On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:54:45 -0600, Up North wrote:
"Don Foreman" ... wrote ...
On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:18:24 -0500, Jim Elbrecht ... wrote:
Ignoramus29783 ... wrote:
I have not seen a snow pusher that would actually work well. They are
too small and not too strongly made. Probably the Chinese have not
seen much snow and do not know what is a good snow pusher.
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Here's some food for thought.
http://snowpusherplus.com/
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[for a bunch of links and some thoughts about shoveling snow- this guy
covers a lot of territory on one page-
http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=896 ]
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http://www.silverbear.biz/snowscoop.html

I have a snow scoop like this but it is made of fiberglass and is my
third choice for clearing snow behind our H Farmall and Arctic Cat four
wheeler. It also works well for cleaning roof tops if need be. Steve

My ~25-year-old snow scoop is similar to the Silver Bear scoop -- ie,
sheet metal with EMT handle, as at http://pat7.com/jp/snow/img_6934c.jpg
and http://pat7.com/jp/snow/img_6935c.jpg -- with a few differences, like
rounded corners at the top of the handle, a bend in the handle a few
inches behind the bin, etc. Overall size of bin is 22" wide (ie same
as S.B. scoop), 28" long, with sides tapering from 7" to 9" in height.
I don't see a need for wheels (an S.B. option), but a front wear plate
or stiffener would be good.

Little picture of snowblower on roof, 2001, South Dakota:
http://pat7.com/jp/snow/0227_003c.jpg