Ordinary snow shovels are terrible at getting under compacted (think walked or driven on) snow. They’re useless on ice or frozen snow. If you only get snow on one side of the T-Shaped blade, it’s so out-of-balance that the thing simply spins out of your hand. They’re no good for “plowing” light snow. They’re flexible and fragile and the handles break easily
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