How to clear very thick ice from your driveway in minutes.
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- This is called a slate bar, this one is a 60" model from Rockforge available from home depot. It weighs about 30 pounds, feels very heavy, is pointed on one end and flat on the other. It makes short work of several-inch-thick ice mounds.
For 1.5" in thinner ice I would suggest a normal Snow & Ice Scraper with 8" flat edge, similar to a garden ho, but straight.
I had originally tried hammering straight down into the ice with the goal of using it like a lever to split the ice apart, but it just ended up making little volcano shapes. This sliding method proved very effective though if the ice was thick and hard enough to get under it.
I watched the first 30 secs of this video and INSTANTLY went to home depot, bought it and this thing works magic GREAT VIDEO! glad I stumbled across it
First of all to the man who made this video I love you. I had my driveway completely covered from top to bottom with close to 6 inches of ice. My driveway is also very steep so nobody could get up or down. This tool was a lifesaver. For all you ladies out there I hope you hit the weights because it is quite a workout . I bought mine at Lowes for $30 . Where the ice was slushie I used the weight of the tool to stab down to break it up. Also the night before I treated with tons of ice melt to weaken the ice. Worked like a charm.
Thanks! It's my first winter living on my own! I totally didn't prep for snow and ice! Thanks for sharing!
I usually just get a can filled with gasoline and spread it across the driveway, then light it afire. Gets rid of snow and ice pretty quickly! (along with everything else in the poor neighborhood)
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well the ice is gone, but god help your driveway.
RIGHT LOL! wont be surprised if I see that the concrete has been knicked and damaged...
@@KuyaArbee and a back
In Chile, Punta Arenas we use salt to melt ice, frozen snow (is snow + rain drops then start to freeze again so, is not like soft snow) and snow i think in usa is called rock salt
Thanks for the info bro. Glad to see the little one helping out too. Hope you and the family are doing good
I watched this video thinking I was going to learn something new and I just see the same old method everyone already does! I have a large driveway and this takes a lot more than just minutes. Although you can convert hours to minutes I suppose, just a lot of time either way! My driveway is in shade, so I'm thinking a unique idea might be a large parabolic mirror that concentrates the sun while reflecting it.
Gigantic magnifying glass concentrating the sun?
Prevention is the easiest approach for you probably, don't let snow get run over by your car(s) and sit and freeze and compact. Remove snow while it's fresh. Put a little salt on your driveway and walkways or problem areas in the evening so the overnight freezes don't create a skating rink or slippery patches by morning. And get a proper ice scraper, snow shovel, and ice melt.
This can make your elbows sore. Looks like fun.
It is a work out but it's very satisfying.
I'm back. this is the deal ! very easy to break ice. i had 2 inches on all of my driveway. once you hit the spot you feel like an ice breaker :)
I’m going to sell you
screw that! i guess i'm iced in for the winter after this most recent ice storm. we got 6" of wet snow and then 1/2" of freezing rain on top of that. so i literally have a driveway of 6" of solid ice now. I'm content with that until spring cuz there ain't no way i have enough time in my life to waste chiseling it off like this guy.
Immediately went to Home Depot and bought the Husky version for $32 bucks. BEST THING I EVER DID!!! Weighs about 16 pounds and cuts through everything.
Thanks for taking the time to post. I'll have to try it!
This would make a great commercial for those heated driveways. Lol!
I had ice like that last winter and used a shovel to break the ice apart and it worked very well.
I would love to see what the driveway looks like after its done, I had a tenant do something like this at one of my properties and there were dozens of cut marks in the driveway after he was done.
It will scratch more than likely, the trick is to hit at a shallow of enough angle so the tip doesn't catch the pavement. My association does frequent seal-coatings, so it covers it anyways.
I just scrape my driveway all the time and put small crushed stones on ice (no slip)... so when the sun hits the stones, it melts the ice. No need for hard work. I have about 2 inches of compacted snow/ice over the winter, I don't bother braking up the ice in the spring.
I'll get my husband right on it!
Staats Girl haha lol
Right?! 😃
I'll help you
I’m going to sell you
Recommend adding a bunch of salt wait a day and the ice comes out in much bigger chunks and a lot easier. But overall great tool. Much better that using a shovel!
I live in London so don't have to worry about this. Where was this filmed and do you have to do this every day
Minnesota. Usually once or twice a year after heavy snow fall and then many days just below freezing, like 28F
@@EricJaakkola can't imagine, doesn't it make you want to live in Florida, at least in Essex we don't get too bad weather
I should try try out hopefully I break it
@ross102591 Well, this is the first winter I've used this tool. I added some annotations with additional info and tips. The angle of attack should be equal or slightly less than the angle of the tip so that the flat cone of the tip slides on the pavement and the tip digs into the ice. Once you start hearing the ice "thud" you know you have it.
I love💖 how your son got right on THERE!
BRAVO!!💢👏💢👏💢👏
That is a great option if you want to scratch the living hell out of your concrete. I tried that on my old home and it left my driveway looking absolutely horrible. I just built a new house and there is no way I’d do that on my new driveway.
Hopefully you have better water management now
Eric Jaakkola huh? Better water management? My ice build up on my driveway was just from my home facing north and the lack of sun exposure mixed with snow and cold temps.
@@TheCureThatKillz
So you're saying if you moved the snow- which was water, before it turned to ice and prevented it from happening in the first place. You'd be pretty fine?
