Suncast SP2725 27-Inch Snow Shovel/Pusher And D-Grip Handle, Navy

Excellent shovel for pushing snow to clear the driveway, sidewalk, etc. Sturdy and tough, and the handle is terrific. Would require different type of shovel to clear large piles of snow created by street plows. (This is a push shovel, not bend & scoop.)

I would recommend this over the one with the metal edge. My son in law has one like that, and it catches on every little thing. I would prefer the plastic edge and put up with the eventual wearing down. It will last a long time before that comes into play.

Years ago, when we lived in NC, we bought this shovel (I have no idea where) to clear the stoop on the rare occasions that it snowed. Since then, we moved to a small town south of Buffalo (in the snowbelt). I quickly learned that maneuvering a snow blower was just plain out of my ability range. So, since this was the shovel we owned, I started using it every time I shoveled. Our driveway is long and narrow, so, since it's less tiring, I'd push the snow width-wise (this is probably how everyone knows to shovel a driveway, but I totally felt like I'd discovered the wheel when I figured out that pushing snow in width-wise strips meant I could do the whole driveway without getting too tired or sore). I bought a smaller shovel to scoop up the snow to make snow banks along the edge of the driveway, and to get up the snow at the end of the driveway that snowplows dump. (I make my snowbanks only on the right hand side of the driveway. I drive a short little car, so this way I can see to...Read more