Erapro HD-4 18-Inch Poly Blade Heavy Duty Combo Snow Shovel With 36-Inch Lacquered Hardwood Shaft Cushion Shaft Grip

At first after unpacking the shovel it felt light and I wondered if it will be up to snub for clearing away the two feet snomageddon's we got this year in DC. To my surprise the sharp blade does a fantastic job of chipping away at ice. Unlike the heavy metal shovels where the shoulders and hands begin to ache - this shovel felt light and effortless...

I brought this shovel last year from Amazon website when I couldn't find any in the stores. I live in the DC Metropolitan area and we had a doozy of a snow storm in December 2009. I used an old shovel that I had for over 10 years and needless to say, it was a struggle until it broke. Anyway, when I went to purchase another one but could not find any in all the the local stores...sold out everywhere (I guess everyone had the same idea after that December storm). Decided to try my luck online and found this shovel on Amazon's website. It came by delivery in two days. About a couple of weeks later, the DC region got hit by an even bigger snow blizzard, at least 2 feet of snow had dropped or more ...bigger than the one we had in '96. This shovel was great. Handles heavy snow like a champ. I even let my neighbor use it and he didn't want to return it.

Fast forward to today, as I write this review, it is snowing outside. I just swapped shovels with the same neighbor...Read more

I bought this snow shovel for the heavy duty advertisement and the lack of a metal cutting edge.( metal edges scar decks and posts)Upon using the shovel within 20 minutes I got a crack right down the middle.