Comment: Why can't anyone make a shovel that lasts?
Why can't anyone make a shovel that doesn't loosen up so that the snow/ice starts sliding off the sides?
This shovel is average, at best...this year in the NE we've been pounded by snow...I have two different model Arctic Blasts...both are falling apart...screws loosening, etc...
I'd love to get a shovel, regardless of the price, that would last more than one or two big snows...
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great shovel! 2010-02-25
Comment: I live in the DC metro area and have had the opporutnity to test this shovel THOROUGHLY this winter. We have had 4+ feet of snow since November. I can throughly recommend this shovel as sturdy and efficient in moving snow.
I moved her from upstate New York over 20 years ago, but even now I still remember what a "real" shovel should be - aka, NOT plasatic. I ended up online in December to order this shovel because stores in this area sell such pathetic excuses they call shovels.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Best ever 2010-02-13
Comment: This shovel is the best. It gets right down to the concrete. There is no thin layer of ice or snow left on the ground. With all the snow we have gotten this week I am going to order another one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: great gift 2010-01-18
Comment: My brother in law loved it. He was impressed with the metal wear strip. Its a large shovel so it can move more snow, faster.
Customer Rating:
Summary: terrible construction; went back to the supplier 2010-01-10
Comment: After (during) one use, the plastic handle pulled away from the wood pole and started rotating around when I tried to pick up heavy, wet snow. All that they needed to do was secure the plastic handle with a longer bolt, so that this wouldn't (couldn't) happen. Anyway, it went back, the snow is now melted, and I'll buy another snow shovel locally when they go on sale here at the end of winter.
Why can't anyone make a shovel that doesn't loosen up so that the snow/ice starts sliding off the sides?
This shovel is average, at best...this year in the NE we've been pounded by snow...I have two different model Arctic Blasts...both are falling apart...screws loosening, etc...
I'd love to get a shovel, regardless of the price, that would last more than one or two big snows...