Making a perfect snow pusher

Ignoramus29783 · 2008-02-07T14:39:54+00:00

I have not seen a snow pusher that would actually work well. They aretoo small and not too strongly made. Probably the Chinese have notseen much snow and do not know what is a good snow pusher. My driveway is almost 24 feet wide. I want to make a pusher that canretain enough snow (without it falling off the sides or top) so that Ican clear a full swath of the snow from one side to another without mehaving to go over and re-push the snow that fell to the sides and overthe top. Due to the width of the driveway, the pusher would not be toowide or else I won't be able to push it. I was thinking about sizesuch as 20" wide or so.I have some stainless sheet, I believe 14 gauge, as well as plasmacutter etc so I can make any flat shapes. I wanted to know if anyone tried to make snow pushers here. Also, is there some easy welding rod for stainless. i

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

SWMBO claims I have way too much fun blowing snow in our back yard but puppy only has short legs. Year ago last December, we got a heavy snow late in the day and overnight to the point there was a column of snow two feet high on the garbage can. When I pushed the aluminium storm door open next morning, puppy stepped off the threshold and did her business on the spot. It only takes a few minutes to clear the area for puppy plus a path to the compost bin and one to the shed after I finish the 16 x 70' driveway and a path for the postal person to get to the route drop box near my drive. Did anyone get the impression I enjoy winter? Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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amdx 18 years ago

This is my snow pusher;

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bucket was welded with 312 stainless rod, IIRC.

Jim Wilkins Neat lumber saw you have there! Mike

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

Better than dodging tornados on the south side of Kissimmee like I was doing IIRCC ten years ago about now. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Dan_Thomas_nospam 18 years ago

I had the world's best snow pusher until just a few months ago. He grew up and moved away.

Dan

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

What did you expect, in a place called Kissimmee? (Kiss Mimi) ;-)

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

LIAR! We all know that you glued catipilaars to your eyebrows. NO man grows green eyebrows that wiggle by themselves. ;-)

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James Waldby 18 years ago

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My ~25-year-old snow scoop is similar to the Silver Bear scoop -- ie, sheet metal with EMT handle, as at

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-- with a few differences, like rounded corners at the top of the handle, a bend in the handle a few inches behind the bin, etc. Overall size of bin is 22" wide (ie same as S.B. scoop), 28" long, with sides tapering from 7" to 9" in height. I don't see a need for wheels (an S.B. option), but a front wear plate or stiffener would be good.

Little picture of snowblower on roof, 2001, South Dakota:

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

I tend to avoid wear plates to the point that if there is one, I don't buy. I just went out and bought a new shovel on Friday - plastic scoop

16" wide, 18" long, with a plastic "D" on the other end of four feet of 1 1/4" hardwood dowel stock. This was to augment two "Melnor" shovels a couple inches wider that I bought nearly twenty years ago and have had the handles re-seated a couple times as well as the blades being worn back to the reinforcing ridges. I still use the old ones for pushing light snow into a windrow for the blower, and leave them in visible locations for emergency use by passers-by. For serious pushing of semi loose ice or hard packed snow, I have an old steel bladed pusher worn down to a wavy edge that overcomes many years of distortion that was left in a house I bought in 1975. Getting back to wear strips, any that I have seen more than a couple years old were totally distorted, or half detached and broken off. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

Yeahbut it was convenient to several sources of interesting stuff, and SiL lived there. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

The young lady with the clippers gets quite upset when I won't let her do her thing on them three times per year. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

Strictly "do it myself" I want her to look like a dog even if she is really a long tailed, flop eared, funny bunny - loves carrots or any other crunchy raw vegetables and apples; doesn't know what meat is! Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

Old dogs are cute. What more can I say without insulting you? :) Are you related to the Late Rodney D.? ;-)

BTW, here are a couple pictures of my favorite pampered pooch:

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She belongs to my dad and step mom. :) The camera's flash turns her deep brown eyes bright green. :(

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

I lived about two hours north at that time. My first job in Florida was about half way in between, at Ch 55 TV.

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Michael A. Terrell 18 years ago

Just because she wants to use a stump grinder...

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Gerald Miller 18 years ago

First time I've heard it called that! Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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