I bought a $17.00 YardWorks Poly Scoop Shovel at Menards a few years ago. It had a 15-year warranty. Looks like this...
What I liked about it was that the scoop is that it is flat, the shovel is very lightweight, and it has been my main shovel for cleaning out the chicken coop litter.
But it has proven to be a very bad built shovel. The plastic around the wood handle cracked last year, and I was able to return it to Menards for an exchange under the 15 year warranty. So, I got new shovel last year. But yesterday I noticed that the replacement shovel now is cracked all over the wood handle and even the scoop itself is now cracked. I think the plastic just cannot stand up to our freezing temps here in northern Minnesota.
Anyways, I will be returning it to Menards today to see if I can get an exchange. However, they don't sell that exact shovel anymore and their new YardWorks shovels don't come with any warranty listed online. So, I might be asking for a refund unless I can be assured that any new shovel will honor the original 15-year warranty. Somehow, I doubt they will honor the original warranty. But they might.
I found a similar plastic poly scoop shovel at Home Depot for $35.00, the Husky brand with Lifetime Warranty...
It's twice the price of the YardWorks shovel I bought at Menards 3 years ago, but at least it would still be the lightweight shovel that I like.
My other option is looking at some flat scoop shovels made out of aluminum. Home Depot sells an aluminum scoop shovel for $45.00 with a Lifetime Warranty...
I don't think I have ever had an aluminum shovel break on me. If it's not too heavy, that is probably the way I will go on the next shovel.
I really like the design of these flat scoop shovels for cleaning out the chicken coop litter, but this post is just to advise people that the plastic shovels might not last very long out in the cold winters like we have here in Minnesota. Unless you get a really good warranty that you know the store will stand behind, I would not recommend getting these plastic shovels - at least from YardWorks. They just don't hold up.
I am one of those guys that has a different shovel for different types of jobs. I just happen to prefer these flat scoop shovels for cleaning out my chicken coop litter. They also work great as a lightweight snow shovel for clearing off the walkways. If anyone has other suggestions on a good shovel for coop litter clean out, let me know what you use. I am open to suggestions before I make a new purchase. Thanks.
What I liked about it was that the scoop is that it is flat, the shovel is very lightweight, and it has been my main shovel for cleaning out the chicken coop litter.
But it has proven to be a very bad built shovel. The plastic around the wood handle cracked last year, and I was able to return it to Menards for an exchange under the 15 year warranty. So, I got new shovel last year. But yesterday I noticed that the replacement shovel now is cracked all over the wood handle and even the scoop itself is now cracked. I think the plastic just cannot stand up to our freezing temps here in northern Minnesota.
Anyways, I will be returning it to Menards today to see if I can get an exchange. However, they don't sell that exact shovel anymore and their new YardWorks shovels don't come with any warranty listed online. So, I might be asking for a refund unless I can be assured that any new shovel will honor the original 15-year warranty. Somehow, I doubt they will honor the original warranty. But they might.I found a similar plastic poly scoop shovel at Home Depot for $35.00, the Husky brand with Lifetime Warranty...
It's twice the price of the YardWorks shovel I bought at Menards 3 years ago, but at least it would still be the lightweight shovel that I like.
My other option is looking at some flat scoop shovels made out of aluminum. Home Depot sells an aluminum scoop shovel for $45.00 with a Lifetime Warranty...
I don't think I have ever had an aluminum shovel break on me. If it's not too heavy, that is probably the way I will go on the next shovel.
I really like the design of these flat scoop shovels for cleaning out the chicken coop litter, but this post is just to advise people that the plastic shovels might not last very long out in the cold winters like we have here in Minnesota. Unless you get a really good warranty that you know the store will stand behind, I would not recommend getting these plastic shovels - at least from YardWorks. They just don't hold up.
I am one of those guys that has a different shovel for different types of jobs. I just happen to prefer these flat scoop shovels for cleaning out my chicken coop litter. They also work great as a lightweight snow shovel for clearing off the walkways. If anyone has other suggestions on a good shovel for coop litter clean out, let me know what you use. I am open to suggestions before I make a new purchase. Thanks.
