[RE-wrenches] roof rakes

Does anyone have a particular roof rake to recommend for clearing snow off low roofs and ground-mount arrays? Plastic, poly, squeegee So many choices! -- Nicholas Ponzio Building Energy 1570 South Brownell Road Williston, VT 05495 802-859-3384 ext.15 (office) 802-658-3982 (fax) 802-318-4783 (

Re: [RE-wrenches] roof rakes

Hey Nicholas, I've always liked the Sno Knife (American made). It is used kind of like a spatula: http://sno-knife.com/ I also like all plastic roof rakes for a pulling motion from the ground: http://www.suncast.com/productdisplay.aspx?id=134

Re: [RE-wrenches] roof rakes

I made mine from an old shovel handle and a chunk of wood wrapped in carpet. It was basically free and works for clearing my truck as well. Jesse Sent from my iPhone On Dec 2, 2012, at 3:49 PM, "Stephen Kane" wrote: > Hey Nicholas, > > I’ve always liked the Sno Knife (American made). It is

Re: [RE-wrenches] roof rakes

I lived off-grid for eight years in the Wisconsin north woods.  Snow accumulating on PV and hot water collectors was often a problem. I used a lightweight plastic-framed cloth floor broom.  Had a threaded handle screwed into the broom head. The broom head threads were the same size as handles for

Re: [RE-wrenches] roof rakes

All the hardware stores sell an inexpensive but very effective poly bladed roof rake with three separate 6 foot extensions. I've used the same one on my two pole mounted arrays for the last 15 years, although I need to replace it this year. They are about $35 complete. I'll check the name tomorrow