Plastic or metal edge? Do you have both?
We have worn out plastic ones right now. Great for the deck, not so good for the driveway.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/snow-shovels-winter-canada-1.4444423
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Both.
ReplyDeleteI like the resilience of metal, but sometimes the way they cut through packed snow irritates me ... mainly if I don't want to go through that packed layer. So I've been marching to the plastic drummer for a while now. It's just for clean-up anyway ... snowblower gets the heavy lifting.
ReplyDeleteWe are mildly familiar with this issue at this lower latitude. The plastic or metal edge question is one we don't really think about. Here, it's mulch or bag.
ReplyDeleteI have a good Poulan snowblower, but everyone knows that's not enough. I have a plastic snow shovel and ought to replace it, for the metal edge is ripped off. But... I also have a strong coal shovel for that one wet, nasty snowfall which resists all other implements.
ReplyDeletePlastic, but not all designs are made equal. I spent 5 years as a construction labourer, and one of my jobs at the big refineries I worked at was to shovel the snow on the concrete. We had every possible type of shovel to work with, and many of each. They were always running out of this one particular plastic shovel ... It was one of the least expensive, so they didn't mind bringing in a couple-dozen of them. All the labourers preferred that one shovel because the edge was of just the right sharpness to cut under the snow, but plastic slides on the concrete easier than the metal or metal-edged ones. The plastic did wear down over time, but it just kept the edge sharp that way. I've since found these shovels at Crappy Tire, so I have 3.
ReplyDeleteThe one exception was this one ancient cast-iron beast. It was heavy, and a pain to haul around, but the cast iron actually slides not too bad (way better than aluminium). The real key, though, was that it was so heavy you didn't have to lean on it to cut through. It was less sloped (more like a bulldozer), and it's edge had become kinda dangerously sharp over the years. Too heavy for most uses though.
and do you get plastic with that metal edge that always falls off...
ReplyDeleteWe have a snowblower but I like the metal edge for getting the packed snow up.
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