Question 1

Does the Snow Wolf allow for tossing the snow to the side (for cleaning sidewalks)?

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Yes, I have a sidewalk that leads from my driveway to my front door. It is about I 1/2 times wider than the Wolf's shovel. I scoop then tilt the Wolf either left or right and throw the snow. I keep repeating until I get to the end or to the steps to the front door. I then turn around and go back to where I started from to complete the cleaning. I'm in my seventies and after last weekends 10 1/3 inch snowfall I did my 65 foot double wide driveway and the side walk to my front door and was not even breathing hard when finished.WOW WOW WOW I love it!!!!!

Question 2

Has anyone tried using this to clean horse stalls?

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It would depend on what you are using for bedding, but I don't know why it wouldn't work. Isn't there a gravel attachment?

Question 3

does this work on gravel or dirt pathways?

Accepted Answer

Gravel or dirt driveways, even a grassy lawn are a problem. It works very well on paved surfaces, sidewalk pavers and wooden decks. The blade will catch on any elevated stone or clump of grass and you have to raise the blade slightly to clear them. Once snow has built up a little covering the gravel there is a smooth surface for the blade to glide on. Haven't tried the optional gravel attachment.

Question 4

M. Roberts you mention getting an ice blade as well as the wear strip....where do you get the ice blade?  And did it help with the protection?

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I have the original Wovel, purchased in 2008.  It had a very expensive 'accessory pack' that you had to buy in addition to the Wovel to get basic parts that should have been included with the Wovel.  It included a wear strip, which I have found to be vital, foam handlebar covers (why not included with the original purchase -- amazing), gravel wheels, and an ice blade aka chipper plate.The ice blade fit onto the bottom of the plastic shovel bucket, and was about 3 or so inches wide.  See the link below.  Basically you either used the ice blade or you shoveled snow.  I found the ice blade would not work at all for its intended purpose, and since it stuck out below the shovel bucket it prevented the shovel bucket from contacting the ground as it need to for doing a good job of snow clearing.  So the ice blade not only didn't work but you couldn't even properly shovel snow with it attached.  As I mentioned, the 'gravel wheels' were also part of this essential 'accessory pack'.  I never used the gravel wheels.You can get the ice blade ( chipper plate ) here:http://wovel.com/product/chipper-plate-accessory/ You can get the gravel wheels here:http://wovel.com/product/gravel-wheels-accessory/ Those appear to be the same products that were part of the original Wovel accessory pack.  The plastic shovel and wear strip are definitely the same with the Wovel and Snow Wolf.  Something to be aware of -- that thin layer of ice under the snow that might catch one side of the shovel blade but not the other -- I have found over the years that is the most destructive thing to the wear strip and plastic snow shovel.  The plastic shovel is not any more durable than what is found on a regular hand snow shovel, but going along pushing on the handles of the Wovel / Snow Wolf you are causing that shovel to strike the edges of that ice with a lot more force than what a regular snow shovel hits it with.  Let's say the ice blade worked as intended and did a great job of breaking up the ice (it doesn't).  Take a look at the link above for the ice chipper plate attachment and notice how tiny that chipper plate is compared to the width of the shovel itself.  IF the chipper worked as intended, you are creating a tiny chipped section of ice in the middle of a much larger area of solid ice.  What do you know, almost immediately you are creating the condition where part of the plastic shovel blade is hitting no ice and another part is slamming into the ice with all the force of you pushing along on the handles.  You're doing some pretty major damage to the plastic shovel and its wear blade, and will pretty soon incur the not at all insignificant expense of replacing them.Take a look here at how much that replacement shovel and wear blade cost:http://wovel.com/

Handle Material	High Carbon Steel
Material	Metal
Item Weight	19 Pounds
Item Dimensions	19 x 7.2 x 33.8 inches
Style Name	Modern
Color	Black
Grip Type	Ergonomic
Is Foldable	Yes

Snow Wolf SW0310 Wheeled Snow Shovel

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