Bully Tools 92814 Combination Snow Shovel with Fiberglass D-Grip Handle, 22-Inch

I’ve owned this shovel for close to two and a half years now, and it has performed well–very well. I have a multitude of snow shovels, but if I had to pick just one over them all to get the job done, I would pick this one. It pushes and scoops snow very effectively and should make short work of most forms of snow you have, that is, if you are tall enough and strong enough to handle it. Being that the blade/scoop end is rather large and that the handle is on the longer side (as other reviewers have said, it is a wonderful shovel for taller people), if it is full of snow, it may be hard for shorter and/or weaker individuals to manage. For me, the size and length is just right and allows me to scoop and throw snow like no other.The only thing this shovel would not be good for is exceptionally hard packed snow. . .or ice, which others have stated. I’ve shoveled fairly hard packed snow with this and without much trouble, but VERY hard packed snow. . .no, forget it. No plastic shovel will work for that. For exceedingly hard snow pack or ice, only a metal shovel will suffice. . .or an ice chopper/scraper.There have been some who complained that since the edge does not have a metal wear strip, it wears down quickly. I don’t know what those individuals are doing, how they are treating their shovels, but, honestly, I’ve had no such issue. . .and I’ve used this on cement, patio blocks, gravel, sand, grass and our decks, which are wood. During the 2.5 years I’ve owned this shovel, I’ve moved tons of snow. . .and that is no exaggeration. Our winters are long where I live, 5 to 6 months, so every year I get lots of that cloud dander to clean up.For what areas I shovel: I have two decks, two large cement slabs in front of our two garages, a front porch, a sidewalk, a path to and around our storage shed, a path to and around our electric generator and propane tank, a cabin across the road which also has an electric generator and propane gas tank, and a multitude of other places from time to time if warranted, like getting our plow truck unstuck after it slid off the road (oh, cripe. . .what a job that was). In those two years, it would be safe to say I’ve cleared snow from an area equivalent of 5 acres with 2 feet deep of snow. . .or more. After all this work, the shovel is still in good shape and still cleans snow well (you can see from the photos I’ve attached that the shovel blade is still in good shape).One little issue that I had right from the beginning is that the handle wasn’t attached (riveted) to the fiberglass pole as tightly as it should have been, and so the handle has always wiggled a little. It has never caused me any issues, so far, and I hope it won’t. In time, though, it just might cause the rivet to come undone.In all, this shovel has performed very well for me, and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is tall enough and strong enough to handle it. Because of the slightly loose handle, I knocked off 1/2 a star, but still round it up to 5. A very good and effective shovel–4.5 stars.