@@avancarr8690 haha totally! LOL 👊🏼
I used to hit my block of snow/ice with a small hammer. A hit or two and it bounces off the driveway and it lifts up and "unsticks" from the driveway. Then you can just move to the next section and pretty soon you're done. Much easier than these slate bars and whatnot. Just hit the hammer a few times and voila!
Then just use a shovel to shovel the ice cube/pieces away. I don't like the slate bar because if you encounter really thick blocky ice, it can really jar your wrist and you could sprain or injure your wrist badly. Hitting with a hammer is much safer and remember to wear some protective eyewear
I'll test it out next time it builds up
I'm buying mine on amazon. only place i could find, being in a very small town, my local home depot doesn't carry it. The one i found on amazon is half the weight, but hopefully as strong, they say this: Heat treated carbon steel for superior strength and durability
that took you way more the minutes that looks like a pain in the ass
MISTER DABILINA less than 10, and that ice was 4" thick.
I'll just wait for spring.
Does the iron bar tip damage the concrete?
Video should be titled :How to clear thick ice and devalue your'e car even quicker:
“In minutes” *uses time lapse*
Stay ahead of the snow and ice and you won't have this problem.
Great tip! Thank you!
Melt salt into a bucket of hot water. Pour the hot salty water over the thickest parts of the ice in varying spots. You'll be hearing the loud cracks of the ice, no erratic smashing with some crazy tool needed. Once most of the ice has been broken up and cracked by the hot water (the salt in it contributes to the melting and breaking), then just shovel it to the side. Simple.
I'll try it next time
This dude a boss
that would destroy the concrete too :(
I guess an eternity can be measured in minutes...
Where did you get that tool! Help please! Big ice in MN...
Works best as described…for "very thick ice". Trying to do an entire drive way about an inch thick, it kind of helps here and there but really doesn't do too much. You're better off with a razorback shovel and some hot water. If you can score any rock salt that might help too. …:/
yeah, fuck that
Thank for sharing
tiger torch
Awesome! 👍
Isopropyl alcohol teaspoon some warm water half a gallon and some detergent tablespoon, repeat if necessary.
I have a tool to do this that looks like a beefy, straight hoe. Every year I go through and put a decent edge on it, but other than that it works very well. Just chop straight down at first, then come in at an angle and the ice scrapes off real nice.
I've tried something similar to yours (mine was a tool steel from a mine), but I like mine the best.
i am sure the tool is good but i think it will take me 3 times as long as he did. I hope ace has these
Dude next time mix up hot boiling water with 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol and a squirt of dawn soap. Pour that on first then do what you did. Try it!
I used pepper, instead of rock salt. Ice didn't melt, but traction was great and sneezed all boogers before I got back inside. :)
What’s this tool called ? I looked online and on Home Depot’s website I can’t find it. If someone could link it that would be amazing
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"Daddy, help me!!!" Sorry kiddo, I'm busy makin' my RUclipss!
3hrs later......
A few min ok...1more hr later... ok then you can come help me ok
wouldn’t that damage the asphalt?
If you're not careful. The key is hitting the ice sideways
You can also use it to just break up the top mounds of ice to flatten them out, which is totally safe.
Couple bags of salt? 🤔
It would take a lot of salt. The dripping from the roof tends to wash it away
We have a gravel driveway with very thick ice like this. Will the same method work?
Maybe even better since it will be easier to get under the ice. But I can't be positive. It will definitely destroy/break up anything you drive it into. At least you don't have to worry about scratching your driveway surface.
where can you get one of those bars?
jesse lasalle home Depot, lowes
i'll try to find one. all we have is a little tiny thing but it's actually quite effective.
jesse lasalle it is called a slate bar, and it mainly works on super thick ice
Do you put salt before?
I did not. But it wouldn't hurt.
Thank you
...in minutes?
Like 10
If you just clean it real good right after the snow and don’t drive on it you won’t be in the situation
This is from the roof melt
Minutes eh???.......
Didn't say it was 100's of minutes.
Like 10.
how about just not allowing ice to build up in the first place? Just work during the ice/snow storms and you won't have to worry about this. I have never had icepack like this on any part of my driveway...
I do this year since the snow trucks plowed snow on the higher ground side of my driveway entrance corner :(
living in the maritimes this year made this option impossible...
+Christopher Handyman Sometimes it just rains ice and you can't clear it fast enough. (I'm writing from Wisconsin.)
Checking in from massena, new york.. you dont know what youre talking about.
"In minutes" ???? Yes if your driveway is 2x3 feet
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nice job, come on over, I've got 1800 ft, with 1 to 2 inches of ice.
Trying to come up with a homemade roller/icebreaker, something to pull behind a atv, like a lawn roller with spikes.
Those of us with long lanes that aren't paved can't use chemicals, or the driveway will get soft.
Ideas?....anyone?
Just occasional sand, like the city does.
Lol you are going to break your Driveway
He is just renting. F**K IT! LOL
Very entertained. You can’t be serious?
the hard way... I got it... there's no easy way... ok...
Minutes, not without effort. The effortless way is to hire someone, or get a heating element
Like 80 minutes lol
I promise you I don't have 80 minutes of stamina. It was about 12.
I pay a guy 30 bucks , really easy
This definitely did not take you a few minutes lol
I didn't say few
That’s a mans job, and a lot of work.
Why not just fix your eavestrough drainage. Nice way to destroy your driveway concrete.
It's actually the design of the units, ventilation and thermal air barriers, or lack there of.
This video stinks. The only think that is simple is the man breaking a ton of ice with a pole