On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:36:28 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote:

Everytime I shovel the snow off of my deck, I keep (mentally) kicking
myself for not including a removable section of railing. I swear that
if I ever replace the railing I will add that feature.

Shovels are for cavemen.g Get a little Toro 1800.

Jim

I used to have a single stage thrower that I used on the deck a few times.
It was a pain to haul it up the 10 steps to the deck. SWMBO really frowned
upon my suggestion to drag it from the garage, through the kitchen and
family room to avoid the deck stairs.

I only used it on the deck a few times after really bad storms. First I
had to blow a path around the house to get it to the stairs, then shovel
the stairs and landing, then haul it up 10 steps, then haul it back down.
Too much work for not a lot of gain. Might as well just shovel.

Now that I have a two stage blower, blowing that path around the house is
much easier, but using it on the deck is out of the question.

The 1800 is an electric that weighs less than the standard shovelful
of snow.

I love mine for cutting down snowbanks, blowing steps clear, getting
into places where the 2 stage won't go-- and for doing the garage roof
if needed. [about every 5 years or so]

Jim