Perhaps you’d like to take a simple tool and add a layer of needless but enticing complexity. Perhaps that will make it easier to get the job done. Perhaps it will last until February.
Perhaps! From the product description:
The Sno Wovel design multiplies mechanical force and leverage at the axle or fulcrum point of the 35 diameter wheel. With a seesaw action, it’s possible to throw twice as much snow as a traditional shovel into piles over 4ft high. Great in all snow conditions, from slush to over 2ft (and especially for heavy) snow. Made of heavy gauge steel and injection-molded polypropylene plastic, the Sno Wovel can move up to 2ft of heavy snow with their 26 extra wide blade (and even slush).
In other news, the extravagantly complicated plastic poop-scoop I got for Christmas has already broken. And it’s not like my dogs are laying tungsten carbide eggs out there. Just saying.
The Sno Wovel Wheeled Snow Shovel [Amazon]
To be fair, a shovel full of snow can be pretty damn heavy, especially for someone who isn’t in the greatest shape.
A little bit of mechanical advantage while doing that, to some people, can be the difference between getting tired and having a heart attack.
Why those people don’t just buy a snow blower instead, I have no idea.
lol – sorry i can’t stop laughing – but in a strange way i think this would work great. I’ll show it to my husband and see what he thinks.
plastic usually breaks, but this pattern is exactly what you’ll find in a 1899 Sears Roebuck catalog for farm implements (tiller/cultivator/plow). When you don’t have gas motors, anything that amplifies muscle and rests the fulcrum point is worth learning.
I like the rocket/slightly phallic wheel spoke design. I want that on my bike.
This may be a good time to mention that the Bamboo collar with the built-in elastic leash that was recommended on this blog lasted about 3 weeks on my German Shepherd before it snapped. Just saying.
My dog’s is still in perfect condition, 18 months later. WORKS ON MY MACHINE!
Truth be told, a friend of mine has a Wovel and has been proselytizing to all of us about the wonders of shoveling with it. Another friend was receptive to the religious fervor of friend #1 and thus received one for his birthday. Now they’re both going on and one about the beatific joy that is the Wovel.
I will admit, they both live in areas that typically receive large amounts of snow in the winter months so I suspect it’s fairly genuine. Personally, I can’t get over how wacky it looks.
Your dog must be a wuss, Rob.
It seems practical until you notice that this contraption throws the snow right in front of you unless you do 90 degree turn with every shovelful.