Because where I live you go behind the garden only uphill. Edge of the Alps, height = 835m. Because there's still snow - and because you need a good shovel. Today I have bought the second (currently we come up with the shoveling not after) - all others are good nothing. My neighbors curse on the (heavy) wooden shovels in a Aldus the bucket is a relatively short time broken, poorly dimensioned plastic. In addition, this blade is absolutely right for me in size. My wife is 1,65m and 1,80m I. What good is the best blade if it is too small in length? We both come top handle it. The blade is relatively light, very light in terms of style. The style has a large diameter, is not round (the shell does not start in time to turn in!), As well as the handle with the gloves fits quite well. The rear handle is super stable. It can be used in the snow along the blade levers good and therefore pile up to 3m. The lateral boundary of the shovel is properly sized - not too flat, otherwise the snow tilts down, not too high, otherwise you can not get by with a lot of snow. Very important the aluminum edging on the front of the blade. It is quite thick oversized, as you can shovel a lot until the edge is ground. When that time comes - then get rid of it. A bolt screw, screw on new shovel front, finished. But: an ice-cracker is the edge is not - it is not made of steel! Fiskars tools are a bit more expensive. Who have to shovel much, should not save here - like any good nd often used tool.
