I live in south Louisiana and I will never have to shovel snow off my roof and I don't know why I'm watching this. However with that said now I want to go to Minnesota just to shovel snow off of someone's roof.
Yaima Martinez until you shovel very compacted snow it may seem satisfying. He probably spent more time shoveling the snow off his deck than off his roof. Snow is some heavy crap
Great product. I would take two.. but here at my home in California it literally never snows. There's something satisfying about seeing it come off in blocks like that.
I have a friend in Minnesota whose roof collapsed a few years ago from all the snow. He now has a heated coil system lining the inside of his roof and it works great. He never told his neighbors about it and he tells me they are always scratching their head wondering why he never has snow on his roof haha
Got mine today.Easy to assemble. Much faster and easier than a ordinary roof rake. I'm 68 and cleared my garage and breezeway quickly........ 1 1/2 to 3 ft snow. Well worth the cost.........2/9/15
I used to make these out of 1"schedule 40 PVC in the 90's here in Utah. I used cold rolled steel or all thread as uprights to cut the snow along the sides all the way through to the surface, not just undermine it. Also used 6mil plastic as the sliding surface but didn't attach it so the snow just slid down the roof then straight down so I didn't get buried. They were collapsible so I'd transport them in my truck and go up into the mountains & knock on doors to see who wanted their roof cleared of snow after a big storm. Got up to $600 a roof. Not a bad gig!!
🌸 We never get snow where we live, but we find watching these snow removal videos fascinating. It's especially great to watch on a 40°C plus day. Just finished watching a rotary snow removal train video. Cool! Lol🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for including product information. Watched another video and they did not include; frustrating. If this video isn’t posted on the MinnSNOWta website, it should be. And with the extremely high number of views for this video, this guy should get a free a lifetime supply of products. All the best!
First time that thing went all wonky and landed one of those bricks on me, I'd be cutting that rope. And the snowshoes only work well with snow UNDER them. 20 pounds of snow on them makes moving a pain.
Will Baack Other people have mentioned the rope and it's been said it doesn't work well without it. He could have added another pole section as he got higher up but he's trying to do a video.
We had a version of this back in the mid 80's called the avalanche( $40 back then). This looks to be a better design with the plastic sheet held in place to the handle. The problem with the sheet hanging free is the wind could catch it and it would twist. The avalanche got lost in several moves but I plan on replacing my roof rake with this model.
I just bought an Avalanche and I'm 100% satisfied. I don't like the fact that the plastic sheet is tethered to the handle of the Roof Razor. As you can see in this video, it causes the snow to catapult into the users face!
Very cool device !! We have snow here at the beach in Ocean City , Maryland and it does accumulate on roofs . It usually melts then freezes and then melts again in the form of DANGEROUS ICE SHEETS that slide off roofs un- expectantly !!! From a safety standpoint , it's best to get the snow off the roof at the outset . What a simplistic but ingenious tool !!! Believe it on not , I am just one of a handful of guys who do SNOW removal . My equipment showcase can be found on my Facebook page as well. Again , nice video . B&A .
I'm curious, with that amount of snow on your roof, how much extra weight do you estimate the roof has bearing down on it? The tool is absolutely ingenious and well thought out.
Well given your comment is over 3 years old I am not sure how helpful this is but each cubic foot of snow is about 20 pounds if it is compacted. Lightly packed snow can weight about 1 pound per square foot. This snow appears to be rather compacted so I would error on 20 pounds. The steeper the roof the more the roof can hold per given board size. The key thing to remember is the force being applied will always be less than 20 pounds as you do have the angle of the roof but that does mean most new buildings need to have an engineer at least peak at the roof structure. Common engineer rafters have a span chart per given live load of rain/snow along with the size of boards. For instance my house could easily be built with 2x4 at a 3/12 pitch even with the high amount of snow as the width of the house is under 30 feet. Although the house is designed differently and as a result would require a 5/12 as the main roof spans the length of the house not the width.
remember when people had balls ...only work on 1 story and 1 story is not really dangerous like a seatbelt that work only for small accident ... it is anti leverage
Great idea, love it. Now could you get someone to invent something to keep Britain moving when we have a 1/2 inch of snow please. It would probably be viewed as end of days if we had that amount in one go. 🤣
You need to listen to the man in the video. He elected to only attach 3 of the 4 six-foot pools as there was a building close behind him. If he had used all 4 six-foot poles he would have been well away from the snow coming off the slide. The attached slide allows the snow to be dropped away from the side of the building. If you want the snow dropped off the edge then just do not bring the slide off the roof.
