Need snow shovel heads only!

Best thing I've used is an aluminum grain scoop with ash handle.They're not over $20,sometimes can be had for less.Lightweight & very manueverable.I've had a couple of them for over 15 yrs now.Keep one in the garage,take one in the truck when I go anywhere outside of town.You'd be amazed how much snow can be moved in a short time with not much effort.The edge wears a bit & every 2-3 yrs I draw a line across it with a Sharpie & square it up with mini grinder.Takes just a few minutes & rarely lose more than 1/4" in length.I dont even bother with 8HP 24" 2 stage MTD snowthrower unless we get more than 6"-7" in one storm.Last winter sucked though,3rd highest snowfall on record with 24" on ground at this time,72" total from November through March. That was being used at least once a week until Easter.

All I ever used was a 14" scoop shovel (aluminum).

If all you're doing is pushing the snow, you can't beat these The SnowPlow Shovel we've got some 36" ones and a 48" at the college where I work. They are strong wear extremely well and have replaceable parts.

Maybe drill & rivet a new piece of aluminum to the cutting edge of the old shovels.
Lowes & HD have some short pieces.
Although the plastic will get brittle & break down over a few years.
I'm with Backwood, aluminum shovels & a good steel square point for chipping the ice.

our local hardware store has a line of aluminim and steel shovels that have hard steel cutting edges. I think made in Iowa. They are yellow anyway. And they sell the hardened cutting edge about 20-24 long x 2 wide that is replaceable. You could use that. sorry can't give you any brand info, I won't be in there for quitre a while. kcj

Another vote for a scoop shovel. Try to find one with as thick of aluminum head as possible. I have one that is many years old and have noticed that the ones in the stores now are very thin.

cygnus said:

But where in the #$@! can I buy the shovel head without the handle!?!?!?!?

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If you find a place, see if they have replacement handles for a good head. I broke the handle on my fav shovel. It has the perfect head... glides at the angle I want instead of digging in. Some heads they assume you want to scrape down to the concrete. My walkway is stepping stones with grass in between them and I have to let some snow pack build up.

Hey, if you can't find a head, maybe I could freecycle the handle?

festerw said:

If all you're doing is pushing the snow, you can't beat these The SnowPlow Shovel we've got some 36" ones and a 48" at the college where I work. They are strong wear extremely well and have replaceable parts.

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That's not exactly cheap, but I'd pay that in a heartbeat for a good shovel that would last for more than 2 seasons!

cygnus said:

However, the shovel handles are built with carbon reinforced aircraft grade titanium

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You sure about that?

Titanium is pretty darn expensive, let alone aircraft grade (TI-6AL-4V). Your snow shovels must cost $100 each...