Rolling Snow Shovel

Rolling Snow Shovel SNOWBLOWERS Snowblowers 34-1-19 Using a pair of 6-in. rubber wheels, a New York man found a way to make moving snow much easier on the back. Edward Dubois says his "wheeled snow pusher" requires no lifting. "I just push it using my legs and not my back. It's designed to be used on paved surfaces." He mounted the 24-in. wide shovel on a pair of 6-in. rubber wheels, with a 5/8-in. dia. metal rod serving as the axle. A pair of angle irons bolt on just behind the blade, with a pair of vertical strap irons providing reinforcement. He also ran a 2-ft. length of broom handle through the shovel's handle, allowing him to push with both hands for more leverage. "It works great. Whenever I want to dump the snow I push down on the shovel handle and the snow flies right off the blade," says Dubois. "I use it on my 80-ft. long by 16-ft. wide blacktop driveway. It's especially useful when light snow accumulates up to 6 in. deep. I spray wax all my snow equipment, which makes the snow slide off much easier." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Edward Dubois, 29 Hamilton Rd., Monticello, N.Y. 12701 (ph 845 794-7352).

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