Review from Buffalo NY…… Best shovel I’ve ever bought/used. Almost too good! Very heavy duty and if you hit a concrete transition, it will stop you in your tracks, but speaks to how robust it is. Worth every penny. I immediately reviewed everything else they made, and wish I needed any of them!

really good and durable

I am a shorter guy (5'6") but prefer a longer shovel when shoveling snow so that I don't have as much back strain and can push snow further. This one was a great option, it is longer than your average shovel with a sturdy build and a deep scoop. I have used it for close to two winter seasons in Maine with zero problems. Highly recommend.

Best one you can buy. No metal edge that digs into the ground and still strong. Even use it to bust off ice from the sidewalk. Great product

I live in the north and like everyone else have cranky opinions about snow and shovels. I got this last year in preparation for all that snow that never came. This year I've finally put it to use.First, you have to assemble this, and I'd recommend wearing a pair of work gloves. I didn't and spent the next week or so trying to coax invisible fiberglass splinters out of my fingers. Second, the blade edge was visibly warped, which worried me. But I've discovered that it has mostly flattened out with actual use.Because the blade doesn't have a hard or steel strip on the edge, this shovel didn't do a terrific job at cleaning off concrete surfaces like sidewalks, particularly when people had wheeled or walked on the snow and crushed it. Where it has really shone is on old asphalt: it doesn't snag on every bump and crack and dip; when you push it over the irregular surface, it glides smoothly. The wide blade also collects quite a lot, and it hasn't spilled very much over the sides.So, for comparison, it's wider than my regular sidewalk shovels and not as wide as my Yooper scoop. It occupies a handy slot between the two. I've been using it to push the snow from a wide asphalt parking area into a consolidated pile, then I haul out the (much heavier) scoop for dragging the pile elsewhere. I don't think I'd be happy with it as the only shovel on hand, but so far it's great for specific jobs.

I've owned this shovel for close to two and a half years now, and it has performed well--very well. I have a multitude of snow shovels, but if I had to pick just one over them all to get the job done, I would pick this one. It pushes and scoops snow very effectively and should make short work of most forms of snow you have, that is, if you are tall enough and strong enough to handle it. Being that the blade/scoop end is rather large and that the handle is on the longer side (as other reviewers have said, it is a wonderful shovel for taller people), if it is full of snow, it may be hard for shorter and/or weaker individuals to manage. For me, the size and length is just right and allows me to scoop and throw snow like no other.The only thing this shovel would not be good for is exceptionally hard packed snow. . .or ice, which others have stated. I've shoveled fairly hard packed snow with this and without much trouble, but VERY hard packed snow. . .no, forget it. No plastic shovel will work for that. For exceedingly hard snow pack or ice, only a metal shovel will suffice. . .or an ice chopper/scraper.There have been some who complained that since the edge does not have a metal wear strip, it wears down quickly. I don't know what those individuals are doing, how they are treating their shovels, but, honestly, I've had no such issue. . .and I've used this on cement, patio blocks, gravel, sand, grass and our decks, which are wood. During the 2.5 years I've owned this shovel, I've moved tons of snow. . .and that is no exaggeration. Our winters are long where I live, 5 to 6 months, so every year I get lots of that cloud dander to clean up.For what areas I shovel: I have two decks, two large cement slabs in front of our two garages, a front porch, a sidewalk, a path to and around our storage shed, a path to and around our electric generator and propane tank, a cabin across the road which also has an electric generator and propane gas tank, and a multitude of other places from time to time if warranted, like getting our plow truck unstuck after it slid off the road (oh, cripe. . .what a job that was). In those two years, it would be safe to say I've cleared snow from an area equivalent of 5 acres with 2 feet deep of snow. . .or more. After all this work, the shovel is still in good shape and still cleans snow well (you can see from the photos I've attached that the shovel blade is still in good shape).One little issue that I had right from the beginning is that the handle wasn't attached (riveted) to the fiberglass pole as tightly as it should have been, and so the handle has always wiggled a little. It has never caused me any issues, so far, and I hope it won't. In time, though, it just might cause the rivet to come undone.In all, this shovel has performed very well for me, and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is tall enough and strong enough to handle it. Because of the slightly loose handle, I knocked off 1/2 a star, but still round it up to 5. A very good and effective shovel--4.5 stars.