"Rebel1" wrote in message
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Anyone have experience with the yellow Ames Snowboss shovel shown here?

http://search.gifts.com/find?keyword=snow+shovel

. . . its 24" width can make the snow load heavy . . .

In snowy parts of Canada (here 10 to 15 ft. total every winter, 4 months)
we distinguish between true shovels (to lift snow) and pushers (to
push it along the ground. They require different technique, according
to snowfall and terrain. Shovels are no more than 18" wide. Actual
market purchases suggest no preference for bent or offset handles.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)