Why couldn't I invent something like this??? - The Orange Mane

Billy Clyde Puckett · 01-24-2007, 02:15 PM

I remember reading an interview with the guy who invented VisiCalc (first spreadsheet application for you young whipper snappers), where he said his only regret was that he did not invent something simple that could be used by the masses like a zip lock bag.

Sometimes simple is best. One of Time Magazine's top inventions of 2006.

www.wovel.com

Crushaholic · 01-24-2007, 04:43 PM

That looks awkward with the wheel in the way of the shovel...

Hotrod · 01-24-2007, 06:33 PM

That thing looks like a piece of crap. What do you do when the shovel gets full of snow just keep pushing till you hit the neighbors drive?

I was actually in the building stage of an invention when I saw one in a Cabelas magazine

It would use your truck to help load large game like deer or elk. Weird how someone already was what 6 months ahead of me on that one?

BroncoBuff · 01-28-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrod

That thing looks like a piece of crap. What do you do when the shovel gets full of snow just keep pushing till you hit the neighbors drive?

No ... you back up and wheel around to where you can dump it to.

I think it looks AWESOME! Haven't needed to "shovel out" for many years, but I wouldda liked that.

Hotrod · 01-29-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

No ... you back up and wheel around to where you can dump it to.

I think it looks AWESOME! Haven't needed to "shovel out" for many years, but I wouldda liked that.

I could be wrong (for once

) but I still dont see how it works. The shovel itself does not tilt right or left. So you have to push along until its full then

When one is shoveling snow at some point you usually have to lift/toss right or left. That contraption does not allow for "tossing" in any direction. Even if you roll the snow on the blade to a dumping location all you can do is set the blade down.....how does the snow come off doing that

Spider · 01-29-2007, 10:42 AM

I cant use that thing ..... no seat , no steering wheel , and the Handles just dont fit my hands ........... much like a vacuum cleaner

01-24-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	Why couldn't I invent something like this??? I remember reading an interview with the guy who invented VisiCalc (first spreadsheet application for you young whipper snappers), where he said his only regret was that he did not invent something simple that could be used by the masses like a zip lock bag. Sometimes simple is best. One of Time Magazine's top inventions of 2006. www.wovel.com

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01-24-2007, 04:43 PM	#2
Crushaholic Armchair Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 22,039	That looks awkward with the wheel in the way of the shovel...

01-24-2007, 06:33 PM	#3
Hotrod Self Appointed Expert aka Dortoh Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 25,136 Adopt-a-Bronco: Miss I	That thing looks like a piece of crap. What do you do when the shovel gets full of snow just keep pushing till you hit the neighbors drive? I was actually in the building stage of an invention when I saw one in a Cabelas magazine It would use your truck to help load large game like deer or elk. Weird how someone already was what 6 months ahead of me on that one?

01-29-2007, 10:42 AM	#6
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I cant use that thing ..... no seat , no steering wheel , and the Handles just dont fit my hands ........... much like a vacuum cleaner