Snow Joe Telescoping Snow Broom In Action!

[Angus]

*Update* A forum member over on AGO asked if the SnowJoes foam head would screw onto a standard hardware store extension pole? Let's find out!

On the left is the SnowJoe pole, on the right my painters extension pole from Lowes:

And it fits!

Whoa! 8ft of SnowJoe!

Plus the foam head still clips on the side for easy storage:

Now please excuse me while I clear the snow my car off from the comfort of my living room...

 

[Accumulator]

Yeah, I'm using my SnoBrum on a telescoping Unger pole to clear snow off the roof. Like that approach better than both of my fancy purpose-built roof clearing units.

 

[Angus]

Yeah, I'm using my SnoBrum on a telescoping Unger pole to clear snow off the roof. Like that approach better than both of my fancy purpose-built roof clearing units.

Roof clearing is the first thing that came to mind when I had the pole fully extended.

Ever seen this trick using a wire to "cut" the snow off your roof? (Skip to 1:20 for the action)

Pretty neat trick. Thankfully I don't have to deal with anything close to that amount of snow!!!

 

[Accumulator]

Angus- Yeah, ran across that when doing my roof-clearing research. (Can't do such things myself as my roof is *WAY* up there beyond reaching.) I actually got a roof rake that uses a wire to cut the snow...doesn't work well for my situation but might be perfect for somebody else.

 

[jmsc]

For those not using a snow broom, what are you using to remove 6-24" of snow from your car?

 

[Accumulator]

For those not using a snow broom, what are you using to remove 6-24" of snow from your car?

I do sympathize with people who cannot avoid that situation! Yeah, if that's simply unavoidable I'd get a SnoBrum to go with my white beater/leased/disposable vehicle.

EDIT: I'd also get a Boar's Hair window brush. No, I don't touch the paint with it (intentionally) but it gives a *little* margin for error if a bristle or two strays from the glass.

 

[pgp]

Thanks for the review, I have been using a similar system that I made. Basically it's a window squgee (sp) covered with a microfiber towel. I see another poster has the same idea. I hope it did not scratch the paint. I do have a brush that I did not want to use.

 

[Angus]

*Bump*

Received the first snow of 2017 last night. Reminded me of this post. Snow brooms are great tools when used with caution: always push the snow - not your paint.

 

[The Driver]

For those not using a snow broom, what are you using to remove 6-24" of snow from your car?

Small ice pusher with a MF wrapped around it. Anything less than 6 I use the master blaster 8hp and it gets it no problem.

 

[Accumulator]

I`d still try to leave a thin coating of snow on the vehicle so that any dirt isn`t pressed against the paint and then moved under that pressure.

OK, OK...sorry, I just can`t help myself

Yesterday I cleared the snow off the vehicles of some elderly folks at my Opthamologist`s office (sigh..will these eye issues never end?!?). Yeah, I went ahead and cleared it off the paint as well as the glass though I felt like I was inviting the wrath of Karma. The A8 only got its glass cleared, but it melted clean fairly well while I was doing theirs.

 

[skibik]

I bought a brand new one the winter after I had bought my car and joined this forum. It has yet to see snow. After I got I just couldn`t see dragging it across my paint. My car is parked overnight in a garage so it only accumulates snow at work. Even though it had a few inches on top I still use my brush and sweep lightly.

 

[Accumulator]

I bought a brand new one the winter after I had bought my car and joined this forum. It has yet to see snow. After I got I just couldn`t see dragging it across my paint..

What kind of brush? Much as I rant about the Snow Brooms, I do think they`re easier to do the "leave a thin layer of undisturbed snow" thing compared to a brush and the bristles on the brushes *are* gonna mar if they touch the paint. Even my Boar`s Hair Snow Brush fails the CD-test so I REALLY try to keep the bristles on the glass when I simply have to use it.

AND...I used my Snow Broom (how *do* they spell that...something goofy like "Sno Brum" ) to do the windows on the A8 last year and accidentally...yep...hit the paint with it, all the way through the snow onto the clear. Lucked out, no marring, so it`s not like it`s *ALWAYS* gonna do damage. Whereas I bet that if a plastic-bristle brush hits the clear it *will* do damage.

 

[skibik]

Plastic bristle brush. If it leaves marring it is very little. I don`t try and leave a thin layer I just sweep lightly. I am at the "I don`t care anymore" point with this black car. It was the first black car and definitely will be the last. I know I do love the look of a freshly cleaned, polished and waxed black car, especially this one with the white stripes. But you sneeze on it or by it and the whole car looks like crap. I love driving it but I think the fad has wore off enough so I am on the hunt for a mid-sized SUV in blue or maroon. It is not going to be a settle thing like it was with this car. Once i find the make and model I actually want I am going for the color I want.

So it is a DD to me and it is now getting treated more and more like one.

 

[Accumulator]

skibik- Despite being on the other side of the Daily Driver Fence, I understand *COMPLETELY*. I`ll be the first to offer congrats when you do find exactly what you want to replace it.