35 inches? That's crazy. I live in Boise, Idaho and we just got around 15-18 inches over the last week. Broke records. We haven't had this amount of snow on the ground at one time since 1985.
+Minnisnowta Ah yes replying to them 8 months after they got the worst snow ever with a marketing link only. I'm sure it was so bad they must still need it for that storm.
Great job, I appreciate your taking the time to share this very useful tool, some people do not understand how big of a task snow removal can be. Great product, simple and it does the job. You know Keith your commit about being the worst marketing, and how the rest of the world will be bored with his Rambling. When you have a home owner take his own time and generate a video that will help possibly thousands of homeowners ,and mentions the married couple who invented this tool, It is an important issue because it extends to everyone and we can support the effort here, and it's something we all can do and is something we all need , Our Nation is in dire condition and its people has lost it's identity and moral compass. I'd like to ,share this deep truth that's factual : " Attitude is Everything and Everything is Attitude" ( It's not what we are going through that matters , what matters is how we go through it.) We need to communicate in the positive, and a kindness always trumps a negative, our youth needs to see these things in action to learn them. Thanks to you Jamie, for your video and Keith Thank You for allowing me to reaffirm my own decisions and direction at which I am directly responsible too and constantly concerned about and that is the example we set before our children, who are our future. So may you find favor in everything and may God provide for you and yours with Health, Peace and Love IGL Gregory
There should be taller vertical blades attached to either side of the roof part to slice up deeper snow and make it work a little more reliably in situations like this
Well, I think it’s awesome! Not so much the marketing part, but I was always curious about how people removed snow from their roofs, and now I know.... Cool
I have one, have used it on snow of varied depth and which is fairly solid. This is a rare case where my experience has matched what is shown in a demo.. I may find little use for my roof rake
This thing seems to work great with a massive amount of snow on your roof, but does it work well with just a foot or so? I’ve gotten an ice dam this year, and I need to rake off the roof before I put calcium chloride socks up there.
It works great if you only have snow BUT if you have periods of rain that soaks the snow then cold temperatures afterwards that freeze and harden it, you then have a whole different problem. This won't push through very hard snow. I had an Avalanche that worked the same and I eventually just gave it away. I live just west of Montreal Quebec and this winter 2018-2019 has just been miserable what with lots of snow followed by freezing rain them straight rain then very cold temperatures to solidify everything.
obadiah7771 Visit us at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com and order now so you will have it for next winter. This past winter it was only a matter of days before we were a month behind in our shipping of this fine American made product.
It's kind of like Oregon has its 12 month rain festival :-) But here on the California central coast we have perfect weather (oh, you read the news? Yeah, it's raining..).
And once you've done that....you go get the shovel and remove it from the deck. Following that....you get the plow and move it out of the way. Just kidding....this actually looks like a BADASS invention, I'm diggin it. I live in Utah which it'd be great but most houses here might be too tall for the tool.
I live in Tucson AZ it was 85 today. This is prof that I will watch absolutely anything on TH-cam
Accel Well same
Same, I’m in an Australian summer and loving it. The snow might look pretty but it looks a pain in the arse.
Same, I live on earth and I watch Star Trek.....
This will be so handy for me for the winters here in Bangkok.
That comment made my fucking day 😆
I live in south Louisiana and I will never have to shovel snow off my roof and I don't know why I'm watching this. However with that said now I want to go to Minnesota just to shovel snow off of someone's roof.
I too live in south Louisiana---Daaaaaanngg---am I ever glad we don't get snow here but maybe once every 30 years.
Looks like you got your chance this year
Same
So how is that never get snow in south Louisiana going for You?
I know. I live in Australia but I'm so strangely drawn to these.
I live in Florida so this very relaxing and satisfying to watch
Yaima Martinez until you shovel very compacted snow it may seem satisfying. He probably spent more time shoveling the snow off his deck than off his roof. Snow is some heavy crap
We say the same thing when U have a hurricane!
