How and from what to make a snow scraper with your own hands?

Despite all the talk about global warming, winters in most regions of our country continue to be harsh, so there are frequent situations when heavy snowfall makes traffic difficult and even the movement of passers-by through courtyards and streets. This question is especially relevant for owners of cottages or country houses, since they have to rely only on their own resources. Of course, you can buy a snow mini car, but not everyone can afford it. In addition, sometimes its use is difficult and even impossible, so the snow scraper continues to be a sought-after tool.

How to choose

Today in stores you can find a variety of scrapers for cleaning sidewalks, yards and stairs. They are mechanical and manual. If you are not ready for a big waste, you will have to purchase a hand scraper. It is often called in English manners by a gunner or scraper, emphasizing the main purpose of this product - pushing and scraping. Regardless of whether you are talking about a shop product or decide how to make a snow scraper with your own hands, it should be:

• Easy;
• Strong;
• Having a comfortable non-slip handle from a material with poor thermal conductivity, which will prevent the freezing of the hands of the person making the cleaning.

From what has been said it is clear that when choosing a snow scraper, it is better to pay attention to plastic or aluminum variants, since they are durable and at the same time are light. In this case, the one who will be engaged in cleaning, will grow tired less, and the probability that the device will break down, will be reduced to zero. In addition, it is desirable that the handle be covered with rubber to prevent slipping of hands, and the height of the tool corresponds to the growth of the person who will use it, since it is not particularly convenient to work in a hunched position.

Scraper for snow with own hands (shovel type)

All that has been said about the choice of such devices in the store applies to homemade tools for cleaning the yard or sidewalks. It is easiest to make a hand scraper, reminiscent of a shovel. To produce it, you can use a regular aluminum sheet 40-50 cm in size, bent at the top edge so that a 4-5 cm edge is formed. You can also fold the side edges, and make the handle in the form of a frame, which is the case with a garden wheelbarrow.

Wooden scraper

To make a snow scraper with your own hands with boards made of a pine board measuring 210x23x2.5 cm, you will also need a rod made of the same material with a length of 280, a width of 8, and a thickness of 2.5 cm. You will also need to use a sheet of galvanized iron with dimensions of 73 on 70 cm.

Instead of reiki, a round shank of the old shovel is suitable as a handle for the scraper. And the width and length of the scraper can be taken different from those indicated, taking into account the fact that the device must pass through the gate freely.

The bottom of the scraper is made of iron sheet, to which screws, cut from the board, are fastened with screws or self-tapping screws. Such a tool can be useful in the spring, because, adding wheels to it from the baby carriage and reinforcing the bottom with wooden slats, you can turn it into an easy wheelbarrow for removing sawdust and debris. At the same time, the wheel axle must be placed between the two boards and fixed on the 2 sides with metal plates.

Scraper on wheels

Rolling is always easier than dragging. Having guessed this, our distant ancestors came up with wheels. They can also be used to facilitate the process of harvesting snow with a hand scraper. To make such a modernized device, you need a plastic or aluminum pipe with a diameter of 27 cm, from which you need to cut a sector with a side length of 2-3 cm less than the circumference of the section. The result is a part that will be used as a blade. As for the frame, an old wheelchair is useful for its creation, which is sure to be found in any house where there are pre-school children or schoolchildren. Also it will be necessary to get old water pipes. Then you need to perform the following operations:

• Create in the pipes on one side slots for the axis of the wheels, and on the other - weld them to the blade;
• From metal corners to make ears for fixing racks;
• Make the top of the racks 3 holes so that you can control the height of the handle;
• If it is intended to use such a self-made scraper for snow removal on asphalt, it is possible to attach a conveyor belt to the lower edge of the blade;
• Paint the scraper to protect the metal from corrosion and give the instrument a complete, presentable look.

Such a product will be an excellent assistant, as it is convenient to use and does not scratch the road surface. In addition, it can be adjusted in height in order to adjust to the user.

Homemade scraper for snow on skids: what will be needed

The wheels are not the only way to ease the progress of the scraper. It will move easily if you place the blade on the skids.

To make such a useful device you need:

• Metal, preferably an aluminum sheet measuring 800 by 1500 mm;
• Thin tube for handle;
• Two pieces of metal angle, each 1 m long, which will play the role of runners.

How to make a scraper on skids

To make a scraper, freely sliding over the snow, you need:

• Bend the tips of metal knots;
• Attach the handle to them at a distance of 25-35 mm from the front end of the runners;
• Retreating 2 mm forward from the racks, install 2 pins;
• Fasten the scraper;
• Install the top of the blade using clamps to help control the height of the device.

If the snow scraper, the photo scheme of which is presented below, is intended for a summer residence and it may need to be transported by car, the scraper can be made foldable.

Motorized version

Cleaning of the yard and the street in winter can be facilitated if you make a snow scraper with your own hands on the basis of a motoblock. To do this, do not have to make special efforts, since it is enough to attach to the bumper a snow-blasting cloth made, for example, from a curved stainless steel sheet. You can also use a ready-made blade. It is also possible to install a snow blasting cloth on the bicycle, securing it below the rudder.

Scraper-shovel from plywood

If a scraper is needed urgently and it is intended to use only one season, then such a tool can be manufactured in a couple of hours. To quickly make a snow scraper with your own hands, you need a sheet of dense plywood with a size of 50 to 50 cm, the surface of which should be treated with moisture-repellent impregnation, and the edge - with epoxy resin. On both sides it should be finished with aluminum to ensure ease in sliding. As for the cuttings, it needs to be made slightly shorter than that of conventional shovels, and the edge that was to be attached to the scraper must be cut at an angle of 45 degrees. In order for the scraper to turn out to be reliable, you need to drill holes in 6 places at 6 mm and put bolts and nuts. Next, the shank should be secured with a wooden bar so as to increase the angle of attachment.

Now you know several ways to make a snow scraper and will be able to meet the winter fully armed.