Sleigh shovels for roofs

[moose tracks]

I have been thinking about buying a sleigh shovel for cleaning my roof next year. I saw some people using them this year and it looked like it might be easier than using the traditional shovel. Has anyone used a sleigh shovel to clear a roof this year? If so, how did it work?

[secondcurve]

MT:

No need to get a new shovel for next year as there will be no snow! That is correct. After everyone buys new shovels, snowblowers and skimobiles it is almost certain that there will be negligible snow in the 08-09 season. That is the way these things work!!!

[RLW]

Originally Posted by moose tracks

I have been thinking about buying a sleigh shovel for cleaning my roof next year. I saw some people using them this year and it looked like it might be easier than using the traditional shovel. Has anyone used a sleigh shovel to clear a roof this year? If so, how did it work?

I have had one for years. They are good if one can do every large storm when it falls, but like this year it didn't work worth a darn as there were to many layers of snow frozen snow etc. In this condition the shovel can not break through the different layers as one could tell trying to use a regular shovel.

[fatlazyless]

Slightly off topic but you know, those sleigh shovels are one item that I never-ever see at a garage sale, otherwise I'd probably have bought one for like two dollars, somewhere.

Do you think they could be used as a trailer that gets pulled behind a snowmobile or atv by tying the handle to the rear of the snowmo? Is that a good alternate use for them sleigh shovels.....after all....their first name is 'sleigh?'I see snowmos & atv's being used to drag ice fishing gear out and across the frozen lake.

I bet I could have used one of them sleigh shovels to transport my sno-thrower from the back, to the front, of the cottage. The big, long pile of frozen icy snow there, is like six feet high from where I unloaded the roof, and totally unsno-thro-able.

[Weirs guy]

I ended up using my fathers to clean off his trailer roof. Now as a disclaimer I didn't scrape down to bear shingles as I figure most winters the roof has snow on it, but it made all the difference in the world. Much faster and less work as all I did was lean and push down hill.

[froggy]

Originally Posted by moose tracks

I have been thinking about buying a sleigh shovel for cleaning my roof next year. I saw some people using them this year and it looked like it might be easier than using the traditional shovel. Has anyone used a sleigh shovel to clear a roof this year? If so, how did it work?

I call mine a scoop "thing". Had one for 20 years. I have a very low pitch to part of my roof. I scoop snow, and then slide it towards edge and tilt to empty.

Two years ago I replaced roll roofing and shingles with standing seam metal, so I did not use it there. However, I did use it on my detached garage, which has standard pitch of a 2-car garage. There was three feet of snow, and of course I did not take the snow down to shingles, but removed enough to not worry about the rain. I say: invest in one. Mine is not like the old wooden ones; it's synthetic with aluminum "U" shaped handle. Very light weight, but the result is no lifting of any snow. Hope one can find in a store.

[SIKSUKR]

Here's a link to one at Ace hardware.Google "sleigh shovel" and you'll see several links.
http://lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore...el-630408.aspx

Here's one for $36
http://www.thegreathardwarestore.com...506&click=2744

[dpg]

Just don't slide off the roof with the snow, it hurts!

Trust me.

[Weirs guy]

Originally Posted by dpg

Just don't slide off the roof with the snow, it hurts!

Trust me.

Dang near tried it myself, glad I didn't!