@@Barnabas45 WTH
Enjoy ur oppressive heat & 99° April to Nov 20th 🤮🦟 Enjoy lol
Great product. I would take two.. but here at my home in California it literally never snows. There's something satisfying about seeing it come off in blocks like that.
They could certainly use some of those on mountain homes in California THIS year 2023. And snow shoes.
Bravo! Very impressive demonstration! We live in Idaho and will pursue this! Thanks for sharing and best of luck!
I have a friend in Minnesota whose roof collapsed a few years ago from all the snow. He now has a heated coil system lining the inside of his roof and it works great. He never told his neighbors about it and he tells me they are always scratching their head wondering why he never has snow on his roof haha
your grand pa had balls with no money you got money but no balls way to ...
I wonder what that costs to install & run?
I bought this product for our Massachusetts properties a few years ago. It really does work great!
This is the best idea I've seen yet to remove roof snow. Great video.
Got mine today.Easy to assemble. Much faster and easier than a ordinary roof rake. I'm 68 and cleared my garage and breezeway quickly........ 1 1/2 to 3 ft snow. Well worth the cost.........2/9/15
Where do you order one of these from let me know thanks
I might be crazy but I like watching you do this. Next time I hope you run the video of you doing the whole roof.
lol a same! and it looks so pretty there I wanna go in the snow!! (I live in florida)
That thing is so cool. I live in Ft. Myers, FL and I STILL want to buy one!!!!
Why do I find these type of videos so satisfying?
I used to make these out of 1"schedule 40 PVC in the 90's here in Utah. I used cold rolled steel or all thread as uprights to cut the snow along the sides all the way through to the surface, not just undermine it. Also used 6mil plastic as the sliding surface but didn't attach it so the snow just slid down the roof then straight down so I didn't get buried. They were collapsible so I'd transport them in my truck and go up into the mountains & knock on doors to see who wanted their roof cleared of snow after a big storm. Got up to $600 a roof. Not a bad gig!!
Haven't seen snow in Nc in 6 years have to enjoy the beauty of snow some how thank you TH-cam
What a marvelous invention
Cuts out blocks like pieces of cake. Beats getting on the roof top.
remember when people had balls ...only work on 1 story and 1 story is not really dangerous like a seatbelt that work only for small accident
🌸 We never get snow where we live, but we find watching these snow removal videos fascinating. It's especially great to watch on a 40°C plus day. Just finished watching a rotary snow removal train video. Cool! Lol🤣🤣🤣
So enjoyed your video :)
Thank you for including product information. Watched another video and they did not include; frustrating. If this video isn’t posted on the MinnSNOWta website, it should be. And with the extremely high number of views for this video, this guy should get a free a lifetime supply of products. All the best!
This is just so satisfying to watch.
Since I've never seen snow in my life this is very entertaining.😀
cut the string that keeps it on the pole and then the snow will just slide down to the roof edge and fall...not on you.
we purchased a knock off (all that was available) without the string but it was a sloppy mess and did not work
People might want to take back their likes for your wrong suggestion.
First time that thing went all wonky and landed one of those bricks on me, I'd be cutting that rope. And the snowshoes only work well with snow UNDER them. 20 pounds of snow on them makes moving a pain.
Will Baack Other people have mentioned the rope and it's been said it doesn't work well without it. He could have added another pole section as he got higher up but he's trying to do a video.
Wow, what a beautiful view.
I could watch this all night
This is AMAZING!!! : )
This is the best snow removal video on the internet 😍😭😍😭
Cool!
In London Ontario, Canada.
This would be useful
We had a version of this back in the mid 80's called the avalanche( $40 back then). This looks to be a better design with the plastic sheet held in place to the handle. The problem with the sheet hanging free is the wind could catch it and it would twist. The avalanche got lost in several moves but I plan on replacing my roof rake with this model.
Go to MinnSNOWtaOnline.com
I just bought an Avalanche and I'm 100% satisfied. I don't like the fact that the plastic sheet is tethered to the handle of the Roof Razor. As you can see in this video, it causes the snow to catapult into the users face!
I love that thing...ingenious
That looks like fun
I lived in Ely for a while and worked for the man that sells these. I've made thousands of them!
That is a really cool invention!!
it's cut so pretty 😍😍
Pure simplistic genius!!!!
