Disclaimer - no affiliation with this company, I got lucky and found it.
This thing is a beast and requires no lifting, just sliding. There are similar such shovels, this is the one I know and boy does it work! You can move as little or as much as you're up to, a perfect angle to work with. I got one on eBay for under $70, I see Amazon want about twice that. Get one and thank me later.
Here are a quick short and a longer rambling one but worth while.
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January 27, 2026, 06:05 PM
ArtieS
Folks in Maine are familiar with these. We had them in 40 inches, 30 inches, and 24 inches. They were built of Plywood with a sheet steel covering on the scraper end, and instead of the full bottom sliding on the snow, there were two 1.5 inch runners covered with 3/16 steel that sloped at the front like a ski tip.
Could clear a LOT of snow really quickly with those things.
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January 27, 2026, 07:54 PM
YooperSigs
Known here as... The Yooper Scooper.
End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
January 27, 2026, 08:45 PM
Ripley
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs: Known here as... The Yooper Scooper.
We call ours Gary.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
January 28, 2026, 11:53 AM
M'headSig
I had one of those years ago. Didn’t work for me. Where I am the houses are close together. Doesn’t take long for the pushed snow to reach a steep vertical height and a boundary where it needs to be lifted and piled. But if you have lots of area to push the snow and angle the shovel full up and over a drift, I’m sure it’s great.
January 28, 2026, 01:12 PM
1967Goat
All of the ski resorts in Colorado use those for clearing the chair lifts in front of the area where you get on.
Me, I bought a truck with a snow plow! Much easier! Although my driveway is about 300 feet long...
