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[@deltafour1212]

Pure genius in its simplicity. Just letting you know; I am going to "steal" this idea ;)

[@trueambition365]

This method is better than any other on the market. The easiest way, is always the best way. Thank you John for the video!

[@michaelmactavish4445]

im getting a 42inch blade with my new dr field and brush mower

[@IAmLeePeace]

I hope you patented the idea before someone else takes your idea and makes a huge profit out of it. Loved your video by the way!

[@paradoxdea]

John, you get an "A" for effort...great job!

[@martink4719]

This was what i was lookin for , thx mate

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555]

Dry snow .... it looks great Wet snow ... betcha it's a pisser

[@zamzammrfixit3113]

you are a grate snow man .

[@ramakalimireddi9083]

Cheap and best Brilliant idea .

[@projektphat]

Can you show us how you made it

[@gatecitydj]

John, I see a great business idea in your shovel. great video!

[@johnturner2014]

Yeah, I thought that this would look good sitting on the shelves of the hardware stores too.

[@davidhsloan8732]

after 8 years hows it working today good maybe

[@darrenhalkett2092]

this is awesome thanks John best vid so far (y)

[@djpaone1]

Awesome idea.

[@bhalindersingh510]

Hi John, thanks so much for showing this. seems very impressive. I want to make one for myself. Can you let me know which drum you bought. I cannot seem to find any good one at reasonable price. Can you give us a link for the drum ?

[@Joshua79C]

All you did was what The Snowplow Shovel snow pusher is but made your own with taller moldboard and attached it to a metal pusher shovel, HDPE which is what the drum you cut up is made of and UHMW-PE which the SnowPlow shovels are made of are most versatile and low friction plastic.

[@johnturner2014]

Yeah, it was just a simple idea I thought of after watching a lot of videos on homemade shovels. It surprised me however in its performance. I am 66 yrs old and this is the best shovel i have had in all my years! I just wanted to inspire someone else to make a simple shovel of their own. It's the perfect angle on the curve and the plastic is very rigid and wears well. I hope you can find a good push shovel to attach the piece of barrel to, and you can have your own great snow remover. I paid $10.00 for the barrel and I can make 8 shovels out of it; however all I need is one!

[@Joshua79C]

Quick reply, yeah I read the other comments before I posted this so knew somewhat how young you are these days, like I said in a reply in another comment that is the perfect curvature you want, some makers like to add a bit more curve at the top half to help throw it forward a bit more. Sadly with a shovel or pusher you would be hard pressed to figure a way to curve it so it scoops like the Fisher XLS wing plow but with a slight width curve to reduce side spill. Then again if you put this at a slight angle you can windrow like larger machine plows. Do not push yourself beyond your limits, you seem to still have more youth to live and got yourself a more reliable plow now on a nice low budget.

[@brianmanning34]

Great job but what about heavy wet snow , how does it handle .

[@johnturner2014]

Yeah Brian, it works just as good with the wet heavy snow as well. It's easy to make, and the hardest part is to find a good push shovel to attach it to; but once you find the right pushing handle, you'll see how great this home-made shovel works.

[@bikeroftheeverywheres864]

How does it do in the heavy wet stuff? Looks cool!

[@johnturner2014]

Yeah, this shovel works great even in the wettest heaviest snows; it's just the most perfect shovel I have found in the 60 years I have lived so far. Make one you'll see for yourself!

[@bikeroftheeverywheres864]

John Turner i'm in the process of making one right now, and your video helped a bunch! The shovel gets under the snow and curls it, thus keeping the weight up and moving, rather than bogging down the shovel. Genious! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Joshua79C]

What you see in the curve is the same for most part in many plows, some makers go with a more extreme curve at the top of the moldboard as it is called in the industry.

[@johnturner2014]

Yeah, I didn't invent the curve, the curve is in the barrel design itself, all that is needed is to quarter the barrel and wallah!!!

[@LumpyLanny]

Where can I buy one of your shovels?

[@johnturner2014]

Hey LumpyLanny, the idea is to make one of your own. You need a 55 gal blue plastic barrel, cut that in half, then cut one of the halves into quarters; finally find a good handle to mount one of the quarters to, and there you have it! It's a homemade shovel project. Good luck Lumpy!!!