Can you use the shovel on a cement driveway? My driveway is about 100 foot long and I need a shovel that is easy to use.
152592
I used this shovel the past winter in northern Minnesota on concrete. We had high levels of snow this past winter. This shovel saved my back. It worked great! You still have to push and grunt a little but it beat lifting each shovel full of snow. Load the shovel, push down. push forward, and the shovel glides along on top of the snow until you dump it. Glad I purchased it! drw
152593
I don't see why not. This shovel will push a lot of snow. I find that although I don't have soreness in my back but my shoulders get sore after a while. I've slide this under so much snow that the weight of the snow prevented me from moving it, but the bucket didn't break. I tried this with the snow at the end of the driveway pushed high by plows and a lot of snow had come down. I can't easily use this on stairs, so, I still own a flat shovel. hope that helps!
152594
This shovel works great for driveways. It is easy to use and a real back saver. I'd recommend checking videos online where you can see it in action.
152595
I have a small cement driveway and cement sidewalk. It worked great unless you hit an uneven patch...but thats just my ground issue. Last year we had a horrible winter in the tri state area, and this was a god send especially when we had a large amount fall overnight.
152596
Yes, my driveway is 80 foot long and it's concrete. Unless it snows a foot or more, I use this shovel more than my snowblower.
152597
Yes. It can be used on a cement driveway. This was honestly the best Iinvestment I made for winter snow falls.
640711
I've had my shovel for three years and am a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan, but I can only use it for the drier snowfalls. Once Colorado gets heavy, wet snow in the spring, I find the shovel bogs down and I just can't use it. Then again, I am a 125-pound female, so perhaps someone stronger can muscle it. I can't.
1202286
The blade and handle are very, very small. It would be extremely slow to use this shovel to get a car unstuck or even to clear off snow. I would not advise using it for that unless you have lots of extra time on your hands and a very high frustration tolerance. You want a standard folding shovel. By the way, I like this shovel; it fits in my jacket pocket (with room to spare), and I find it is a great size for hiking (to use for emergencies and small tasks).
1824440
It comes with two guides, one for each side that allow you to raise the blade off the ground so it doesn't wear out. You can mount them lower to raise the blade higher to leave some snow(1/2") on the ground and keep from throwing stones. Most likely your driveway is not perfectly flat and you will throw some of the mounds.
157750
Hi: I'm not the seller of this item, but if you're not careful in how you contact the seller, your question will go out all over the place.......mistake I once made........so look carefully around the page to ensure you are contacting the seller.........think my last successful attempt showed the contact seller somewhere on the right side of the page. Now, that being said, I CAN help you because I own this item. I don't know where they get these dimensions. The 12.6 would probably be the shovel head length from front to back. The shovel head width (from left to right) is about 10 inches and as it fans out towards the end where you see the black strip, that's about 11 inches wide. It's no where near 56 high unless, I guess, you snap the broom into the bracket (which is high up on the handle) where the fibers of the broom comes just below the bracket. The shovel handle itself is about 2 1/2 - 3 feet high. This shovel is similar to the cheapy ones you see in dollar stores with the exception that it is better and wider than those. I never close it and use my own regular-sized broom; I use the broom that comes with it for getting into smaller spaces. I like this shovel because it's wider. This shovel is not meant for heavy-duty debris like loading a bunch of stones on it which would make it too heavy........don't want to break it. I use mine for everyday debris that gets in my concrete city yard like some leaves from a park near me when the wind blows them my way, etc. If you leave this shovel out exposed to the elements, over time the handle WILL rust and pit which is why I had to buy another one..........I bought "2" this time. It's a nice shovel and I would definitely give it a try.
1008148
Sorry; we didn't use concrete. We stuck the pole into the ground about 4 inches and wired it to an existing metal fence post. Been doing it that way for years.
42934
I have not measured the shovel. But I an 5ft 5in tall and with my hands pushing the shovel at waste level creates the perfect angle for removing snow. It's all about pushing forward. (If you're really tall this might pose as a problem as you would be pushing down)
1115364
Hello! Yes indeed! I just had ice under about 10 inches and similar a few times over and is smoothly breaks through and easily carries dozens of pounds of snow ice mix to wherever you want to slide and dump it! Ames True Temper is an AWESOME company I had an unrelated sand shovel develop a crack I emailed them a photo and in 3 days they sent me a brand new shovel! Don't choose a JUNK company Ames True Temper has been around for MANY decades! God Bless in Jesus name!!
1492362
I think it's pretty heavy. I'm 51 but fairly weak and I do my own shoveling also. The shovel is on the heavy side but is easy to push. However, when you get to the edge to try to tip the snow off the edge of the driveway or sidewalk, it's pretty heavy. I think a snow thrower is a better option for you.
2197189
I used it on my brick so no reason why it wouldn't work on cement. Good Luck!
1456322
I suppose it could be placed on cement, though I have mine on a gravel-soil mix that was an old driveway. If you only want shallow-rooted plants (i.e. not tomatoes) it could work. If the cement is level, there shouldn't be any soil running out; I had almost no soil loss on my almost-level site.
1767457
The blade is thick and it is a nice pusher. I have a habit of knocking off some of the stuck snow by tapping the corner on the concrete, which bent the corner up a bit,but a light hammer straightened it out very quickly. No knicks, just a little bend up and bend back works great and the width works quite well. It is a good shovel, only improvement I would make is adding an ice blade to it.
1110333
I purchased this for removing pointing on stone wall, which I have not done yet. I did use it to break up some pieces of concrete curb at the end of my driveway. It did work, but I would say a larger tool would be better. I would say it will work in a pinch, but if you are looking for a tool specifically to demo concrete 4+ inches thick it is a bit light. If it is just tile on a 1" to 2" slab of concrete I think it would work great.
421484
Ok, I went out to throw snow and I specifically watched the distance. I have to admit that it went up to 30 feet, cleared the driveway and over my mound in the yard and over to the far lane of the street. As long as it was nice dry fluffy snow it actually did throw it up to 30'. Obviously this is in optimal conditions but it did do it.
1769211
Yes, it will work fine on cement, just slower than a hammer drill. In stead of blasting a hole in a couple seconds, it may take 20-30 seconds, which is fine for DIY work.
2234563
This is not a usual type of shovel, in that with this one, one can lean the handle down more and simply scoop the snow off while leaving a thin layer on the deck. I think that if you try to shovel all the way down to the wood, then it might not be a great idea; however, if you have heavy snow, you can easily remove nearly all of it with this shovel, and then shovel off the last thin layer with a different shovel. For large, heavy snowfalls, I think you will like this shovel.
893658
It is designed for digging holes or as a lever. It is long and heavy, and has narrow heads, I do not think it is a good tool for breaking sheet of ice on a sidewalk or driveway. It would crack your asphalt or concrete. This is just my thought.