Does anyone really like shoveling? Maybe our team members and a few of our readers, but we don’t know many people that call shoveling their favorite part of winter. So, to make shoveling more bearable, here are some tips we have for you.

It is better to shovel 2 inches 3 times than 6 inches once. 

While it might seem like you are wasting time and energy shoveling several times during the storm instead of once after the snow has fallen, you aren’t! You can easily push 2 inches of snow off your driveway pretty quickly, especially if it hasn’t had time to freeze to the driveway. Six inches on the other hand is going to take more time, more energy and more strength to clear, especially if it is heavy, wet snow. 

Buy a couple different types of shovels. 

There are a few different types of shovels and they have different purposes. 

Traditional Snow Shovel

Good for scooping

Snow Scoop Shovel

Good for scooping a whole ton of snow at one time and 

Snow Push Shovel

This is one of the best ways to clear a driveway, simply push the snow, no lifting involved

Snow Pusher with Wheels

This is even easier than the Snow Push Shovel, great for people with low back issue

Snow Sleigh Shovel

Push a ton of snow quickly and efficiently

Snow Shovel and snow Pusher Combo

This shovel is a combo between both shovels and allows you to switch between shovel functions with ease and no need to get a different shovel

Telescopic Snow Shovel

This shovel offers a the stability you need with extreme portability and a wide variety of uses

Our Recommendation

We recommend having a traditional snow shovel and a snow push shovel at the ready. If another shovel seems like it would serve your particular purpose, get one of those too!

Safety Tips

Always try to start with pushing snow off your driveway instead of lifting it. If you do have to lift snow, make sure you consider the type of snow you are lifting before you try and lift a whole shovel full. Dry, light snow is easy to lift and you can lift a lot at one time, but wet, compact snow is much heavier and requires more strength, effort, and scoops to move. Here are a few tips to protect yourself while lifting heavy snow.

Be sure to always lift with your knees and not your back.

Engage your core to protect your spine and neck muscles.

Only lift what’s comfortable and repeatable. You don’t want to tire yourself out on the first few scoops.

Be sure that someone knows you are out shoveling and that if they haven’t heard from your after X amount of time to give you a call.

Always take your cell phone out with you. If you slip and fall and need help getting up or need to go to the hospital due to injury, you are going to need to call for help.

 

At the end of the day, if you decide you don’t want to shovel your own driveway or commercial property, we’re here to help. Give us a call for a quote for our snow removal program.