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 You wouldn't believe what this little guy did... February 23, 2003
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
I KNOW it says you are only supposed to shovel it with 6-8 inches of snow, and keep it on the ground. But in the Storm of 2003, with 28 inches of snow, this shovel was able to reduce the total job by "skimming it off the top". And it saved a lot of wear and tear on backs and arms. Fantastic product!
 Great exercise machine January 19, 2006
GA (Massachusetts, USA)
35 out of 41 found this review helpful
I'm not mistaking the product I'm reviewing here. Use this shovel 20 minutes every day and you'll beat Bowflex. It's much worse than my trusty $8 plastic shovel. Incredibly awkward design -- you'd think the handle should be tilted back while you push the shovel forward (almost effortlessly I hoped). WRONG. The handle needs to stay vertical so that the moving parts -- below the cover -- can get in touch with the snow and shovel it. You can't push when the handle is vertical, instead there is a side handle provided which you're supposed to use to actually PULL the shovel forward. That is, you're standing BEHIND the shovel (because it throws forward), holding the vertical handle with one hand, and pulling the other handle forward and away from you!!!. Extremely awkward. In addition to really working your upper body, you'll feel pain in your wrist, neck, and shoulder joints, not to mention the lower back. The snow throwing action itself is very clumsy and erratic. A little wind will blow the fine snow powder in your face. To add to the mess, this thing throws forward, not to the sides, and I'll leave it up to you to imagine the implications of that.
This is better than you think... July 17, 2002
Daniel R Brooks (West Valley City, Utah United States)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I pre-ordered this item thinking that it was not too much money and lets see how it works. I live in a Condo and dont have to do the snow removal, but there are times you want to do it. This was so much fun, it works just like a regular snow blower and it takes the snow right down to the drive way, I would recomend this item to any one who has just walks or decks to do, it worked great on the drive way but does take time. But most of all it was FUN..............
Toro Power Shovel March 12, 2005
Christine Mcguire (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
This tool is simply one that should never have gone to market. It is probably designed as well as it can realistically be, but an electric shovel capable of lifting snow up and to the side can never be light enough for doing steps. It blows snow up and ahead, not to the side. Leaves a mess behind and the user looking like a ghost. I was willing to suffer the awkwardness of an electric cord if it would have helped my wife be able to handle walk clearing in my absence. But it doesn't. A real shovel is only slightly more work and slightly slower, and much less aggravation. Have tried this now on snow from depths of 1" to 8", wet and "dry".
The OSHA-inspired button that can't be set to stay on without constant squeezing (in cold weather) makes this tool even more difficult to use by an elderly person.
Forget this one.
Paul McGuire, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Make snow shoveling FUN! December 24, 2001
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
Living in Maine, the shoveling snow can be a backbreaking experience. Well not anymore, removing snow from decks, steps, etc. is a breeze. What usually took me hours to remove, now only takes me minutes.
Great acquisition!!!
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