone to stay the Hell home. Almost everyone heeded their advice. A big problem was the truckers on the Interstates that didn't want to listen and then got stuck and blocked the fucking highways with their vehicles.

[racedoll]

DOT here totally dropped the ball last week; lots of roads had serious ice for days. Sucked. No AWD on current vehicles - planning on getting a Pilot AWD later this year, though.

I just realized you are in Atlanta...explains alot. Totally understandable with not being prepared.

If there is ice, AWD doesn't do much to help. You slide regardless. Hopefully the Pilot AWD works out for you this year.

[Rangerscott]

I scooped dog shit with a 12" shovel when i got home. Works well.

[Cutty72]

That's why the schools were closed, post office, most govt. administration, etc. They told everyone to stay the Hell home. Almost everyone heeded their advice. A big problem was the truckers on the Interstates that didn't want to listen and then got stuck and blocked the fucking highways with their vehicles.

Yeah, once the mall closed, people started getting the hint.

['73 H1 Triple]

I scooped dog shit with a 12" shovel when i got home. Works well.

Snow blower works good too :lol:

[Particle Man]

Snow blower works good too :lol:

Yeah especially if said dog shit is frozen :lol

[Mudpuppy]

here it comes. the snowpocalypse: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snowpocalypse

[Rangerscott]

What the hell is this white shit tgat fell out of tye sky last night? Making my toes cold.

[Particle Man]

What the hell is this white shit tgat fell out of tye sky last night? Making my toes cold.

so many responses... it hurts.... make it stop...

[Captain Morgan]

Fuck shoveling. I just leave the snow and ice on the driveway. God put it there, God can take it away!

[Papa_Complex]

And it'll be God you're crying to, when some asshole slips and falls, then sues you.

[racedoll]

I'll take the snow over this sleet/ice crap I'm getting right now.
I barely made it in the drive tonight, but my Subie couldn't let me down and slowly pulled me up.

[Cutty72]

Fuck shoveling. I just leave the snow and ice on the driveway. God put it there, God can take it away!

Yeah, if I tried that it would be July before I could leave the house again!

[derf]

this is the current weather map

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs894.ash1/180290_500458564562_695684562_6162738_3238057_n.jp g

[Cutty72]

We're not getting so much snow the rest of the week... it's just flat fucking cold.

[Rangerscott]

Fucking cold in my room. Four windows or should I say four holes.

[Particle Man]

Where the hell is my snow asshole weather service???

[Papa_Complex]

Well, it has finally happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCS06rbL5hI&feature=player_embedded

[Rider]

Where the hell is my snow asshole weather service???

If you bring a dump truck, you can have the 3 feet in my driveway. That's about 2000 cubic yards of snow.