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Manual snowblowing shovel.

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Snow removal tools are often featured in compelling online videos, each one displaying said tool perfectly removing the kind of snow for which it works best. I wouldn't mind a trend of the opposite type of videos - snow removal fails resulting from a mismatch of snow type and chosen tool. Snow shovel handles breaking, ATV plow cables snapping, etc.

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...123#post125959
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...294#post126875
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...801#post124421
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2939#post97575
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...694#post102206
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...854#post102669
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...162#post126157

Genius! I want one.

Armstrong Power Tools, serving America since 1620.

I agree with Jon lets have some fails

My mother got a very similar shovel to that one.... it works decent in light fluffy snow of about 1", no more than 2". It works good for sidewalks where you'd need to take a couple of passes and done. For a larger concrete garage pad, the snow starts to stack up too much when you get too wide. Once you've made a big windrow, then it's time for the snow blower or a different shovel. It mostly just hangs on the wall of the shop. Once in awhile I pull it down and use it if there's just the right kind and amount of snow. Otherwise, I just use the snowblower or my snow dozer.

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Originally Posted by Frank S

I agree with Jon lets have some fails

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Just used my Snow Joe 18", 40 amp, free snow thrower, today. Community goodwill store was going to throw it away, because they had received it without a battery, so couldn't sell it, since they didn't know if it worked or not. They gave it to my wife when she said she was interested. Unit had never been used. Came with an unused charger, too. Bought a new battery, and it works on new, light, dry snow. Probably, it was never used because someone ordered it, not knowing it is sold without a battery, and the battery costs about 1/2 of the whole unit. Just another excuse to look forward to the next snowfall.

I want one of the manual snow blowers like he's showing! MAN that would have been sweet for me this winter so far!!!!!

Very useful tool for low level fresh snow...but is any tool ideal ?

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Originally Posted by toma

Very useful tool for low level fresh snow...but is any tool ideal ?

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That's why we have lots of tools! :p

I agree lets have some Fails so we can redesign them for proper specialized use. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by toma

Very useful tool for low level fresh snow...but is any tool ideal ?

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Thankfully not!

I'm the chief engineer, a facility testing snow removal tools and processes. After snow events, the single employee...
Our mission statement "sNo Flakes Sustain Harm In Research Or Disposal"
Right now we are encased in three layers; a] freezing rain b] damp snow c] mixed sleet & freezing rain. Resultant crust impenetrable by socially acceptable means, especially those with flying debris.
So, it appears I'm on strike.

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Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

Thankfully not!

I'm the chief engineer, a facility testing snow removal tools and processes. After snow events, the single employee...
Our mission statement "sNo Flakes Sustain Harm In Research Or Disposal"
Right now we are encased in three layers; a] freezing rain b] damp snow c] mixed sleet & freezing rain. Resultant crust impenetrable by socially acceptable means, especially those with flying debris.
So, it appears I'm on strike.

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I was at a surplus salvage yard in Akron Oh one winter when they had much the same type of snow ice snow fall. about 18" of the stuff so this mechanic gets the bright Idea to clear the drive way and side walk with the steam cleaner. So here he is happy as a polar bear catching fish through a hole in the ice just melting this stuff away there is a fog cloud hovering around him . Snow ice and a powerful blast of live steam condenses and re freezes behind him into a sheet of ice smoother than a hockey rink floor in the -20° weather. after an hour of hard work the situation is 100 times worse than before he started.
The poor guy finally realized it was a loosing battle and went off to find a roll of Astro-turf to cover it . His boss said why didn't you think of that an hour ago?

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I was at a surplus salvage yard in Akron Oh one winter when they had much the same type of snow ice snow fall. about 18" of the stuff so this mechanic gets the bright Idea to clear the drive way and side walk with the steam cleaner. So here he is happy as a polar bear catching fish through a hole in the ice just melting this stuff away there is a fog cloud hovering around him . Snow ice and a powerful blast of live steam condenses and re freezes behind him into a sheet of ice smoother than a hockey rink floor in the -20° weather. after an hour of hard work the situation is 100 times worse than before he started.
The poor guy finally realized it was a loosing battle and went off to find a roll of Astro-turf to cover it .
His boss said why didn't you think of that an hour ago?

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Because those cashing checks have different priorities of them writing checks.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5L2Qp...QYunuG5JZQdFPQ

But isn't REAL test why skinflint didn't direct setting carpet right off? Too common ilk, good inciting their hindsight is superior.
Hells bells, he probably won the auction bringing it to his inventory.

I might know the yard mentioned, monstrous industrial/ construction/ mil surplus liquidators. They're all over craigslist, crying the re-utilization pitch.

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Originally Posted by Toolmaker51

I might know the yard mentioned, monstrous industrial/ construction/ mil surplus liquidators. They're all over craigslist, crying the re-utilization pitch.

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I seam to remember the name was D&K surplus and supply but I don't find any reference to them any more I would imagine they were either bought out or forced to move from Akron as they were right near a housing development They are probably located in Canton now under a different name. You have to know this was 1980 when I was there to pick up a M15 A2 tank recovery trailer the problem was it had a 66" king pin height and was 3" in diameter Knowing this ahead of time from my days spent working on the M25 Pacific tractors in my motorpool I fabricated a 24" square box 16" tall with a 2" king pin and locked it to the fifth wheel at the shop where I worked and loaded up a small gas welder on the back of the cab over 9570 International
This is what we made out of it
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Built the substructure above the main frame
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