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Making a perfect snow pusher
On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:35:21 -0600, Ignoramus29783
wrote: On 2008-02-07, Pete C. 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. My driveway is almost 24 feet wide. I want to make a pusher that can retain enough snow (without it falling off the sides or top) so that I can clear a full swath of the snow from one side to another without me having to go over and re-push the snow that fell to the sides and over the top. Due to the width of the driveway, the pusher would not be too wide or else I won't be able to push it. I was thinking about size such as 20" wide or so. I have some stainless sheet, I believe 14 gauge, as well as plasma cutter etc so I can make any flat shapes. I wanted to know if anyone tried to make snow pushers here. Also, is there some easy welding rod for stainless. i What exactly is a "snow pusher"? Are you referring to a snow shovel, which has a flat blade and fairly high sides? A plow to go on a truck, ATV, lawn tractor? If you're talking about a manual shovel, you have to be careful of size and ergonomics or you could wreck your back if you try to shovel anything but light powdery snow. With all your scrounging ability, I think you need to build yourself a snowblower of some sort. I imagine you could build a small single stage type from spare parts that would handle your driveway. It's paved and not that long, right? I have a snowblower. It is a military snowblower on which I installed a HMSK-80 motor. It works well, but it is heavy and is a pain to maneuver. So when snow is light, I much prefer to push it away manually. So I wanted to make a manual "snow pusher" that may be heavy. It would be used to push snow in front of me, and not to shovel it. So it could be a little heavy. It would be "high" and have sides as you mentioned. i For light snow, I use a plastic blade snow shovel ~18" wide and push the snow in three, five foot stages across the 16' driveway, then fire up the blower and move the windrow over the hedge onto the boulevard of the side street (one of the benefits of a corner lot). Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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