 Great Price! Great Product! |
| Review Date: December 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Todd W. Hader, Maine Mountains USA |
| I just had a new shingled roof put on last summer, so I wanted to make sure that I got a rake that would not damage it when removing snow. I live in the mountains of Maine, so snow is a pretty common event during the winter. After reading the reveiws of this rake, I decided that this would be the best rake for the job. The first thing I did before I assembled it was, replace the nuts, bolts, and washers with stainless steel. This costs less than $4. Some of the other reveiws complained of the originals. Cheap Fix! After using it a half dozen times, I can say that I made the right choice for a rake. Very well built, lightweight, and rugged! I would like to point out that, The proper way to roof rake is NOT to wait until you get three feet of snow accumulation,from several storms, with ice dams already present. If you use this rake the way it is intended, It should last a lifetime. |
Works Awesome
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| Review Date: December 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: ChuckFan, WI |
| I got this and used this today to work all around my two story home that has multiple levels and multiple gables around windows etc. Forecast has freezing rain for tonite and rain for tomorrow. With 2 feet of snow all over the roof and snow hanging over the gutters, time to get it off the roof and gutters before this comes. The rake came with both lock washers and lock nuts. I don't see these going anywhere. Assembly was a breeze. I recommend using a screwdriver to hold the slot in the wheels open as you push them onto the blade, that makes it a lot easier than trying to push them on without one which seemed impossible to do. Last week here in WI we received 18 inches of snow. With drifting I had many areas in excess of 2 feet on the roof. This was able to knock week old snow crusted down with no problem. You'll see someone who rated this rake poorly in 2007 and was also using it to pull ice off the roof etc. This is made to pull snow down not to be used as an ice scraper which of course would put too much stress on it. It's made of Al to be lite weight so you can lift it and as such it won't be rugged, common sense is required when using this. I had no problem moving 1 foot wide by 2 foot deep section off the roof. Little pulling is required and if you are feeling resistance when pulling you are trying to move too much at once. If you can, start on the top roof first if you have a 2 story. I made the mistake of doing the lower levels and then moving to the upper. By the time I got up there I could barely lift the thing way up there as my left shoulder was pretty worn out. It's best to lift it up further away from the house and then walk towards the house as you lower it. No problem getting this to land pretty much where I wanted it. It does bend a bit when all sections are used but still no issues. After clearing the snow there is still a very thin layer of snow on the roof and no signs that the shingles were touched. I'm actually looking forward to doing the roof again and will no longer need to climb a ladder in front of the garage with a plastic snow shovel to clear part of it. NEVER USE NEAR POWER LINES. I don't care how careful you are, don't even come close to any power coming into your home or outside. When you are moving this around, the pole is 21 feet long but 16 most of the time and it will go places you aren't intending, also keep children out of the area as you could easily hit them with the end of the handle as you are using it and they walk behind you...like my Samantha did but luckily I saw here and told her to leave the area. 21ft only got me about 1 1/2 feet onto the upper level due to other areas on the home the come out away from the front. My house is not close to a box shape and has many corners but I believe this got to the areas I needed to. Just lifted a pot of noodles off the stove...my left shoulder is killing me, I guess it's time to start working out again. If you have a lot of snow on your roof like I did and have many levels, you may not want to tackle it all at once to save your body and in case you are not in the best shape. I completed my roof in less than an hour including shoveling and snow blowing the huge pile of snow that landed on the driveway. Enjoy, I researched these for about 3 weeks and kept coming back to this model and the weather caused me to pull the trigger. Just do it! |
This is what you need!
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| Review Date: February 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Katherine S. Luskey, Columbia, MD United States |
Bought this after Snowmageddon 2010. Living outside DC, you usually don't need something like this, but when you have 3 feet of snow on your roof, this is exactly what you need. You also need the 21' extra length to get as high as possible to clear as much show as possible. The detachable wand sections let you set the length from 6' to 21' in 5' increments.
Use with patience - dragging snow off the roof isn't a rapid activity. Drag slices of snow a little at a time. Start at the bottom and work your way up.
One tip: The bolts fell off the supports as I was using it, even though they were tightly secured with the included lock washers, probably from the twisting during use and metal shrink from cold. Fortunately, I had workable nuts and bolts on hand. After assembly, use a chisel or punch to crimp exposed threads on the screws to keep the bolts from working off. If the bolts loosen, they won't fall off and you can tighten them up again.
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Just What I Needed
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| Review Date: February 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: C. Gabelhouse, |
| The roof rake does a great job of removing the heavy snow and ice away from the gutters. You know there is a problem when there are ice cycles hanging from your gutters. Great product and no ladders needed. |
Garelick Roof Rake
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| Review Date: February 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Lee Martinez, Falls Church, VA United States |
| With our area experiencing unprecedented snow this season, the Garelick roof rake was a very good purchase. My husband used it on our house and a neighbor's and then 4 other neighbors borrowed the rake. Everyone has raved at the product and are currently looking at the site to purchase their own. |
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