Suncast SPH2490 24-Inch Snow Shovel/Pusher with Shock Absorbing Spring D-Grip Handle

I was very happy to see that I could purchase this shovel on-line. I have purchased this exact shovel in the past at a cenex store. I loved it and used it so much that the blade has wore down about 4 inches. My dad also liked using this shovel at our home so I purchased him one too. My husband and I have not been as happy with either of the new shovels. The metal blade/strip is bowed in the middle and leaves a small patch of snow with every run. We believe the more we use it the sides of the blade will wear down and this should no longer be an issue. Some of the great features about this shovel is the spring in the handle and it is light weight. When one runs into an uneven sidewalk the spring really takes the beating and not your stomach.

We lived in north/central New Jersey for 10 years, so used quite a few snow shovels and pushers along with a snow blower. Moved to north Georgia few years ago and never thought we will need to push snow again. But we really could use one last winter as our driveway was mostly shadded and slopy, so I decide to buy one on-line since retail stores here just don't carry them.

I loved the snow shovel/pusher I used in New Jersey, which works much better than just a shovel on paved driveway up to few inches. I found a standard Suncast SP2450 model on Amazon which looks exactly what I used before. This is really best product for the job in my opinion. Amazon offers free shipping so the total is $30, similar what I paid for years ago in NJ so I was happy, but it was out of stock already. Then I found this high end model at $35 so only $5 more than the standard model. It has organ color on the bar and handle grip so looks better, but I wasn't sure if the shock absorbing...Read more

I was excited to get this shovel since we are having record snowfalls in Minnesota this winter. Unfortunately the first time I used it, I noticed it was not making good contact with the driveway. This thing is bowed in the middle so the metal wear strip does not touch the ground all the way across. Only the edges make contact and after one shoveling the edges of the wear strip are now worn down to the plastic. I'm very disappointed. I went to Fleet Farm and bought a new all metal snow pusher that cost less and works as intended. The Suncast is too much trouble to try to ship back and maybe I can use the handle on a different shovel.