Roof spared ,deck collapses. lol good job
lastcall170 roof and deck spared you get a regular shovel and shovel the deck after
that looks really neat. I'm in PA and i'm glad i didn't buy a roof rake last year...i want one of these!! have fun in snowy MN :)
+artisanrox You may purchase this and other MinnSNOWta products at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com.
That is the weirdest, but coolest thing I've ever seen to help with snow 😂😂😂
At 0:11 is when I'd decide to move to Florida. Greetings from Orlando.
So how is hurricane Irma doing?
So pleasing to watch
brilliant. absolute genius
Very cool device !! We have snow here at the beach in Ocean City , Maryland and it does accumulate on roofs . It usually melts then freezes and then melts again in the form of DANGEROUS ICE SHEETS that slide off roofs un- expectantly !!! From a safety standpoint , it's best to get the snow off the roof at the outset . What a simplistic but ingenious tool !!! Believe it on not , I am just one of a handful of guys who do SNOW removal . My equipment showcase can be found on my Facebook page as well.
Again , nice video . B&A .
This looks so fun
Just bought one Looking forward to practice lol
WOW loving this
Dont know why but watching this is extremely satisfying
Brilliant invention
Very cool!
My beloved Minnesota
I live in a very sunny city. But I find this video interesting.
That is a very clever invention ! So much safer than climbing all over the roof , eell done to the inventor .
I'm going to have to make one of these. I hate clearing snow off of my roof.
I'm curious, with that amount of snow on your roof, how much extra weight do you estimate the roof has bearing down on it? The tool is absolutely ingenious and well thought out.
Well given your comment is over 3 years old I am not sure how helpful this is but each cubic foot of snow is about 20 pounds if it is compacted. Lightly packed snow can weight about 1 pound per square foot. This snow appears to be rather compacted so I would error on 20 pounds. The steeper the roof the more the roof can hold per given board size. The key thing to remember is the force being applied will always be less than 20 pounds as you do have the angle of the roof but that does mean most new buildings need to have an engineer at least peak at the roof structure. Common engineer rafters have a span chart per given live load of rain/snow along with the size of boards. For instance my house could easily be built with 2x4 at a 3/12 pitch even with the high amount of snow as the width of the house is under 30 feet. Although the house is designed differently and as a result would require a 5/12 as the main roof spans the length of the house not the width.
@@mdhofstee Thank you; very helpful information.
remember when people had balls ...only work on 1 story and 1 story is not really dangerous like a seatbelt that work only for small accident ... it is anti leverage
Great idea, love it. Now could you get someone to invent something to keep Britain moving when we have a 1/2 inch of snow please. It would probably be viewed as end of days if we had that amount in one go. 🤣
Great invention!!!!
you should detach that rope from the canvas to the pole so the snow just drops as soon as it's off the roof instead of having it slide into your face.
You need to listen to the man in the video. He elected to only attach 3 of the 4 six-foot pools as there was a building close behind him. If he had used all 4 six-foot poles he would have been well away from the snow coming off the slide. The attached slide allows the snow to be dropped away from the side of the building. If you want the snow dropped off the edge then just do not bring the slide off the roof.
why is this so satisfying to watch?
So satisfying
I always wonder is if is warmer to leave them or to remove them.
it would seem that two more verticals would cut the overhang.
35 inches? That's crazy. I live in Boise, Idaho and we just got around 15-18 inches over the last week. Broke records. We haven't had this amount of snow on the ground at one time since 1985.
You may purchase a Roof Razor at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com.
+Minnisnowta Ah yes replying to them 8 months after they got the worst snow ever with a marketing link only. I'm sure it was so bad they must still need it for that storm.
that is awesome ..wish i had one
You may order one at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com.
Looks like fun
Brilliant design but I would shovel the deck clear before loading more snow on it. Decks are costly to repair too.
Great job, I appreciate your taking the time to share this very useful tool, some people do not understand
how big of a task snow removal can be. Great product, simple and it does the job. You know Keith your
commit about being the worst marketing, and how the rest of the world will be bored with his Rambling.
When you have a home owner take his own time and generate a video that will help possibly thousands of
homeowners ,and mentions the married couple who invented this tool, It is an important issue because it
extends to everyone and we can support the effort here, and it's something we all can do and is something
we all need , Our Nation is in dire condition and its people has lost it's identity and moral compass. I'd like to
,share this deep truth that's factual : " Attitude is Everything and Everything is Attitude"
( It's not what we are going through that matters , what matters is how we go through it.)
