True Temper 1575200 Poly Snow Pusher, 18-Inch

I bought one of these in 2009 and it held up through many snowfalls until last week when used on accumulated ice, it split at the top of the shovel portion neck along a lie with the screw. The pole itself is hollow metal, so it will not crack, bend or break. I have ordered a new one and realize now how to make this shovel sturdy and a truly great shovel for lighter loads (up to 2 or 3"). Here is the method: First put a mark, a straight line on the pole right in line with where the screw is inserted into the shovel (black lower part). In other words, mark the screw's location exactly on the pole. Then carefully remove the screw and remove the pole from the shovel. Fill the hole with Gorilla Glue or some other strong glue and reinsert the pole, making certain that the holes in the shovel and pole line up. Re-install the screw but do not over-tighten. Next go to a hardware or auto parts store and buy a small hose clamp, about 1.5 to 2 inch. Clamp the neck of the shovel at the top (above or over the screw) good and tight. Finally, remove the handle screw after marking the pole (as before with the shovel part), and remove the pole from the handle. Put some glue into the handle hole, re-insert the pole and the screw. Allow a good 24 hours for the glue applications to cure before using the shovel. This is a well designed product. It is light, especially good for a pivoting, sweeping push-shovel motion when shoveling. It is 49" tall (total height from ground to top edge of handle) and 18" wide--an excellent size for quick low stress work. If the Bully Company would make a shovel with these dimensions, I'd buy it. But this Ames product, with the modifications described is just as durable and will last until the edge wears out (which, after ten+ years of service, is normal). I live in the Chicago area and we get our share of old man winter's worst.

I broke my snow shovel a few years ago, and was never proactive enough to think to get one before the bad weather sets in. I live on the southeast coast of Virginia, so we do not get a lot of snow. But when we do get it, we get 6 or 8 inches at a time. I got my shovel early this year and it just sat in the garage until today. We got about 6 inches last night with sleet on top, so I put this to good use today. The shape is excellent. I shoveled my front steps and sidewalk and a path out to the street (about 50 feet) in no time, then went over and helped my elderly neighbor with hers. She has the more traditional flat snow shovel, and she's decided that she is going to get one like mine now that she saw how well it works. If you live in an area that gets frequent snows, I would recommend a larger, metal version of this same type, but this one works great if you don't have to do too much shoveling.

The shovel seems fine, though I personally haven't used it much. It does scoop snow and make it a lot easier to move more snow in each scoop. The design allows me to handle heavy loads of snow from a seated position. This is no small feat; I use a wheelchair, and most shovels have handles that are too long or have flat scoops that causes imbalances. One note, though: it arrived almost as-is. Basically, somebody taped some packing around the shovel part, stuck a mailing label on it and mailed it. The handle was exposed and unprotected. I appreciate this for the lack of wasteful packaging, but some people might not like that.

I was extremely skeptical when I took this out of the box. It was so lightweight and the plastic scoop so flexible that I thought it would be worthless. However, as many have said, this thing performs great! I have used it several times this year in a variety of conditions. Even in very heavy wet snow, it pushed it without trouble. Even picking up a full load was no trouble. It's not great at scraping thin icy residue off the sidewalks, but that's not what it was intended for as it has no metal edge. I was able to chip away as some ice around my car with it turned upside down. Even with some probably very awkward-looking violent stabbing, the shovel held up just fine.

It was the third winter after buying this in late winter 2017 (for $16.42! ) that it got any use. It looks like it should break, but it is both light and very sturdy, handling both heavy, wet snow the same snow that turned hard and icy later. Digging in to piles of the latter that looked like it should have broken or chipped the thinnish-looking blade, this shovel bore the brunt and performed.

when this shovel arrived, my first thought was: boy is this flimsy - but it has proven to be the perfect shovel for my deck. the 18" width allows me to completely remove snow all the way outside the railing & as an added bonus, the fact that it is small & lightweight, I can't over fill therefore my shoulders & back are happier. with all the snow this winter, surprisingly, it's been a little workhorse. I'm giving it 4 stars - for a small walkway or deck ONLY.

Updated. The handle just broke where it connects to the blade. It appears to have rusted through and become weak. I’ve had it several years so it’s not horrible but I don’t think it should have happened. There is no where for the water to drain out so the handle sits in moisture. I don’t salt my driveway so it’s not been around salt.I like this shovel. The blade is all plastic so it's easy to push on the sidewalk. I think the metal edged ones tend to get bent and they also have a lot more drag making them harder to push.

I totally love this shovel. I already have one that I've used for three years and the handle disengaged from the shovel. My husband fixed it with a hose clamp. It is wearing on the edge but hate the metal edged shovels as they are too heavy for me. Tried to buy this shovel in town but to no avail.. Great that the label was still intact.