Ask HN: What sucks about snow shovels?

Re:Ask HN: What sucks about snow shovels? by HeyLaughingBoy on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @02:54PM (#466365)

1. They're not motorized. I have a >300' long driveway and live on top of a hill with wicked winds that drift snow. April snow is wet & heavy. There's a reason I have a snowplow on the lawn tractor! 2. The edges should be sharper to get under bits of ice. 3. Need varying widths: 2' wide for the path to front door; 3' wide to shovel the driveway. Gets annoying switching shovels. 4. Hard to find at night after a big storm. Should be fluorescent.

Like I said, there's a reason I have a lawn tractor with a plow blade and another with a snowblowing attachment :-)

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Re:Ask HN: What sucks about snow shovels? by pbrown on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @05:43PM (#466667)

As someone who lives in Interior Alaska, I feel your pain.

So, to take a cue from you and one from another comment on here: Wouldn't it be great to have a shovel that 1.) Had "wings" on it, similar to a snowplow, that you could fold out to widen the shovel, and fold in to make the shovel narrow, while also making it stronger for chipping ice. and 2.) That you could adjust the angle of the head on for digging vs. lifting vs. picking.

I'd buy it.

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