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Old 01-20-2011, 08:42 AM   #21
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Are you a Sam's Club member? This is the best damn shovel I've ever used . . . http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/pr...oductId=166504
I have that one at work... it's ok.

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

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Thanks for the info. I hope to never need a snow blower 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.

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

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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.
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:50 AM   #22
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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
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:54 AM   #23
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My steel catches all the big cracks... I paid $30 for that SOB. The only thing it's missing is that top T-handle.
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Old 01-20-2011, 09:32 AM   #24
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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.
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.

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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.
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:07 PM   #25
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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.
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:31 PM   #26
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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.
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Old 01-20-2011, 02:37 PM   #27
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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.
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Old 01-20-2011, 03:55 PM   #28
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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
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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
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Old 01-20-2011, 04:36 PM   #30
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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..
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