Re: What kind of shovel?

 New to so much snow and confused by all kind of shovels in the stores
(I am near an Ace and a Home Depot):

narrow, wide;
metal blade, plastic blade, plastic with metal tip;
some feel light, some heavy!

I need to shovel the sidewalk in front, small concrete walkway to the
front stairs, longer brick paths in the backyard. Most action is to
push and gather snow rather than lift and throw.

Dear Chicago snow experts, which kind of shovel is best for your (now
our) city? :-).

Thanks.

 



no shovel
that's the best shovel

let someone else do the work

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you wanna be a chicagoan - you need to learn this shit...and get a
buncha lawn chairs

 
You're right on that, Pete, but for the wrong reason:

<http://silverbear.biz/>

Baddest-azz snow removal system short of a 2-stage Husqi blower.
I use a medium-sized scoop, with the wheel kit. I do keep one small
plastic shovel for the porch steps and the back deck, but that's it.

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: <http://silverbear.biz/>
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: Baddest-azz snow removal system short of a 2-stage Husqi blower.
: I use a medium-sized scoop, with the wheel kit.

I haven't seen this anywhere. I must get at least one regular shovel
today, but this seems intriguing enough and I'll keep it inmind a s
along term idea.

Does that bucket thing really work as well as a shovel in removing
snow? :-) What happens when you get to a situation where you must lift
and throw the snow?

 
Doesn't happen for me; I just run the scoop right out onto the lawn, then
either jerk it back to "throw" the snow out of the front onto the lawn,
or I tip the scoop up like a dump truck bed to pour the snow out. The latter
works best in tight clearance situations, which I don't have to deal with
out here in da 'burbs.

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   __o     Kristian Zoerhoff
 _'\(,_    kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com
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