Snow Rakes Reviews

Hooray for me. I must have got the last one on Amazon. Just used it a few days ago. I am a 5'4 female and was able to handle it no problem. Now for the best-This REALLY does move large amounts of snow off the roof, fast, effecient and it does not fall on you. Goes right down the plastic. The first snow I tried it on was very wet and heavy. Will probable be a breeze w/the lighter stuff. I still can't believe it works as well as it does. Even if you can't find one on sale, Pay the 99.00 and rejoice.

Parts can be ordered from the Avalanche company, located in Plymouth, Minnesota. Their number is 1-800-378-3088. Hope this helps you up in Michigan, Fritz!

I am a 67 year old male who lives in the snow country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Our snow fall has exceeded 195 inches to date and I have had to remove snow from the roofs of our home and garage twice. The Avalanche make this easy. However, I have a problem. I need to replace the plastic slide sheets on each of my avalanches (I own two) as they are badly torn because of excessive use. My avalanches are the true originals. The plastic slide sheets are 21 3/4 inches wide and I have had no success in finding replacements. I would appreciate any assistance I can get in locating slide sheets with this dimension. Other than this problem, the Avalanche is a wonderful snow removal tool.

I purchased this product approximately a week ago and I am disappointed with this products performance. I have used the product twice now and I now have HALF the roof rake that I purchased.

When I received the product I took it out of the box and was quite pleased with the overall product that I purchased. Given that the construction was all aluminum and seemed sturdy I felt that I had a tool that I could depend on. The first time that I used it I cleared off my roof and the product worked well. I noticed that the long pole that connects the rake flexed quite a bit while I raised the rake to the roof to clear swaths of snow. I considered that this could eventually be a problem with more use but I though that the poles appearing sturdy would have a long life. Overall the first use went well.

The second use, I started clearing my roof and I noticed that the pole that I hung onto started to bend. After taking another swipe of snow the pole broke in half. Thinking that this could be a defective pole, I took the pole out and used the rake with one less pole. Again, the pole bent and broke. I now have half the snow rake that I bought just a week ago.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am getting tired of manufacturers flooding the market with products that appear to be quality, fetch a quality price and end up being junk.

Stay away from this product! I don't think that my rake was defective. I think that it is just under engineered.

It started with one of the wheels shattering (it's still there - just square). Then I lost almost all of the bolts even though I tightened them securely according to directions. The left brace is somewhere on my roof - hopefully I'll find it in the spring. The locking button froze when I tried to add another length to reach higher. I was using it on what the meteorologists are calling "champagne powder" when it started to disintegrate. It WAS effective in clearing a lot of the snow but I had to rebuild it first.

I bought one of these before I left for my 6 week Arctic expedition. After 5 straight days of snow, I used the Avalanche roof rake to get the snow off of the roof of my Ice Cat. Without the Avalanche Roof Rake, the roof would have collapsed under the weight, and myself and the other scientists would have been crushed under the weight of the snow.

The only criticism I have is that even with the extension pole, I still needed to climb on top of the Ice Cat tread to reah the roof.

I recieved my rake today but it came with no handle! After calling the manufacturer I was informed thet the handle would cost $76 dolars. No where in the ad does it say that the handle is not included!!

Another reviewer complained that there was no handle. I think this was a little harsh - no handle is shown in the photo and who would expect one for $20?
I already have an extension pole and I just needed a head for the roof rake. I was ready to try to cobble one together myself. This unit perfectly fits the threads on my pole. It is lightweight aluminum so it is not tiring to lift it up to the roof. I have not used it yet but it really seems well constructed and reinforced. I expect it to work very well for me.