It may seem hard to believe, but using this shovel/plow as I call it, is often less trouble than dealing with a gas powered snow thrower. My people absolutely love this thing. This season, we have had no more than 6" , mostly less, with any one storm. So far, the snow throwers have stayed in the truck, or with half the storms, been left behind at the shop. We actually prefer using this more often than a snow thrower. I wish I had known about these years ago.
Easy to assemble, made a quick job of pushing snow off board walks.
Right size and easy to use. Makes a hard job now FUN.
The SnoMover handle is free swinging, the blade fixed at an angle. So you change direction by lifting the handle to flop the blade over. Other snow dozers I have used have a rigid handle to blade connection and the blade angle is adjusted via a set-pin. We have a gravel driveway and the blade doesn't dig in - if you have rough, broken, sidewalk the SnoMover isn't for you since you can't push down on the handles to lift the blade, plow above the rough surface.It is only at the end of a push that I miss being able to push down the handle to scoop and carry the snow. I found that it isn't that hard to lift the blade with my toe - get a higher blade height, work around this issue.The SnoMover has been great the last couple of light, several inch/5 cm, snow falls - either plowing with the storm, or waiting until the end to plow. The SnowMover is good when the snow is too deep for a push broom, but not deep enough to pull out the snow blower/snow paddle. Even if the snow blower/snow paddle is an instant start Snowjoe or other cordless/electric unit.Now to see how well the plastic frame holds up this winter. I left the SnoMover out when we had a 0 F/-15 C cold snap and had no issues with the plastic being brittle the next day.
We use this on minor snowfalls to clear walkways around our fire stations. We have used one for 5 years now with great results. We experience 100+ inches of snow a winter, so it gets plenty of use. Firefighters enjoy using this tool!
