Aluminum snow shovels: features and popular models

The aluminum snow shovel is an excellent assistant, which is in the middle position in terms of price and quality when considering other tools available to the user. Despite the fact that this equipment is still a shovel, it has taken on different forms and is now presented in an innovative way.

Aluminum, as the material from which the shovel is made, has advantages and disadvantages. Its advantages are as follows.

• Three-sided aluminum shovel demonstrates high quality and reliability, it is able to cope with the task and withstand significant loads. Wooden ones quickly fail, because they are destroyed by moisture. Moreover, the tree is not always able to maintain its integrity under the influence of the snow mass, but the duralumin material bends, but then returns to its shape. Aluminum shovels are not afraid of corrosion even during long-term operation.
• If we compare such a toolkit with plastic, then it does not wear off, the working life of aluminum is several times greater, therefore, the shovel will last longer without replacement.
• Such a product wins in terms of weight and storage conditions.

Despite such a number of advantages, aluminum shovels also have a disadvantage - it is cost. The price really exceeds that of a plastic or wood product. If you use the equipment for its intended purpose and carefully, then the shovel will last up to 7 years.

Among the models of aluminum shovels available on the market, one can single out a reliable duralumin Ferrino shovel, which is made in Italy. Its weight is only 650 grams, while not only the working blade, but also the handle is made of aluminum. Product size 240/280 mm. The manufacturer has carefully thought out the design of the handle and made it telescopic.

I would especially like to highlight from the assortment on the market model "Saint Tropez 0735CI"... With the help of such a shovel, you can remove both loose and wet, heavy snow. The model is produced in Finland. Of the distinctive characteristics, I would like to highlight a convenient bucket, the height of which is 370 mm. If the snow shovel is strong enough, the shovel will help clear the area quickly.

The weight of the structure is much more than that of the previous model and amounts to one and a half kilograms. The height is 1.2 meters, and the width is 50 cm. The handle is made of aluminum, and has a rubber pad on top that protects the hands.

The reinforced snow cover is durable and comfortable. aluminum model "Snowball"... It is made by a domestic manufacturer "Tsentrinstrument"... Various modifications go on sale, the working blade and the handle can be made of aluminum, there are options for sale when the handle is made of wood. The bucket height is 35 cm, and its width is about 43 cm.

The all-aluminum snow plow structure is significantly more expensive for the user than if the handle were made of wood. The duralumin handle is preferred by utilities because they need equipment that will last a long time. For private use, you can choose a product and cheaper. An example is the Offner aluminum shovel.One of the disadvantages of such a tool can be considered the impossibility of shortening the handle if necessary. When the handle is made of wood, you can simply saw it off.

Experts advise when buying an aluminum shovel to pay attention to the size of the bucket offered by the manufacturer. The most convenient is 500 * 400 mm.

See the video below for the advantages of an aluminum shovel over a plastic one.