We need to communicate in the positive, and a kindness always trumps a negative, our youth needs to see
these things in action to learn them. Thanks to you Jamie, for your video and Keith Thank You for allowing me
to reaffirm my own decisions and direction at which I am directly responsible too and constantly concerned
about and that is the example we set before our children, who are our future. So may
you find favor in everything and may God provide for you and yours with Health, Peace and Love IGL Gregory
Incredible
Proper finlandgeneering. LOVE mine. Using it tomorow in anticipation of the next two nasty weather fronts
There should be taller vertical blades attached to either side of the roof part to slice up deeper snow and make it work a little more reliably in situations like this
I'm totally building one of those!
Good luck getting aircraft grade aluminum which has a T4 tempering. The pole diameter is 1 1/8 inches. BTW, how much is your time worth?
Well, I think it’s awesome! Not so much the marketing part, but I was always curious about how people removed snow from their roofs, and now I know.... Cool
That is satisfying to watch
I wonder how it’ll work if you stand on the peak of the roof and use momentum to push the tool towards the edge of the roof.
I live in California. I have to drive 3 hours away during the winter season to see snow. And yet I'm watching this video at 2am.
So satisfying to watch though
I hope your deck can hold all that weight. Especially if you get any rain on all that snow. Very cool tool.
Im sitting in front of a snow video while snow falls outside in iowa... i just love snow.
I have one, have used it on snow of varied depth and which is fairly solid. This is a rare case where my experience has matched what is shown in a demo.. I may find little use for my roof rake
I live in sunny California and will never have to shovel snow off my roof. Apparently I will watch anything on TH-cam.
Freaking nice!
I like in the UK and I'm watching this for some reason.
Amazing
Like how it gives you perfect blocks of snow. Build a little snow house lol
This is satisfying
This thing seems to work great with a massive amount of snow on your roof, but does it work well with just a foot or so? I’ve gotten an ice dam this year, and I need to rake off the roof before I put calcium chloride socks up there.
It works great if you only have snow BUT if you have periods of rain that soaks the snow then cold temperatures afterwards that freeze and harden it, you then have a whole different problem. This won't push through very hard snow. I had an Avalanche that worked the same and I eventually just gave it away. I live just west of Montreal Quebec and this winter 2018-2019 has just been miserable what with lots of snow followed by freezing rain them straight rain then very cold temperatures to solidify everything.
Where in the hell do people come up with these ideas? This is cool as hell.
Build a snow cube house with the snow squares. It's fun.
When you have the right tools for the job, raking snow off the roof look easier and more fun...no longer a dreadful chore.
Watching this in south Texas
Super!! What do you use for a Colonial Home?TY?
The same tool. Watch our videos at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com/p/video-gallery.
Got a new winter toy😁😁😁
I wish I had this today, i climbed up on the roof and shoveled it haha. I have to look into this.
obadiah7771 Visit us at www.MinnSNOWtaOnline.com and order now so you will have it for next winter. This past winter it was only a matter of days before we were a month behind in our shipping of this fine American made product.
Why didn't they call it the minneSNOWta? Seems odd...
Minnsnowta is the nickname some residents of Minnesota call their state especially in the winter.
It's kind of like Oregon has its 12 month rain festival :-) But here on the California central coast we have perfect weather (oh, you read the news? Yeah, it's raining..).
MinnSNOWta Online lol he understands the pun, but why not Minnesnowta? why just 'minn' and not 'minne'
Big time rush
David Ulrich iuhhn
No snow here but I want one
And once you've done that....you go get the shovel and remove it from the deck. Following that....you get the plow and move it out of the way. Just kidding....this actually looks like a BADASS invention, I'm diggin it. I live in Utah which it'd be great but most houses here might be too tall for the tool.
BRReed86 WELL THEY DO MAKE AND SELL LADDERS... JUST SAYIN
Genius!
The one problem I see is that you need to be fairly close to the height of the eaves. I doubt it would work when you are 8 ft below the eaves.
Thank's
Look like your having fun too. Any updates on the tool? Still using it?
I need one like yesterday- 3 feet on the roof..where do you get this?
This is oddly satisfying. Idk why I watch this. It never snow here.
Brillant
I'm from Texas that snow look tasty