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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
You need a metal strip to be able to scrap a bit and keep an even edge. What really cheeses me off is that the blades are riveted on to the shovel, so when the metal inevitably wears down too far, you can't just replace the worn edge by popping on a new one like a skate blade, you have to replace the entire god damn shovel. Pretty sure Big Shovel has a hand in that.
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I used to think that, but I used a high quality snow pusher that made me realize that the metal isn't a necessity. A really damn good snow pusher still looks quite pristine after 4-5 years and it wasn't a slouch on compacted snow and certain types of ice. If anything, it was far more effective than a steel strip shovel at hitting the compacted snow and certain types of ice at the right angle to remove it with ease. Certain types of ice might need that strip, but the bad ones, I can just go around and then pull out an ice chipper.
This link of one brand's offerings below highlight snow pushers, snow shovels, ice chipper strips and snow breakers. There's multiple sub categories of tools that help do certain tasks more effectively than other.
https://www.garant.com/en/collection...0DA9Corhg-H-Nn
But thanks for the reminder.
I just realized I'm kinda an idiot for not getting a proper snow pusher. Pusher is great for quickly pushing the snow to the side and well weighted/balanced for that vs a snow shovel which has a weight/balance that always tries to scoop/falls down. If I'm using an inefficient tool, it's probably adding strain to my rotator cuff for which I've been having some issues with.